Boys’ soccer: The Hopkinton Hawks remain undefeated and fly first in the standings after win over Kearsarge

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTH SUTTON – Hopkinton midfielder Noah Aframe’s throw-in acumen is thanks to his basketball skills, and he dished out two alley-oop-like throws to assist jumping strikers in the box. The throws backstopped the Hawks’ 3-1 boys’ soccer win over...

High schools: Ammann, Doolan lead Hopkinton golf to victory, Stark girls’ soccer beats Bow; more results from Tuesday

GolfHopkinton 79, Sunapee 75, Belmont 58, Prospect Mountain 42Key players: Hopkinton – Bronson Ammann (26 points), Tate Doolan (19 points), Coley Wells (18 points), Aidan Clay (16 points); Belmont – Max Ryder (17 points), Jordan Defrancesco (16...

High schools: Thyng’s hat trick leads H-D girls’ soccer to first victory of the season, plus more results from Monday

Girls’ SoccerHillsboro-Deering 4, Newfound 0Key players: H-D – Kathryn Thyng (3 goals, assist), Faith Daley (goal), Emery Greene (assist), Emma Davis (2 assists), Alexis Laporte (9 saves)Highlights: Senior captain Thyng played a part in all four gals...

Three new athletic directors and their visions to push high school sports forward

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Athletic directors do a little bit of everything, from overseeing game-day operations and scheduling to equipment management and communicating common visions to parents and fans. The role and its specific duties can seem elusive to the average...

High schools: Brady’s Savary reaches girls’ final, Concord golf wraps up regular season with victory, and more results from the weekend

GolfGirls’ individual championshipKey players: Bishop Brady – Mady Savary (2nd championship flight), Giulia Conserva (6th, medal flight); Hillsboro-Deering – Cadence Smead (10th medal flight); Kearsarge – Leah LaMothe (tied 12th medal...

High schools: Cross country, football, soccer, field hockey and volleyball results from this weekend

Boys’ Cross Country Coe-Brown fourth, Concord 12th Key players: Concord – Josiah Conley (1st, 15:12), Spencer Clemans (23rd, 16:29), Ethan Harmon (82nd, 18:03), Colby O’Brien (106th, 18:39), Maximiliano Jimenez-Calderon (107th, 18:40); Coe-Brown –...

Football: Richardson, Miller combine for 8 touchdowns in Brady’s 56-46 win over Hillsboro-Deering

By DAN ATTORRI

HILLSBORO  – Ian Miller got hurt the night before Bishop Brady’s first game of the season, and head coach Robert Clauss and his players were chomping at the bit for Miller to come back. Miller quickly demonstrated why.The junior running back scored a...

Girls’ soccer: Senior Kennedy makes triumphant return as Concord beats Spaulding

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Senior forward Margo Kennedy tore her ACL last season and had a few bumps on the road to recovery before making her season debut for the Crimson Tide (3-7-2) against Spaulding (0-10-0). She came back like she had never left and scored two of the...

Football: Concord dominates Windham, 20-7

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Concord’s football team kept its playoff aspirations alive with a win against Windham at home on Friday night in a much-needed victory. The Crimson Tide (3-1) beat Windham, 20-7, and shut out the Jaguars (2-2) after they opened the scoring early in...

Girls’ soccer: Concord Christian Academy beat Newmarket for the first time ever, 2-1

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The Concord Christian girls’ soccer team faced its biggest challenge of the season against Newmarket in a rematch of last year’s 2-1 loss in the Division IV semifinals.On Thursday afternoon, CCA made history by turning the tables on the Mules, this...

High schools: Thursday’s field hockey and soccer results

Field HockeyJohn Stark 3, Kingswood 0Key players: John Stark –  Adie Bolduc (goal), Jillian Fredette (2 assists), Caylin Worthen (goal), Paityn Niquette (goal)Highlights: The Generals finished off a long ride to Wolfeboro with a shutout victory over...

High schools: MV field hockey, golf get big wins; more Wednesday results

Field HockeyMerrimack Valley 5, ConVal 1Key players: MV – Alyssa Brodeur (3 goals), Kaiya Mercier (goal, assist), Izzy Tucker (goal)Highlights: Brodeur opened up the scoring less than one minute into the game off a rebound from the ConVal goalie’s...

Girls’ soccer: Kearsarge comfortably beats Hillsboro-Deering, 5-0

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTH SUTTON – Senior midfielder Carly Grant’s hat trick was the highlight of a stellar outing on home soil by Kearsarge to beat Hillsboro-Deering, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon.She opened the scoring on a solo run and finished easily one-on-one with the...

High schools: Concord boys’ soccer ties Timberlane, other results from Tuesday

Boys’ SoccerConcord 3, Timberlane 3Key players: Concord – Irankunda Mvuyekure (2 goals, assist), Dean Ayotte (goal), Sammy Iranzi (assist), Festo Bahininwa (8 saves), Sadiki Rumbukuzi (midfield)Highlights: Ayotte scored to open the match, which was...

Volleyball: Concord drop game in three sets to powerful Pinkerton Academy team

By ALEXANDER RAPP

After dropping the first set, Concord was poised to stay in the game and win the second with a 17-7 lead. Unfortunately for the Tide, Pinkerton Academy came back, and started battling every point as if it were its last, to take a two-set lead and the...

High schools: Brady’s Boule earns medalist in senior match, other results from Monday

GolfBishop Brady 90, Plymouth 84, Gilford 77, Monadnock 56Key players: Bishop Brady – Aiden Boule (39, 24 points), Mady Savary (40, 23 points), Alex Pelletier (41, 22 points), Peyton Cone (42, 21 points)Highlights: Brady’s only senior earned medalist...

Soccer: Pembroke girls’ and boys’ spoiled Merrimack Valley’s homecoming with two 1-0 victories

By ALEXANDER RAPP

PENACOOK – Senior Bailey Gatchell scored the lone goal with nine minutes left in the first half and goalkeeper Laila Al-Shawafi held a clean sheet behind a strong defense as Pembroke beat Merrimack Valley 1-0 in a girls’ soccer match in on...

Cross country: Coe-Brown boys defend home course, Hopkinton’s Lane win Black Bear Invite

By DAN ATTORRI

In the preseason, the Coe-Brown boys’ cross country team was eager to prove itself and demonstrate that the Bears belong with the best in Division II – and the state. Saturday was another huge step in that direction.Led by freshman Patrick Youngs’...

Field hockey: Bow narrowly beats Merrimack Valley, 2-1

By ALEXANDER RAPP

PENACOOK – A fourth-quarter comeback seemed imminent for Merrimack Valley’s field hockey team after struggling to get clear shots on goal despite good movement forward through three quarters against Bow.With 10 minutes left in the game and down by two...