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Former Gov. Nikki Haley may not have pulled off the upset she’d hoped for in Tuesday night’s Republican primary, but she reassured supporters in Concord that she’s not going anywhere.“New Hampshire is first in the nation,” she said, “it is not the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Concord Ward 1 voters Madonna and Mark Ciocca never considered switching their party affiliation to vote in the Republican primary.“We like to be honest,” Mark said outside Merrimack Valley High School where both wrote in President Joe Biden. “We’re...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – Through 10 games this season, the Hopkinton Hawks have won nine times, lost just once and impressed even their first-year head coach Mike Mahoney.After another marquee win on Friday, 45-40, over Stevens (7-3), the Hawks (9-1) find...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Donald Trump, Nikki Haley frequently says, was the right person at the right time. Now, it’s time for a change.“Rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him,” she said of Trump during a CNN town hall at New England College in Henniker Thursday night ahead of...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – As the John Stark Generals swarmed senior Elliot Belliveau on the court after his game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime to pull off the upset Thursday night at Merrimack Valley, 67-64, there was more jubilation in that brief...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – There was a point on Wednesday night where it looked like Hopkinton boys’ basketball was in deep trouble. Then it looked like the Hawks were in cruise control. And then they nearly blew it.Hopkinton trailed defending champions Gilford,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Despite freezing temperatures in the forecast for the week, the annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament, originally planned for Jan. 26 to 28 at White Park in Concord, has been rescheduled to take place Feb. 9 to 11.The problem is the warm weather...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – For pretty much every team in Division I boys’ hockey, Concord’s the barometer to measure up against. And even though Bow (4-2) wound up on the wrong end of a 2-1 score on Wednesday night at Everett Arena, Falcons head coach Tim Walsh came...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

For Amy Cohen, the chance to represent her home country on an international stage was something she never would have dreamed of just a couple years ago.The Plymouth State senior and 2021 Concord High School graduate just returned from Buenos Aires,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – Yes, Pelham beat Pembroke twice last season, including 57-54 in the Division II championship game. But Friday wasn’t exactly a ‘revenge’ game. After all, the Spartans graduated nine seniors off their team, so most of the current players...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Although it was a matchup with 0-5 Spaulding, Concord head coach Rob Darrell viewed Friday night as one of his team’s most important games of the season.Entering 1-3 off a tough loss to Keene on Monday, the Tide needed a win at home to...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

NORTHWOOD – Coe-Brown boys’ basketball might be returning just one starter from last season, but one thing’s remained consistent: the team’s ability to start fast.Boosted so often last season by strong first quarters, the Bears continued that trend at...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – It was far from a pretty game of basketball. In the first half, it was total slog. Pembroke (4-0) and Bow (2-2) ended the first quarter tied, 4-4, and headed to the locker room at halftime tied, 14-14. But over the final 16 minutes of play, it...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

As she walks in the forest – a place that always keeps her grounded and at ease – the mushrooms sprouting near some fallen, dead wood excite Renee Zobel the most.“This is a hen of the woods,” she says with alacrity, pointing to a cohort among several...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

After several years of coming oh-so-close to a Division I team championship, Concord finally finished the job on Tuesday at Canterbury Woods to take home the 2023 team title, the program’s first since 2006.Senior Gavin Richardson finished in a tie for...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

For a program that hadn’t even had a varsity golf team since 2016, merely sending two players to participate in the Division II team championship would’ve been impressive to head coach Joe Dougherty. But on Tuesday at Breakfast Hill Golf Club in...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – Usually, an 8-1 win satisfies a head coach. But with the playoffs looming and Hopkinton poised to secure a top-four seed in Division III, head coach Mike Zahn needs the Hawks (12-1-1) to stay locked in.On Tuesday, they were able to take...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Coaching runs in the Whitmore family.Bill Whitmore – former Concord High School athletic director from 1990-2006 – was the men’s basketball coach at the University of Vermont and an assistant at St. Bonaventure in the ‘80s. Now his son, Nick, has a...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

If the United States Congress gave out an award to the top skiing enthusiast, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster would be one of the most deserving recipients.Skiing has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. Her father, Malcolm McLane – a...