High schools: MV boys’ basketball upsets West, Kearsarge knocks off defending champs

Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 52, Manchester West 48Key players: MV – Trevor Simonds (17 points), Logan Gabour (14 points, 10 rebounds), Nate Joubert (4 assists); West –  Max Shosha (17 points, four 3-pointers)Highlights: The Pride started the...

High schools: Bow girls win 5th straight hoops contest, Tuesday’s basketball and Alpine results

Girls’ BasketballBow 47, Timberlane 22Key players: Bow – Juliette Tarsa (25 points), Ella Trefethen (11 points), Bry Szepan (4 points), Kate Labrecque (4 points)Highlights:  The Falcons won their fifth straight game on Tuesday night.Records: Bow 7-2;...

High schools: Monday’s results

Girls’ BasketballHopkinton 42, Stevens 39Key players: Hopkinton  – Shaylee Murdough (12 points), Sydney Westover (11 points), Lizz Holmes (7 points); Stevens – Kiley Bundy (16 points)Highlights: The Hawks and Cardinals had their second game in four...

A Look at the Lynx: Pembroke’s Dorr named conference player of the year

A weekly roundup of the local athletes at NHTIAdrienne Dorr of Pembroke capped an extraordinary debut season by being named Yankee Small College Conference Player of the Year and Second Team All-American.Despite an injury setback, the Pembroke Academy...

High schools: Concord, Bow hockey earn big victories; plus more results from Saturday

Boys’ HockeyConcord 5, Bishop Guertin 1Key players: Concord – Dawson Fancher (2 goals, 2 assists), Chad Lariviere (goal, 3 assists), AJ Dow (goal, 2 assists), Jack Showmaker (goal), Carter Doherty (2 assists)Highlights: The Tide scored three goals in...

Girls’ basketball: Hopkinton off to 9-1 start after 45-40 win over Stevens

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – Through 10 games this season, the Hopkinton Hawks have won nine times, lost just once and impressed even their first-year head coach Mike Mahoney.After another marquee win on Friday, 45-40, over Stevens (7-3), the Hawks (9-1) find...

High schools: Friday night’s basketball results

Girls’ BasketballBow 50, Oyster River 44Key players: Bow – Kate Labrecque (13 points), Juliette Tarsa (12 points), Bry Szepan (10 points), Ella Trefethen (10 points), Kylie McKee (3 points)Highlights: The Falcons won their fourth in a row, handing...

R.I. man charged in connection with Patriots fan’s death pleads not guilty

The Associated Press

BOSTON — One of two Rhode Island men charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct in connection with the death of a fan at a New England Patriots game pleaded not guilty Friday.In a brief appearance at Wrentham District Court, John Vieira,...

Boys’ basketball: John Stark stuns MV at the buzzer in overtime, Generals ‘having some fun’ after multi-year rebuild

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – As the John Stark Generals swarmed senior Elliot Belliveau on the court after his game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime to pull off the upset Thursday night at Merrimack Valley, 67-64, there was more jubilation in that brief...

High schools: Thursday’s basketball results

Boys’ BasketballBow 72, Souhegan 64Key players: Bow – Jake Reardon (29 points), Brendan O’Keeffe (21 points, 7 rebounds), Sean Guerrette (offense and defense off the bench)Coach’s quote:  “Started out quick with some easy baskets, then it seemed we...

Boys’ basketball: By the skin of its teeth, Hopkinton hangs on to beat Gilford to extend win streak to six

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONTOOCOOK – There was a point on Wednesday night where it looked like Hopkinton boys’ basketball was in deep trouble. Then it looked like the Hawks were in cruise control. And then they nearly blew it.Hopkinton trailed defending champions Gilford,...

High schools: Wednesday’s Nordic skiing, basketball, hockey and wrestling results

Boys’ Nordic SkiingHopkinton at Gunstock BiathlonKey players: Hopkinton – Matt Clarner (1st), Harrison Wilson (15th), Cam Bassett (16th)Highlights:  The Hawks opened their season in a paintball biathlon race at Gunstock on Wednesday. Hopkinton...

Monitor Sports Podcast: Big win, big losses and a big milestone

This week, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap Concord boys’ hockey’s 2-1 win over Bow, a big win for Bow boys’ basketball over Milford, Concord Christian’s continued dominance in D-II girls’ hoops and some local wrestling results from last...

High schools: Sunday and Monday’s results

Boys’ BasketballHanover 53, Pembroke 31Key players: Hanover – Jayson Oriel (17 points), Ryan McLaughlin (11 points); Pembroke – Joe Fitzgerald (11 points), Zach Bemis (10 points)Highlights: The Bears were consistent and disciplined on both sides of...

Facing another warm and wet winter, Concord High’s Nordic ski team continues to adapt

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

It’s no secret that Nordic skiing has become more difficult in the Concord area than ever before. It’s also no secret why.Warmer temperatures mean less snow and more rain, like just last week when Concord received over eight inches of snow on Jan. 7...

A Look at the Lynx: NHTI men’s hoops ranked No.6 in nation

The men's basketball team kicked off the new year with a decisive 85-76 home win over the Berkeley College Knights. With the win, NHTI remains atop the Yankee Small College Conference with a 9-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in conference play. They...

‘Exactly how I would’ve wanted it’: Bow varsity coach Cassidy Emerson joins forces with her father courtside

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

If she has any nerves, she doesn’t show them.Cassidy Emerson, a 27-year-old first-time varsity girls’ basketball coach, paces the sidelines at Bow High School as if she’s done this for years. Perhaps it’s her father, Dale Emerson, sitting beside her...

High schools: Coe-Brown boys, Kearsarge girls win big indoor track meet, plus Saturday’s hockey results

Boys’ Indoor TrackCoe-Brown 1st, John Stark tied 2nd, Merrimack Valley 6th, Belmont tied 7th, Kearsarge 10th, Pembroke tied 14thKey players: Coe-Brown – Cameron Lee (1st 55 hurdles in 8.69 seconds, 6th 300), Elias Warner (1st shot put at 47-8), Jamie...

Wrestling: Bow sweeps quad against D-I and D-II competition, plus more tournament action

By DAN ATTORRI

Bow’s coaching staff was curious to see how well their Falcons would hold up against Division I and D-II competition. The answer? Very well.Fourteen different wrestlers provided victories, including 3-0 days from sophomore Hunter Hutchinson (285...

Girls’ basketball: Concord Christian’s Emma Smith scores 1,000th career point in statement victory over Hanover

By DAN ATTORRI

Emma Smith made a statement in the first four minutes of Friday night’s game. At the end of the night, the Concord Christian Academy girls’ basketball team had made another.Smith scored a 3 on the Kingsmen’s first possession of the game and hit...