First display car at racing museum
The North East Motor Sports Museum at New Hampshire Motor Speedway opened the doors to its first display car. It was fitting that it was the No. 1 modified, driven to more than 50 victories by Geoff Bodine in 1978, that was the first car to roll onto the floor. The car was purchased from Bodine by race fan Carl Oberg of Sutton, Mass., who directed its restoration, which was done by Ronnie St. Germain and Mark Alden. Restoration took three years, following Oberg’s purchase of the car. The museum will open to the public in the spring of 2017.
The Weare Middle School girls basketball team moved to 3-0 on the season Thursday by defeating Parkside Middle School, 50-11. Brady Johnson led the Wildcats with 21 points, while Jorja Douzanis added 14 and Izzy Nelson netted eight points.
The Merrimack Valley Middle School boys basketball team lost to Fairgrounds (Nashua) Middle School, 80-51. Griffin Wheeler lead the scoring for the Pride with 16 points. Hayden Consoletti chipped in with eight points and Gabe Marquis added six.
In the final round of the Goffstown Jamboree, the Bow third- and fourth-grade boys fell to New Boston, 14-29. Offensively, Brendan O’Keeffe and Andre Contraras each had four points, followed by Aiden McMahon, Peyton Larrabee and Jake Reardon with two points apiece. Jake Antuna played strong defense.
In final round action at the Goffstown Jamboree, Bow sixth-grade girls defeated New Boston, 26-13. Isabella LaPerle (10 points), Ellie Pingree (six), and Rachel Pelletier (four) led the team offensively. Lyndsey LaPerle led the team in assists and Megan Wray played lock-down defense.
In the second round of the Goffstown Jamboree, Bow seventh- and eighth-grade boys defeated Goffstown, 65-37. Offensively, Matt Cardarelli (31 points) and Cooper Larrabee (22 points), paced the Bow (7-1) offense, while Andrew Robbins and Evan Smith each chipped in four points.
The Tilton girls hockey team lost to Worcester, 1-0, on Wednesday in its season opener. Worcester peppered Tilton goaltender Ally Joly with 17 shots in the first period before finally getting one in with 6:49 left in the second. Joly finished the night with 38 saves. The Rams are back on the ice tonight when they host Proctor at 6 p.m.
Junior center Carlie Pogue poured in a career-high 26 points and notched her second double-double of the season and junior guard Brittni Lai nailed a clutch three-pointer to lead the UNH women’s basketball team to its fourth straight win, 66-63 in overtime, over Northeastern University in Boston on Thursday night. Pogue had 13 rebounds, including several key ones down the stretch. Lai scored 19 points and it was her trey at the buzzer at the end of regulation – set up by a Pogue rebound – that sent the game to overtime. Junior forward Kat Fogarty had 12 points, four assists and three rebounds. The Wildcats improved to 5-2 on the season. Northeastern fell 2-6.
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 UNH ski coordinator Cory Schwartz at corys@unh.edu or 512-2317.
Amy Annis Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Jan. 7 at 11 a.m. at both the Gilford High School and Gilford Middle School gymnasiums. The fundraising event is a co-ed tournament for high-school age students through adults. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society as well as the Amy Annis Scholarship. Entry fee is $100. For more information, or to register, contact Joan Forge at forge@worldpath.net.
NH Comets USA/ASA Junior Olympic 12U team is looking for a couple of competitive softball players to fill its roster for the 2017 spring/summer season. Players must be born in 2004 or 2005. Winter workouts run from Nov-Apr. If interested, contact John Carignan at 834-0560 or jcarignan@wilsonfive.com.
Concord third and fourth grade girls’ basketball travel team is looking for one or two players to complete their roster. If interested, contact Anthony Blinn at 568-6579 or email at ahblinn@aol.com.
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 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.
New Hampshire Comets are looking for a few solid 10U players for the 2017 season. Call 856-5840.
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.
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.
Capital Soccer Club is looking for girls’ soccer players born in 2003-2007 to join premier and elite teams in the U11, U12, U13 and U14 age groups. Anyone interested in joining Capital Soccer Club should contact Ben Stephenson at capitalsoccernh@gmail.com, 491-3819, or come to a practice on Wednesdays from 4:30-6 p.m. at Fieldhouse Sports.
The U14 Plex ASA softball team is looking for a few more players to round out their roster, specifically a catcher and a utility player. Please contact Stacy at 497-7855 if interested.
Tri Town Ice Arena is offering its Learn to Play Hockey program starting Saturday. For more information or to enroll, visit tri-townicearena.com or contact Jeremy Vega at 485-1100 and jeremy@tri-townicearena.com.
Fall basketball clinics at NHTI presented by Coach Paul Hogan and the NHTI men’s basketball team will wrap up with a clinic on Saturday and on Dec. 10 at NHTI’s Wellness Center gym. The clinics are for boys and girls in grades 3-8 and offer positive skill instruction, competitive drills and small games with each clinic. The clinics are $30 pre-registered or $40 at the door. For more contact Hogan at phogan@ccsnh.edu or call 603-230-4041.
Concord Capital City Basketball Academy Winter Sunday League is scheduled to begin every Sunday evening from this Sunday-Feb. 26 at Bishop Brady High School. The Elementary League will run from 3:30-5:30 p.m. with the Middle School League running from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For more information, or to register, visit capcitybasketball.com.
New Hampshire High School Softball Coaches’ Association is sponsoring a conference and clinic for any softball coaches and players of all levels on Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. at NHTI. Registration fee for coaches is $50 postmarked by Dec. 19 or $65 at the door. Registration fee for players is $150 postmarked by Dec. 19 or $160 postmarked after Dec. 20. Cost includes admission to all conference sessions and the player clinic. Contact NHSCA President David Hedge at dhedge@windhamsd.org.
Concord Parks & Recreation is offering the following programs. For more information on all programs go to concordparksandrec.com or call 225-8690. Ice skating lessons for ages 4-adult are available for beginner and intermediate levels. Lessons run from Jan. 7-Feb. 11. Concord Nordic BKL program offers training for new and experienced skiers in grades K-5. Program runs on Fridays from Jan. 6-Feb. 10 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Children are required to provide their own equipment.
The Passaconaway Club in Concord is offering fly tying classes at the beginner and intermediate levels beginning on Jan. 10 from 7-9 p.m. Classes are limited to 15 students and the minimum age is 14. For details or to register, visit concordtu.org or email welchkenneth24@gmail.com with questions.
Tryouts/Registrations
Concord High School has the following tryout dates for winter sports: nordic skiing, Dec. 12 at Memorial Field at 3:15 p.m.; ski jumping, Dec. 12 in the gym at 3:45 p.m.; boys;’ basketball, Monday-Dec. 9; cheerleading, today and Sunday at Rundlett Middle School from 3:30-5 p.m.
Concord Parks & Recreation basketball league for Concord/Penacook students in grades 7-12 will be held for those who did not qualify for their school team or would like to play basketball and have fun. For more information call 225-8690 or go to concordparksandrec.com. Registration deadline is set for Dec. 14.
Beaver Meadows Golf Course is accepting registrations for its indoor winter golf leagues. Call 228-8954 or visit beavermeadowgolfcourse.com.
Coaches needed
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 opening 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.
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 information contact Jeremy at jeremy@tri-townicearena.com or 270-1024.
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.