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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Division I Central football coaches met last Thursday to vote on All-Conference teams, and several Concord High players were selected.Senior tight end Oscar Humelsine Perez was named to the All-Conference First Team, while senior offensive lineman...

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After a winless 2022-23 campaign, the Hillsboro-Deering boys’ varsity basketball team’s entered this season with a goal to win one game. Mission accomplished. The Hillcats locked down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding visiting Somersworth to...

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Several area football players were named to their respective division’s All-State roster, as selected by the NHIAA coaches. Gilford-Belmont led area Division II East programs with four First Team selections (including first-year quarterback Anakin...

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More area fall athletes received postseason accolades and Bishop Brady golf coach Jason Bird was named the Division III Coach of the Year, as voted on by NHIAA coaches. Standout freshman Mady Savary was named to the D-III First Team, as was Coe-Brown...

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High school wrestlers hit the mats for the start of the matches on Wednesday, but they’ll do so in much larger numbers this year. All four area Division III programs noted significant growth in their numbers, with Bow and John Stark’s teams three...

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The Concord Christian Academy boys’ basketball team kept things close on the first night of the NHIAA Division IV season, heading into halftime tied at 25-25, but the Kingsmen ultimately fell on the road to the Portsmouth Christian Academy Eagles,...

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Area coaches swept the Division II Coach of the Year awards, 21 area players were named to their respective First Team rosters and dozens more dotted the All-State lists that were released by the New Hampshire Soccer Coaches Association on...

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Ten area runners competed at the New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast, Maine.Hopkinton freshman Maddy Lane finished 17th in the girls’ race, the best finish by an area runner,...

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For the 11th season in a row, the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy boys are headed to New Englands. Senior Jamie Lano finished seventh individually to lead Coe-Brown to third place as a team, and Hopkinton freshman Maddy Lane finished seventh in the girls’...

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The Giants may have qualified for the final spot in the playoffs on the last day of the season, but they gave the top-seeded Tigers a good fight. But ultimately, committing four turnovers and facing Division IV’s top rusher was too much to overcome as...

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PLYMOUTH – The John Stark seniors remember walking off the field winless after their final game as freshmen. Four years later, they’re walking off the field for the final time in the playoffs.The No. 7 John Stark Generals (5-4) fought for every inch...

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AMHERST – Taking down one of Division II’s best football programs would take a near perfect game. But Bow went three-and-out and was forced to put on the first possession of the game and Souhegan’s JJ Bright scored on a 48-yard touchdown on his team’s...

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MANCHESTER – Concord Christian head coach Josh Winans described Newmarket as a “mountain to try to get up.” His team made some progress up that mountain, but will have to wait another year to find that summit.The No. 3 Concord Christian Academy...

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NASHUA – Over 110 minutes of soccer meant players were on the field long after the sun went down and the temperature dropped, making for cold conditions on the pitch. The ice in Aaron Barrieau’s veins was even colder. Barrieau made two saves in a...

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MANCHESTER – Last year, the Hopkinton boys barely had a team. Now, they’re state champions.With newfound depth and a full complement of teammates behind them, seniors Matt Clarner and Ben Daniels finished sixth and seventh to lead the Hawks to the...