Softball

Bishop Guertin 8, Concord 6

Key players: Concord – Bailey Cassin (4.1 IP in relief, 0 H, 8 K), Maggie Taylor (3 hits), Avery MacDonald (2 hits), Andie Moreira (2 hits), Jaylyn Wessling (2 hits), Kiley Taylor (2 hits, 2 walks), Anna Leon (first varsity hits), Natalee Rowell (first varsity hit)

Highlights: The Tide outhit the Cardinals, 14-7, but BG’s seven runs in the first inning was too much for Concord to overcome. Cassin shut down the Cardinals in relief, but the Tide left a runner on base in every inning and left the tying run at the plate. Taylor reached base all four times in her first varsity game.

Coach’s quote: “Got down early, but team showed a lot of fight. Need to clean up a few things, but also saw good things to build on.” – Concord’s Duke Sawyer

Records: Bishop Guertin 1-0; Concord 0-1

Newport 12, Bishop Brady 1

Key players: Newport – Zoey Lord (winning pitcher); Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson, Ava Archambault

Highlights: Archambault and Payton had multiple hits in the game.

Coach’s quote: “This was a tough game for us. We just couldn’t get anything going against Lord.” – Bishop Brady’s Shane Baron

Records: Newport 1-0; Bishop Brady 0-1

Conant 4, Hopkinton 3

Key players: Hopkinton – Ella-Mai Johnson (7 IP, 6 H, 7 K, 2 BB; RBI single), Zoey Freitas (2-for-4, double), Ayla Royce (2-for-3, double, RBI, run; RF)

Highlights: Hopkinton’s bats were slow to start, but the Hawks got on the board in the fourth inning thanks to back-to-back singles by Paige Boudette and Gemma Guadagno. Royce drove in a run and later scored on a single by Johnson. Hopkinton made contact with the ball late in the game, but couldn’t produce more runs.

Coach’s quote: “Our defense was solid today and will keep us in games this season. We just need to generate more runs in order to compete with all teams in the division.” – Hopkinton’s Liz Kovar

Records: Conant 1-0; Hopkinton 0-1

Fall Mountain 7, Kearsarge 0

Key players: Kearsarge – Charley Mae Richard (triple)

Highlights: The pitching trio of Star Henion, Lexi Shaughnessy and Richard combined 10 strikeouts and six hits allowed in seven innings, but the Cougars couldn’t generate any runs in a season-opening loss to the Wildcats.

Coach’s quote: “Was great to finally get to play outside. We have a young team and most girls were playing in their first high school softball game. We worked through all the emotions and nerves that come along with that. The girls battled all game, I’m excited to see the progression this season.” – Kearsarge’s Ed Shaughnessy

Records: Fall Mtn. 1-0; Kearsarge 0-1

Baseball

Bishop Guertin 10, Concord 0, 6 inn.

Key players: Concord – Cam Burbank (hit), Isaac Vaillancourt and Kale Washburn (pitched well in relief)

Highlights: Concord had its only hit in the top of the first and the Cardinals scored four times in the bottom of the first to take the lead early. BG plated two more in the bottom of the second. Vaillancourt pitched well in relief, but the Cardinals scored two more in the bottom of the fifth and a pair in the bottom of the sixth to end the game early.

Coach’s quote: “First varsity game for a lot of our team. We did some positive things, but have a lot of work to do. Was proud of how we competed and were able to stay in the game after going down 6-0 after two (innings). Back to it at practice tomorrow.” – Concord’s Scott Owen

Records: Bishop Guertin 1-0; Concord 0-1

Hollis-Brookline 3, Bow 1

Key players: Bow – Dillan Abbate (1-for-3), Clayton Nadzan (1-for-3, double)

Highlights: The Cavaliers scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Hollis-Brookline held the Falcons to just two hits, while getting four of its own.

