The Rundlett Middle School field hockey A team (pictured right) finished the season tying Winnisquam Middle School in the tournament championship game. RMS defeated Franklin (2-0) and tied Kearsarge (1-1) in other tournament games. Andie Reed and Maddi Miles played well on defense and Felicity Weldon played well in goal in the championship game. Maddie Raymond and Jordan Cromwell scored against Franklin and Maria Armaganian scored against Kearsarge. Miles, Amy Cohen and Libby Segal added assists.
Brianna Langdon, Carina Keirstead and Alexis Young were the top finishers for the Henniker Community School girls’ cross country team at the Division III Middle School State Championship. In the boys’ championship race, Elijah Day, Daniel Hilyard and Alex Keirstead were the top Henniker finishers.
The Rundlett Middle School boys’ A soccer team participated in the Keene Middle School Invitational Tournament. In the preliminary round RMS tied Mount Anthony, lost to Milford (1-0) and beat Keene (3-1), but did not have enough points to advance to the championship round. Nic Galatis, Tomek Hill, and Byron Bobrow each scored in the RMS effort. Max Grant, Augustine Twite, Joe Ala, Cameron Detwiller and Salvador Aubin played well throughout the tournament. Jonah Wachter made some key saves in net.
The Rundlett girls’ A cross country team team took second in the State Championship. Leading the pack was Morgane Orcutt finished in fifth place overall out of over 100 runners. Avery Fitcher (12th), Hannah Willette (21st), Katherine Kennedy (25th), Alexis Christie (48th), Abby Goulas (50th) and Julie Deacon (68th) also ran well for Rundlett.
The Rundlett boys’ A cross country team took third in the State Championship. Eben Bragg finished fifth and Trey Fortier came in 10th overall. They were followed by Eaton Tarbell (27th), Ryan Doherty (33rd), Sam Nichol (46th), Samuel Hilts (54th) and Evan Cote (60th).
The Rundlett cross country team had several strong performances in the non-scoring races. In the boys’ 8th grade race, Aiden Pope took 10th. In the 7th grade boys’ and girls’ races Sarah Jenness took eighth, Matthew Lavoie took sixth and Zach Hooper took eighth. In the girls 6th grade race Sarah Potter took seventh and Caroline Quirk finished ninth. In the 6th grade boys’ race Joey Tarbell finished third overall followed by Jacob Ryder in fourth and Read Merrill in fifth.
The John Stark JV girls’ soccer team ended its season with an 8-0 victory over Trinity. Sam Porter, Becca McLaughlin, Q Willard, Makayla Cuturier, Rachael Keon, Autumn Nelson and Hannah Bishop (two) scored for John Stark.
The St. Paul’s School varsity boys’ soccer team defeated St. George’s, 3-2. Chavez Embeki scored in the first half and Josh Morency had two in the second to seal the victory. Reese Swedberg played well in net.
The St. Paul’s varsity field hockey team beat St. George’s, 3-0. Finley Frechette (goal, assist), Gillis Frechette (two assists), Josie Varney (goal) and Eliza Farriss (goal) led the Big Red.
The St. Paul’s JV girls’ cross country team defeated Thayer (22-38), but fell to Milton (26-29) and Windsor (15-50) in a quad-meet. Julia Livingston (10th, 24:31), Clio Gates (13th, 25:15), Rasika Iyer (14th, 25:16) and Sally Lee (16th, 25:32) 16th led the Big Red.
The St. Paul’s varsity girls’ cross country team defeated Milton (27-30), but fell to Thayer (23-36) and Windsor (26-33) in a quad-meet. Lauren Henderson (second, 19:41), Elizabeth Wells (fifth, 20:24) and Rowan Macy (10th, 20:55) led the Big Red.
The St. Paul’s varsity football team lost to Nobles & Greenough Academy, 15-7.
The St. Paul’s varsity volleyball team beat Lawrence Academy, 3-0.
The St. Paul’s varsity girls’ soccer team lost to St. George’s, 4-2.
