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By DAN ATTORRI

One program has been a power for the past decade, the other just reinstated its varsity program. Regardless of where they’ve been, both the Bow Falcons and Merrimack Valley Pride are near the top of the Division II golf standings and maintained their...

On this week’s podcast: Concord football falls to 0-2 and loses its best player to injury, Bow football picks up its much-needed first win of the season, Bow boys’ soccer loses for the first time this fall and John Stark field hockey continues to...

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On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap an odd week of Concord area athletics, with extreme heat and rain impacting the schedule. They discuss John Stark football's 2-0 start to the season, Bow's 0-2 start and Gilford-Belmont...

By DAN ATTORRI

Saturday’s Bobcat Invitational marked the largest NHIAA cross country event that’s been run so far this season, and, in both varsity races, it was Hopkinton that topped all the Capital Area teams.Freshman Madeleine Lane continued her stellar rookie...

In the first episode since the start of the 2023-24 NHIAA athletics season, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri discuss Concord football’s season-opening defeat to Londonderry, John Stark rallying from a 27-6 deficit to beat Milford, Bow girls’ and...

Field HockeyBishop Brady 1, St. Thomas 0Key players: Bishop Brady – Laura Yap (goal), Ava Archambault (3 saves), Kylee Potter (defense); St. Thomas – Kensley Harris (14 saves)Highlights: After a scoreless first quarter, Yap put Bishop Brady on the...

By DAN ATTORRI

When Tim Cox arrived to coach at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 2000, he was happy just to have a coaching job alongside his good friend Brent Tkaczyk, who started at CBNA in 1998. The hope was to have a competitive program, a top-five finish,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Earth-toned benches are appearing in several communities across New Hampshire, gracing spaces such as libraries, schools, and even supermarkets. What makes these benches unique is that they’re not constructed from traditional materials like wood or...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

Progressing from three wins in his first season to five NHIAA wins and his program’s first playoff appearance since 2014 last year, Concord High School football head coach Jim Corkum has overseen a strong upward trajectory since taking over the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

In 2022, pretty much everything went perfectly for John Stark field hockey. The Generals finished the season 16-0-1 and took home the Division II championship, their first in program history.In 2023, head coach Dennis Pelletier will need to replace...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

As Pembroke girls’ soccer head coach Jess Kaufman-Desrochers prepares to kick off her 14th season leading the Spartans, a common theme sticks out in how she wants her team to approach the next few months: gradual improvement.That seems to be the motto...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

Since Bow High School opened in 1997, the Falcons have only ever had one boys’ soccer coach: George Pinkham. That will change in 2023.After amassing a 347-110-18 record with four championships and 10 championship appearances over 26 seasons, Pinkham...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Bow High School golf team had as good an inaugural season in Division II as any squad could hope for. The Falcons swept the NHIAA D-II titles, winning the team championship, their ninth state crown in the last 11 years (the others were won in...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – High school football players can’t put on their pads just yet. With the overbearing heat and humidity this summer, that’s probably been a good thing. But four area teams – Concord, Bow, Merrimack Valley and John Stark – wrapped up their...

Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap the spring sports playoffs, including Concord and Coe-Brown taking home softball championships, Concord and Bishop Brady baseballs’ runs to the semifinals, Bow girls’ lacrosse capping off a dominant season with...

By DAN ATTORRI

Division champions were crowned four weeks ago, but for some of the area’s top track and field athletes, the season didn’t end until this past weekend. Coe-Brown sent its powerful boys’ distance runners to New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field in...

By DAN ATTORRI

You often hear ‘defense wins championships’ when it comes to sports. That certainly describes the Hopkinton boys’ lacrosse team. The Hawks’ offense improved as the season progressed, but their defense was solid from day one through being crowned...

By DAN ATTORRI

It was a good season for Capital Area softball, and it has been reflected in the New Hampshire Softball Coaches’ Association accolades. Bow senior Hannah McGonigle was named the Division II Player of the Year, while Hopkinton senior Maddie Carmichael...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

After pulling off an 11-10 upset in overtime against top-seeded Bow, No. 5 Hopkinton finished off the season with a 7-4 victory over No. 2 Campbell in the Division III boys’ lacrosse state championship game.Having starting the year 5-5, the Hawks...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

With an enormous 11-player senior class, Concord High baseball had itself set up for a strong 2023 season, and that’s exactly what the Tide turned in.Although it came up short of reaching the Division I championship game, the Tide finished the season...