Alpine skiing: Worster fights through injury, Taylor wins GS title to lead Concord to 2nd in D-I

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

HENNIKER – The Concord High girls’ Alpine ski team has been propelled by the 1-2 punch of Mika Taylor and Ellie Worster all season long, but a collision early in a day threatened to rob the Crimson Tide of that advantage.

Alpine skiing: Hopkinton girls finish runner-up in D-III, Belmont’s Stevens defends slalom title

By DAN ATTORRI

The Hopkinton High girls’ ski team knew that defending its Division III Alpine state title wouldn’t be easy and that Gilford was going to be the team to beat. The Hawks skied well, but in the end, the Eagles were just a little better.

High schools: Tuesday’s area basketball results

Bow 56, Oyster River 51

Alpine skiing: Concord’s Golden defends GS crown, Tide finish 15th in D-I

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

HENNIKER – With only four skiers and no room for error, it would take a near-flawless performance from the Concord High boys’ ski team to top the team standings.

High schools: Bow hockey ties, wins to snap losing streak

Bow 2, Trinity 2

Girls’ hockey: Bishop Brady-Trinity-Bow has it all to keep win streak going as they beat the Sabers, 8-0

By ALEXANDER RAPP

HOOKSETT – The Bishop Brady-Trinity-Bow girls’ hockey team has been rolling past its competition all season. The Bishop Brady-Trinity cooperative team added Bow to its squad this year, while Londonderry left the program, and it has maintained continuity while building upon the lessons learned last season.

Indoor track: Concord girls finish 2nd in D-I, Ella Goulas (long jump) and 4x200 crowned state champions

By DAN ATTORRI

Since the spring, the Concord High School girls’ track program has been showing signs of being a medal-winning team. On Saturday, everything came together.

Indoor track: John Stark boys, Belmont girls take 3rd in D-II, several area athletes win individual crowns

By DAN ATTORRI

The John Stark boys’ track and field team has established itself over the past couple of seasons as especially strong in the field events. The Generals gave a demonstration on Saturday at the NHIAA Division II indoor track and field championship.

High schools: Concord girls’ hockey wins 9th in a row; weekend basketball and Alpine skiing results

Concord 3, St. Thomas-Winnacunnet-Dover 2

Photos: Black Ice hockey tournament takes over White Park

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament held at Concord’s White Park started early on Friday morning and will run all day Saturday. A storm is moving in on Sunday, so check their site and Facebook page for updates about Sunday’s schedule.

The few who take the leap: Meet Concord High’s lone ski jumper

By ALEXANDER RAPP

New Hampshire is the only state where ski jumping is an official varsity sport. Few schools have skiers brave enough to fly through the air like Eddie The Eagle, but every once in a while, one rolls into town ready to make the leap.

High schools: Brady-MV hockey wins third game in last four

Bishop Brady-Merrimack Valley 2, Portsmouth-Newmarket 1

Guerrero plans to become free agent after season, fails to reach long-term deal with Blue Jays

By CHRIS NELSEN

Guerrero plans to become free agent after season, fails to reach long-term deal with Blue Jays

High schools: Concord hockey, Alpine, wrestling teams win; Wednesday’s area results

Concord 5, Bow 0

Girls’ basketball: Coe-Brown Bears fall to Lebanon in tough loss, 49-40

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTHWOOD – Injuries and a season-long string of illnessess continue to hamper the Coe-Brown girls’ basketball team, which has struggled to settle on a consistent rotation of players. The Bears lost their most recent game to Lebanon, 49-40, on Tuesday night, them to 6-5 on the season.

High schools: Merrimack Valley girls beat Bow, Falcon boys edge Pride, Tuesday’s hoops results

Merrimack Valley 63, Bow 42

Even with snow coming, Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship slated for outdoors after two years inside

By ALEXANDER RAPP and RACHEL WACHMAN

Spanning three days, six ice rinks, and eight divisions, the 14th annual 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Winter Festival will bring together hockey players from around the state this weekend for several days of competition and celebration. Even with snow in the forecast on Thursday and Sunday, Chris Brown, founder of the 1883 Black Ice Hockey Association, says the games will go on.

Boys’ basketball: Pembroke brings the house down against Merrimack Valley to win, 81-40

By ALEXANDER RAPP

A longtime rivalry continued Monday night, and it did not disappoint.

High schools: Pembroke girls defeat MV hoops, Monday’s basketball results

Pembroke 44, Merrimack Valley 37

Game on for Concord pond hockey tournament – games start Friday

Monitor staff

For the past two years, the week leading up to the Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships at White Park in Concord was an exercise in forecasting-watching and hand-wringing. Each year, organizers determined the weather just wouldn’t hold up and they pushed the annual event indoors.