Field Hockey

Concord 4, Portsmouth 0

Key players: Concord  – Lilly Merrill (2 goals), Ally McGonigle (assist), Amy Desrochers (goal, assist), Lexi Magee (2 assists), Elliana Wing (goal)

Highlights: Concord scored two goals off corners to open the season with a victory.

Coach’s quote: “It is nice to open the season with a win in the books. It was enjoyable to see some plays we have been practicing performed on the field during a game, especially the up front ball movement.” – Concord’s Nicole Armaganian

Records: Concord 1-0; Portsmouth 0-1

Merrimack Valley 3, Souhegan 2

Key players: MV – Taylor Gionet (16 saves), Kaiya Mercier (goal, 2 assists), Alyssa Brodeur (goal), Izzy Tucker (goal), Abbey Thompson (assist), Lauren Bailey (midfield)

Highlights: Souhegan scored twice in the second quarter, but the Pride scored three unanswered goals, one three minutes into the third and two in the fourth quarter. The Sabers had four penalty corners to MV’s six. Souhegan had a 19-11 advantage in shots on goal.

Coach’s quote: “I’m really proud of the way the girls never stopped pushing tonight. Digging yourself out of a two-goal hole against a talented Souhegan team is not easy. We played well-composed field hockey with a lot of grit. It’s a great way to start the season.” – MV’s Jennifer Colgan

Records: MV 1-0; Souhegan 0-2

Golf

Pelham 87, Bishop Brady 85, Stevens 72, John Stark 66

Key players: Bishop Brady – Mady Savary (40, 23 points), Aiden Boule (40, 23 points), Luke Bedard (43, 20 points), Chase Connor (44, 19 points); John Stark – Zack Fredette (44, 19 points), Charlie Pierce (45, 18 points), Landon Duclos (46, 17 points), Daniel Brisson (51, 12 points)

Highlights: The Giants narrowly finished second in a four-team match on their home course at Beaver Meadow. Savary and Boule tied for runner-up medalist honors, finishing one stroke behind the leader.

Coach’s quote: “Great day, lots of improvement from the first match, which is all I can ask. Every team was close, lots of good golf out there. Really excited for the rest of the year in D-III.” – Bishop Brady’s Jason Bird

Records: Pelham 3-0; Bishop Brady 4-2; Stevens 3-3; John Stark 3-5

Winnacunnet 206, St. Thomas 227, Merrimack Valley 229, Kennett 243

Key players: MV — Logan Rackliff, Logan McCullen, Colton Magoon, Tristan Pierce

Highlights: The Pride went 1-2 in its first match of the season on its home course at Loudon Country Club.

Coach’s quote: “There are a lot of positives to take away from tonight. This is a great match to build on and carry into the coming weeks.” – MV’s Joe Dougherty

Records: Winnacunnet 3-0; St. Thomas 2-1; MV 1-2; Kennett 0-3

Boys’ Soccer

Bishop Guertin 4, Concord 1

Key players: Concord – Jeremy Malette (goal), Festo Bahininwa (goalie), Dean Ayotte (goalie), Sadiki Rukumbuzi

Highlights: The Cardinals scored four goals in the first half to set the tone.

Coach’s quote: “We came out flat to start the match.” – Concord’s Scott Dunlop

Records: Bishop Guertin 1-1; Concord 0-2

Coe-Brown 1, Souhegan 0

Key players: Coe-Brown – Steve Phillips (4 saves), Tommy Maskwa (goal)

Highlights: Maskwa scored off a corner kick with only three remaining minutes in the game.

Coach’s quote: “The first half was flat for us energy-wise and we were playing as individuals. After halftime discussions, we controlled much of the ball and played our best link up play so far this. Still plenty to work on, but some really positive progress.” – Coe-Brown’s Christian Gompert

Records: Coe-Brown 1-1; Souhegan 0-1

Belmont 2, Sanborn 1

Key players: Belmont  – Nicolas Loeper (goal), Brody Ennis (goal), Keegan Martinez (assist), Jaxson Embree (7 saves)

Highlights: Trailing 1-0 at halftime, the Raiders regrouped and fought back for the win. Loeper scored 13 minutes into the second half to tie the game, and Ennis collected a headed pass from Martinez and ripped a shot into the net from the 18 for the game-winning goal with just under seven minutes left in the match.