Records: Hollis-Brookline 1-0; Bow 0-1

Belmont 12, Prospect Mountain 2

Key players: Belmont – Wyatt Divers (6 IP, 1 BB, 9 K, 2 R; 3-for-4, triple, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs, SB); Owen Waldron (4-for-4, double, RBI, 4 runs, 2 SB), Anakin Underhill (2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 SB), Michael Collette (1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K; 1-for-4, double, 3 RBI, walk, run), Jack Crockford (1-for-1, first varsity hit, RBI, run)

Highlights: Belmont collected 14 hits as a team, scoring two runs in the first inning and five in the third to take a big lead early. The Raiders scored four runs in the seventh to cap their scoring.

Coach’s quote: “A good first game, though we did fall victim to a lack of focus at times. The guys did a good job getting themselves ready to play and anything that did go wrong was forgotten quickly. Wyatt Divers had himself a day and looked the part.” – Belmont’s Matt LeBlanc

Records: Belmont 1-0; Prospect Mtn. 0-1

Bishop Brady 10, Newport 0, 5 inn.

Key players: Bishop Brady – Dan Shedd (5 IP, 10 K, 3 BB, 1 H; triple, run), Winn Thomas (3 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs, SB), Max Guerra (hit, 3 RBI), Jack Speiss (3 hits, double, 2 RBI), Owen Thornton (2 runs)

Highlights: Shedd pitched a 5-inning shutout, leading the Giants to an opening day victory at Rollins Park. Brady scored two runs in the bottom of the first on a throwing error and an RBI single from Thomas, scoring John McKerley. Brady added a single tally in the third on a triple by Shedd, who scampered home when Newport overthrew the cutoff man. After scoring three more in the fourth, Brady plated four more in the bottom of the fifth to end the game. Guerra hit a 2-run single and Speiss had an RBI double to put the 10-run rule into effect.

Coach’s quote: “After some initial control issues in the first, Dan settled down nicely and gave us a quality start. It took us a little bit to get the bats going today, but it is always nice to start the season with a win.” – Bishop Brady’s Skip Foy

Records: Bishop Brady 1-0; Newport 0-1

Conant 8, Hopkinton 1

Key players: Hopkinton – Nate Windhurst (1-for-2, double, walk), Cody Charron (single, run), Mike DePiano (3 IP, 2 H, 3 UER, 3 BB, 3 K; RBI), Devin Allen (1-for-2, single, sacrifice bunt)

Highlights: Windhurst got the Hawks off to a hot start, roping a double to deep left, but was unfortunately left at second. In the second, Hopkinton plated the first run of the game on a Charron base hit, Tad Stokes walk, Allen sac bunt, and then DePiano tallied an RBI scoring Charron on a grounder to first base. Conant answered in the third inning with three unearned runs and continued to add onto its lead with two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and two runs in the seventh.

Coach's quote: “We left 10 Hawk runners on-base with eight of them in scorning position, so the ability to get on against solid pitching was great to see. We have to work on finding ways to get these runners across the plate. Full confidence in this group to do just that.” – Hopkinton’s Kevin Hill

Records: Conant 1-0; Hopkinton 0-1

Somersworth 5, Winnisquam 2

Key players: Winnisquam – Carter Lloyd (2.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER; 2-for-2, run, reached base 3 times), John Shea (3.1 IP in relief, 1 H, 1 R, 4 K), Nik Puffinburger (RBI single)

Highlights: The Bears trailed 4-0 after three innings, but scored two runs in the fourth inning and had the tying runs on base with one out. Winnisquam couldn’t get the big hit it needed to tie the game and struck out 14 times.

