Friday’s high schools: Pembroke basketball remains undefeated; Golden and Taylor sweep slalom for Concord

Boys’ BasketballPembroke 81, Hollis-Brookline 57Key players: Pembroke – Joe Fitzgerald (33 points), Javien Sinclair (13 points), Devin Riel (12 points), Zach Bemis (8 points)Highlights: Fitzgerald scored 17 of his points in the second half as the...

Boys’ basketball: Bow’s ‘different demeanor’ leads to strong win over Milford

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – Sometimes, Bow High boys’ basketball coach Scott Drapeau needs to remind himself that three of his starters are sophomores. One second they could make the perfect read; the next, they might throw the ball out of bounds. Despite that relative...

Patriots name Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick’s successor

By KYLE HIGHTOWER and ROB MAADDI

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jerod Mayo spent his entire professional football career learning from Bill Belichick, first as a player and then as an assistant.He’ll now have the weighty task of succeeding the future Hall of Famer and leading a New England...

High schools: Winnisquam tops Belmont girls’ basketball, Hopkinton hoops undefeated streak continues

Girls’ BasketballWinnisquam 63, Belmont 43Key players: Winnisquam – Lauren MacDonald (27 points), Sophia Braun (11 points), Vanessa Powers (9 points), Caidyn Carter (8 points); Belmont – Darci Stone (21 points), Maddie Carrier (11 points)Highlights:...

A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements

JV resultsThe Hopkinton JV girls’ basketball team improved to 6-1 with victories over Newfound, 40-13, and Kearsarge 28-11. Against Newfound, Avery Chase (10 points), Aisling Madden (6 points), Viola Pietrabissa (defense) and Molly Donoghue (defense)...

Superfan says those eager to kick out Bill Belichick are shortsighted

By RAY DUCKLER

Randy Pierce has been rooting for the New England Patriots for nearly 50 years.He watched them when they were awful, at Schaefer, Sullivan and Foxboro Stadiums in the 1970s and ‘80s. About a dozen years after his first live game, he began to listen to...

End of an era: Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships 

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots on Thursday, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league’s Super Bowl era, a person with knowledge...

Boys’ hockey: Late goal from freshman Jaden Haas vaults Concord over Bow in tightly-contested battle

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – For pretty much every team in Division I boys’ hockey, Concord’s the barometer to measure up against. And even though Bow (4-2) wound up on the wrong end of a 2-1 score on Wednesday night at Everett Arena, Falcons head coach Tim Walsh came...

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

WrestlingSalem 39, Concord 24Key players: Concord – Tony Gualtieri (won 12-11 decision at 165), Carl Sirrianna (pin at 175), Devon Farwell (pin at 215), Wayne Gutierrez-Sakakeeny (8-4 win at 285), Biswas Darji (pin at 106)Highlights:  The Tide dropped...

Monitor Sports Podcast: Big win for Pembroke boys’ hoops

Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri discuss Concord girls’ basketball’s win over Spaulding and the Tide’s tough schedule ahead, Pembroke and Concord Christian’s unbeaten starts, Pembroke boys’ basketball’s big win over Pelham and a big boys’ hockey...

‘The experience of a lifetime’: CHS alum Amy Cohen overcomes challenges to represent U.S. at Maccabi Games

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

For Amy Cohen, the chance to represent her home country on an international stage was something she never would have dreamed of just a couple years ago.The Plymouth State senior and 2021 Concord High School graduate just returned from Buenos Aires,...

High schools: Monday’s results

Girls’ BasketballGoffstown 55, Concord 50Key players: Goffstown – Maggie Sasso (21 points);Concord – Whitney Valliant (19 points), Delaney Duford (19 points)Highlights: The Tide connected on seven 3-points and went 13-for-20 from the free throw line,...

Wrestling: Concord wins 27-team Keene Minickiello tournament, Burke claims 120 title

By DAN ATTORRI

Since wrestling tournaments reemerged in 2021, Concord High head coach Ham Munnell has talked about “getting back to where (they) were.” The Crimson Tide showed a glimpse of its former glory by hoisting the champions plaque on Saturday.Junior Cullen...

High schools: Saturday’s hockey and indoor track results

Boys’ HockeyConcord 7, Pinkerton 1Key players: Concord – Carter Doherty (3 goals, assist), Dawson Fancher (goal, assist), AJ Dow (3 assists), Jordan Dustin (goal), Jaden Haas (goal), Cam Roy (goal)Highlights: Tide jumped out to 3-0 lead after the...

High schools: Hopkinton hoops sweep Kearsarge in tight battles; plus more Friday night basketball and skiing results

Girls’ BasketballHopkinton 44, Kearsarge 40, OTKey players: Hopkinton – Shaylee Murdough (17 points, 6 assists), Katie Brown (12 points), Helen Yeaton (8 points); Kearsarge – Ava Shapiro (12 points), Jada Kendrigan (9 points)Highlights: The Hawks took...

Boys’ basketball: Not quite revenge, but Pembroke holds off Pelham in 55-54 nailbiter

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – Yes, Pelham beat Pembroke twice last season, including 57-54 in the Division II championship game. But Friday wasn’t exactly a ‘revenge’ game. After all, the Spartans graduated nine seniors off their team, so most of the current players...

Girls’ basketball: Concord dominates Spaulding from the opening tip, cruises to a 38-point victory

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Although it was a matchup with 0-5 Spaulding, Concord head coach Rob Darrell viewed Friday night as one of his team’s most important games of the season.Entering 1-3 off a tough loss to Keene on Monday, the Tide needed a win at home to...

Monitor Sports Podcast: With winter season in full swing, hear from Pembroke boys’ basketball coach Mike Donnell

In the first episode of 2024, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri break down the start for area teams so far this winter season, including Pembroke boys’ basketball’s 3-0 start, Pembroke girls’ basketball’s 4-0 start and a new-look Concord boys’ hockey...

High schools: Concord’s Golden wins Alpine race at Gunstock; plus basketball and girls’ hockey results

Boys’ Alpine SkiingPortsmouth 372, Concord 369, Keene 369, Bishop Guertin 346, Dover 341, Spaulding 327Key players: Concord – Lucas Golden (1st), Brett McDonough (5th), Carter Pratt (11th), Pablo Winn (24th)Highlights:  Golden won with a combined time...

High schools: Bow, Concord wrestling win duals; Pembroke-Campbell hockey remains undefeated

WrestlingBow 78, Kearsarge 0Key players: Bow – Ryan Dolder (pin 138), Jared Dolder (pin 144), Jake Coulon (pin 150), Josiah Funches (pin 157,) Adler Moura (pin 126), Ben McDowell (pin 165), Joe McDowell (pin 174), Chase Flagg (pin 190), Jackson Hall...