JV results
The Coe-Brown JV boys’ basketball team defeated Oyster River, 60-56. Keegan Paradis (15 points), Cayden Donoghue (12 points) and Tyler Troy (11 points) led Coe-Brown.
The Merrimack Valley JV girls’ basketball team fell to Pembroke, 33-16. Emily Koufos and Morgan Tanguay each scored four points to lead the Pride (12-6), with Hannah Costello adding three steals.
The Bishop Brady JV boys’ basketball team defeated Hollis/Brookline in overtime, 48-46. Brady was led by Kyle Beane with 22 points, Connor Raposo scored 12 points and Patrick Brust chipped in with six. AJ Cipriano was clutch down the stretch, scoring a basket in the closing seconds of overtime, and then coming up with a steal and sealing the game with a free throw.
The Hopkinton JV boys’ basketball team (7-11) lost to Mascenic, 51-30. Zach Conroy had six points, while Andrew Beckwith, Ryan Graham, and John Jacobsen all hit a 3-pointer for the Hawks.
In Concord Recreation fifth- and sixth-grade boys’ action, the Christa McAuliffe School Blue Knights defeated the Abbot-Downing School Grey team, 24-18. Alain Twite led the way for the Blue Knights with nine points and Conner Hughes added seven. Ian Hughes played great defensively. For Grey, Elie Bahuma scored eight points while Gad Mukategeri led the defense.
The Concord Coach Lines Squirt 1 team defeated Keene, 7-0, in the opening round of the Granite State Tournament. Daniel Commerford scored a hat trick while Rowan Arndt chipped in with two goals. Colby Nyhan and Patrick Owen also scored for the Caps. Logan Hayes, Michael Mounsey, Jaden Haas and Nyhan each had an assist. Garrett Bishop had the shutout in goal.
The Tilton School JV boys’ basketball team defeated Brewster, 60-33. Bennie Gantrish scored 14 points and Nick Resendiz scored eight for Tilton.
The University of New Hampshire men’s team is currently in first place, and the women’s team is in third, through the first day of the America East Indoor Track and Field Championships. For the women, Concord’s Michaella Conery joined teammates Cayla Barretto, Emiliegh Glode and Angelyn Masters on the winning distance-medley relay, clocking a 11:47.23, just .06 seconds faster than the runner-up. Gilford’s Emily Wernig and Loudon’s Mary Mullen placed sixth and eighth, respectively, in the weight throw to score for the Wildcats. For the men’s team, Newbury native and Kearsarge graduate Zach Astle finished eighth in the weight throw.
Merrimack Valley Blue Storm Sports is accepting registrations for the spring youth lacrosse season for boys and girls in grades K-6. Season starts in late March. Teams are U.S. Lacrosse certified and partner with Positive Coaching Alliance (positivecoach.org) to ensure Blue Storm sports focus on sportsmanship, learning life lessons and having fun. Go to bluestormsports.com for more information.
Crimson Tide Wrestling Camp will be June 25-29 at Concord High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp is for wrestlers in grades K-12. Contact Nick Zeras at 785-9705 or nickzeras@gmail.com for more information.
Concord Northeast baseball and softball season registration is open at concordnortheast.com. Email questions to concordnortheast@gmail.com.
Cap City Basketball AAU tryouts will be held on Saturday and March 11 for boys and girls in grades 2-10. Players must attend tryouts on all three dates. There will be at least one team for every age group for boys and girls for the upcoming spring season. All tryouts will be held at Bishop Brady High School. Tryout times (same on all three dates) for grades 2-4 will be 2-3:20 p.m., grades 5-7 will be 3:30-4:45 p.m. and grades 8-10 will be 4:45-6 p.m. Cost is $30 in cash or $35 with a check and covers all three tryout dates. Email capcitybasketball@gmail.com with questions.
Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race registration runs through Monday. Entrants in the race are chosen by a lottery, accessible at mtwashingtonautoroad.com/mount-washington-road-race. Lottery registration closes on Monday at 11:59 p.m.
Concord Babe Ruth Baseball has opened registration for the upcoming season. Players can be registered online at concordbrl.com or in person on March 3 at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Loudon Road in Concord from 9 a.m. to noon.
FieldHouse Sports youth soccer clinics are now open for registration. The next five-week session of Little Strikers soccer skills clinics, for ages 3-6 begins March 3 and meets Saturday mornings. Clinics are instructional, interactive and fun. Cost for Mini Strikers (ages 3-4) is $40 and Little Strikers (ages 5-6) is $50. T-shirt included. Register online at FieldhouseSports.com or call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Drive in Bow.
