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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

 Miles Sattely, an 8-year-old resident of New London, placed third overall last week in the U.S.A. Snowboard and Freeski Association’s national championships in Copper Mountain, Colorado.Over 10 days, Sattely participated in slopestyle, slalom, giant...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats – the Double-A affiliate for the Toronto Blue Jays – released their roster for the 2023 season ahead of their season opener Thursday. Orlevis Martinez, the fourth-ranked prospect in the Blue Jays’ organization, headlines...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

That first tennis match of the year can be a jolt – moving from the warm, temperature-controlled gym to the blustery, sunny conditions outside. But Kearsarge girls’ tennis overcame both the weather conditions and Lebanon to pick up a 6-3 win to open...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

It was like eavesdropping on a conversation between United States senators.“Patience.” “Compromise.” “Listen to others.”But these weren’t U.S. senators or even New Hampshire state representatives. These were students at Belmont High School. And over...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

SALISBURY – Salisbury resident Tricia Thompson lives near one of the most beat up parts of West Salisbury Road. But she still doesn’t believe now is the right time to vote to increase the town budget to help repair it.“I know how bad it is, and I’ll...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

NHTI men’s basketball coach Irvin Harris was named the Yankee Small College Conference coach of the year for the 2022-23 season, his first leading the program. The Lynx finished their season 11-3 in the conference, in part because of their offense,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The feeling of defeat felt foreign to Concord boys’ hockey.But after Bedford’s Javin Manfield slid the game-winning goal past Tide goalie Kalan Gaudreault in the D-I semifinal, that feeling hit them like a ton of bricks.The Tide entered the 2022-23...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

The 2022-23 season was a strong year for area Division II boys’ basketball programs, with four qualifying for the playoffs and Pembroke reaching the championship game where the Spartans came up just short against Pelham, 57-54.The Spartans entered the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

DURHAM – No. 1 Bow led 37-36 with 16 seconds left in the fourth.No. 2 Kennett’s Kaylee McLellan drove to the basket, desperate to put up a shot to try to win the game for the Eagles (21-1). The clock struck 0.0, the red lights flashed on the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

DURHAM – Pembroke’s offense turned in prolific performances all season. But when the Spartans needed baskets the most, leading just 44-42 entering the fourth quarter of the Division II championship game at the University of New Hampshire on Sunday...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Concord head coach Tim LaTorra spent his Wednesday at the Division I boys’ basketball semifinals in Exeter, a chance to gather concrete evidence for what separated the Tide from some of the top programs in the division.2022-23 was surely a rebuilding...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

MANCHESTER – A feeling of emptiness permeated out of the Concord High boys’ hockey team’s locker room at JFK Coliseum on Wednesday night. There were surely other feelings, too: sadness, anger, frustration, disbelief, shock, exhaustion.Losing 3-2 in...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

KINGSTON – No. 1 Bow (20-0) found itself in unfamiliar territory midway through the first period of Wednesday night’s Division II semifinal at Sanborn High School: trailing by multiple possessions.No. 5 Laconia (14-5) opened up a 7-0 lead to start the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – Beating the No. 1 Bow Falcons (19-0) is hard enough; beating them after digging yourself a 16-2 hole makes it virtually impossible. Such was the case on Saturday night for No. 8 Pembroke (14-6) in the Division II quarterfinal that saw the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE – Mike Strazzeri had just knocked down a free throw to complete an and-one with about 25 seconds to play in the second quarter against No. 10 Kennett. Moments later, he poked the ball free and raced back to the basket for a layup. Then after...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

MANCHESTER – Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry head coach Dan Earley doesn’t exactly have a deep roster to work with. In fact, his roster’s so small (11 players) that he’s able to stand along the boards with them during games instead of standing behind...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

A Thursday 9 a.m. practice during February break doesn’t sound like much fun, especially on a dreary, chilly, rainy morning.But the Bow High girls’ basketball team stands in a semicircle around head coach Phil Davis and assistant coach Joe Evans...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Early in the season, Pembroke head coach Mike Donnell emailed the team parents asking if one of the families would be kind enough to host a team dinner. Little did he anticipate the response.“We had seven straight weeks of team dinners,” said Donnell....

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

NORTHWOOD – No. 6 Coe-Brown (14-5) started fast and ended fast in Wednesday night’s Division II first round playoff matchup against No. 11 Bow (9-10). The Bears opened up a 23-8 lead in the first quarter en route to a 70-50 win over a shorthanded...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Not much separated Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry (13-4-0) from Concord (13-5-0) in the standings this season. In their lone matchup in mid-January, the Tide emerged victorious, 4-1. But both teams have evolved since that meeting: Brady won nine of...