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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — In case dominating its first round playoff game wasn’t enough cause for celebration, junior Alyssa Brodeur made sure to give Merrimack Valley even more reason for jubilation during the Pride’s meeting with Manchester Central on Tuesday.In...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

It’s possible that no one in the region has coached more youth and high school sports games than Tom Burke.Burke, 72, started coaching middle school basketball at St. John Regional School in 1970 at the age of 19. Since then, Burke has coached roughly...

By DAN ATTORRI

DURHAM – Two winning streaks came to an end at the NHIAA Division II track and field championships on Friday evening at Oyster River High School, but disappointment wasn’t the emotion that Coe-Brown Northwood Academy head coach Lucas Fisher was...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — Merrimack Valley softball coach Kevin O’Brien has three rules for his team: work hard, give effort and recognize that some days are better than others. It’s sounds overly simplistic. But it works.Wednesday’s 16-12 victory over...

Boys’ Tennis Kearsarge 8, Monadnock 1 Key players: Kearsarge – Liam Miller (singles and doubles winner), Eli Whipple (singles and doubles winner), Billy Reid (singles winner), Graham West (doubles winner), Thomas Shepherd (doubles winner) Highlights:...

Baseball Concord 6, Bishop Guertin 4 Key players: Concord – Matt Jenness (win, 5 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 K), Kaelen Williams (save, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R; hit, 2 runs), Noah Chrabolowski (2 hits, 3-run double), Dawson Fancher (hit, run, RBI), Trevor Craigue (hit,...

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On the return of the Monitor Sports Podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri break down the first month or so of the spring sports season, including Coe-Brown softball’s quest to defend its Division II state title, John Stark baseball’s dominant...

Girls’ TrackConcord 2nd, Coe-Brown 11thKey players: Concord – Morgan Doherty (1st 100 hurdles in 15.53 seconds), Ella Goulas (1st triple jump at 37-6 1st high jump at 5-2), Shelly Smith (1st 3,200 in 11:34), Madeline Muller (2nd pole vault), Kendall...

Girls’ Track Bow 134, Kingswood 24, Pembroke 15 Key players: Bow – Julia Hou (1st 1,600, 1st pole vault, 1st triple jump), Hannah Pawlowski (1st 400, 1st javelin), Camden Wilson (1st high jump, 2nd 100, 2nd 200), Charlotte Weiss (1st discus, 2nd...

Boys’ LacrosseHopkinton 15, Bishop Brady 2Key players: Hopkinton – Patty Buss (5 goals, 2 assists), Merrick Chapin (2 goals, 5 assists), Shane Smith (3 goals, assist), Jackson Westover (2 goals, 2 assists), Kip Hedquist (2 goals, assist), Ozzie...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE — Thursday evening’s 14-9 victory for Merrimack Valley (6-1) over Pembroke (3-4) was the type of game that neither team wants to dwell on much. Both suffered through sloppy defense and inconsistent pitching, complicated by a mid-game downpour...

BaseballMerrimack Valley 3, Hanover 1Key players: MV — Landon Abbott (WP, 2 IP, 0 R; 2-for-3, run), Jonas Weed (5 IP, 12 K),Highlights: Eli Wormald’s RBI ground out tied the game, 1-1, and Cam Chevarie delivered an RBI double to put the Pride up 2-1....

Girls’ TrackMerrimack Valley 94, Kennett 88, White Mountains 30, Kingswood 28Key players: MV – Elizabeth Barrington (1st shot put, 1st triple jump, 1st high jump), Tessa Lynch (1st long jump, 3rd 100 hurdles, 5th javelin), Madison Geddes (1st 1,600),...

BaseballConcord 8, Nashua North 3Key players: Concord  – Matt Jenness (5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 5 K), Josh Turant (1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 K), Alex Turant (3 hits, 2 runs), Noah Chrabolowski (2 hits, 1 run, 2 RBI), Brett McDonough (hit, 2 RBI), Dawson Fancher (2...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — Last year, after getting off to a 5-2 start, the Merrimack Valley girls’ lacrosse team dropped four of its last seven games and slid down to the No. 8 seed in Division II. Currently 5-1 after a 14-3 win over Kingswood on Monday, head coach...

By DAN ATTORRI

NORTHWOOD – It’s only halfway through the season, but if Saturday is any indication, expect the Concord High girls’ track and field team to be a force in late May.Junior Ella Goulas set a meet record in the triple jump with a leap of 36 feet, 9...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

If you’ve attended a sporting event at Merrimack Valley High School, the odds are high you’re familiar with the voice of Nick Gelinas.Perched atop the press box during the spring and fall sports seasons and in the bleachers of the MVHS gym in the...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

In January, Merrimack Valley High School senior Lena Pelleteri’s mother passed away following a multi-year battle with cancer.For her senior project, Pelleteri put her “pain on paper”, as she put it, writing a 40-page book that delved into her...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — Merrimack Valley head coach Sean Gill knew something was different about his team this year when 15 of his 25 players wanted to interview to be a team captain.Only four were ultimately chosen, but so far, Gill’s had a whole sideline he can...

BaseballMerrimack Valley 4, Bow 3Key players: MV  – Luke Dougherty (win, 5 IP 8 K), Will McPherson (save, 2 IP, 0 H), Jonas Weed (2-for-4, 2 RBI), Seth Norris (double); Bow –Jake Reardon (2-for-3, double, RBI), Owen Webber (1-for-3, RBI, run), Colby...