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It’s been several years since the Franklin High School football team has made the playoffs. That drought is now over.Franklin defeated Bishop Brady, 17-7, under the lights at Concord’s Memorial Field on Saturday to claim its first-ever Kaplan Kup and...

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The Hopkinton girls’ cross country has proven time and again that the Hawks are one of the best in the state. Now, they’ll get to compete against the best in New England.Sophomore Maddy Lane finished second at Saturday’s Meet of Champions with a time...

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PENACOOK – Friday night couldn’t have gone any better for the seniors on the Merrimack Valley football team.Not only did they win their final game on their home field, but that 55-22 victory over Pembroke Academy also allowed the Pride (4-5) to hoist...

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MANCHESTER – Last year, the Hopkinton girls’ cross country team was undefeated, but fell just shy of its ultimate goal. This year, the Hawks finished the job.Sophomore Maddy Lane easily defended her title, senior Shaylee Murdough (third) and freshman...

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MANCHESTER – You wouldn’t think people would write off a team that’s won eight championships in the last 10 years, but that isn’t what the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy boys’ cross country team experienced this season. A relatively young, inexperienced...

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MANCHESTER – Cross country coaches frequently say ‘every place counts’ when it comes to a championship race. Those words were never truer than they were at Saturday’s Division I championship.The Concord girls’ team was in a three-way tie for fourth...

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All area high school cross country programs will compete in their respective NHIAA division championship on Saturday at Derryfield Park in Manchester. Only six teams (three boys and three girls) will claim team titles, but 36 can extend their season...

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BOW – After losing its two previous games, the Bow High School football team spent the past week doing some soul searching. A third consecutive loss would effectively dash any playoff aspirations and the Falcon seniors would have to live with knowing...

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Finishing your senior season as a champion is something that student athletes dream of. Aiden Boule experienced that this past week - twice. After leading Bishop Brady to a Division III team title on Thursday, Boule earned his second title of the week...

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PENACOOK – The Capital Area Cross Country Championship annually serves as a final gauge for local teams before the division championships. If Thursday’s results are any indication, area runners should do very well.Concord junior Josiah Conley won the...

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Two years ago they weren’t even a playoff team. Now, they are state champions. Sophomore Mady Savary was the medalist and senior captain Aiden Boule was the co-runner-up, lifting the Bishop Brady Green Giants to the Division III golf title on Thursday...

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Conditions were far from ideal at the Division II golf championship on Tuesday. Those who were able to adapt on Windham Country Club’s challenging course fared better.Senior Owen Webber tied for 10th place, shooting an 11-over par 82 to make the cut...

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We’re just over halfway through most fall sports, but the NHIAA golf season is almost done. All four team championships will be decided this week on Tuesday and Thursday at different courses across the state, while five individual titles will be...

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PENACOOK – The Merrimack Valley football team hosted a Kingswood Knights program desperate for a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately for the Pride, that’s exactly what happened.MV played well defensively and the special teams units...

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HILLSBORO  – Ian Miller got hurt the night before Bishop Brady’s first game of the season, and head coach Robert Clauss and his players were chomping at the bit for Miller to come back. Miller quickly demonstrated why.The junior running back scored a...

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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’...

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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...

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MANCHESTER – Hopkinton sophomore Maddy Lane topped a field of over 200 runners representing more than 50 teams to win the Manchester Invitational Small School individual title on Saturday at Derryfield Park.The Manchester Invitational is the largest...

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Matt Davis thought that his team had potential. But being undefeated halfway through the season? That’s even better than he had hoped for, and that’s where Bow golf stands after Tuesday’s victory on their home course at Beaver Meadow.Led by sophomore...

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The Bishop Brady football team might have a small roster, but it plays a big game. At least, that was the case on Saturday night when the Giants opened the season with a 28-0 victory over the visiting Newfound Bears.With Somersworth and Newport, who...