Girls’ Track

NH Distance Festival

Key players: Concord – Shelly Smith (1st 5,000 in 18:16); Exeter  – Eli Cross (1st 1 mile in 5:18.36), Alexis Paterna (2nd 1 mile in 5:18.59); Hopkinton –  Shaylee Murdough (3rd 1 mile in 5:19.76), Reese Bove (5th 1 mile); Coe-Brown – Anabelle Lovett (12th 1 mile)

Highlights: Smith was the first of 20 racers to cross the line in a Nike Outdoor National Championship qualifying time to win the 5,000 meters at the inaugural N.H. Distance Festival at Souhegan High School. Smith’s time is the 28th fastest in the nation this season. Smith will compete at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Ore., in June before heading to the University of New Hampshire to run for the Wildcats in the fall.

Concord 2nd, Coe-Brown 10th

Key players: Concord – Mahalie Burdette (1st 3,200 in 12:09), Grace Mullen (1st triple jump in 32-0, 4th 100), Consuelo Borico (1st shot put in 37-4), Quinn Doherty (4th 800), Jillian Price (5th 1,600), Cora Conney (6th 100 hurdles), Grace Menchion (6th shot put), Sakai DeRosa (6th javelin), 4x800 (1st in 11:17), 4x200 (4th), 4x100 (5th); Coe-Brown – Lilah Fitzpatrick (1st 100 in 13.00, 6th long jump), Elizabeth Joy (1st javelin in 106-11, 6th 300 hurdles)

Highlights: Burdette won the 3,200 meters and also ran a leg of the winning 4x800 relay with Doherty, Price and August Doperalski to lead the Tide to second out of 17 teams at the Salem Kiwanis Freshmen/Sophomore Meet. Pinkerton won with 125 points, followed by Concord (59), Nashua North (50), Londonderry (43.5) and Souhegan (41.5). Coe-Brown (22) came in 10th.

Hopkinton 1st, Belmont 3rd, Kearsarge 4th, Winnisquam 6th

Key players: Hopkinton – Aisling Madden (1st 100 in 13.01, 2nd 200, 2nd 400), Zoe Bishop (1st discus in 92-7, 2nd javelin), Reese Bove (1st 400 in 1:02), Shaylee Murdough (1st 800 in 2:22), Amelia Walsh (1st 1,600 in 6:03), Maddy Lane (2nd 800), Evie Hopper (2nd 3,200), Rea Watson (2nd shot put, 6th discus), Sofia Upton (3rd 800); Belmont – Mia Ellis (1st 100 hurdles in 18.30, 1st 300 hurdles in 52.05), Hannah Young (2nd 100, 4th long jump), Madelyn Divers (3rd shot put, 5th discus), 4x800 (1st), 4x100 (2nd), 4x400 (2nd); Kearsarge – Ainsley Frenkiewich (1st pole vault at 8-6, 1st long jump at 15-0, 4th triple jump), Juliet Faria (1st 200 in 27.52, 5th 400), Riley Raynes (3rd 400), Ava Valle (3rd 3,200), Ellie Wimer (3rd 300 hurdles), Amelia Clark (3rd discus); Winnisquam – Denessa Williams (3rd 100, 7th 200), Carly Drew (3rd pole vault), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (3rd)

Highlights: The Hawks won a 13-team meet hosted by Winnisquam, scoring 129 points. Somersworth (103), Belmont (83), Kearsarge (77), Monadnock (55) and Winnisquam (50) were the top six teams.

Boys’ Track

NH Distance Festival

Key players: Kearsarge – Daniel Dalbec (2nd 1 mile in 4:27.76); Bishop Guertin – Carson Fischer (1st 1 mile in 4:26.67); Coe-Brown – Luc Kerouac (6th 1 mile), Landon Graveline (12th 5,000); Phillips Exeter – Bocelli Howland-Vlahakis (1st 5,000 in 15:29)

Highlights: Dalbec finished second out of over 70 competitors at the inaugural N.H. Distance Festival hosted by Souhegan High School. The 5,000 meters was the other race that was contested with 16 runners competing.

Concord 3rd, Coe-Brown tied 7th

Key players: Concord – Thomas Saysaw (1st triple jump in 43-2.25, 2nd 100), Spencer Clemans (2nd 3,200), Riley Bolduc (2nd javelin), Suyog Nepal (3rd triple jump, 6th 110 hurdles), Colin Savard (3rd 100), Eddy Harerimana (3rd 300 hurdles), Ethan Harmon (6th 1,600), Corbin Dupuis (6th triple jump), 4x100 (2nd), 4x200 (5th); Coe-Brown – Jackson Doran (1st long jump in 20-7), Brogan Grzybowski (2nd 110 hurdles)

Highlights: Saysaw won the triple jump and anchored the second-place 4x100 relay to lead the Tide to third place out of 17 teams at the Salem Kiwanis Freshmen/Sophomore Meet. Pinkerton (135 points), Nashua North (100), Concord (63), Merrimack (61), Alvirne (56), Nashua South (29.5), Coe-Brown (18) and Hollis-Brookline (18) were the top eight teams. Robby Marcelin, Nepal and Savard joined Saysaw on the 4x100.

Winnisquam 1st, Belmont tied 3rd, Hopkinton 5th, Kearsarge 10th

Key players: Winnisquam – Brendan Goodwin (1st 800 in 2:02, tied 1st pole vault at 8-6), Dylan Griffin (tied 1st pole vault at 8-6), Nolan Abbott (1st 1,600 in 5:03), Taber Haggett (3rd discus), Dayton Brigante (tied 3rd pole vault), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (1st); Belmont – Brady Filteau (1st discus in 119-5), David Tripp (2nd 110 hurdles, 2nd 300 hurdles), Ethan Rivera (3rd shot put), Andrew Cryans (3rd 3,200), 4x100 (2nd); Hopkinton – Kristoff Cauley (2nd triple jump, 3rd high jump), Charles Wilkinson (2nd 3,200), Patrick Martin (3rd 300 hurdles, 5th 110 hurdles); Kearsarge – Jacob Dunn (3rd 110 hurdles, 5th high jump)

Highlights: The Bears won a 14-team meet on their home track, scoring 97.5 points. Monadnock (91), Belmont (67), Trinity (67) and Hopkinton (61) rounded out the top five, with Kearsarge finishing 10th with 26.5 points.

Boys’ Lacrosse

Concord 7, Keene 6

Key players: Concord – Liam Yeatman (3 goals), Brayden Beauregard (2 goals, assist), Ben Ryder (2 goals, assist), Jaden Haas (2 assists), Noah Wyatt (assist), Harry Snow (6 saves)

Highlights:  The Tide defeated Keene for the second time this season.

Records: Concord 3-5; Keene 1-6

Girls’ Lacrosse

Exeter 18, Concord 4

Key players: Concord  – Emma Pelletier (2 goals), Malie Ramshaw (2 goals), Sadie Pelletier (assist), Tadu Sirois (6 saves), Brooke Nelson (midfield), Elizabeth Thompson (defense)

Highlights: Concord held high-scoring Exeter to just four goals in the first quarter.

Coach’s quote: “We were missing three starters today, but the girls who were out there played hard and we did the best we could against Exeter.” – Concord’s Mike Zahn

Records: Exeter 8-1; Concord 0-7