Boys’ soccer: Hopkinton tops Mascoma, 2-0, in D-III championship to complete undefeated season

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BEDFORD – Two goals in the first half lifted the Hopkinton Hawks to a 2-0 victory in the Division III championship over Mascoma Valley, a perfect performance to complete a perfect season. “That’s a special feeling, you know. And a lot of these guys...

Volleyball: Playing in its first final since 2001, revived Concord Christian program falls short to undefeated defending champion Inter-Lakes

By DAN ATTORRI

DERRY – Three years ago, Concord Christian Academy didn’t have a varsity volleyball team. Two years ago, the Kingsmen didn’t make the playoffs. This year, Concord Christian played in its first volleyball final since 2001, but the Kingsmen will have to...

Cross country: Hopkinton’s Maddy Lane leads locals with 5th place finish at New Englands

By DAN ATTORRI

Hopkinton sophomore Maddy Lane continued her impressive championship season against her toughest competition yet, finishing fifth at Saturday’s New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championship at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.Lane’s 5K time...

Girls’ soccer: Concord Christian loses in program’s first finals appearance, Profile repeats are D-IV champions

By DAN ATTORRI

LACONIA – The only blemish on the Concord Christian Academy girls’ soccer team’s record was a draw against Profile in the first match of the season. It was fitting that the first team the Kingsmen faced this season would also be the last in their...

Girls’ soccer: Bow falls to unbeaten defending champion Hollis-Brookline, 1-0, in D-II championship

By ALEXANDER RAPP

EXETER – The defending champions, No. 1 Hollis-Brookline (19-0-0), became undefeated champions once again after a 1-0 win over the No. 2 Bow Falcons (14-4-1) thanks to an early goal by junior midfielder Marleigh Kreick.“We just tried to outrun them,...

Volleyball: Kingsmen beat Trinity to advance to first D-III championship since 2001

By ALEXANDER RAPP

LACONIA – Senior outside hitter Lylah Shumway spiked the last ball to send her team, the Concord Christian Academy Kingsmen, to the Division III volleyball championship for the first time since the program was restarted in 2022.Shumway’s game-winning...

Boys’ soccer: Late game-winner from Linstad pushes No. 1 Hopkinton to D-III championship

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BEDFORD – The clock winded down at the end of the second half in the Division III semifinal with the game still tied, 0-0, and the Hopkinton Hawks earned a corner on the left wing with seven minutes remaining.Junior midfielder, Fin Murphy, sent a...

Volleyball: Coe-Brown comeback falls short in fifth set in D-II semifinals

By TOM KING

DERRY – They poked the Bears and almost paid for it, but there was a sense of resilience for the Milford High School girls’ volleyball team in the Division II semifinals on Wednesday at Pinkerton Academy’s Hackler Gymnasium.The No. 3 Spartans (17-2)...

Girls’ soccer: Insana scores game-winner in OT to send Bow to D-II final

By ALEXANDER RAPP

EXETER – In the quarterfinals Lexi Insana scored off the game-winning goal in overtime. On Monday night, the senior midfielder scored another. Insana headed in a corner kick taken on the left wing by freshman defender Zoey Lupien, just out of reach of...

Girls’ soccer: No. 4 Coe-Brown falls to top-seeded defending champs Hollis-Brookline in D-II semis

By ALEXANDER RAPP

EXETER – Coe-Brown was hoping to make a return trip to the Division II girls’ soccer championship, but McKenna Maguire put a stop to that quickly. Maguire, Hollis-Brookline’s senior forward, scored four goals in the first half to lift the No. 1...

NHTI wins conference crown in shootout

By BRANDON BOJARSKY

After 90 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtime, the Yankee Small College Conference women’s soccer championship game remained scoreless. NHTI had generated 10 shots on goal but had yet to see one reach the back of the net. Paul Smith’s...

Football: Franklin hoists Kaplan Kup to secure first playoff spot since 2018 with win over Bishop Brady, H-D battles top-seeded Raymond

By DAN ATTORRI

It’s been several years since the Franklin High School football team has made the playoffs. That drought is now over.Franklin defeated Bishop Brady, 17-7, under the lights at Concord’s Memorial Field on Saturday to claim its first-ever Kaplan Kup and...

High schools: Coe-Brown girls return to final four; plus more tournament soccer and volleyball, and regular season football from this weekend

D-II Girls’ Soccer No. 4 Coe-Brown 5No. 5 Oyster River 2 Key players: Coe-Brown – Jaelyn Demers (2 goals), Bella Lapierre (goal, assist), Jennifer Noni (goal, assist), Ellie Escabi (goal), Cam Buchanan (assist), Amanda Thomas and Maggie Escabi...

Cross country: Lane finishes second at Meet of Champions, Hopkinton qualifies for New Englands

By DAN ATTORRI

The Hopkinton girls’ cross country has proven time and again that the Hawks are one of the best in the state. Now, they’ll get to compete against the best in New England.Sophomore Maddy Lane finished second at Saturday’s Meet of Champions with a time...

Football: MV claims Cloe-O’Brien Bowl, final playoff spot with big senior night victory over Pembroke

By DAN ATTORRI

PENACOOK – Friday night couldn’t have gone any better for the seniors on the Merrimack Valley football team.Not only did they win their final game on their home field, but that 55-22 victory over Pembroke Academy also allowed the Pride (4-5) to hoist...

Field hockey: Two-time defending champions, No. 3 John Stark, falls to No. 1 Hollis-Brookline in D-II championship, 2-0

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BEDFORD – The Hollis-Brookline Cavaliers’ took down the two-time defending champions John Stark in the Division II championship 2-0, thanks to two savvy goals by seniors, Emily Tebbetts and Addison Marchant.“I just knew that we had something there and...

Field hockey: Bishop Brady falls in D-III final, Gilford wins third straight title

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BEDFORD – The Gilford Golden Eagles carried a 1-0 lead from the first into the fourth quarter, despite Bishop Brady earning 12 penalty corners in the second half. With nine minutes left in the game, the Golden Eagles’ senior forward, Grace Kelly,...

Girls’ soccer: No. 2 Bow tops No. 7 Merrimack Valley in D-II quarterfinals on penalty kick in OT

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BOW – Senior midfielder Lexi Insana stepped up to the ball on the penalty spot. She took a deep breath and blasted it into the top of the net to win the game for Bow in overtime over Merrimack Valley, 3-2. “We've been practicing PK’s during practice a...

Street soccer makes debut in the Granite State

By ALEXANDER RAPP

In its first-ever Halloween youth street soccer tournament, Samba X drew teams from around the state with some colorful names like the Crayon Crushers, Team Gatorade and the Dead-Icated, to promote their soccer services and grow the sport through a...