Coe-Brown’s Dave Smith still loves coaching basketball, even at 78 years old

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

When Dave Smith first started coaching basketball in 1967, Super Bowl II was just months away, the United States hadn’t yet landed a man on the moon and the Puritan Backroom hadn’t yet invented the chicken tender.Almost six decades later, Smith, now...

High schools: NH Coaches Series Nordic results, Thursday’s basketball games

Girls’ Nordic SkiingNH Coaches Series Race #1Key players: Hopkinton – Elizabeth Trafton (13th, 11:12), Florence Dapice (25th, 12:18), Isabel Afflerbach (35th), Lia Chapin (39th), Amelia Walsh (47th); Kearsarge – Ava Valle (28th), Katherine Blagden...

High schools: Franklin hoops sweep Pittsfield; plus hockey, skiing and wrestling results

Boys’ BasketballFranklin 53, Pittsfield 35Key players: Franklin – Zeke McCoy (17 points)Highlights:  McCoy now sits just four points shy of 1,000 for his career, scoring 17 against the Panthers and getting the Tornadoes back into the win column after...

Girls’ hockey: Concord hangs on for third win in a row after late push from Kingswood-Prospect Mountain

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Crimson Tide head coach Kate Billings could exhale. She’d just watched her team nearly blow a 4-1 third period lead but hang on for a 4-3 win over Kingswood-Prospect Mountain (4-8) on Wednesday night for Concord’s third consecutive...

Boys’ hockey: Bow falls flat in 5-1 loss to Bedford

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – It was about as bad a night as Bow (8-4) could’ve had. A game at home against an inferior team in Bedford (5-5) with a chance to move to 9-3 on the season turned into a bloodbath. The Falcons trailed 2-1 after the first period and 5-1 after...

AP: Patriots are hiring Rams assistant Jeremy Springer as special teams coordinator

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

The New England Patriots have an agreement in place with Los Angeles Rams assistant Jeremy Springer to become their special teams coordinator, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.The person spoke to the AP on condition...

Boys’ basketball: Pembroke’s maturity and togetherness fuels overtime win over Manchester West

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – The Pembroke Academy boys’ basketball team led Manchester West 50-40 with 4:37 left in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night. With two minutes left, their lead was just 52-49. With 30 seconds left, it was tied, 56-56.Pembroke nearly suffered...

Girls’ Basketball: Concord Christian defeats Pembroke in battle of unbeaten teams

By DAN ATTORRI

Pembroke Academy head coach Steve Langevin knew what to expect when his Spartans took on Concord Christian Academy on Tuesday night. Simply put, “We know what they do. They do things really well.”Concord Christian did most things really well, forcing...

High schools: Coe-Brown, John Stark hoops sweep opponents, plus more Tuesday night basketball

Girls’ BasketballCoe-Brown 51, Bishop Brady 45Key players: Coe-Brown – Kalina Kasprzak (21 points, 8 rebounds), Hannah Meehan (12 points), Emma Lapierre (10 points); Bishop Brady – Claire Jackson (15 points), Peyton Bryson (12 points)Highlights: Brady...

Monitor Sports Podcast – John Stark’s Tiffany Lewis recaps massive win for the Generals

On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri discuss John Stark girls’ basketball’s big win over Bow, Concord Christian’s big game coming up this week against Pembroke girls’ basketball, the success of area D-II boys’ basketball teams,...

Alpine skiing: Hopkinton wins 2nd consecutive Capital Cup

By DAN ATTORRI

Scott Zipke likes that the Capital Cup has a “competitive midseason feel” to it. For the second year in a row, that competition has gone Hopkinton’s way.Junior Merrick Chapin led the Hopkinton boys to a 1-2-4 finish in the boys’ slalom to lead the...

High schools: Monday’s basketball and hockey results

Girls’ BasketballBishop Brady 66, Plymouth 47Key players: Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson (24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals), Morgan Casey (13 points, 8 rebounds), Mia Wagner (10 points, 4 steals), Maia Dow (8 points), Claire Jackson (8 points,...

High schools: Brady girls’ hockey beats Bedford, 3-1

Girls’ HockeyBishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry 3, Bedford 1Key players: BLT – Meghan Schmidt (goal), Ali Pelletier (goal), Finley Hollenberg (goal), Kacey Yorston (7 saves)Highlights:  BLT scored two goals in the second period, added one more in the...

A Look at the Lynx: A look back at NHTI 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame class

As NHTI prepares for the coming announcement of the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024, we take a closer look at the Class of 2023.The class was led by three exceptional Lynx athletes – Adam Cloutier, Justine Benson, and Tori Lemay. Adding to the...

Wrestling: Falcons place fourth in historic Capital City Classic finish; Bow’s Moura, Concord’s Burke win titles 

By DAN ATTORRI

At the beginning of the season Bill Chavanelle hoped his Falcons would be able to compete with the best teams in the state. Now, they are beating them.Seniors Adler Moura won the 113-pound title, Ben McDowell was the runner-up at 165, Jared Dolder...

High schools: Saturday’s hockey results

Boys’ HockeyConcord 3, Bedford 0Key players: Concord – Jaden Haas (2 goals), AJ Dow (goal), Cam Chandonnet (assist), Chad Lariviere (assist), Carter Doherty (assist), Luukas Mayer (goalie)Highlights: Haas scored two minutes into game to give the Tide...

High schools: Friday night basketball results

Boys’ BasketballPembroke 54, Merrimack Valley 45Key players: Pembroke – Joe Fitzgerald (38 points), Zach Bemis (7 points), Evan Berkeley (5 points); MV – Nic Oglesby (13 points, 8 rebounds), Trevor Simonds (8 points)Highlights:  Fitzgerald faced a...

Girls’ basketball: John Stark’s composure carries the Generals to massive win over Bow

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

WEARE – It was just the type of game John Stark struggled to close out last year: high intensity, back and forth, neither team building much separation. But on Thursday night, the Generals (8-3) showed how much they’ve grown since then, closing out a...

High schools: Thursday’s basketball results

Boys’ BasketballBow 69, John Stark 53Key players: Bow – Jake Reardon (25 points); John Stark – Donnie White (15 points, 3 assists), Joey Dykstra (14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals)Highlights: The Generals had a narrow lead at the half, but too many...

Concord High School announces new steps to ensure athletic event safety

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Last Friday night, the Concord High boys’ basketball home game against Portsmouth ended abruptly in the fourth quarter after a fight broke out in the stands.In an email to the school community this week, Concord High Principal Tim Herbert said the...