Hillsboro-Deering High School spring sports sign-ups will be held on March 5 at 2:15 p.m. Baseball will meet in the gym, softball will meet in the cafeteria and track will meet in Room 222.
Concord National Youth Softball registration is now open at concordsoftball.org. Girls in grades kindergarten and up in the south end of Concord are encouraged to join. You can also register in person at Abbot-Downing School from 5-7 p.m. on the following days: March 7 and March 21. Registration ends March 31. Send questions to cnysoftball@gmail.com.
Merrimack Valley Youth Baseball & Softball is accepting player registrations for the 2018 season at mvybs.org. MVYBS serves boys and girls ages 4-16 from Penacook, Boscawen, Webster, Salisbury, Andover and Loudon. In-person registration will be held at Penacook Community Center on March 10 at 10 a.m. For more information contact Scott McPherson at mcphersonnh@gmail.com or 496-3518.
Central Force Basketball is holding tryouts for its girls’ teams on March 10 at Belmont High School and March 11 at Belmont Middle School. On March 10, grades 5-6 tryout from 9-11 a.m. and grades 7-8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., grades 9-12 from 1:30-3 p.m. On March 11, grades 9-12 tryout from noon to 1:30 p.m., grades 7-8 from 1:30-3 p.m. and grades 5-6 from 3-5 p.m. Tryout fee is $25. Call Mark at 340-1281 for more information.
Granite State Raiders AAU basketball tryouts/registrations will be held March 24-25 at Bishop Brady High School. March 24 schedule: grades 6-8, noon-1:30 p.m.; grades 9-10, 1:30-3 p.m. March 25 schedule: grades 6-8, 8:30-10 a.m.; grades 9-10, 10-11:30 a.m. For more information call Frank Alosa at 491-2495.
Camps/Clinics/Lessons
NHTI basketball clinics hosted by men’s basketball coach Paul Hogan and his team will be on Saturday and Sunday at the Wellness Center Gym on NHTI’s Concord campus. The clinics are for boys and girls in grades 3-8. Pre-registered campers can attend for $25. Cost is $35 at the door. Contact Paul Hogan for more information at phogan@ccsnh.edu or call 230-4041.
Concord High softball open workout for any Concord High student will be hosted by coaches in the Concord High mini gym on Sunday (1-3 p.m.). Players will work on hitting, throwing, catching and pitching. Follow @CHSTideSoftball on Twitter for updates. Contact head coach Duke Sawyer at sawduke2@comcast.net for more information.
Seacoast United Baseball Club clinic will run Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the SUSC Concord Indoor Facility. Players will receive instruction on a wide variety of general baseball skills and situations and apply their skills during controlled game play on both days of camp. Cost is $135. Camp includes a t-shirt with registration. Contact Jordan Anderson at janderson@seacoastunited.com to register.
Health Club of Concord Tennis Camp is being offered for players ages 7-14. Cost is $199 for members, $269 for non-members. The camp will be held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Email tennisinfo@healthcluborconcord.com or call 224-7787 for more information.
Seacoast United two-day goalkeeper camp for ages 10-16 will be on Thursday and Friday at the indoor facility in Concord. Andy Pringle, Seacoast United’s director of goalkeeping, will run the camp. Cost is $65 per player. Contact Darrell Betley at dbetley@seacoastunited.com for more information.
Merrimack Valley baseball annual youth clinic series run by MV players and coaches for players age 8-12 has started. Sessions are March 4 and March 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Other sessions are scheduled for March 12, March 14 and March 16 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. The clinics are held at Merrimack Valley Middle School. Contact coach Sean Wheeler (848-9533) to sign up for one or all sessions. Space is limited.
Umpire certification through the New Hampshire Baseball Umpires Association will be available to anyone interested in umpiring high school baseball in the state for varsity, JV, freshmen and middle school. Classes begin March 25 at 2 p.m. at Laconia High School. Cost is $65. For more information, please contact Baseball Umpire Development Chairman Gary Noyes at 455-2714 or gnoyes76@gmail.com.
Seacoast Express United Spring Rec Soccer will hold a six-week clinic on Saturday mornings at NHTI. Clinic for grades pre-K through two will start on April 14 and run through May 19. Cost is $35 per player. Free SUSC Nike T-shirt included. Contact Darrell at dbetley@seacoastunited.com for more information.
