High schools: Thursday’s field hockey and soccer results

Field HockeyJohn Stark 3, Kingswood 0Key players: John Stark –  Adie Bolduc (goal), Jillian Fredette (2 assists), Caylin Worthen (goal), Paityn Niquette (goal)Highlights: The Generals finished off a long ride to Wolfeboro with a shutout victory over...

High schools: MV field hockey, golf get big wins; more Wednesday results

Field HockeyMerrimack Valley 5, ConVal 1Key players: MV – Alyssa Brodeur (3 goals), Kaiya Mercier (goal, assist), Izzy Tucker (goal)Highlights: Brodeur opened up the scoring less than one minute into the game off a rebound from the ConVal goalie’s...

Girls’ soccer: Kearsarge comfortably beats Hillsboro-Deering, 5-0

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTH SUTTON – Senior midfielder Carly Grant’s hat trick was the highlight of a stellar outing on home soil by Kearsarge to beat Hillsboro-Deering, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon.She opened the scoring on a solo run and finished easily one-on-one with the...

High schools: Concord boys’ soccer ties Timberlane, other results from Tuesday

Boys’ SoccerConcord 3, Timberlane 3Key players: Concord – Irankunda Mvuyekure (2 goals, assist), Dean Ayotte (goal), Sammy Iranzi (assist), Festo Bahininwa (8 saves), Sadiki Rumbukuzi (midfield)Highlights: Ayotte scored to open the match, which was...

Volleyball: Concord drop game in three sets to powerful Pinkerton Academy team

By ALEXANDER RAPP

After dropping the first set, Concord was poised to stay in the game and win the second with a 17-7 lead. Unfortunately for the Tide, Pinkerton Academy came back, and started battling every point as if it were its last, to take a two-set lead and the...

High schools: Brady’s Boule earns medalist in senior match, other results from Monday

GolfBishop Brady 90, Plymouth 84, Gilford 77, Monadnock 56Key players: Bishop Brady – Aiden Boule (39, 24 points), Mady Savary (40, 23 points), Alex Pelletier (41, 22 points), Peyton Cone (42, 21 points)Highlights: Brady’s only senior earned medalist...

Soccer: Pembroke girls’ and boys’ spoiled Merrimack Valley’s homecoming with two 1-0 victories

By ALEXANDER RAPP

PENACOOK – Senior Bailey Gatchell scored the lone goal with nine minutes left in the first half and goalkeeper Laila Al-Shawafi held a clean sheet behind a strong defense as Pembroke beat Merrimack Valley 1-0 in a girls’ soccer match in on...

Cross country: Coe-Brown boys defend home course, Hopkinton’s Lane win Black Bear Invite

By DAN ATTORRI

In the preseason, the Coe-Brown boys’ cross country team was eager to prove itself and demonstrate that the Bears belong with the best in Division II – and the state. Saturday was another huge step in that direction.Led by freshman Patrick Youngs’...

Field hockey: Bow narrowly beats Merrimack Valley, 2-1

By ALEXANDER RAPP

PENACOOK – A fourth-quarter comeback seemed imminent for Merrimack Valley’s field hockey team after struggling to get clear shots on goal despite good movement forward through three quarters against Bow.With 10 minutes left in the game and down by two...

High schools: Bass fishing qualifying, Coe-Brown hands Bow girls’ soccer first loss and more results from this weekend

Bass FishingState qualifying tournamentCoe-Brown 10th, Kearsarge 13th, Bow 15th, Hillsboro-Deering 16th, John Stark 20th, Merrimack Valley 27th, Bishop Brady 28thHighlights: Coe-Brown’s Sam Gauvin and Liz Abernathy caught eight fish with a combined...

High schools: MV volleyball falls to Hanover

VolleyballHanover 3, Merrimack Valley 0Key players: MV –  Kailee Rosario, Caydence Allberg, Avery SnareyHighlights: Strong serving from Rosario and Allberg gave the Pride a chance to win its first set of the season, but MV fell at on the road to the...

Former UNH Wildcats running back, Dylan Laube, is biding his time to debut with the Las Vegas Raiders

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Four weeks into the NFL season, former University of New Hampshire star running back Dylan Laube is still waiting for his big break after being selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 208th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2024 draft.“The...

Volleyball: Coe-Brown beat John Stark in three sets to keep rolling

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy volleyball team’s senior outside hitter, Emma Zeblisky, set the tone for the Bears’ three-game sweep of John Stark on Wednesday.A fierce Zeblisky spike closed a decisive win in the first set, 25-10. CBNA (6-1) went on...

High schools: Wednesday’s results

Boys’ SoccerHopkinton 7, Inter-Lakes 0Key players: Hopkinton – Fin Murphy (goal, assist), Kristof Cauley (goal, assist), Deegan Tomaz (goal, assist), Cole Breault (goal), Will Lee (goal), Kyle Buelte (goal), Mike Pantano (goal), Nolan Linstad...

High schools: Concord sweeps Tuesday matches

Girls’ SoccerConcord 3, Alvirne 0Key players: Concord – Kate Dickson (goal, assist), Maddie Brown (goal), Julia Russell (goal)Highlights: The Crimson Tide played on the front foot and controlled the game from start to finish. In the 70th minute, Brown...

Girls’ soccer: Hopkinton Hawks fly past Newfound, 6-0, and remain undefeated halfway through season

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Hopkinton spread the wealth of goals against Newfound in a 6-0 win over the Bears (1-6-0) on Monday to remain undefeated on the season in Division III girls’ soccer.The Hawks improved to 7-0-1 on the season – with their only tie against Trinity early...

High schools: Hopkinton boys’ soccer remains undefeated, first place in D-III; plus more Monday results

Boys’ SoccerHopkinton 4, Newfound 1Key players: Hopkinton – Nolan Linstad (2 goals), Kristof Cauley (2 assists), Sawyer Zipke (goal), Fin Murphy (goal), Noah Aframe (assist), Deegan Tomaz (assist), Hunter Eckner-Naylor (5 saves)Highlights:  Linstad’s...

High schools: Bow field hockey hands Hollis first loss, Concord boys’ soccer earns first win and more on a busy homecoming weekend

Field HockeyBow 1, Hollis-Brookline 0Key players: Bow – Ella Gray (goal)Highlights: Gray scored the only goal of the match with 1:38 left in the first quarter as the Falcons picked up a huge homecoming victory, handing the Cavaliers their first loss...

Football: Hillsboro-Deering wins program’s first home game with a 20-14 victory over Franklin

By DAN ATTORRI

HILLSBORO – Ever since Jay Wood was hired as Hillsboro-Deering High School’s athletic director, he dreamed of bringing football to the community. On Saturday, 17 years later, that dream became a reality.It’d be hard to draw up a more exciting opening...