Coach’s quote: “The Belmont boys found their grit in the second half to come from behind to win. Need to be better inside the 18, we let too many potential goals slip by. Getting better each day.” – Belmont’s Michael Foley

Records: Belmont 2-0; Sanborn 1-1

Hillsboro-Deering 2, Raymond 0

Key players: H-D – Alex Crowe (goal), Ryan Shortt (goal), Isaiah Gildea (assist), Joey LaValley, Anthony Alibrandi, Jack Harrington, Kolton Lefebvre, Ben Perrin

Highlights: The Hillcats ultimately won thanks to tenacious defense of the backline and the midfield. Lefebvre and Perrin held down the fort, while Lavalley, Alibrandi and Harrington dug deep defensively.

Coach’s quote: “Today’s game was a great one, and really showed the boys’ grit and determination. I couldn’t be more proud of the way that they grinded out the victory against another hard-working team such as Raymond.” – H-D’s Joey Gillett

Kearsarge 4, Fall Mountain 0

Highlights: The Cougars scored three goals in the first five minutes of the second half to put away the Wildcats.

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

Girls’ Soccer

Coe-Brown 6, Souhegan 4

Key players: Coe-Brown – Jaelyn Demers (3 goals), Ellie Escabi (goal, 3 assists), Jennifer Noni (goal, assist), Abbey Franke (goal, assist)

Highlights: Demers and Escabi led a balanced offensive attack by the Bears, while Noni and Franke played excellent midfield possession. Maggie Escabi, JadynSpearin and Sammy Perron also played well for Coe-Brown.

Coach’s quote: “This was one of those games where we were excellent at times and other times we were below average. Bad news is we were inconsistent in this game, but the good news is we were resilient. It’s early in the season and we can grow to become consistent.” – Coe-Brown’s Josh Hils

Records: Coe-Brown 2-0; Souhegan 0-2

John Stark 5, Laconia 0

Key players: John Stark – Brenna Crean (goal, 2 assists), Haley Stafford (goal), Evvy Tagliaferro (first career varsity goal), Kate Smith (goal), Madi Lamothe (goal), Avery Pellerin (assist), Lexi Korbet (assist), Lexi Boudreau (2 saves, clean sheet)

Coach’s quote: “Every member of the team contributed to get a good result.” –

Raymond 8, Hillsboro-Deering 0

Key players: H-D – Alexis Laporte (18 saves), Lily Valley (shot on goal)

Highlights: Laporte made 18 saves and Valley, a freshman striker, brought a lot of confidence to the Hillcat offense with a quality shot on target. H-D’s defense worked hard to minimize quality shooting opportunities for Raymond's offense, but the Rams ultimately claimed the victory.

Coach’s quote: “Although the score may not reflect the efforts put forth, this team made many improvements since our home opener last Friday. We will continue to get better each week at practices/games. These girls work so hard and I cannot wait to see their work pay off.” – H-D’s Jenna Rheault

Records: Raymond 1-0; H-D 0-2

Boys’ Cross Country

Kearsarge 11th, Hillsboro-Deering 13th

Key players: H-D – Elijah Bodanza (2nd, 15:45), Brennan Klumb (81st, 21:41), Keegan Poland (125th, 24:41); Kearsarge – Daniel Dalbec (3rd, 15:54), Zackary Hattan (67th, 20:56), Blake Lamothe (82nd, 21:44)

Highlights: The Cougars and Hillcats finished 11th and 13th, respectively, at the 13-team Jamie Martin invitational hosted by Sanborn Regional High School. ConVal’s William Simard won in 15 minutes, 27 seconds, 18 seconds ahead of Bodanza. Bodanza finished second out of 181 runners. Windham (51), Hollis-Brookline (76), Newmarket (121), Winnacunnet (133) and ConVal (150) were the top five teams. Kearsarge (294) and H-D (323) were the only two area teams that competed.

Girls’ Cross Country

Kearsarge 8th

Key players: Kearsarge – Anna Lizotte (36th, 25:13), Daphne Henrichsen (59th, 27:13), Ainsley Frenkiewich (66th, 28:34), Chester Holl (67th, 28:37), Emily Schoeber (73rd, 29:48); Hillsboro-Deering – Sarah McGranaghan (81st, 31:18)

Highlights: The Cougars finished eighth out of eight scoring teams at the Jamie Martin Invitational, hosted by Sanborn Regional High School. Dover’s Anique Poulin topped the field of 95 runners in 19:42. Dover (34) also won the team title, followed by Windham (56), Newmarket (91), Hollis-Brookline (101) and Goffstown (121) were the top five teams.