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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The New England Wolves, part of the Eastern Hockey League, are looking for host families for some of their out-of-state players. Located in Laconia, the Wolves are a junior hockey program for young adults hoping to play hockey at the NCAA level.The...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Harrison Burton was so young the first time he went to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he doesn’t even remember how old he was. “Probably 1 or 2,” he estimated.A native of Huntersville, North Carolina just outside of Charlotte, Burton grew up around...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

In case winning a Division I championship wasn’t a thrilling enough way to cap off the 2023 season, Concord High softball’s Sarah Taylor added another accolade to a standout junior year: Gatorade Player of the Year for New Hampshire.She became the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

As summer kicks into full gear, Concord Parks and Recreation has started offering various activities for residents. From swimming pools to movie nights to sports camps, there are plenty of options to enjoy the summer months.The Concord Monitor caught...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Most people like to prove others wrong. Hannah McGonigle relishes the chance.When she had her first softball pitching lesson at 11 years old, she threw the ball straight up into the ceiling over and over again. Jen Boyden, most recently her coach at...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Concord area softball players participating in the annual Granite State Games took home a championship with a 10-2 win over the Monadnock Region team at NHTI on Wednesday evening.Area players, playing for the Lakes Region coached by Bow’s...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

No team dominated from start to finish this season quite like Bow girls’ lacrosse. The Falcons finished 18-1, defeating St. Thomas, 20-6, for the Division III championship. Bow’s average margin of victory across its three playoff games: 15 goals.For...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PLYMOUTH – Kennedy Craigue had already started running in from left field to celebrate.No. 1 Concord (20-1) led 3-2 in the top of the seventh inning in Saturday’s Division I softball championship game against No. 3 Winnacunnet (18-4). The Warriors’...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

 LACONIA – All season, Bishop Brady head coach Skip Foy could always count on his starting pitchers. Whether it was Mike Thresher, Owen Thornton or Charlie Bolnick, all three consistently gave the Giants chances to win games. But on Wednesday, in the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PLYMOUTH – An 0-1 pitch from Salem’s Ava McNamara sailed in to Delaney Duford, leading off for Concord in the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday night.Duford’s bat struck the ball as precisely as it could, crushing the pitch deep to left. Its...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PLYMOUTH – No. 2 Coe-Brown led No. 3 John Stark 5-3 in the top of the seventh, an out away from punching its ticket to the Division II softball championship for the second year in a row. But the Generals’ Savannah Chapman kept her team’s season alive,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

LACONIA – For the first six minutes of action between No. 1 Bow and No. 5 Concord Christian girls’ lacrosse in the Division III semifinals on Saturday night, it felt like a rerun of practically every Falcons game this season: scoring at will, without...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD – Concord’s Maddy Wachter stood in the circle on the softball diamond at Memorial Field early Saturday evening having retired each of the first 20 hitters she faced. Her team led 3-0 with two outs in the top of the seventh inning....

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

When Concord baseball last faced Bishop Guertin (11-10) on May 15 it was a laugher – an 18-1 win for the Crimson Tide on the road.Thursday’s first round playoff matchup between the seven seed and 10 seed was unsurprisingly much closer, though Concord...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Kearsarge took home the Division III boys’ tennis championship on Wednesday, while Bow finished as the runner up in Division II.The No. 2 Cougars defeated No. 1 Plymouth, 5-4, at Memorial FieldLiam Miller, Graham West and Eli Whipple took wins in...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – No. 7 Merrimack Valley trailed 4-1 in the top of the fourth inning. Sanborn’s Tessa Donigian stood on third base. Brooke Hanson stood at the plate. On a 1-1 pitch, Hanson lined a missile off the left shin of MV pitcher Liv Lacasse. Down...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK – Just 20 days ago, John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering’s odds of qualifying for the playoffs looked bleak. The General Cats had just lost 18-4 at Windham, falling to 3-6 on the season.Since then, the team’s won five of its last six, including...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Bow boys’ lacrosse finished 2022 at 2-13. A year later, the Falcons soar into the playoffs with an unbeaten regular season (14-0) under their belts and the favorites to take home the Division III championship plaque.The team allowed an average of just...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Few teams have been more dominant in any sport this spring than Bow girls’ lacrosse. At 15-1, the Falcons only loss came against Division I Portsmouth. Otherwise, Bow has played almost flawless lacrosse since the start of the season, outscoring...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – The Spartans’ softball season has been one of extremes – massive wins followed by blowout losses. So it seems somewhat fitting that at the end of the regular season, following an 11-3 victory over Bow on Thursday, Pembroke sits at...