Boys’ Lacrosse

Merrimack Valley 11, Pembroke 0

Key players: MV – Matt Lauren (2 goals, 2 assists), Ryan Monaghan (2 goals), Mike Heine (2 goals, 3 force turnovers, 14 ground balls), Tyler Carter (2 goals), Conner Hanson (goal, 2 assists), Jake Demers (goal, assist), Colin Reardon (goal), Carter Lankhorst (9-f0r-12 faceoffs), Travis Garcia (6 ground balls, 2 forced turnovers), Xavier Dingers (3 ground balls, 2 forced turnovers), Mike Kingsbury (11 saves), Ryder Markee (4 saves) 

Highlights: Heine’s 14 ground balls brought his total to 110 for the season and the Pride played strong defense to shut out the Spartans on MV’s senior night. The Pride will making their first trip to the postseason since 2019. This is also the best regular eason record MV has had in that span.

Coach’s quote: “This was a nice win for the boys on senior night. We are very senior-heavy, and the energy was high from the start and they kept it high until the end. I am happy for them and proud of how they played.” – MV’s Sean Gill

Records: MV 6-9; Pembroke 2-13

Bishop Brady 14, Stevens 2

Key players: Bishop Brady – Joey Richardson (2 goals, 4 assists), Cam Fortier (3 goals, 2 assists), Thadeus Schmolke (goal, assist), Drake Bekar (2 goals), Cole Chandler (goal)

Highlights: The Giants won their regular-season finale to wrap up the No. 7 spot the Division III postseason.

Records: Bishop Brady 10-5; Stevens 0-14

John Stark 13, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough 12, OT

Key players: John Stark  – Charlie Pierce (game-winning goal in OT), Derek Tetro (4 goals, assist), Cooper Twombly (2 goals, 2 assists), Miller Twombly (3 goals), Cam Shaw (goal, 2 assists), Shane Brunini (goal), Parker Hamel (13 saves)

Highlights: The Generals ended their first season as a solo program since 2019 with an exciting overtime victory. Stark trailed by three goals in the final quarter, but fought back to force overtime. Brunini scored his first career goal while controlling the midfield throughout the game and causing multiple turnovers at the end of the game and in OT. Hamel had 13 saves and led a strong defense effort from the Generals’ defense.

Coach’s quote: “It was an exciting way to end our season. Our boys have been improving all year and battling. It was nice to see all that hard work pay off. We’re definitely going to carry this positive feeling into next season and continue building.” – John Stark’s Thomas Zervos

Records: John Stark 3-11; ILM 1-13

Girls’ Lacrosse

Lebanon 7, Kearsarge 2

Key players: Kearsarge – Lilly Chapman (attack), Katie Walkinshaw (midfield), Addy Rossi (draw control), Ociee Ilg (goal), Katie Walkinshaw (goal)

Highlights: Overall good game with Kearsarge playing well in its regular-season finale. The Cougars will be the No. 11 or No. 12 seed for the upcoming D-III tournament.

Coach’s quote: “Senior Day for six of our seniors. Generally a good loss with the best game-day team effort all season.” – Kearsarge’s Katherine Bucklin Stearns

Records: Lebanon 9-5; Kearsarge 7-7

D-II Boys’ Tennis 

No. 2 Winnacunnet 9, No. 7 Bow 0

Highlights: The shorthanded Falcons fell on the road against undefeated Winnacunnet in Thursday’s quarterfinal.

Coach’s quote: “We have a young team, only one senior, one junior, one freshmen and six sophomores. I am proud of the way the boys battled all year and improved. We are already looking forward to competing next year.” – Bow’s Jay Yvars

Records: Winnacunnet 15-0; Bow 9-7

D-III Girls’ Tennis

No. 5 Kearsarge 6, No. 4 Sanborn 3

Key players: Kearsarge – Tucker Dragon (8-4 win at No. 1), Kira Gauntt (8-1 win at No. 4), Claire MacCreighton (8-1 win at No. 5), Felicity Kane (8-1 win at No. 6), Anela Branco and Gauntt (8-2 win at No. 2 doubles), MacCreighton and Kane (8-2 win at No. 3 doubles)

Highlights: The Cougars traveled to Kingston and pulled out the victory in Friday’s quarterfinal to advance to the D-III semifinals on Tuesday.

Coach’s quote: “Another good solid team effort for us today. Sanborn presented a unique challenge for us as they came in as the No. 4 seed and we hadn’t met during the regular season. The Cougars dug deep and came away with a solid win. Now it’s on to the semi(finals) and a opportunity to try and slide into the finals." – Kearsarge’s Bubba Williams

Records: Kearsarge 11-4; Sanborn 13-2

Baseball

Portsmouth 6, Concord 4, 8 inn.

