Girls’ lacrosse: Bow wins first round game against Kearsarge, 18-3

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BOW – A seven-goal and two-assist performance by attacker Ella Gray, and eight saves by goalie Gianna Trott moved Bow swiftly through the first round of Division III playoffs with a big, 18-3, win over Kearsarge on Tuesday afternoon. 

Boys’ tennis: Kearsarge and Bishop Brady win D-III semifinals, will face off in championship

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The Kearsarge High boys tennis team showed its experience on home court and delivered a 7-2 win over Moultonborough Academy in the Division III semifinals on Monday.

Athlete of the Week: Lily Cornell, Franklin High School

On May 16 against Sunapee, sophomore pitcher Lily Cornell broke Franklin High’s career softball strikeouts record of 647 previously held by Amanda Barton.

Track & field: Distance runners lead Hopkinton to D-III title defense

By DAN ATTORRI

KINGSTON – The Hawks knew that a title defense was possible, but it would take doubling, tripling, even quadrupling in events for them to get there. Hopkinton executed its plan to perfection.

Track & field: Coe-Brown boys, girls finish as D-II runner-up

By DAN ATTORRI

KINGSTON – It was far from a normal track season this spring.

High schools: Final results from the regular season, tennis tourney action

Merrimack Valley 11, Pembroke 0

Track & field: Goulas wins all 3 jumping events, Saysaw sets two records to lead Concord girls to first D-I title since 1988

By DAN ATTORRI

Ella Goulas is no stranger to winning state titles. But while Goulas has won every single jumping title at least once, she had never won all three in the same championship. On Friday night at Portsmouth High School, Goulas, a senior, and her teammates put all the pieces together. 

Girls’ lacrosse: Coe-Brown secures playoff spot with 12-10 win over Pelham

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTHWOOD – Sophomore midfielder Avery Keefe led the Coe-Brown Bears with four goals and one assist to reach 100 points on the season, secure a playoff berth and eliminate the Pelham Pythons from contention with a 12-10 win.

Baseball: Bow secures top-four seed with win over Kingswood

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BOW – In a crucial game for playoff seeding, Bow’s senior pitcher Nate Kiah stood strong on the mound and delivered a full game with eight strikeouts to earn the Falcons a 3-1 win over Kingswood. 

High schools: Concord boys’ lax secures tourney spot with victory, Kearsarge and Brady tennis advance to semis, more results from Thursday

Concord 10, Londonderry 7

High schools: Bow girls’ tennis advances in tourney, Stark baseball beats MV, Kearsarge softball wins first games of the season; Wednesday’s results

No. 9 Bow 7, No. 8 Kingswood 2

Boys’ Lacrosse: Bean reaches milestone in Coe-Brown win over Bow in heavy hitters matchup, 13-3

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Seven different players scored for Coe-Brown, including senior attacker Gil Bean who notched his 100th point of the season, in a 13-3 Division III boys’ lacrosse win over Bow on Tuesday.

High schools: Hillsboro-Deering sweeps Hopkinton; Tuesday’s baseball, softball, lacrosse and tournament tennis

Hillsboro-Deering 7, Hopkinton 6, 9 inn.

Athlete of the Week: Emma Pelletier, Concord High School

Concord girls’ lacrosse junior captain Emma Pelletier recently scored her 100th career goal for the Crimson Tide in the team’s first win of the season.

High schools: Concord softball falls on Senior Day; Stark, Brady baseball win on Memorial Day

Spaulding 6, Concord 5

Track & field: Belmont’s Lacasse, Takantjas win four events each to lead Red Raiders to Wilderness League Championship title

By DAN ATTORRI

With one week to go until the NHIAA track and field division championships, the Belmont girls’ team showed its a favorite for the crown by winning the 23-team Wilderness League Championship at Newfound Regional High School on Saturday.

High schools: Final regular season track and tennis results; plus weekend baseball, softball and lacrosse

Concord, Merrimack Valley at Londonderry Invitational

‘You made a difference’ — Belmont baseball seniors honor their educators

By YAA BAME

Jennifer Deware smiled as she carefully threw the first pitch from the pitcher’s mound. The Belmont High School baseball team watched from the sidelines as five more educators did the same.

Girls’ lacrosse: Bow bounces back with 13-3 win over Bishop Brady

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Bow needed to bounce back after their five-game win streak was cut short but John Stark on Monday. Josie Johnson swooped in with a first-half hat-trick alongside a strong Falcons front line to win easily at home and keep moving toward the playoffs.

High schools: John Stark’s Philibotte pitches shutout, hits game-winning RBI in 1-0 win, plus more results from Wednesday

John Stark 1, Kingswood 0, 8 inn.