Londonderry Invitational
Key players: Concord – Zachary Hooper (1st 3,200 in 9:53), Sam Hilts (1st 800 in 1:59.07), John Murphy (2nd 800 in 1:59.55), Sam Foulds (4th discus), Jacque Tunguru (5th 200), Wesley Thompson (5th 3,200), Liam Gleason (5th 800), Matt Lavoie (6th 800), Quinn Marino (6th 200), Luke Champney (6th triple jump), 4×800 (1st in 8:04), 4×100 (3rd), 4×400 (4th); MV – Seth Baylus (1st 100 in 10.73 seconds, 1st 200 in 21.66 seconds), Bishow Thapa (5th 400), Tyler Wallace (5th 300 hurdles), 4×400 (6th)
Highlights: The top athletes from Concord and Merrimack Valley competed in the Londonderry Invitational, the final meet before this weekend’s state championships. Baylus won the 100 and 200 meters in D-II record time. Concord will compete in the D-I championship on Friday at Salem High School, while MV will compete in D-II at Pelham on Saturday.
Bow 126, Hollis-Brookline 96, Monadnock 75, Milford 70, ConVal 54, Hinsdale 38, Conant 30, John Stark 28, Wilton-Lyndeborough 0
Key players: Bow – Lincoln Routhier (1st pole vault, 2nd 800), Jurgen Stich (1st high jump, 5th 100, 5th long jump), Owen Miller (1st 3,200), Dylan MacArthur (1st javelin), Nick Detrio (2nd high jump), Ben McDowell (2nd pole vault), Kody McCranie (3rd 200, 4th 100), Connor Bernard (3rd 800), Dylan Gazaway (4th high jump), Joseph McDowell (4th pole vault), Cooper Krause (4th 3,200), Quinn Lewis (4th javelin), Sean Nicholls (4th shot put), Alden Betterley (5th 1,600), Adem Aricanli (5th javelin); John Stark – Rio Calle (1st long jump, 3rd high jump), Jaden Nelson (2nd discus), Sam Kinsey Turner (5th high jump), Rory Magoon (5th shot put)
Highlights: The Falcons wrapped up the regular season with a victory at the nine-team ConVal Invitational. Stich, McCranie, Detrio and Owen Boullion formed the winning 4×100, while Falcon teammates Routhier, Bernard, McCranie and Betterley finished second in the 4×400. Bow and John Stark will compete at the Division II championships at Pelham High School on Saturday morning.
Bishop Brady 5th, Belmont 7th, Winnisquam 8th, Kearsarge 9th
Key players: Bishop Brady – Joshua Gentchos (1st 100 in 11.51 seconds, 4th triple jump), Jack Beauchesne (2nd 200, 3rd 100), 4×100 (1st); Belmont – Will Riley (2nd 3,200, 3rd 1,600), Mitchell Berry (4th 110 hurdles, 4th 300 hurdles), Juan Montoya (5th triple jump), Colby Vetter (6th 100), 4×100 (5th); Winnisquam – Aidan Donahue (2nd high jump), Lucas Robdau (4th triple jump), Patrick Goodwin (4th 400, 6th 800), Carter Fredette (5th shot put), 4×400 (4th), 4×800 (6th); Kearsarge – August Zock (2nd pole vault), Zach Hodge (3rd 200), Gavin Garzia (4th 1,600), Luke DelGuidice (5th 1,600), Evan Menard (5th 110 hurdles, 6th 300 hurdles); Franklin – Marcus Marland (8th high jump)
Highlights: Area teams competed in the Wilderness League Championship at Belmont High School, a meet featuring 20 teams from the Lakes Region and north. Gilford (109), Newfound (73), Kingswood (56), Plymouth (56) and Bishop Brady (38) were the top five teams. Belmont (27), Winnisquam (24), Kearsarge (23) and Franklin (0) were the other area team scores. The area teams competing wrapped up their regular seasons before Saturday’s Division III championships that will be held on Saturday evening at Pelham High School.
Londonderry Invitational
Key players: Concord – Kendall Barton (1st pole vault at 9-6), Ayva Mullen (2nd triple jump, 4th long jump), Morgan Doherty (3rd 300 hurdles, 6th 100 hurdles), Shelly Smith (2nd 3,200), Katherine Kennedy (3rd 3,200), Nydia Lane (3rd 400), Chloe Gudas (4th 400), Katherine Muller (tied 4th pole vault), Madeline Muller (tied 4th pole vault), Kelly Mikelson (5th triple jump, tied 5th high jump), 4×800 (2nd), 4×400 (2nd), 4×100 (4th); MV – Sophia Reynolds (1st 3,200, 2nd 1,600), Victoria Leak (3rd discus, 3rd javelin)
Highlights: The top athletes from Concord and Merrimack Valley competed in their final regular-season meet before this weekend’s championships. Concord will compete in the Division I championship on Friday at Salem High School, while MV will compete in the D-II championship on Saturday at Pelham.