Key players: Concord – Kaelen Williams (6.1 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 5 K), Alex Turant (2 hits, run, 2 RBI), Lucas Golden (2 hits, run), Trevor Craigue (hit, 2 runs), Isaac Vaillancourt (RBI), Will Simms (double, RBI), Patrick Owen (hit)

Highlights: Portsmouth scored twice in the top of the second and Concord answered with a run in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Turant, scoring Craigue. Portsmouth got one back in the top of the fifth, but Concord answered with three to take a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth. Turant (RBI double), Simms (RBI double) and Vaillancourt (RBI groundout) brought home the Tide’s runs in that frame. The Clippers tied the game in the top of the seventh and scored two runs in the top of the eighth to secure the win. Concord ends the regular season in 14th place in D-I and will travel for its upcoming playoff games.

Coach’s quote: “Playoff atmoshphere in our last game. Kaelen pitched great and we had the big inning in the fifth, but could not hold on. Very proud of this team and where we have come to. Playoffs start next week and everyone is 0-0.” – Concord’s Scott Owen

Records: Portsmouth 11-8; Concord 8-12

Bishop Brady 11, Hillsboro-Deering 1, 5 inn.

Key players: Bishop Brady – Dan Shedd (WP, 5 IP, 9 K, 0 ER), Jack Speiss (3 hits, run, RBI, SB), Luke Bedard (2 doubles, 3 RBI, run), Max Guerra (hit, 2 runs, 2 RBI), Winn Thomas (hit, 2 runs, 2 walks), Kolt Gaudreault (hit, RBI), Aiden Boule (2 hits, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs), Owen Thornton (double, run), Ryan Bossche (hit, run), Hayden LaFleur (run, sacrifice bunt, HBP)

Highlights: In a Senior Night game under the lights at Memorial Field, Bishop Brady broke open a close game with three runs in the bottom of the fourth and five runs in the bottom of the fifth. Bedard had the big hit in the fourth with a two-out bases-loaded double that cleared the bases. Boule reached base all three at-bats from the No. 8 spot in the order and  Guerra added a bases-loaded single in the fifth that plated two runs. Brady finishes the regular season at 14-2 and will likely be the No. 4 seed the upcoming Division III tournament.

Coach’s quote: “It was a big game for us in regards to seedings for the tournament. It was a very close game early on, they played us tough really, we were able to finally get some breathing room in the bottom of the fourth on a big hit from Luke. Dan pitched a great game.” – Bishop Brady’s Skip Foy

Records: Bishop Brady 14-2; H-D 3-13

Hopkinton 4, Derryfield 3

Key players: Hopkinton – Bronson Ammann (WP, 7 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 4 K), Noah Aframe (2-for-4, RBI), Nate Windhurst (1-for-4, run), Cody Charron (sacrifice bunt, RBI), Travis Windhurst (walk, game-winning RBI; 5 OF putouts), Mike Pantano (walk, run; 3 OF putouts)

Highlights: Derryfield took a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh, but Aframe’s RBI single scored Pantano and Travis Windhurst drew a walk with the bases loaded to plate the game-winning walkoff. Charron’s squeeze bunt in the second inning scored Sawyer Zipke to give Hopkinton a 1-0 lead, but the Cougars scored two runs off a double to take a 2-1 lead, forcing the Hawks to come from behind in their season finale.

Coach’s quote: “Overall this was an excellent team win in comeback fashion to end the regular season, but moreso, it was just a really memorable day for our six seniors – Nate Windhurst, Noah Aframe, Mike Pantano, Travis Windhurst, Bronson Ammann, and Cody Charron – with all of them contributing on Senior Day. The coaches are proud of the effort and contributions by all the Hawks players today.” – Hopkinton’s Kevin Hill

Records: Hopkinton 5-11; Derryfield 9-6

Softball

Concord 7, Exeter 1

Key players: Concord – Bailey Cassin (WP, 6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 11 K; 2 hits, double, RBI), Natalee Rowell (1 IP, 0 H, 1 K), Maggie Taylor (3-for-5, double, run, 2 RBI), Kiley Taylor (3-for-5, double), Avery MacDonald (3-for-3, double, run, RBI), Tess Bolduc (2 doubles, run, 2 RBI), Andie Moreira (2 hits, run, SB), Cam Dubois (hit, run, RBI), Jaylyn Wessling (hit), Ella Gray (walk), Emerson Frazier (run), Ella Chrabolowski (run)

Highlights: Concord unleashed a 17-hit attack, scoring five runs in the second inning to take control. Cassin dominated from the circle, notching 11 strikeouts, including the 100th of her freshman campaign. She’s just the second Tide freshman to reach that mark and the eighth overall. Concord will be the No. 10-12 seed for the playoffs, depending on the NHIAA tiebreaking procedures.

Coach’s quote: “That was a complete game, from pitching to hitting to defense. It’s exactly the way we need to play heading into the postseason next week.” – Concord assistant Sandy Smith

Records: Concord 10-8; Exeter 6-12

Bishop Brady 5, White Mountains 3

Key players: Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson, Rowan Wood, Ava Archambault, Abby Tyrell, Madison Mundy

Highlights: Brady got down early and than stormed back to take the lead and hang onto the win in the Giants final game of the regular season. Brady will be a top-four seed for the D-III postseason tournament.

Coach’s quote: “This was a great win on Senior Night in front of a lot of family and fans at Memorial Field.” – Bishop Brady’s Shane Baron

Records: Bishop Brady 14-2; White Mtns. 4-12