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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

It’s not your usual sibling rivalry. Growing up in East Concord, Justin Wheeler always knew he could look up to his brother Sean, six years his senior. From Wiffle ball in the backyard to Sean rooting him on in Little League games, his brother was...

In the final week of regular season play, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap some D-III baseball action, including Belmont taking down Winnisquam and Bishop Brady’s continued strong play. They also discuss Concord softball’s huge win over...

Boys’ TrackConcord, Merrimack Valley at Londonderry InvitationalKey players: Concord – Colby Nyhan (tied 1st pole vault at 12-0), Alain Twite (2nd long jump, 3rd triple jump, 3rd high jump), Sam Foulds (3rd discus), Ayoob Ismael (5th javelin), Quinn...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – The bottom of the first inning for Merrimack Valley’s offense on Thursday proceeded as follows: E5, single, fielder’s choice, grand slam, single, walk, single, E6, double, flyout, single, flyout, double, caught stealing.Thirteen batters...

With less than two weeks remaining in the spring sports regular season, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri highlight Hopkinton and Concord Christian’s strong seasons in Division III girls’ lacrosse, Concord softball’s huge game on Wednesday against...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – With just five games remaining in their regular season, the Falcons desperately needed a win on Monday to get back to .500, and win they did – 6-3 over rival Merrimack Valley.Bow (6-6) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI...

On this week’s Monitor Sports Podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri highlight a strong start to the season for Hopkinton, Coe-Brown, Merrimack Valley, Bow and Concord in softball, provide updates on Coe-Brown and John Stark’s baseball seasons in...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Kevin O’Brien retired as the Merrimack Valley athletic director last June after working in the school district for 37 years. But, he decided to stick around for a third season as the Pride’s softball coach. Now 5-4 through this weekend after beating...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – Merrimack Valley’s boys’ lacrosse game against Derryfield on Monday served as a test: An upstart 3-1 Pride team that’s already matched its win total from last year against a more seasoned Cougars team that entered play 8-0, having outscored...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Concord High girls’ track and field team is good. Really good. The Tide has talent, depth, skilled athletes in all disciplines, and all of that was on display on Saturday at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy. Junior Morgan Doherty won the 100-meter...

An aquatic robot to help remove phosphorus pollution from local waterways has won Merrimack Valley High School another $50,000 of supplies in a national technology contest on top of an earlier award of $12,000, and put it in the running to win at...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – Pembroke Academy girls’ lacrosse entered Tuesday winless in its first three games, having been outscored 53-2. So when the Spartans jumped ahead on a goal from junior Bailey Gatchell 2:12 into a game with Merrimack Valley, there was a brief...

Boys’ TrackLebanon 124, Merrimack Valley 92, Pembroke 90, Bow 85, Bishop Brady 81, St. Thomas 51Key players: MV – Marshall Carey-Matthews (1st 400), Bishow Thapa (1st 800), Mychal Reynolds (1st 110 hurdles, 3rd 400), Nicolas Ogelsby (1st long jump),...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – The Pembroke Academy baseball team looked flat for the first 2½ innings on Wednesday afternoon. Trailing 3-0, the pitching scuffled and the offense didn’t inspire much confidence, either.But a bases-clearing triple from junior left fielder...

Boys’ LacrosseBow 10, Laconia 4Key players: Bow – Brodie O’Neil (2 goals, 2 assists), Gavin McCabe (4 goals, assist), Will Bennett (goal, 2 assists), Canyon Batchelder (goal, assist), Ryan McCabe (goal, assist), Ben Berube (goal), Hollis Jones (won 6...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The Merrimack Valley boys’ basketball team stood locked in a 34-34 tie with 1:22 to play against Lebanon in its Division II quarterfinal matchup on March 1. The Pride’s Logan Gabour had just blocked a shot attempt from the Raiders, and head coach Tim...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The feeling of defeat felt foreign to Concord boys’ hockey.But after Bedford’s Javin Manfield slid the game-winning goal past Tide goalie Kalan Gaudreault in the D-I semifinal, that feeling hit them like a ton of bricks.The Tide entered the 2022-23...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Five of the six area Division II girls’ basketball teams reached the playoffs in 2022-23. The Bow Falcons (20-1) led the way as the top team, though they couldn’t quite cap off the season with a championship, losing 38-37 to Kennett at the University...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The 2022-23 season was a strong year for area Division II boys’ basketball programs, with four qualifying for the playoffs and Pembroke reaching the championship game where the Spartans came up just short against Pelham, 57-54.The Spartans entered the...

By DAN ATTORRI

The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization released All-State rosters last week, with several area players and coaches receiving accolades. Among the major award winners from the Capital Area was the boys’ Division IV Player of the Year,...