Dryden Hunt scored two goals to lead the Monarchs to a 5-3 victory over the South Carolina Stingrays at SNHU Arena. Cory Ward, Quentin Shore and Tim Bozon all scored in the first period to give the Monarchs a 3-0 lead after one. South Carolina scored early in the second period to cut the lead to 3-1, but Hunt netted his first goal with a minute remaining in the second period and tacked on another goal early in the third to give Manchester a 5-1 lead. The Monarchs improved to 24-11-4-4 and tied a franchise record of earning points in 14-straight home games. South Carolina is now 24-18-2-1.
Deering’s Jenna Rheault scored her second goal of the season, but the University of New Hampshire women’s hockey team fell to Vermont, 3-1. The Wildcats fell to 11-15-2 overall and 9-9-2 in Hockey East while the Catamounts improved to 12-10-8 and 8-6-6. UNH outshot Vermont, 38-12, but couldn’t make the most of its opportunities.
The Hillsboro-Deering girls’ JV basketball team lost to Stevens, 38-17. Adanja Minard (five points) and Jocelin Goodwin (two points, great defense) led H-D.
The Weare Middle School girls’ basketball team defended its Tri-County League title, defeating Raymond, 52-37. Jorja Douzanis (18 points), Brady Johnson (14 points, 11 rebounds, five assists), Brooke Patnode (nine points, nien rebounds, two steals) and Lilli Stogner (eight points, five rebounds, two steals, two blocks) played well for Weare. The team has won 27 of 28 games over the last two championship seasons.
The Bow fifth- and sixth-grade girls’ basketball team beat Nottingham, 32-11. Makayla Trudel (10 points), Meghan Shippo (eight points) and Maya Brochu (six points) led the offense. Taylor Crowell and Elise Brady played great defense.
The Hopkinton Banks Chevrolet seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ team defeated Hillsboro White. Abby Simpson had a near triple-double in points, rebounds and steals. Maddie Houston made big contributions in the second half and Audria Rutkowski played great defense.
The Christa McAuliffe School Blue Knights fifth- and sixth-grade boys’ team defeated CMS Hybrid, 30-28. Zack Doward scored the winning three-point shot with two seconds left. JP Nzeyimana played well and Connor McIntyre led the defense. Ben Masur and Davis Linzell led the offense for CMS Hybrid. Jacob Gurtner played excellent defense for CMS.
The Bow 2 seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ team lost to Mount Royal. Julia Krause led all scorers with nine points and 18 rebounds. Emma Avery chipped in with four points. Alexia Williams had a strong defensive game.
The St. Paul’s School varsity boys’ basketball team fell to Dexter, 62-61, in overtime. Vincenzo Bufalino (17 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists), Fisher Gates (17 points), Colby Gates (14 points) and Concord’s Chapin Bassi (two key steals, good defense) led the Big Red.
The Tilton School varsity boys’ basketball team defeated Master’s School of Connecticut, 92-85. Terrell Brown (27 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks), Max Zegarowski (23 points) and Marcus Zegarowski (17 points, 10 assists) led Tilton.
The Tilton varsity girls’ basketball team defeated the Winsor School, 76-34. Webster’s Mayson Kimball (18 points, 10 rebounds, five steals), Hopkinton’s Maddie Clark (nine points, five rebounds, four assists) and Olivia Orlando (19 points, 11 rebounds, seven steals, four assists) led Tilton.
The Tilton varsity boys’ ice hockey team fell to Phillips Exeter, 9-3.
The Proctor varsity boys’ hockey team lost to Ulysse Academie, 5-2.
The Proctor varsity girls’ hockey team tied Kimball Union, 1-1.
The Proctor varsity girls’ basketbal team defeated Pingree School, 45-24.
Concord Crew spring season registration is now open for middle school and high school students. No experience is necessary. Sign-up deadline is March 13. Contact info@concordcrew.org with questions.
Players needed
14U Plex softball team is looking for two more girls to round out its roster. The team is coached by Stacy Seidner and Jen Boyden. Stacy and Jen both played and coached at the collegiate level and are looking for girls trying to improve their skills, game strategy and overall strength and conditioning. Contact Stacy Seidner at sseid4444@gmail.com.