Coach’s quote: “We struck out 14 times and that’s not going to win too many games. We have to be better early when it counts.” – Winnisquam’s Fred Caruso

Records: Somersworth 1-0; Winnisquam 0-1

Girls’ Lacrosse

Souhegan 16, Concord 1

Key players: Concord  – Tadu Sirois (14 saves), Emma Pelletier (goal)

Coach’s quote: “I knew Souhegan would be that good. We just need to focus on confidence going into games and doing the simple things well.” – Concord’s Mike Zahn

Records: Souhegan 1-0; Concord 0-1

Campbell 12, Pembroke 8

Key players: Pembroke – Kendall Purtell (3 goals), Giuliana Davis (8 saves on 20 shots)

Highlights: Pembroke had six different goal scorers, led by Purtell’s hat trick.

Coach’s quote: “Tough first game loss, but we did some good things in what was a close game the whole way through.” – Pembroke’s Josh Young

Records: Campbell 1-0; Pembroke 0-1

Kearsarge 12, ConVal 3

Key players: Kearsarge – Nadia Spiegel (6 goals), Ociee Ilg (4 goals), Addyson Rossi (goal), Meadow Chase (goal), Tori Wooten (defense), Ella Dumais (midfield)

Highlights: Without the benefit of any pre-season scrimmages, Kearsarge had control of the game early, leading 6-1 at halftime and extending the lead in the second half despite more competitive third and fourth quarters.

Coach’s quote: “Good game for being on the field for the first time in 2025. Great leadership from experienced student-athletes. We will continue to grow and learn from each game. Kudos to ConVal for sticking with it and not giving up.” – Kearsarge’s Katherine Bucklin Stearns

Records: Kearsarge 1-0; ConVal 0-1

Girls’ Tennis

Salem 9, Concord 0

Key players: Concord – Madie Mikkelsen and Malia Moffett (8-3 loss at No. 1 doubles)

Highlights: Mikkelsen and Moffett had the closest match of the day on Friday, with most of the other matches ending in 8-2 or 8-1 scores.

Coach’s quote: “Our players focused on making contact in their hitting zone (knees to shoulders) with good results.” – Concord’s Greg Malette

Records: Salem 1-1; Concord 0-2

Kingswood 6, Bow 3

Key players: Bow – Makaylie Laws (8-3 win at No. 2), Lilly Gula (8-6 win at No. 3), Gula and Sierra Scull (win at No. 2 doubles)

Highlights: With their top player on a college visit, each Falcon moved up one spot in the lineup. Laws rallied from an early deficit to win her match at No. 2 singles, while Gula won both her singles and doubles matches to lead Bow. Freshmen Alexis Pelletier and Grace DeCosta nearly made up a four-game deficit, but ultimately fell at No. 3 doubles, 8-6.

Coach’s quote: “It was a fun match because not only were many of the matches so close, but there were many deuces within each game. Some of our youngsters gained a lot of experience and confidence from their play today.” – Bow’s Steve Langevin

Records: Kingswood 2-1; Bow 1-2

Hollis-Brookline 6, Pembroke 3

Key players: Pembroke – Rileyanne Caron (8-6 win at No. 5), Caron and Brianna Larochelle (8-4 win at No. 3 doubles), Kaylie Reynolds and Lily Russell (8-3 win at No. 3 doubles)

Highlights: The Cavaliers secured the victory by winning five of six singles matches, but the Spartans outplayed Hollis-Brookline in doubles. Caron continued her impressive streak to open the season, remaining undefeated in doubles and winning all but one of her singles matches so far.

Coach’s quote: “It was great to see Emma Settles on the court as our No. 1 player for the first time this season due to an illness.” – Pembroke’s David Goulet

Records: Hollis-Brookline 2-1; Pembroke 2-2

Boys’ Tennis

Kearsarge 6, St. Thomas 3

Key players: Kearsarge – Graham West (singles win), Billy Reid (singles and doubles wins), Max Reid (singles and doubles wins), Rylan Fitzgerald (singles and doubles wins), Jakeb Lizotte (doubles win)

Highlights: The Cougars extended their undefeated streak with a victory on the road against the Saints.

Records: Kearsarge 3-0; St. Thomas 2-1