The St. Paul’s varsity boys’ cross country team defeated Milton (24-32), Thayer (22-33) and Belmont Hill (26-29) in a quad-meet. Santi Saravia and Chapin Bassi led the team with a one-two finish in 17:09 and 17:16. Ben Spiro (17:54) and Ben Leach (17:56) also ran well for St. Paul’s.
The St. Paul’s JV boys’ cross country team beat Thayer (16-43), but lost to Milton (25-31) and Belmont Hill (15-50). Luke Dieterle ran well for St. Paul’s finishing ninth overall in a time of 19:55.
The Tilton varsity girls’ soccer team fell to Holderness, 5-0.
The Tilton varsity field hockey team defeated Kimball Union, 4-0.
The Tilton varsity boys’ soccer team fell to Kimball Union, 4-1. Grayson Goulet scored the lone goal for Tilton.
The Tilton JV boys’ soccer team tied Kimball Union, 2-2. Tae Lee (goal, assist), Kyle McElhaney (goal) and Drew Frost (10 saves) led Tilton.
The New Hampton School football team defeated Holderness, 53-12.
Northwood’s Julia Cormier, a freshman on the Franklin Pierce women’s cross country team, was the top finisher for the Ravens at the Northeast-10 Championships. Cormier finished the 6k course in a time of 24:05.7. Franklin Pierce finished 10th out of 15 teams.
Bow’s Naomi Kramer, a junior on the Plymouth State women’s soccer team, scored a goal in a 4-0 victory over Rhode Island College.
Concord’s BJ Smith, a senior on the Franklin Pierce men’s cross country team, was the third fastest Raven to cross the finish line at the Northeast-10 Championships. Franklin Pierce finished fourth out of 15 teams. Smith finished 15th overall in 25:25.1
A pair of local athletes on the NHTI women’s soccer team were named to the Yankee Small College Conference South All-Conference team. Penacook’s Danielle Wiley (defender) and Laconia’s Savannah Bastis (goalkeeper) were named to the All-Conference team while forward Shannon Hart of Swanzey was named YSCC Player of the Year. The Lynx advanced to the YSCC finals thanks to goals from Wiley, Northwood’s Jelasa Nelson and Pittsfield’s Stefani Gauthier in a 9-0 victory over UMaine-Machias in the semifinals.
Dunbarton’s Cody Murphy, a sophomore on the Bentley men’s cross country team, was the fifth fastest runner for the Falcons in the Northeast-10 Champions. Murphy was 31st overall in 26:35. Bentley finished third.
Pembroke Recreation is offering a youth basketball for pre-kindergarten through second grade. Sign-ups will be at Pembroke Town Hall on Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. and Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pembroke Town Library. Registration fee is $20. $10 late charge will be added after Nov. 12. Call 848-9677.
Franklin High School will be celebrating New Hampshire Tackles Hunger at its final home football game on Saturday. The game starts at 1:30 p.m. and admission is free with a non-perishable food item. All proceeds will go to the Twin Rivers Food Pantry on Central Street in Franklin.
Hillsboro-Deering High School fall sports awards will given out on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. in the HDHS gym. After awards each team will go to its own breakout room. Breakout rooms are as follows: girls’ soccer (gymnasium), boys’ soccer (library), volleyball (cafeteria), cross country (room 102), golf (room 221), bass fishing (gym).
The Concord High Wrestling Hall of Fame will induct six members on Nov. 26 in a 6 p.m. event at Beaver Meadow Country Club – Josh Saxby, Brad Carter, James Warner, Derrick McDuffy, and Angus and Christine Boezeman. For information contact Nick Zeras at 603-785-9705.
UNH ski program, in conjunction with SkiNH.com and Learfield, is offering a limited number of discount ticket packages for alpine and Nordic ski areas throughout the state for the 2016-17 season. All tickets are good for any day. All proceeds from sales go to the UNH ski team. For more information, contact Cory Schwartz at corys@unh.edu or 512-2317.
Players needed
The U16 ASA Junior Olympic New England Fusion Golf softball team is looking to finalize its roster with an experienced catcher and corner infielder. If interested, contact Mike Bernier at 603-513-8018 or at michael.bernier@myfairpoint.net.