NH Comets USA/ASA Junior Olympic 12U team is looking for a couple of softball players to fill its roster for the 2017 spring/summer season. Players must be born in 2004 or 2005. Winter workouts run from November to April. Contact John Carignan at 834-0560 or jcarignan@wilsonfive.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.
Plex ASA U14 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.
Capital Soccer Club is seeking a U13 (2004 birth year) goalkeeper and U14 (2003 birth year) players for its elite teams playing in the Northeast Soccer League (Maple). See club information at capitalsoccerclub-nh.com. Contact Ben Stephenson at 491-3819.
Merrimack Valley Blue Storm girls’ lacrosse clinics are happening every Sunday at the Concord Sports Center. Grades preK-fifth are from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m and clinics for middle schoolers run from 7-8 p.m. Each sessions costs $15. Email kbstearns@icloud.com with any questions.
Concord High softball will hold open workouts for all Concord High students interested in playing softball. Workouts will be conducted in the CHS mini-gym by the CHS coaching staff. The dates are today from 1-3 p.m. and Feb. 12 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For changes check Twitter @chstidesoftball. For more contact sawduke2@comcast.net.
NHTI basketball clinics led by men’s head coach Paul Hogan and his team will be held at the Wellness Center gym in Concord today, Saturday and Feb. 12. Clinics run from 8:30-11 a.m. The clinics are for boys and girls in grades 3-8. The clinics will feature an opportunity for campers to receive positive skill instruction, competitive drills and small games with each clinic. The NHTI men’s coaching staff along with players will provide the instruction under the guidance of Hogan. Campers can attend clinics for $25 pre-registered or $35 at the door. Contact NHTI Athletic Director Paul Hogan for information at phogan@ccsnh.edu or call 230-4041.
Concord Fencing Club is offering a seven-week introduction to foil fencing course that begins Monday. The course is for ages 7-13 and runs 5:45 to 7 p.m. and 14-year-olds to adult from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. All fencing gear provided. The course will be held at 126D Hall St. in Concord. Call 224-3560 or visit concordfencingclub.org for more information.
Pembroke Recreation Commission February vacation registration ends Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. at Pembroke Town Hall. The cost of the program is $20 a day and includes one field trip. Call 848-9677 with additional questions or if you can’t make the final registration day.
Plymouth State softball hitting and pitching clinics will be held on Saturday. Registration is limited. Email Bruce Addison at beaddison@plymouth.edu. Additional clinics for pitching, hitting and defense will be held Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon for all ages. Cost is $30 for one player. Team discounts are offered.
UNH women’s soccer camps are now open for registration. The 2017 Junior Wildcat Girls Soccer Camp will be held from July 10-13. All female players in grades 1-5 (as of the 2017-18 academic year) are invited to register. Four morning sessions will be taught by UNH women’s soccer staff and players. Each day runs from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. This session costs $180. The 2017 UNH Girls Soccer Overnight Camp will be held from July 16-19. This session is open to all female player in grades 6-12 (as of the 2017-18 academic year). The overnight option costs $530 and the commuter option totals $430. For more details go to UNHWildcats.com or contact UNH assistant coach Amanda Webb at Amanda.Webb@unh.edu.
UNH field hockey summer camps are now accepting registrations for three 2017 camps: session I (June 28-July 1), session II (July 5-8) and a youth clinic (July 6-7). Session I and II are open to junior high and high school students (as of fall 2017). There are overnight ($475) and commuter ($375) options for both sessions. The youth clinic will be held from 9-11 a.m. and is open to ages 5-12. The cost is $35 per day or $60 for both days. To register for session I and session II go to unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/6/23/Camps.aspx. For specific camp questions or to register for the Youth Clinic, please contact Ross Gorham at Ross.gorham@unh.edu or 422-2925. Please contact Carrie Kimball at ckimball@unh.edu with questions.
NHIAA awards ceremony will be held on Monday. Division I will be presented at 9:30 a.m. and Division III will be presented at 11:30 a.m. The event will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts.
