On Saturday, Rebecca Fleming scored a pair of goals to lead the Belmont varsity girls’ soccer team to a 3-0 win against Laconia (1-5-0). Yelena Rodrigues helped the Raiders (4-2-1) to a fast start with a goal in the fourth minute off a nice corner kick from Molly Sottak. Fleming, assisted by Kailey Gerbig, made it 2-0 about 12 minutes later.
Strong defense from Melanie Labrecque and Kendall Murray helped the Bow Middle School girls’ soccer team improve to 4-0-1. Bridget Hilton and Ariah Dewar made several great saves in goal for Bow, while Abby Foote recorded a hat trick.
The Bow Soccer Club 2008 Boys defeated Litchfield. Sebastian Christie scored three goals for Bow and Cam Czarnosz and Lochlann Brady added one each. Defensively, Luke Andrews, Chase Crowell and Clayton Nadzan played tenacious defense.
■The Hopkinton girls U14 soccer team scored its first goal of the season in the final minutes, but the Hawks (0-4-0) lost to Bedford. of play in the game. The Hopkinton goal was scored by Anne Pearce with a long range assist from Greta Baker. Playing well in goal with five saves apiece were Paige Boudette and Avery Loew. Aisling Madden and Lillybelle Chodosh also played well for the Hawks.
The Concord Capitals JTD Enterprises 16U Midget Elites beat the Walpole Express 16U team, 5-2. Ben Bourgault scored two goals for the Caps, while Matthew Wheeler, Aiden Ramshaw and Zack McCoy had one each. Ryan Morin, Matthew Tetreault, McCoy and Ramshaw all recorded assists, and Kalan Gaudreault turned in a great performance between the pipes.
Golf results
Dave Perry and Chris Sullivan won the 2019 Fall Member/Member at the Concord Country Club in a sudden death playoff with Dave Tillotson and Braden Smith after both teams finished 16 under par over two rounds this past weekend. Brian Boylan and Jim Walker took third place with round of 61-64 for a 15 under par round of 125. Chick Smith and Kraig Burnham tied for foruth place with Ron Landry and Dan Murphy, after both teams finished 13 under par for the two-day, 42-team event.
University of New Hampshire seniors Ally Reynolds and Kaylan Williams each tallied a goal on Sunday afternoon as the Wildcats women’s soccer team (5-4-0) defeated the UMBC Retrievers, 2-0. The win makes the Wildcats to 1-0-0 in conference play for the sixth straight season, and it was their first road win of 2019.
■The UNH volleyball team extended its win streak to four matches with a straight-set win against NJIT, then lost to Towson University in straight sets at the Tiger Invitational. The set scores vs. NJIT were 25-12, 25-15, 25-15. Towson prevailed 25-8, 25-17, 33-31 to improve to 10-2. UNH is 10-4 overall and went 2-1 at all four tournaments this season. NJIT fell to 1-12.
New Hampshire Comets softball annual meeting will be on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Northeast Delta Dental, Two Delta Drive, Concord. At the meeting new board members will be considered for the 2019-20 season. The positions of public relations/fundraising and event coordinator will be voted on. Interested applicants are encouraged to come with a brief statement on how they can help our organization. Contact Bob Palisi at 231-1446 with questions.
New Hampshire Tackles Hunger, organized by the New Hampshire Food Bank and WMUR-TV sportscaster Jamie Staton, are once again teaming up to help fight hunger during the high school football season. Fans are asked to bring canned food to specific games this fall as part of the state-wide food drive. On Saturday, Concord High will hold its food drive during the home game against Goffstown, and on that same day Bishop Brady will also be hosting its food drive during its game against Franklin. The Hillsboro-Deering-Hopkinton drive will be during its Oct. 5 home game against Lebanon. Pembroke Academy will also hold its drive on Oct. 5 for the game against Bow. John Stark rounds out the local drives on Oct. 11 for its game in Weare against Pembroke.
Merrimack Valley High School Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducting its second class on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The inductees include Kevin O’Brien, Dave Huckins and the 1989 Merrimack Valley boys’ basketball team. The public is welcome to attend.