NH Lightning 18U Black softball team has a few open spots for the 2017 season. If interested in a private tryout, or have any questions about team and program, please email to scb7201@gmail.com or call 344-7201. Open tryout schedule can be found at nhlightning.org.
Junior Monarchs hockey club in Hooksett has an opening for a 2007 born goalie and Split Season U18 skaters (1999 and 1998 birth years). For more contact Jeremy at jeremy@tri-townicearena.com or 270-1024.
The New Hampshire Comets are looking for a few solid 10U players for the 2017 season. Call 856-5840.
The NH Lightning U14 Blue team is looking for players for the 2017 season. Email Coach Ted Merrow at themerrows@comcast.net for a private tryout.
The Nor’Easter Softball Club is looking for players to fill their 2017 rosters for 14U and 16U teams. Interested athletes and parents should contact Bill at wclary@iCloud.com for 14U team information and Shawn at Shawndg72@hotmail.com for 16U team information.
The Capital Soccer Club girls U18 Elite team has a couple openings for players. The team will compete in the MA Premier League in the spring. Session cost is $300 and includes two tournaments. For more information visit capitalsoccerclub-nh.com/girls-99-elite.html or contact Andrew Palhof 568-7494 or Palhof@tds.net.
Camps/Clinics/Lessons
Concord Boys and Girls Club fall basketball registration is underway (grades 2-5). Visit centralnhclubs.org or email Athletic Director, Cory Licata, at Licata@centralnhclubs.org for league/registration info.
NHTI basketball clinic will be hosted by the NHTI men’s basketball program on today at the Wellness Center gym on the Concord campus. The clinics are for boys and girls in grades 3-8. Most clinics are $30 pre-registered and/or $40 at the door. Contact NHTI Athletic Director Paul Hogan for information at phogan@ccsnh.edu or call 230-4041.
Youth and adult indoor soccer leagues are being offered at Fieldhouse Sports indoor sports facility in Bow for ages 4 to over 60, including separate boys’, girls’, men’s, women’s and coed leagues of all abilities. Next 12-week session begins Friday. Teams play one game per week. To register a team or as an individual, call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Drive in Bow. Visit FieldHouseSports.com for more information.
603 Elite basketball coaching staff is hosting a one-hour power session designed to improve skills and teach the game of basketball. Grades 6-12 are welcome. To register, visit 603elite.com. Dates are scheduled for Nov. 5, 12 and 19 at New England College.
Tryouts/Registrations
Girls’ basketball tryouts/evaluations for the Concord Boys 7 Girls Club 7th 8th grade team students in 7th and 8th grade for the Concord Boys & Girls Club will be held today from 6:30-8:30 p.m at Bishop Brady High School. The team will play in the Manchester Suburban League and participate in multiple tournaments. For more information contact Coach Freddy Rivera at 603-848-2738 or email: sixfredyr@mygsc.com.
Co-ed flag football league registrations for both youth and adult teams and individuals are currently being accepted at Fieldhouse Sports in Bow. The next 12-week session will begin Friday. Teams will play one game per week. To register as a team or as an individual call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Drive in Bow. For more info visit FieldHouseSports.com.
Concord Boys and Girls Club basketball evaluations for 5th- and 6th-grade boys will be held on Saturday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Bradley Street Unit and anticipate having both an A and B team for this grade level. The Club is also looking for a coach for the 7/8th-grade boys’ team. If interested please contact Cory Licata 224-1061 x21 or licata@centralnhclubs.org.
Concord High School winter sports online registration closes on Nov. 1.
Tri-Town Ice Arena is accepting registrations for its winter mite league (2011-08 birth years) team. Season starts Nov. 1. To register call 270-1024 or email jeremy@tri-townicearena.com. More info available at newhampshirejrmonarchs.com.
