Girls’ basketball: Six area teams qualify for Division II playoffs, led by Concord Christian

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Area teams make up three of the top four seeds in this year’s Division II girls’ basketball playoffs, which begin on Wednesday.Concord Christian, playing in its only season in D-II before moving up to D-I next year, took the top seed after finishing...

Monitor Sports Podcast – Previewing the D-II basketball and D-I hockey playoffs

On this week’s episode, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap Saturday’s D-III girls’ basketball championship game win for Kearsarge over Hopkinton and the D-III boys’ semifinal loss for the Cougars, while also previewing the D-II boys’ and girls’...

Hockey: Concord and Bow boys, Concord girls enter playoffs on cold stretches

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

It had been roughly three years since Concord High boys’ hockey last lost a regular-season game, but on Feb. 13, the long winning streak finally came to an end in a 4-1 defeat against Hanover. Previously 11-0-1 on the season, the Tide finished just...

Boys’ basketball: Pembroke, Coe-Brown and Bow lead the pack among D-II area playoff teams

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Like last season, the Pembroke Spartans top the list among area teams to qualify for the Division II boys’ basketball playoffs. At 16-2, last year’s runner-up turned in another impressive season with a mostly new group of players.Returning senior Joe...

NHTI Athletics: Lofton joins 1,000 point club; Men host playoff game Saturday

NHTI Lynx women’s basketball had its season come to an end over the weekend. They fell in the opening round of the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) Tournament to the two-seed, University of Maine-Augusta (UMA). The Lynx women’s basketball went...

Wrestling: Bow’s Moura wins state title; Concord’s Beauregard wins girls crown

By DAN ATTORRI

Bow High’s Adler Moura set high expectations for himself heading into this wrestling season. He already had three major awards to his name heading into Saturday’s Meet of Champions and left the Bedford High School gym with a fourth.Moura, a senior,...

High schools: Saturday’s hockey results

Boys’ HockeyHanover 3, Concord 2, OTKey players: Concord – Jack Shoemaker (goal), Carter Doherty (goal), AJ Dow (2 assists)Highlights: Concord tied the game twice, including a game-tying goal from Doherty with 3:28 left to force overtime, but it...

Girls’ basketball: Hopkinton’s title run falls short against Kearsarge; Cougars win first state title in 22 years

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

In the Division III semifinals against Winnisquam, Hopkinton seemed to be able to score whenever it wanted. On Saturday, with a state championship on the line against No. 4 Kearsarge at Keene State, the Hawks’ offense mostly vanished.After taking a...

Girls’ basketball: Concord beats Dover on Senior Night to keep playoff hopes alive

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Friday night was a whirl of emotions in the Concord High School gymnasium.It was Senior Night, it was head coach Rob Darrell’s final game coaching in the gym and the Crimson Tide needed to beat Dover (11-7) to keep its playoff hopes...

High schools: Thursday and Friday’s results

Boys’ Nordic SkiingCapital Area ChampionshipKey players: Hopkinton – Matt Clarner (1st, 13:49.5), Andrew Clarner (9th), Anthony Cauley (10th); Bow – Eli Wilkening (2nd, 14:56.5), Aiden Ciminesi (8th); Concord – Dean Ayotte (3rd), William Corbett...

Bow’s wrestling championship was a year in the making

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The preparation began the second the 2022-23 season ended. Bow’s wrestlers knew they could win a state championship, and they weren’t about to let the opportunity pass them by.The Falcons finished second in last year’s Division III state championships...

High schools: Hopkinton’s Chapin wins MOC slalom title

Boys’ Alpine SkiingMeet of ChampionsKey players: Hopkinton – Merrick Chapin (1st slalom in 1:17.66), Harrison Wilson (5th giant slalom in 1:21, 6th slalom in 1:20.49), Conrad Mollano (17th GS), Cameron Bassett (29th GS, 46th slalom), Coley Wells (36th...

Dartmouth College to honor memory of football coach Teevens with celebration, athletic complex name

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Dartmouth College will honor the memory of its winningest football coach by adding his name to its athletic complex next fall.Buddy Teevens, known nationally for his efforts to make football safer, died in September of injuries he had sustained in a...

Girls’ basketball: Hopkinton rolls past Winnisquam, now one win away from Division III championship

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – Losing eight seniors from a final four team usually isn’t a recipe for success the following season, but for the Hopkinton Hawks (15-3), that was never an excuse. With three returners and an impactful group of underclassmen, the No. 2 Hawks...

Girls’ basketball: No. 4 Kearsarge upsets No. 1 St. Thomas to advance to D-III final

By DAN ATTORRI

In 20 seasons as the Kearsarge Regional High School girls’ basketball coach, Ed Tenney has seen some impressive performances from his teams. Wednesday night’s game might be the best one.Kearsarge was composed from start to finish, never trailed and...

High schools: Wednesday’s hockey and basketball results

Girls’ BasketballJohn Stark 63, Pembroke 57Key players: John Stark – Eleanor Girardet (13 points), Abby Duclos (13 points), Avery Geaumont (12 points), Izabel Korbet (12 points); Pembroke  – Annelise Dexter (34 points), Kaitlin Arenella (10...

Monitor Sports Podcast – Bill Chavanelle talks Bow’s wrestling championship

On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap last week’s D-III basketball playoff results and an eventful weekend of wrestling, while also previewing the D-II basketball and D-I hockey playoff scenarios. Then, Bow wrestling coach...

Boys’ basketball: Kearsarge’s run comes to a halt against No. 1 Conant

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – No. 4 Kearsarge knew it could beat the top-seeded Orioles (19-1). The Cougars had done so just 14 days prior, the only team to beat Conant all season. For the first eight minutes, a repeat seemed possible, if not likely. Kearsarge started the...

High schools: Concord boys’ basketball wins on senior night, Franklin falls short in D-IV playoffs

Boys’ BasketballConcord 84, Salem 58Key players: Concord – Alain Twite (21 points), Japhet Nduwayo (20 points), Derek Ramos (9 points)Highlights: Concord opened its senior night with a 22-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, extending...

Noah Dunlap’s 3-pointer, a moment of joy years in the making

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

It was the coolest moment of Noah Dunlap’s life. Senior Night at Kearsarge Regional High School on Feb. 6.Dunlap, a Kearsarge senior who has autism, had the chance to play for the varsity team for the first time. In the first quarter, he made a layup;...