Concord Parks and Recreation is offering a golf camp April 24-27 for kids ages 12-16. The camp includes a junior membership for the golf season. Space is limited. Register at concordparksandrec.com.
Seacoast Express United soccer will hold a summer camp at NHTI July 23-27 for the U-10 through U-15 age groups. Cost is $220 per play. Contact Mo Abdirizak at 415-0146 or mabdirizak@seacoastunited.com for more information.
Host families needed
Winnipesaukee Muskrats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League are looking for local families to host players for the upcoming summer season. Players typically range from 19-22 years of age and will arrive the first week of June and leave the first week of August. Host families are asked to provide a spare room with a bed, access to shower and laundry facilities, and occasional meals for their player – typically breakfast. Transportation is not required. Host families are offered free season tickets for their entire household, three free weeks of baseball camp for their children, free admission to all other NECBL venues, and access to special events before and during the season. Email hosting@muskratsbaseball.com or call 413-330-6304 for more information.
Players needed
N.H. Lightning 14U ASA softball is looking to add a pitcher and infielder for the 2018 season, which will include winter workouts and six tournaments. To schedule a tryout or for more information, contact Will Johnson at willjohnsonnh@gmail.com or 497-0512.
New England Royals 18U softball team is looking for two players for the summer season. Player fee is $300 and includes uniforms, five tournaments and winter workouts. Tryouts will be at Concord Indoor Sports on Ferry Street from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following dates: Sunday, March 11 and March 18. Contact Peter Jenovese at 724-5023 or peterjenovese@gmail.com.
NH Comets 12U Blue team is looking to add a pitcher and catcher to complete its 2018 season roster. To schedule a tryout or for more information call 856-5840.
NH Lady Cannons 16U White USA softball team is looking to add one player with infield or catching experience to complete its roster for the 2018 season. The team practices twice weekly at the Concord Sports Center and will participate in seven tournaments this summer. For information or to schedule a tryout contact Kevin McLaughlin at 496-5397 or kdmcl@comcast.net.
Seacoast Express United soccer is looking for players for the upcoming spring season for the following teams: U9/U10 boys and girls (players born in 2008 and 2009), U12 boys (need a goalkeeper), U13 boys (need three players born in 2005), U14 girls (need three players born in 2004) and U15-U18 boys and girls (all high school ages). Contact Darrell Betley at dbetley@seacoastunited.com.
Concord Crew is seeking high school and middle school students from the greater Concord area to join its team. Spring season starts mid-March. No experience needed; scholarships available. Information and registration at concordcrew.org.
Concord High girls’ basketball team is fundraising for Kooper Buchholz, a second grader at Christa McAuliffe School who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and is also the younger brother of Kylar Buchholz, a sophomore on the Crimson Tide team. To donate, please go to gofundme.com/teambuchholz.
Adult open gym, hosted by Concord Parks & Recreation, will be at the Green Street Community Center Gym Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings from 8-10 p.m. from now until April 19. Cost is $3 per visit. For more information go to concordparksandrec.com or call 225-8690.
Pine Hill XC Ski Area Annual Pancake Brunch will take place at Robb’s Hut on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m.
U18 High School Tennis Preseason Jamboree at the Health Club of Concord will be on Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. at 10 Garvin Falls Road in Concord. Players will play multiple matches against players of similar ability both days. To register, contact Dave Page at polarbr69@aol.com. For more information, contact Gary Roberts (327-4284, gpro66@gmail.com) or Rebecca Killinger (229-2046, killinger888@comcast.net).
NHIAA/NHADA Division-III Senior Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony will be on March 12 at 9:30 a.m., at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord. All senior scholar athletes will be recognized for achieving academic and athletic excellence. Senior student athletes are nominated each year by their school based on the following criteria: must have a B-plus grade point average throughout their high school career, must letter and be currently active in at least two NHIAA recognized sports, must participate in community service activities, and must be role models for their peers.
Hillsboro-Deering High School Winter Sports Awards night will be March 14 at 6 p.m. Teams will meet in the HDHS gymnasium before going to breakout rooms. Boys’ basketball will meet in the gymnasium, girls’ basketball will meet in the library, spirit will meet in the cafeteria, Alpine skiing will meet in room 101 and bowling will meet in room 102.
NHIAA officials job fair will be held for anyone interested in officiating high school athletics in New Hampshire. The event will take place on April 4 at NHTI from 1-3 p.m. For more information contact Donna Plumb at dplumb@nhiaa.org or 228-8671.