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Zach Zbehlik returns the ball in the number one match against Kingswood's Alden Garland in the Division III boys tennis semifinals on May 23, 2013 at Bow High School. Zbehlik won his match before the rain rolled in and the meet was relocated to the Goffstown YMCA. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

Long, winding road ends in semifinal victory for Bow boys’ tennis team

Friday, May 24, 2013

Not two changes in start time, a rain delay or even a change in venue could shift the Bow High boys’ tennis team’s focus yesterday. Especially not Tim Bradley’s. With the second-seeded Falcons (14-1) leading 4-1 through five completed singles matches and Bradley and his Kingswood opponent tied 5-5 at No. 5 singles, rain began to fall and forced the … 0

High Schools: Concord baseball team beat Spaulding in resumption of suspended game

Friday, May 24, 2013

CONCORD – It was certainly an ordeal for the Concord High baseball team. Ten innings, much of it played in what ranged from a soft drizzle to an unrelenting downpour, stretched over two afternoons. And according to Coach Scott Owen, it was worth every second, especially when Ben Bengtson’s single in the bottom of the 10th settled in the Memorial Field outfield to … 0

Previews of local schools’ NHIAA playoff matchups

Friday, May 24, 2013

High school tournaments today Girls’ tennis Division II semifinals No. 4 Bishop Brady (13-2) at No. 1 Portsmouth (15-0), 4 p.m. HEAD TO HEAD: The Green Giants lost at Portsmouth, 7-2, on April 17. Previous tournament matches: Brady ousted No. 5 Oyster River, 6-3. Portsmouth swept No. 8 Con-Val, 9-0. Notes: It took Brady two days to finish its quarterfinal, which was suspended … 0

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A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements

Friday, May 24, 2013

JV results The Bow boys’ JV lacrosse team ended the season with a win over Timberlane. Eight players scored, including Peter Forrest and Andrew Schwartz, who each had one goal and one assist. Matt Ehrenberg scored twice. The team ends the year with an 11-3 record. Middle school … 0

Bishop Brady's Madeline Moran keeps her eye on the ball in her No. 1 singles match against Oyster River's Becca Hoff in the Division II girls tennis quarterfinal between Bishop Brady and Oyster River on May 22, 2013 at Memorial Field. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

High Schools: Hopkinton boys’ lacrosse team caps perfect regular season, then looks ahead

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Hopkinton boys’ lacrosse team wrapped up its perfect regular season without much drama in a road win over Bishop Brady, 9-6. The Hawks (14-0) outscored Brady 7-0 in the second period to open up a comfortable lead … 0

A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Softball tourney winners The NH Lightning U12 ASA softball team placed first in the 13th Annual May Mayhem Tournament in Baldwinville, Mass. The Lightning beat the Legends in the quarterfinals, 9-6, topped the Raiders in the semis, 7-5, … 0

Previews of local schools’ NHIAA playoff matchups

Thursday, May 23, 2013

High school  tournaments today Boys’ tennis Division I semifinals No. 3 Exeter (13-2) at  No. 2 Concord (14-1), 4 p.m. HEAD TO HEAD: The Crimson Tide beat Exeter, 5-4, on May 7 Previous tournament matches: Concord beat No. 7 Pinkerton, 5-1. The Blue Hawks blanked No. 6 Timberlane, … 0

Concord High School 's Greg Cistulli plays during a match against Pinkerton in the boys' division I quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

High Schools: Hewey, Lambert prevail under pressure to help Concord boys’ tennis advance

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

When Concord faced Pinkerton Academy in the regular season, Crimson Tide junior Evan Hewey didn’t win a game at No. 3 singles against Josh Gaudette. And when the two were facing off again in yesterday’s Division I boys’ … 0

Previews of local schools’ NHIAA playoff matchups

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

High school tournaments today Girls’ tennis Division II quarterfinals No. 5 Oyster River (9-5) at No. 4 Bishop Brady (12-2), 4 p.m. HEAD TO HEAD: The Green Giants won, 6-3, in the season opener April 3. Notes: Bishop Brady won the last time these teams met, but a … 0

A roundup of local sports briefs, news and announcements

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

JV results The Hopkinton JV softball team beat Kearsarge, 7-3. McKayla Reale pitched a complete game, tallying 16 strikeouts. Caroline Flood homered, Samantha Brewer smacked two singles, Shannon Pike singled, scored two runs and made the game-ending play from third to Flood at first who made a nice … 0

High Schools: Winnisquam softball goes extra innings to beat Laconia

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth of its senior game, the Winnisquam softball team needed a run. A loss would drop the Bears to 6-10, send them on the road for their first playoff game and, were they to win that, set up … 0

Pembroke Academy's Jeremy Caruso, left, dives for the ball as Merrimack Valley High School's Riley Linehan, right, successfully steals second base during a game in Penacook. The Pembroke Academy Spartans defeated the Merrimack Valley Pride by a score of 4-1; Monday May 20, 2013. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff)

Gates, Pembroke baseball get past Merrimack Valley, 4-1

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Pembroke Academy baseball team couldn’t touch David Drouin. It didn’t have to. The Merrimack Valley pitcher struck out 16 batters, but one inning came back to haunt him, as the Spartans’ plate discipline allowed them to take … 0

Previews of local schools’ NHIAA playoff matchups

Thursday, May 23, 2013

High school tournaments today Boys’ tennis Division I quarterfinals No. 7 Pinkerton (8-6) at No. 2 Concord (13-1), 4 p.m. HEAD TO HEAD: The Crimson Tide topped the Astros, 7-2, April 19. Notes: Both Concord and Pinkerton go into the state tournament playing their best tennis, as neither … 0

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