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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 and withstood a late scoring run from the Green Giants (9-5) for a comfortable victory. The Hawks are quickly turning the page … 0

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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, and finally bested the Middlesex RapidFire in the final, 8-2. Ashlee Dukette of Danbury hit … 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, 9-0. Notes: These teams know each other well, having played just two weeks ago and … 0

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From left: Sybil Dupuis, House Speaker Terie Norelli, Gov. Maggie Hassan and David Berry cut a New Hampshire-shaped cake at the "New Hampshire Presidential Primary 100th Anniversary" celebration in the State House in Concord; Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Dupuis is the great-granddaughter of Stephen Bullock, author and sponsor of House Bill 430, which created New Hampshire's first official presidential primary. "This is one of the biggest honors of my life," Dupuis, who resides in Wells, Maine, said about being asked to speak at the celebration. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff) PHOTO: New Hampshire primary at 100
A place setting announces Kentucky senator Rand Paul and GOP Chairman Reince Priebus as speakers for a fund-raising dinner for the New Hampshire Republican Party at the Grappone Center in Concord; Monday, May 20, 2013. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff In Concord, Rand Paul raises cash for N.H. GOP and stokes 2016 speculation
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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

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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

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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

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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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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

JV results The Concord JV softball team fell to Manchester Central, 7-6. Taylor Carchide pitched the first five innings for the Crimson Tide, striking out one while allowing one walk and nine hits. Lexi Palmisano finished the game, recording one strikeout and allowing no hits or walks. Sam … 0

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Monday, May 20, 2013

High school track and field Led by Viktor Montanez (first in the 100 and 200) and Katie White (first in the shot put and javelin), Hillsboro-Deering placed fifth in both the boys’ and girls’ competition at the Monadnock Invitational on Saturday. Other notable performances for the Hillcat boys … 0

High Schools: Hutchins helps Winnisquam baseball team end two-game skid

Saturday, May 18, 2013

After tough losses to Bow and Monadnock, the Winnisquam baseball team knew it needed to come away from Belmont yesterday with a win. The Bears got it – thanks to good defense, timely hitting and an odd pitching line from Caleb Hutchins. Winnisquam defeated Belmont, 7-3, improving to … 0

Concord High School's B.J. Smith pulls ahead to win the 1,600-meter race at the Capital City Classic Track Meet at Memorial Field in Concord, Friday May 17, 2013. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff)

MV, Bow rise to the occasion at Capital City track meet

Saturday, May 18, 2013

For all of the teams at yesterday’s Concord Capital City Classic, it was the final tune-up for the track and field teams before the state meet. But for some teams it meant something more: a chance to show … 0

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