Boys’ Soccer

Hopkinton 4, Newfound 1

Key players: Hopkinton – Nolan Linstad (2 goals), Kristof Cauley (2 assists), Sawyer Zipke (goal), Fin Murphy (goal), Noah Aframe (assist), Deegan Tomaz (assist), Hunter Eckner-Naylor (5 saves)

Highlights:  Linstad’s opening goal finished off a nice series of passes in the lead up to the shot in the 16th minute. Zipke scored his first varsity goal, heading home a throw-in from Aframe in the 31st minute to give the Hawks a 2-0 halftime lead, and Hopkinton scored two more goals in the second half. Newfound got on the board in the 67th minute. Hopkinton outside back Shane Smith contributed stout defense that shut down most Newfound attacks.

Coach’s quote: “The Hawks controlled this game from start to finish against a Newfound team that is much better than their record would seem to indicate. Hopkinton produced many chances via nice buildup play, but certainly need to improve on finishing in the final third.” – Hopkinton’s Scott Zipke

Records: Hopkinton 7-0; Newfound 1-6

Belmont 1, St. Thomas 1

Key players: Belmont  – Jaxson Embree (9 saves), Keegan Martinez (goal), Owen Waldron (assist), Brody Ennis (defense), Enes Sagirli (defense)

Highlights: Martinez scored the tying goal with 13 minutes left to play off a long throw-in from Waldron. Embree was a standout in goal for Belmont, and Ennis and Sagirli were solid on the defensive end.

Coach’s quote: “Much needed result for the team, need to keep pushing.” – Belmont’s Michael Foley

Records: Belmont 2-4-2; St. Thomas 4-2-1

Girls’ Soccer

Kearsarge 2, Inter-Lakes 1

Key players: Kearsarge  – Carly Grant (2 goals), Ellie Wimer (2 assists), Ociee Ilg (defense); Inter-Lakes – Riley Anderson (goal)

Highlights: Anderson put the Lakers on the board first just four minutes into the match and kept the pressure up for the next 15 minutes, but the Cougars Kearsarge finally flipped the switch. Inter-Lakes led 1-0 at halftime, but Grant knotted things up in the 57th minute and scored the game-winning goal on a chip shot in the 74th. 

Coach’s quote: “Tough game. We definitely did not come out and play the way we are capable. Once we got over our frustrations and played smart and tough we were able to finish the way we know we can play.” – Kearsarge’s Dave Smith

Records: Kearsarge 4-2-1; Inter-Lakes 2-4-1

Girls’ Volleyball

Coe-Brown 3, Merrimack Valley 0

Key players: Coe-Brown – Sam Arnesen (6 aces), Avery Keefe (5 aces), Emma Zeblisky and Kelli Daniel (combined .667 hitting and 13 kills), Lili Cook (3 kills); MV – Caydence Allberg (ace, kill), Avery Snarey (ace, kill), Ryleigh Perry (ace, kill)

Highlights:  Allberg, Snarey and Perry had some key digs and played big at the net to force the Bears to work for it, but Coe-Brown won in straight sets.

Coaches’ quotes: “The team did a great job controlling our side of the court and staying aggressive. We hit a season-high .537 with every hitter contributing kills. Mindful serving and strong defense anchored us and allowed that to happen.” – Coe-Brown’s Renee Zobel

“Our team continues to show improvement with some big plays from time to time. It’s really fun to keep the positive vibe going as we search for our first win in program history. We hung in there at times tonight against a very good team. We’ll get ours eventually, until then, we continue to build.” – MV’s Tom Clark

Records: Coe-Brown 5-1; MV 0-6

Field Hockey

Keene 1, Concord 0

Highlights: The Blackbirds scored the lone goal with only 49 seconds left in the game to snap Concord’s three-game winning streak.

Records: Keene 8-0; Concord 6-2