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By DAN ATTORRI

MANCHESTER – The result of Saturday night’s game could result in either one of two things for the Falcons: They lose and know they have one week left of the season or they win and have a shot at qualifying for the playoffs. They chose the...

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PENACOOK – Every year the Capital Area Cross Country Championship provides one final tuneup before the NHIAA division championships and for local runners to determine who is the best in the area. As it turns out, this year, they’re both...

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KINGSTON – John Stark Regional entered Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup at Sanborn Regional knowing that they were facing a caliber of opposition they hadn’t faced since the second week of the season and the Generals and Indians didn’t...

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Experienced golfers know that the game is as much about mindset as it is skill. Concord senior Gavin Richardson and Merrimack Valley senior Andrew Surprenant both practiced that on Saturday at Beaver Meadow overcoming shaky starts to become the...

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CONTOOCOOK – After playing three games in three days, Bishop Brady could’ve excused a slow start. But that isn’t what the Giants do. The Bishop Brady field hockey team scored twice in the opening quarter and built a 5-0 halftime lead en route to a 6-0...

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The Hopkinton and Bishop Brady golf teams were rebuilding this year, simply qualifying for the tournament was a goal. Both programs accomplished that, and then some, finishing in fifth at their respective division championships on Thursday.Hopkinton...

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CONTOOCOOK – For the Generals, it all starts with battles in the trenches. John Stark won the battle on the first play from scrimmage, allowing senior Donnie White to rip off a 65 yard touchdown run. It’s a sequence that would become familiar to...

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The NHIAA fall postseason is upon us, starting with the golf championships being contested this week. The top eight teams from each of the four NHIAA divisions will compete for team titles throughout the week, while the top 14 individuals from each...

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PENACOOK – The Pride wanted to move the ball better through the middle of the field and create more opportunities inside the box. In the first minute, sophomore Izzy Navoy had her first shot on goal. In the third minute, her second attempt found the...

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PENACOOK – It had been a rough week for the Merrimack Valley field hockey team. While the Pride had played well defensively, the scoreboard showed goose eggs for MV all week. But the Pride weren’t going to be denied on homecoming.Senior Grace Thompson...

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The Pride were hoping to have more wins entering Saturday’s homecoming game, but this win was a sweet one that the Merrimack Valley players won’t soon forget.Junior defensive end Michael Heine had 15 tackles, including a stop on Bow’s two-point...

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The Franklin High School football program has had a rough go of it for the last few years. When you’re down, it’s tempting to give up, and that was all too common for the Golden Tornadoes in year’s past. But not on Saturday.Franklin trailed 14-0 at...

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Maddy Lane is new to varsity level this season, although you wouldn’t know it by watching her. She’s finished in the top five of every major invitational she’s competed in this season, and the Hopkinton freshman added another impressive result to her...

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BOW – Last week the Falcons showed they could defend against the best in the division. On Saturday, against one of Division II’s best goalkeepers, the Bow boys’ soccer team (5-1-1) showed they attack against the best too.Senior midfielder Colby Smith...

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One program has been a power for the past decade, the other just reinstated its varsity program. Regardless of where they’ve been, both the Bow Falcons and Merrimack Valley Pride are near the top of the Division II golf standings and maintained their...

Girls’ VolleyballCoe-Brown 3, Manchester Central 0Key players: Coe-Brown – Stella Vachon (team-high 8 kills on 13 swings, 5 aces), Sara Davis (6 kills, 8 assists)Highlights: The Bears swept the Little Green, 25-9, 25-8, 25-15.Coach’s quote: “We did a...

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HOPKINTON – The Pembroke Academy coaching staff gives out Reese’s candy as rewards for takeaways. The Spartan coaching staff had some shopping to do after Saturday’s game.The first half was scoreless, but in the second half everything clicked....

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Saturday’s Bobcat Invitational marked the largest NHIAA cross country event that’s been run so far this season, and, in both varsity races, it was Hopkinton that topped all the Capital Area teams.Freshman Madeleine Lane continued her stellar rookie...

Field HockeyBishop Brady 1, St. Thomas 0Key players: Bishop Brady – Laura Yap (goal), Ava Archambault (3 saves), Kylee Potter (defense); St. Thomas – Kensley Harris (14 saves)Highlights: After a scoreless first quarter, Yap put Bishop Brady on the...

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When Tim Cox arrived to coach at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 2000, he was happy just to have a coaching job alongside his good friend Brent Tkaczyk, who started at CBNA in 1998. The hope was to have a competitive program, a top-five finish,...