The Concord JV softball team picked up a home win against Dover. Avery MacDonald (four runs, hit, triple, two RBI) got the win pitching a complete game shutout, scattering four hits, no walks and striking out six. Tess Bolduc (three runs, two hits, home run, three RBI), Sophia Vargas (three runs, hit, triple, four RBI), Lily Kazanowski (two runs, hit, triple, three RBI) and Wren Amrol (two runs, hit, two doubles, two RBI) provided the offense. A solid team effort on defense led by Kazanowski kept Dover off the scoreboard.
■Hayden Pond pitched 4-plus innings with eight strikeouts and allowing just one hit to lead the John Stark JV baseball team (6-3) to a 9-1 victory over Plymouth. Drew Tower threw four strikeouts and allowed zero hits in 2-plus innings of relief to close the game. Jack Barnes and Seth Marquardt made outstanding catches in the field, while Aidan Johnson caught a great game behind the plate and threw a base runner out trying to steal second. Dominic Massaro led the Generals at the plate with three hits and three RBI.
■The Concord reserve baseball team defeated Dover, 13-4. Tyler Fennelly had three hits and four RBI. Trevor Craigue and Rowen Arndt both had two hits with Rowen Arndt adding three RBI. Theo Schneible, Kaelan Williams and Alex Lewis also had hits. Schneible went 5.2 innings on the mound with nine strikeouts and one earned run allowed. Williams closed out the final 1.1 innings, striking out one and allowing no runs.
The Eagles of Concord AAA Little League defeated Suncook, 15-5. Frederik Fjeldsted (six strikeouts in two scoreless innings) and Wyatt MacDonald (three strikeouts in two innings) pitched well and were aided by solid defense, headlined by a game-ending catch from James Zinis. Offensively, the Eagles were paced by multi-hit games from Leo MacBride (4-for-4, two doubles, three runs), MacDonald (2-for-3, double, two runs) and Tucker Kirshneur (2-for-2, double, two runs).
■Concord Police Patrolmen’s Association defeated Kiwanis, 10-6, on the opening night of Concord Babe Ruth baseball. For CPPA, Dylan Hassapes played excellent defense and had a single. Deagan Hines pitched one inning with no hits allowed and three strikeouts. Tad Stokes had a double and reached base three times. For Kiwanis, Kale Washburn pitched three innings with five strikeouts. Tyler Mayo had two hits and scored two runs.
■Henry Thresher and Rhys Craigue combined to pitch a no-hitter, and Landon Tadakowsky and Maxwell Negron led the offense as the Concord Little League Davis & Towle defeated Merchants of North Manchester/Hookset Little League, 8-0.
■Concord AAA Little League’s Dark Side Customs defeated Schnitzer Steel. Schnitzer had solid debut pitching efforts from Sean Fuller and Seamus Prindle, with Abram Landrigan playing well at catcher. Brian Desmaris-Plante (two innings), Brantley Anderson (one inning) and Matt Penn (one inning) pitched well for DSC, with Kendrick Clark and Michael Fuller splitting the catcher duties.
■The Concord Little League AAA game between the Eagles and Granite State Glass featured a no-hit shutout by the Eagles pitchers. Leo MacBride (two innings, six strikeouts), Cam Libby (one inning, three strikeouts), Tucker Kirshneur (one inning, three strikeouts) and Maddox Harvey (one inning, three strikeouts) were all outstanding on the mound. James Zinis (three hits), Bryce Moran (two hits, run), Harvey (three hits, run), Kirshneur (three hits, two runs) and MacBride (three hits, three runs) powered the offense to the tune of 14 runs.
Weare’s Autumn Nelson, a junior on the Plymouth State women’s lacrosse team, earned All-Little East Conference First Team honors. Nelson had 24 caused turnovers (tied for the most on the team) and 37 ground balls (tied for third most on the team). She The John Stark graduate also won 27 draw controls (fourth highest on the team). Her defensive prowess helped the Panthers finish the year with a 13-5 record and a spot in the LEC championship game.
■Contoocook’s Ellie Morrall, a junior midfielder on the Washington College women’s lacrosse team, was named to the All-Centennial Conference First Team. The former Hopkinton High School player played in 16 games and tallied career-bests in goals (34), points (36), draw controls (75), ground balls (29), caused turnovers (15) and free position goals (nine). She was tops on the squad in draws, second in goals, caused turnovers and ground balls and fourth in points. Her 75 draws this season is the third most in team history in a single season. Morrall helped the Shorewomen qualify for a school-record 10th consecutive Centennial Conference postseason tournament.
Events
NHTI Golf Tournament will be at Beaver Meadow on June 9. For more information contact Paul Hogan at phogan@ccsnh.edu.
Summer Boys High School Basketball Tournament will be on July 9 and the Summer Girls High School Basketball Tournament will be on July 16 at NHTI. Contact Paul Hogan (phogan@ccsnh.edu) for the boys’ tournament and Darren Johnson (dljohnson@ccsnh.edu) for the girls’ tournament.
Concord High School Boys Soccer Alumni Game will be Aug. 18 at Rundlett Middle School at 5:30 p.m. All past players are welcome to participate. Please email Scott Dunlop at scottdunlop28@yahoo.com with any questions.
American Legion Concord Post 21 senior baseball team registration is open for players ages 16-19. Tryouts will be June 4 at 9 a.m. at Rollins Park. Players from Concord, Bow, Pembroke Academy, Merrimack Valley, Hopkinton and St.Paul’s high schools between the ages of 16-19 are encourage to tryout. Register at concord21.yolasite.com or contact team manager Carl Nolin at cnolin1@comcast.net or 603-224-7224, or John Bly at coachbly20@comcast.net or 603-558-1320. Post 21 recently announced that Concord’s Nate Craigue – a former minor league player in the Minnesota Twins system in the 1990s – will be the new head coach of the team.
Camps/Clinics/Lessons
NHTI basketball camps will held over the summer: Point Guard/Post Player Camp at NHTI (June 24-26 and July 1-3), Paul Hogan Basketball Camps (hogancamps.com or 603-340-1719), Rip City Basketball Camp at NHTI (July 5-8 and July 18-21), the 27th annual Specialty Basketball Camp (July 24-28) and Shooter’s Gold Basketball Camps (held in Bow, Conway, Enfield, Gilford, Lancaster, Meredith and Orford throughout the summer). For information on all of these camps, contact Paul Hogan at phogan@ccsnh.edu.
4th Annual NH Lightning Softball Camp for players ages 7-12 is set for July 20 at Martin Field in Concord. Spaces are limited. Register at www.nhlightning.org.