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FootballJohn Stark 14, Merrimack Valley 6Key players: John Stark – Joey Dykstra (2 rush TD); MV – Travis Garcia (2-for-2 FG; offensive line), Reece Clermont (RB), Colby Scheffer (RB)Highlights: Dykstra ran for a pair of touchdowns in his first game...

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

Jim Corkum’s fourth year as Concord football’s head coach will officially begin on Friday as the team travels to Grizzlies Field in Goffstown.The Tide had an underwhelming 2023 season, not making the playoffs with a 1-7 NHIAA Division I record (3-7...

Field HockeyConcord 4, Portsmouth 0Key players: Concord  – Lilly Merrill (2 goals), Ally McGonigle (assist), Amy Desrochers (goal, assist), Lexi Magee (2 assists), Elliana Wing (goal)Highlights: Concord scored two goals off corners to open the season...

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

Merrimack Valley High School’s varsity volleyball program will begin it’s inaugural season at John Stark Regional High School on Wednesday. This project is many years in the making and the time has finally come for the team to compete.In the fall of...

uBy ALEXANDER RAPPand DAN ATTORRI

Concord High’s Chris Beyer won the New England cross country championship as a senior in 1991, and he was the last Crimson Tide athlete to do so. Now, 33 years later, he has taken over the as the girls’ cross country head coach.After falling short of...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Concord High golf team couldn’t have asked for a better opening to the season. The Crimson Tide posted the best five scores of the day – led by sophomore Jaden Haas who earned medalist honors – as Concord carded a combined score of 190 to easily...

By DAN ATTORRI

Pembroke Academy experienced some low moments last season. Coming off back-to-back championship game appearances, the Spartans experienced some poor results in 2023, sinking as low as 14th place in the Division II standings.Hampered by multiple...

By DAN ATTORRI

When Cassidy Huckins played field hockey for Merrimack Valley, John Stark wasn’t even on the radar.In the four years that Huckins played for the Pride between 2011-14, MV amassed a 44-21-3 record, reaching the playoffs all four years and playing in...

By DAN ATTORRI

After spending so many seasons near the top of the standings, but just shy of reaching the peak, the Concord High School golf team finally claimed a coveted title – the program’s first in 22 years. Now, the Tide is going for a repeat.Last season was a...

By DAN ATTORRI

Summer conditioning is done, equipment has been handed out and, on Friday morning, area high school football players donned helmets for the first time, marking the official beginning of the 2024-25 NHIAA season.This fall is also the beginning of a new...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Erik Whitsitt didn’t need another javelin thrower. The assistant coach for the University of Tennessee track and field team had already filled his roster for the upcoming season.But when his former Boise State teammate Nate Putnam sent him a video of...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Concord High School’s new athletic director Steve Largy is no stranger to the community. He went to high school at Concord Christian, played sports in Concord and Hopkinton and also coached against numerous CHS teams while working at Nashua North and...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

After a long search, Concord High School has officially announced its new athletic director.Stephen Largy will replace Steve Mello, who recently retired after holding the position of director of physical education, health and sport for the last 16...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Every time Concord High puts on a concert, Gabe Cohen rents a U-Haul. The Christa McAuliffe Auditorium at the high school —  the district’s largest performance space — has 397 seats, just enough to seat one grade of its student body of 1,400....

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

When Alexavier Hildreth begins business classes at Southern New Hampshire University this fall, his mother Jillian Fox will also be enrolled. He’s the reason she’s there. “I didn’t get to do this,” Fox said, tears welling behind her sunglasses, as the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

From top-tier pitching and hitting to prolific scoring, stout defense and incredible athleticism, the Spring 2024 season saw numerous standout student-athletes in the Concord area.Here are the Monitor’s Players of the Season:BaseballAnthony Paolicelli...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

While no area softball teams won state titles this spring, there was no shortage of noteworthy storylines. Concord was stunned by a double-digit seed in the first round of the playoffs, while Bow turned in its best season in program history and...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Bow High baseball headlined area teams this spring on the diamond, winning the state championship for Division II. It was also a strong spring season for Belmont and John Stark, both of which made deep playoff runs as well.Here is a recap of the area...

By DAN ATTORRI

Concord High softball’s playoff run might have been cut short, but Maddy Wachter’s light still shined brightly in the circle this year.The Crimson Tide’s senior ace was absolutely dominant this season, earning Gatorade’s New Hampshire Softball Player...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Numerous area teams turned in strong 2024 seasons in boys’ lacrosse. Bow reached the championship game in Division III, Hopkinton played in the D-III semifinals and Coe-Brown and Kearsarge each posted double-digit win numbers. Here’s a recap of each...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Like last season, Bow, Hopkinton and Merrimack Valley headlined area girls’ lacrosse teams. In Division III, the Falcons fell short in their quest for back-to-back state championships, losing to No. 3 Gilford in the semifinals. Hopkinton similarly saw...