Keene 125, ConVal 106, Bow 103, Milford 69, John Stark 54, Hollis-Brookline 28, Conant 16, Monadnock 10, Hinsdale 6, Wilton-Lyndeborough 2
Key players: Bow – Susanna Zahn (1st 3,200, 2nd 1,600), Maya Brochu (1st 1,600), Sierra Mason (1st shot put, 5th discus), Sarah Guerrette (2nd pole vault), Sabrina Bernard (2nd long jump, tied 2nd high jump, 4th triple jump), Mackenzie Szczepanik (3rd pole vault, 4th high jump), Ali Sargent (4th shot put, 4th discus), Sarah Franklin (4th pole vault), Lexi Farr (5th high jump); John Stark – Alyson Kenney (1st 100 hurdles, 1st 300 hurdles), Brianna Langdon (1st 200, 4th 100), Rebecca Mussey (3rd discus, 3rd javelin), Izabel Korbet (3rd 100 hurdles, 5th 300 hurdles)
Highlights: The Falcons place third in both 4×100 and 4×400 relays, and finished third overall out of 10 teams to end the regular season. Bow and John Stark will compete in the Division II championships on Saturday at Pelham High School.
Belmont 5th, Kearsarge 7th, Franklin 15th, Winnisquam 16th
Key players: Belmont – Emma Winslow (2nd 100, 3rd 200, 5th triple jump), Jada Edgren (2nd triple jump), 4×100 (3rd); Kearsarge – Molly Ellison (2nd 800), Amelia Lefebvre (4th high jump, 5th 800), Ayla Frenkiewich (tied 5th pole vault), 4×400 (3rd); Franklin – Hannah Croteau (3rd 100 hurdles); Winnisquam – Victoria Kelly (6th 100 hurdles, 6th 300 hurdles, 6th javelin); Bishop Brady – Olivia Blanchard (10th 800)
Highlights: Area D-III teams closed out the regular season at the 20-team Wilderness League Championship. Newfound (129 points), Kennett (111), Plymouth (61), Kingswood (38) and Belmont (30) were the top five teams. Kearsarge (21.5), Franklin (6), Winnisquam (3) and Bishop Brady (0) were the other team scores. The Division III championship will be held on Saturday evening at Pelham High School.
Nashua South 7, Concord 6
Key players: Concord – Nate Doherty (2 goals, assist), Parker Savoy (2 goals), Colin Nelson (goal, assist), Jonathan McDonald (goal), Joey Tarbell (2 assists), Max Leahy (assist)
Highlights: The Tide led 2-0 early, but the Panthers came back to take a 4-3 halftime lead and finished off the narrow victory after an evenly-played second half.
Records: Nashua South 12-3; Concord 8-7
Concord 8, Goffstown 0
Key players: Concord – Maddy Wachter (win, 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K), Sarah Taylor (2 IP, 1 H, 1 K; RBI, run, walk), Elizabeth Blinn (2 HR, 4 RBI), Brooke Wyatt (2 hits, HR), Grace MacDonald (2 hits, double, run), Olivia Crawford (2 hits, run, stolen base), Delaney Duford (2 hits, RBI, run, stolen base), Kyleigh Gray (RBI, run, stolen base)
Highlights: Concord scored twice in the first, once in the second, then three more times in the third, including home run blasts on consecutive pitches from Blinn and Wyatt, to break it open. Wachter and Taylor were in control from the circle, handing the Grizzlies their first shutout loss of the season.
Coach’s quote: “An all-around excellent outing from our girls against a solid Goffstown team. We had about a 10-hour turnaround time from when we left the field after Friday night’s game to when we boarded the bus this morning, but that didn’t faze them in the least. Can’t say enough about this group’s focus.” – Concord assistant coach Sandy Smith
Records: Concord 15-0; Goffstown 12-5
Spaulding 8, Concord 6, 10 inn.
Key players: Concord – Cam McGonigle (5.1 IP in relief, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K; 2 RBI), Brooks Craigue (hit, run, 2 RBI), Nater Wachter (hit), AJ Fennelly (hit, run, RBI), Kalan Gaudreault (hit, run), Dylan Miles (hit, run), Jack Reynolds (hit, RBI), Dan Revellese (hit, 2 runs)
Highlights: Spaulding scored in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings and a run by the Tide in the top of the 10th wasn’t enough, as Spaulding scored two in the bottom half of the frame to secure the win. Concord trailed 5-1, but answered with four runs in the top of the fifth and went ahead 6-5 in the sixth before Spaulding came back.
Coach’s quote: “Great high school game game tonight. Cam McGonigle pitched great in relief giving us a chance to win. Proud of how we competed tonight, we just weren’t able to put them away.” – Concord’s Scott Owen
Records: Spaulding 6-10; Concord 11-5
Bishop Brady 21, Mascoma 0
Key players: Bishop Brady – Bradyn Mundy (4 IP, 0 ER, 1 H), Michael Thresher (2 doubles, 4 RBI, 3 runs), AJ Partington (3 hits, 4 RBI, 4 runs), Owen Thornton (hit, 2 RBI, 2 runs)
Highlights: Mundy pitched shutout baseball to earn the win on the mound and the Giants exploded for 13 runs in the bottom of the third to put away the game at Rollins Park.
Coach’s quote: “The first 10 games we played are all tournament teams in our division and finally the schedule gets a little lighter the last six games. We need to take care of business in this last week to qualify for the tournament.” – Bishop Brady’s Skip Foy
Records: Bishop Brady 4-8; Mascoma 0-13