Merrimack Valley High School Athletics Hall of Fame golf tournament will be held on Oct. 12 at Loudon Country Club. The cost is $400 per foursome, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, post-tournament meal and pre-tournament coffee and muffins.
New Hampshire Legends of Hockey 17th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon will be on Oct. 20 at the Grappone Conference Center, in Concord at 11:30 a.m. This year’s Hall of Fame inductees include Denis Martin, Freddy Meyer and Deron Quint who are being inducted as players; longtime New England College bench boss Tom Carroll is being inducted as a coach; Rod Ross is being inducted in the media category; and the late Downing Potter “DP” Brown is being inducted posthumously as a builder. Ben Smith will be the keynote speaker. The hockey history of the Alpine Club, which competed in the Granite State Hockey League in the early to mid 60s will also be recognized. Tickets are available for $40 until Oct. 11. Contact Jim Hayes at 731-4168 with questions.
Camps/Clinics/Lessons
Co-ed Field Hockey Skills clinics are being offered at FieldHouse Sports in Bow. Beginners are encouraged. Next session begins Oct. 17 for grades 3-6. Clinics run on Thursday afternoons in five-week sessions and are coached by Rony Jacober, director of Summit Field Hockey and assistant coach at New England College. Cost is $65. Register online at FieldHouseSports.com, call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Drive.
Soccer Skills and Goalkeeper clinics at FieldHouse Sports Indoor Facility in Bow are now open for registration. The six-week clinics are directed by Jorge Pardo of Caramba Soccer Camps and begin Nov. 4. Clinics are for all abilities, ages 6-60 and meet Monday afternoons. The cost is $60 for ages 6-8 and $70 for ages 9-adult. Register online at FieldHouseSports.com, call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Drive.
CHaD Battle of the Badges Hockey Championship tryouts will be held on Friday and Oct. 5 at Sullivan Arena on St. Anselm’s College campus. The game will be held on March 13, 2020 at SNHU Arena in Manchester between police officers and firefighters from across the region to raise money for Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD). Fire tryouts will be from 4-5 p.m. on Sept. 21, 7:45-8:45 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 2-3 p.m. on Oct. 5. Police tryouts at 5:15-6:15 p.m. on Saturday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 3:15-4:15 p.m. on Oct. 5. All interested skaters must register for tryouts and bring their own equipment, water, and necessary gear. Additional information and registration is available at CHaDHockey.org. Questions can be directed to CHaDHockey@hitchcock.org. All players must register in advance for tryouts.
Tune-up Basketball League in Meredith is open for registrations for boys and girls in grades 6-10. The league is open to players from area towns and space is limited. The nine-game schedule begins on Oct. 19, runs through Nov. 9 and all contests are played at Inter-Lakes Elementary School. Registration costs $50 and forms are available by contacting John Carrigg at Jcarrigg@metrocast.net.
Youth and adult indoor soccer leagues at FieldHouse Sports Indoor Facility in Bow are accepting registrations for the next 12-week session. Adult leagues starting the week of Oct. 29 are: Women 25-plus, Men 18-plus, Men 30-plus and several levels of coed leagues. Coed, boys’ and girls’ leagues for ages 4-18 begin the week of Nov. 1. All divisions based on skill level. Registrations accepted as space allows. Register FieldHouseSports.com, call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Drive.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Concord is looking for players in grades 3-8 to play in its coed, intramural basketball league. The season runs from Tuesday through Oct. 24 and the cost is $25. Visit greaterconcordkids.org for more information.
New Hampshire Nor’Easter Softball Club is looking for a few dedicated athletes to fill its 2020 roster. If interested, contact danperk78@yahoo.com or at 603-387-2039 to learn of opportunities and tryout information.
NH Junior Monarchs Hockey Program, based in Hooksett, has limited Travel Team openings and is accepting registrations for these Fall/Winter Programs: Learn to Play Hockey, Mite Development (8 and Under) and House League. For more information call 270-1024 or email jeremyvega3@yahoo.com.