Tennis

Boys’ doubles state championship

Key players: Kearsarge – Graham West and Liam Miller (advanced to semifinals); Bow – Aaron Barrieau and Patrik Jurcins (reached second round), Milo Cocola and Ben Rondeau (lost in first round)

Highlights: West and Miller defeated Cocola and Rondeau, 8-1, in the opening round, and West and Miller also defeated pairs from Windham (8-3) and St. Thomas (8-5) to advance the semifinals of the boys’ doubles state championship. Sunday’s early rounds were held at SNHU. The semifinals and final will be played at SNHU on Thursday. West and Miller will take on the No. 2 seeded doubles team from Bedford.

Boys’ singles state championship

Key players: Bow – Aaron Barrieau (8-6 win in first round), Ben Rondeau (lost in first round); Kearsarge – Graham West (8-5 win in first round), Liam Miller (lost in first round); Coe-Brown – James Larson-Clark (lost in first round)

Highlights: Barrieau and West were the only two local competitors that advanced to the Round of 16, in Saturday’s boys’ singles state championship, held at at Manchester West and Manchester Memorial. Barrieau lost his second round match, 8-0, while West also lost in the second round, 8-5.

Girls’ singles state championship

Key players: Kearsarge – Tori Montagna (reached round of 16); Bishop Brady – Laura Yap and Anya Koshy (lost in first round)

Highlights: Montagna defeated Yap, 9-8 (7-2) in the first round of Saturday’s girls’ singles state championship at the campuses of SNHU and The Derryfield School. Montagna then lot to Merrimack’s Katie Costa (8-2) in the round of 16.

Girls’ doubles state championship

Key players: Bishop Brady – Laura Yap and Anya Koshy, Avery Sahr and Maddie Cole-Tucker

Highlights: Two Brady doubles teams competed in the girls’ doubles state championship that was held on Sunday on the campuses at SNHU and The Derryfield School. Yap and Koshy lost a narrow 8-6 match to a pair from Trinity, while Sahr and Cole-Tucker lost 8-2 in the opening round to a duo from Keene. 

D-I Boys’ Lacrosse

No. 2 Bishop Guertin 14, No. 7 Concord 2

Key players: Concord – Ben Ryder (goal), Tyler Morin (goal), Jaden Haas (assist), Carter Doherty (assist), Logan Shimer and Henry Snow (goalies)

Highlights: The Tide fell to the Cardinals in Saturday’s quarterfinal.

Coach’s quote: “Three-time defending state Bishop Guertin is a veteran team that hasn’t lost in New Hampshire in years. Proud of the boys stepping up to the challenge. Thank you to our seniors and good luck in the future.” – Concord’s Jeff Smith

Records: Bishop Guertin 16-3; Concord 8-10

D-III Softball

No. 1 Newport 5, No. 8 Hopkinton 1

Highlights: The Hawks played well, but a few key misplays in the field opened the door for the undefeated Tigers in Saturday’s quarterfinal. With two outs in the second, a misplayed fly ball allowed Newport to stay at bat and the next batter hit a two-run home run. The Hawks got one back in the third off a single by Skylar Clay and an errant throw that went into the outfield. The Tigers kept the Hopkinton off balance by using two pitchers and working high in the zone.

Coach’s quote: “Newport is a great team. We had to be cleaner today on defense and we gave them the opportunities they needed. We had a good season especially after an 0-5 start. All the players should be proud of the way they battled back from that to reach the quarters.” – Hopkinton’s Liz Kovar

Records: Newport 17-0; Hopkinton 10-8