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After the last round of holiday tournaments on Monday, multiple local teams crowned themselves champions in style across New Hampshire.These tournaments don’t count toward regular-season records, but closing out the year by running the gauntlet...

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New England College is moving ahead with the second phase of its athletic facilities expansion. Starting in the spring of 2025, NEC will overhaul and renovate Bridges Gymnasium, build new offices for the athletic department and expand the strength...

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MANCHESTER – The Concord High boys’ hockey team had an off year last season, but took a step forward by reclaiming the Brian C. Stone Memorial Tournament title after beating Exeter, 3-1, in dominant fashion in Saturday night’s final at the JFK...

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BOW – The Friday night match-up between the Bow Falcons (1-1) and the Coe-Brown Bears (2-1) was a coaching duel that brought out the best of both teams early in the season. Individual players on both ends stepped up in crucial moments, but the Falcons...

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Merrimack Valley’s former sprinting star Seth Baylus is breaking, or maybe we should say “braking,” away from his track career with the goal of becoming the youngest member of Team USA’s bobsled crew with his sights set on the 2026 Winter...

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Nikki LaCasse helped open the Green Mountain Tableworx gallery downtown two years ago with the goal of providing customers with the exact centerpiece item their home needs.“I love being able to create something completely unique for a family, find out...

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The Concord Crimson Tide showed off their offensive firepower in an ice hockey doubleheader on Wednesday night.Concord freshman Nolan Walsh scored the opening goal against his father’s team and the Tide boys persevered through a tough first two...

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GOFFSTOWN – The Bow High and the Bishop Brady High swim teams met at the Goffstown YMCA on Tuesday night for a competitive evening against three other schools. The Falcons proved they have the talent and speed to win tight races across the board, and...

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The Concord High girls’ basketball team opened its season against Portsmouth High School at home on Monday night. The two are coming off very different seasons, Portsmouth (2-0) made the final four while the Tide finished with an 8-10 record that saw...

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Virtual cars flew across the screens as competitors in the NHIAA’s first competitive Rocket League state esports championship played the popular soccer-like game that uses race cars as the players, all vying to score a goal in the opposing team’s...

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Before the season started, the Kingsmen had only lost two games—and won 61—in the past three years during their ascent from Division IV to D-I. Tonight they suffered their third loss at the hands of a solid Bishop Guertin Cardinals team that outlasted...

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Two hundred gallons of water per minute mixed with freezing cold air shot a plume of snow 225 feet into the air at Beaver Meadow Golf Course creating a thick white base over the dormant green grass.Throughout the next month, a machine known as a HKD...

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PITTSFIELD – After difficult losses on the court opening night in Farmington, the Pittsfield Panthers looked to bounce back at home with a doubleheader against Portsmouth Christian Academy.The girls’ team is entering its third year since returning to...

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After a 30-year absence, basketball finally returned to Franklin High School for the Golden Tornadoes’ Division IV opening night double-header against Mount Royal in their renovated gym on Friday night in front of a packed house. Both the girls’ and...

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The Franklin High School wrestling program is returning this season after an eight-year absence with George Tarwo, a former state-champion wrestler, as a coach who brings experienced leadership to revitalize the program.The last time the Golden...

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FRANKLIN – Franklin High girls’ and boys’ basketball is returning to the Golden Tornadoes’ high school building after 30 years of playing in the middle school gym. Franklin’s athletic director, Dan Sylvester, attributed the success of the project to...

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Johnny Huston was walking down Pleasant St. in Concord eating a bagel and spied the place of his dreams – an empty retail space perfectly sized for the clothing business he had always wanted.After flipping a coin to decide his future, the 24-year-old...

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The annual Concord Ski and Skate sale is moving again this year to a former Family Dollar in Penacook next to Constantly Pizza.The Capital Ski & Outing Club will sell skis, snowboards, clothes and gear from vendors and direct from the community from 9...

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New England College’s women’s basketball team has a 1-2 guard punch that’s been terrorizing teams across the state and region since they first played together in elementary school.The two, Macy Gordon and Mackenzie McDonald, now juniors in college,...

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Kristina Tkach was shooting pool in Penacook Thursday morning at Capital City Billiards, knocking down shots one after one.For those who don’t know, Tkach, who goes by the nickname “The Krystal,” is the current 10-ball pool world champion and the No.1...