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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A Bow parent previously banned from school property for wearing a pink armband in protest of transgender girls playing on girls’ sports teams can now attend his daughter’s soccer games, following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday.During the Sept. 17...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In recent weeks, Bow parents who wore pink armbands at soccer games to express their opposition to transgender girls participating on girls’ teams have sparked a heated debate over gender identity in sports and free speech.At the center of this...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Athletic directors do a little bit of everything, from overseeing game-day operations and scheduling to equipment management and communicating common visions to parents and fans. The role and its specific duties can seem elusive to the average...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Alex Zerba stood before a crowded school board meeting in Bow on Monday night, scanning the seated crowd of unfamiliar faces around her in the Bow High School auditorium.“We don't want you supporting our girls the way you are,” said Zerba, a parent of...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Three parents and a grandfather in Bow have filed a lawsuit against the Bow School District, accusing the district of stifling free speech after they were issued no-trespass orders for protesting against transgender girls participating in girls’...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The soccer fields at Bow High School on Tuesday evening seemed ordinary at first — players from Bow and Milford’s varsity girls’ teams warming up, while parents arranged their chairs along the sidelines.But as game time approached, spectators began...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Parents in Bow who wore pink armbands in protest of transgender athletes participating in girls’ school sports have been banned from school property by the local school district.Anthony Foote and Kyle Fellers wore pink armbands emblazoned with “XX” —...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Transgender girls have already sued two New Hampshire school districts, alleging that a newly enacted law that bars them from playing on girls’ sports teams violates their rights.Late last week, the Kearsarge Regional School District decided it didn’t...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The 51st annual Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb drew hundreds of new first-time participants and the previous women’s record was broken.This year’s race had over 500 first-time participants and many returners of different age groups ranging...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A transgender girl in Plymouth can continue to play on her school’s girls soccer team for at least the next two weeks despite a newly enacted law that bars her from doing so, a federal court judge ruled Tuesday.During a 90-minute hearing at the U.S....

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Parker Tirrell went down after a hard foul in front of goal in the second half of a girls’ soccer scrimmage Tuesday night, and she drew a much-needed penalty for her team while down 1-0.Tirrell played for Plymouth Regional High School in a friendly...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS andSRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Just hours after a court hearing in Concord, 15-year-old Parker Tirrell, a transgender girl, was on her way to lace up her soccer cleats and join her teammates for girls’ soccer tryouts at Plymouth Regional High School on Monday night.A federal judge...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

When Cali Rollins showed up to her first Merrimack Valley Middle School softball practice in 2023, she had little idea of the legacy that preceded her. But when her mother, Morgan Mahon, emailed her daughter’s new coach that spring, Tom Burke had...

By DAN ATTORRI

Summer conditioning is done, equipment has been handed out and, on Friday morning, area high school football players donned helmets for the first time, marking the official beginning of the 2024-25 NHIAA season.This fall is also the beginning of a new...

Girls’ SoccerBow 8, Keene 0Key players: Bow – Cara Van Dyke (3 goals), Ashley Wallen (2 goals), Sidney Roberge (goal), Juliette Tarsa (goal), Leah Gallier (goal), Anna Zerba (assist), Lexi Insana (assist), Brylie Gelinas (assist), Lexana Farr...

Girls’ SoccerKearsarge 5, Sanborn 0Key players: Kearsarge – Carly Grant (2 goals, assist), Joleigh Root (goal), Bella Collins (goal), Ann Dudley (goal), Ava Shapiro (2 assists), Adara Boucher (2 saves), Maelle Jacques (4 saves)Highlights: Root opened...

Boys’ SoccerKearsarge 3, Hopkinton 2, 2OTKey players:  Kearsarge – Graham West (game-winning goal); Hopkinton – Fin Murphy (goal), Nolan Linstad (goal), Owen Wuellenweber (assist), Colby Boissy (4 saves)Highlights:  West scored off a free kick with...

Field HockeyBishop Brady 3, St. Thomas 0Key players: Bishop Brady – Kylee Potter (goal), Carly Fuller (goal), Camdyn Despres (goal), Ava Archambault (3 saves); St. Thomas – Kensley Harris (30 saves), Kadence Law (goal) Highlights:  The Saints scored...

Girls’ SoccerBow 6, Plymouth 0Key players: Bow – Sidney Roberge (3 goals), Lexi Insana (goal), Cara Van Dyke (goal), Brylie Gelinas (goal), Kendall Murray (3 assists), Lexana Farr (assist), Maeve Nadzan (defense), Julianna Lampman (defense), Anna...

Boys’ Cross CountryBow 26, St. Thomas 35, Merrimack Valley 63Key players: Bow – Alden Betterley (1st, 18:06), Aiden Ciminesi (3rd, 18:36), Wyatt Worcester (5th, 18:45), Owen Miller (7th, 18:56), Thomas Sargent (10th, 19:24); MV – Ben Geoffroy (8th,...

Girls’ Cross CountryMerrimack Valley 26, Bow 29Key players: MV – Lilly Moser (2nd, 22:22), Madison Geddes (3rd, 22:44), Sydney Spack (4th, 23:16), Keira Cote (8th, 24:31), Emily Baca (12th, 25:42);Bow – Julia Hou (1st, 21:28), Lena Thompson (5th,...