USTA team tennis winter leagues are being offered in Concord for 12U, 14U and 18U levels. The Health Club of Concord will be hosting a tennis event on Nov. 6 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Players will participate in match play and get an orientation to team tennis. Cost is $10. Pizza included. To register or for more information contact Chris Bouressa at tennisinfo@healthclubofconcord.com.
The Little Strikers indoor soccer skills clinics for players ages 3-6 are set to begin on Saturday at Fieldhouse Sports in Bow. The clinics for ages seven and above begin Nov. 7. To register call Mark Ruest at 226-4646 or visit fieldhousesports.com.
Rundlett Middle School has the following tryout schedule for winter sports: girls’ basketball, Nov. 7, Nov. 9, Nov. 10 at RMS from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m.; boys’ basketball, Nov. 7, Nov. 9, Nov. 10 at RMS; cheerleading, Nov. 15, Nov. 16, Nov. 18 at MPR from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; wrestling, Nov. 28 at NAR from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.; nordic skiing, room 508 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
ICB basketball registration for the 2016-17 season is open through Nov. 12 for any children in grades 1-8 in the Merrimack Valley School District (including Andover). Register at icbbasketball.siplay.com. Early bird sign up rate is $45 per player until Oct. 31 and is $65 per player after that. Multi-child discounts are also available. Check icbbasketball.com for more information.
Concord High School has the following tryout dates for winter sports: alpine skiing, Nov. 21 in room E3 at 3 p.m.; nordic skiing, Dec. 12 at Memorial Field at 3:15 p.m.; ski jumping, Dec. 12 in the gym at 3:45 p.m.; girls’ basketball, Nov. 28-Nov. 30 from 3 to 6 p.m.; boys;’ basketball, Dec. 5-Dec. 9; cheerleading, Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 at Rundlett Middle School from 3:30-5 p.m.; boys’ ice hockey, Nov. 28-Nov. 30 at Everett Arena; girls’ ice hockey, Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s School; indoor track boys and girls, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. at Concord High School Main Street; swimming, Nov. 14 and Nov. 16 at Concord YMCA at 8:10 p.m.; wrestling, Nov. 14-Nov. 18 from 3-6 p.m.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is seeking a girls’ varsity lacrosse coach and indoor track and field assistant coach for the 2016-17 school year. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume and three references to mskidds@coebrown.org.
Franklin School District has the following coaching vacancies: middle school cheer (winter). Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume and contacts for three references to Athletic Director Dan Sylvester at dsylvester@sau18.org or 119 Central Street, Franklin, NH 03235. Previous experience playing and/or coaching is preferred. Application and school information can be found at sau18.org.
Hillsboro-Deering High School has the following coaching vacancy for 2016-17 school year: head baseball coach. All interested candidates should apply at hdsd.org, under Employment.
John Stark Regional High School has the following coaching openings for the 2016-17 school year: varsity track and field. Send a current resume, letter of interest and three current letters of reference to Mark Searles, Athletic Director, John Stark Regional High School, 618 North Stark Highway, Weare, NH 03281 or via email at mark.searles@sau24.org.
Rundlett Middle School is looking for a girls’ basketball coach and assistant wrestling coach. Interested candidates should send a resume and three letters of reference to Steve Mello, Director of Physical Education & Sport, 170 Warren Street, Concord, NH 03301 or email: smello@sau8.org.
Bow Memorial School is looking for a middle school cheerleading coach. Interested candidates please email Jim Kaufman at jimk@bownet.org.or call 228-2210 extension 303.
Junior Monarchs are looking for a coach for the U12 level for the 2016-17 season. For more contact Jeremy at jeremy@tri-townicearena.com or 270-1024.
Three Rivers Middle School in Pembroke is seeking a boys’ soccer coach. Email Katie Gagne, Assistant Principal at cgagne@sau53.org.
Concord Babe Ruth League is in need of Board Members including a Treasurer. Contact minerys@comcast.net for information or to express interest.
Merrimack Valley Youth Baseball & Softball, serving Penacook, Boscawen, Webster, Salisbury and Andover, is seeking volunteers for the coming year, including several board positions. Please contact Chris Drew at 568-2358 or sully0923@yahoo.com for more information.