Plymouth State University Live, Lightning-Fact Auction will be on Feb. 11 from 3-6 p.m in the PSU Welcome Center. The auction is the primary fundraiser to decrease the cost of the baseball team’s annual spring trip to Florida. Cost is $25 to attend and there will be dozens of items up for bid, including Boston Red Sox tickets.
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.
Concord Little League will be having an in-person registration event Wednesday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Concord Boys & Girls Club. All boys and girls ages 4-12 living in Concord, Penacook, Boscawen, Bow, Loudon, Epsom, Chichester or Hopkinson are eligible.
Cap City Basketball will be holding its AAU tryouts on Saturday and Feb. 18 at Bishop Brady High School. Tryout times for both boys and girls are as follows: U8, U9, U10, 3-4 p.m.; U11, U12, 4-5 p.m.; U13, U14, 5-6 p.m.’ U15, U16, U17, 6-7 p.m. The AAU teams practice two times per week and will play in five to seven tournaments. Cost for tryouts is $20.
Central Force AAU girls’ basketball tryouts will be held on March 4 and March 5 at Belmont Middle School. On March 4, grades 5-6 will be from 8-9:30 a.m., grades 7-8 will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and grades 9-12 will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. On March 5, grades 9-12 will be from noon-1:30 p.m., grades 7-8 will be from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and grades 5-6 will be from 3:30-5 p.m. Please bring a parent on the first day for paperwork. Call Mark at 340-1281 for more information.
Concord Northeast baseball and softball registrations are now open for the 2017 season. The program offers T-ball (ages 4-6), baseball (ages 6-12) and softball (ages 6-16). For more information email the league registrar, Pam Wicks, at pjmac228@gmail.com or visit concordnortheast.com.
Merrimack Valley Youth Baseball & Softball is accepting player registrations for the 2017 season. MVYBS serves boys ages 4-15 and girls ages 4-16 residing in Penacook, Boscawen, Webster, Salisbury, Loudon (softball only) and Andover (baseball only). Sign up online at leaguelineup.com/mvyouthball. Please contact Scott McPherson at mcphersonnh@gmail.com with any questions.
Blue Storm Sports lacrosse sign-ups are now open for boys and girls in grades 1-8. Go to bluestormsports.com to register and for more information.
Beaver Meadows Golf Course is accepting registrations for its indoor winter golf leagues. Call 228-8954 or visit beavermeadowgolfcourse.com.
John Stark Youth Football/Cheer Association is looking for head football coaches for the following teams: flag football, 3rd/4th grade tackle, 5th/6th grade tackle and 7th/8th grade tackle. Interviews will be conducted on Feb. 14 at the Old Town Hall in Weare. Interested parties can contact Paul Massaro at 234-6534 or massaro6@comcast.net
Bishop Brady High School has the following coaching vacancies: girls’ JV lacrosse coach, and both a girls’ and boys’ JV soccer coach. Please email Andy Lathrop, Director of Athletics, at alathrop@bishopbrady.edu or send it to Bishop Brady High School, 25 Columbus Ave., Concord, N.H., 03301.
Concord High School is looking for a girls’ varsity tennis coach, a boys’ freshman lacrosse coach, a girls’ varsity soccer coach and a boys’ freshman soccer coach. Please send 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.
Franklin High School has the following coaching vacancies: head JV baseball coach and head varsity field hockey coach. Franklin Middle School is also looking for an assistant track and field coach and a head coach for field hockey. All interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume and up to three references to Athletic Director Dan Sylvester at dsylvester@sau18.org.
Hopkinton High School is looking for the following spring coaches: varsity track and field, JV boys’ lacrosse and assistant varsity girls’ lacrosse. Interested applicants should send a letter and resume to Athletic Director Dan Meserve at dmeserve@hopkintonschools.org.
Hillsboro-Deering High School has the following coaching vacancy: head cross country coach. Interested candidates should apply at hdsd.org.
John Stark Regional High School has the following coaching openings for the 2017-18 school year: varsity boys’ soccer and varsity football assistant. 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 ext. 303.
Concord Babe Ruth League is in need of Board Members including a Treasurer. Contact minerys@comcast.net for information..
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.