Girls’ Hockey: Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry 7, Exeter 4

Girls’ HockeyBishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry 7, Exeter 4Key players: BLT – Kacey Yorston (23 saves), Evie Heppler (3 goals, 2 assists), Finley Hollenberg (2 goals, 2 assists), Kylie Palmeter (2 goals)Highlights: Trailing 3-1 in the second period, BLT...

Girls’ Basketball: Pembroke 44, Souhegan 37

Girls’ BasketballPembroke 44, Souhegan 37Key players: Pembroke – Annelise Dexter (21 points), Bailey Gatchell (4 points, strong play off the bench)Highlights: With the score tied 37-37 after three quarters, the Spartans pulled away in the fourth....

Girls’ Basketball: Merrimack Valley 42, Lebanon 30

Girls’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 42, Lebanon 30Key players: MV – Kayla Smith (12 points), Olivia Lacasse (8 points), Annika Horne (7 points)Highlights: Lebanon led 12-6 after the first quarter, but MV pulled even for a 12-12 score at halftime and...

Boys’ Basketball: Hollis-Brookline 61, John Stark 56

Boys’ BasketballHollis-Brookline 61, John Stark 56Key players: John Stark  – Logan Montgomery (10 points), Aidan Harris (9 points), Donnie White (8 points, 9 rebounds)Coach’s quote: “I thought we came out of the gate strong, but unfortunately we just...

Wrestling: John Stark 40, Bishop Guertin 36; John Stark 39, Nashua North 31; John Stark 42, Lebanon 28

WrestlingJohn Stark 40, Bishop Guertin 36John Stark 39, Nashua North 31John Stark 42, Lebanon 28Key players: John Stark – Stephen Johnston (3-0 at 170), Sean Crean (3-0 at 126/132), Brayden Menard (3-0 at 138)Highlights: The Division III Generals...

Boys’ Basketball: Hopkinton 44, Stevens 26

Boys’ BasketballHopkinton 44, Stevens 26Key players: Hopkinton – Marek Joppa (21 points, 6 rebounds), Will Tanuvasa (7 points, 5 assists), Noah Aframe (4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), Gavin Davies (2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists) Highlights: The...

Girls’ Basketball: Hollis-Brookline 55, John Stark 45

Girls’ BasketballHollis-Brookline 55, John Stark 45Key players: John Stark – Eleanor Girardet (28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals), Abby Duclos (11 points)Highlights: The Cavaliers went up by 10 points in the first quarter, but the Generals slowly...

Girls’ Basketball: Belmont 48, Campbell 39

Girls’ BasketballBelmont 48, Campbell 39Key players: Belmont  – Alyssa Edgren (17 points, 8 rebounds), Darci Stone (12 points, 9 rebounds), Lena Rodrigues (9 points, 8 rebounds), Madelyn Besegai (6 points, 5 steals), Abby Vaughn (defense)Highlights:...

Girls’ Hockey: Concord 1, Bedford 0

Girls’ HockeyConcord 1, Bedford 0Key players: Concord  – Annabelle Norwalt (goal), Leah Beauregard (assist), Taylor Lamb (17 saves); Bedford – Greta Gukelberger (30 saves)Highlights: Beauregard fed the puck to Norwalt in front of Bedford’s goaltender...

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JV resultThe Merrimack Valley JV girls’ basketball team withstood a second half rally to defeat Lebanon on Saturday, 31-27, to improve to 4-3. Taiylor Stinson had seven points to lead MV, with Abbey Thompson adding five. Sangabo Shegow and Lauren...

Boys’ Basketball: Merrimack Valley 64, Lebanon 60

Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 64, Lebanon 60Key players: MV – Buddy Eddy (17 points), Logan Gabor (12 points), Trevor Simonds (10 points)Highlights: Valley won a scrappy, defensive, game, controlling the first three quarters before Lebanon got...

Merrimack 12, Keene 9, Spaulding 7, Sanborn 3, Hillsboro-Deering 0

BowlingMerrimack 12, Keene 9, Spaulding 7, Sanborn 3, Hillsboro-Deering 0Highlights: H-D hosted a bowling tournament on Saturday at Yankee Lanes in Keene. The Hillcats broke 1,000 in standard play, posting a score of 1,071, but finished at the bottom...

Girls’ Indoor Track: UNH Afternoon Meet

Girls’ Indoor TrackUNH Afternoon MeetKey players:  Bow – Maya Brochu (3rd 1,500), Lexi Insana (5th 600), Sabrina Bernard (5th high jump), 4x160 (5th); John Stark – Rylee Barnard (7th 1,500); Kearsarge – Amelia Lefebvre (1st shot put, 4th high jump),...

Boys’ Indoor TrackUNH Afternoon MeetKey players:  Belmont – Damien Sanborn (4th 55 dash), 4x160 (5th); Bishop Brady – Josh Gentchos (2nd 55 dash, 3rd 300), Alan Yap (5th 300, 6th 55 dash); Bow – Sean Nicholls (7th shot put); John Stark – Eli Lemire...

Girls’ Indoor Track: UNH Morning Meet

Girls’ Indoor TrackUNH Morning MeetKey players: Coe-Brown – Natalie Sicard (2nd 55 hurdles, 3rd long jump), Anushka Chavda (2nd 55 dash, 3rd 300), Emma Larson (4th 3,000), Anna Bergeron (5th 600), 4x160 (4th), 4x400 (5th); MV – Victoria Leak (5th long...

Boys’ Indoor Track: UNH Morning Meet

Boys’ Indoor TrackUNH Morning MeetKey players: Coe-Brown – Matthew Corriveau (2nd 600, 2nd high jump, 5th long jump), Luc Kerouac (5th 1,000), Nikhil Chavda (5th 1,500), 4x400 (4th); MV – Bishow Thapa (1st 600), 4x400 (2nd)Highlights: Coe-Brown and...

Girls’ Indoor Track: Concord at Phillips Exeter Academy

Girls’ Indoor TrackConcord at Phillips Exeter AcademyKey players: Concord – Kelley Mikelson (1st high jump), Ella Goulas (2nd high jump, 2nd long jump), Morgan Doherty (2nd 55 hurdles, 5th long jump), Ayva Mullen (3rd 55 dash, 3rd long jump),...

Boys’ Indoor Track: Concord at Phillips Exeter Academy

Boys’ Indoor TrackConcord at Phillips Exeter AcademyKey players: Concord – Liam Gleason (2nd 1,000), Shaun Fifield (2nd 1,500), Josiah Conley (3rd 3,000), Ayoob Ismael (3rd shot put), 4x200 (1st), 4x400 (5th)Highlights: Deagan Hines, Meier Kuepper,...

Boys’ basketball: Pembroke off to 8-1 start after taking down previously unbeaten Souhegan

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – The Pembroke Academy boys’ basketball team entered the 2022-2023 season with high hopes. And even though they may not have played their best basketball until Saturday against Souhegan, the Spartans currently sit in three-way tie for first...

‘Somewhat ironic, but I’m not surprised’ – Brian Sabean and Matt Blake ride the Concord-to-Yankees pipeline

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The Concord-to-New York Yankees pipeline has always been strong: Red Rolfe, Joe Lefebvre, Bob Tewksbury, to name a few.In late 2019, the Yankees added pitching coach Matt Blake to that list, and on Jan. 3 this year, it was Brian Sabean’s turn to head...