Strafford’s Nick Grimbilas, a Bishop Brady graduate, was one of 15 players named to NCAA Division III PING All-Region Team. Grimbilas, a junior, helped lead the Endicott golf team to the Commonwealth Coast Conference title this past season. He is the third golfer in Endicott history to receive PING All-Region honors. He was also named to the CCC First Team for the second straight year. Grimbilas was the NHIAA Division III individual champion in 2018.
The Concord JV softball team picked up a 9-1 win against Spaulding. Savanna Andersen (two runs, hit, RBI) got the win from the circle, striking out 12. Lily Hackett (run, two hits, RBI), Tess Bolduc (run, two hits, RBI) and Lily Kazanowski (two hits, two RBI) provided the offense. Andersen and Hackett also played well on defense, combining for 7 putouts.
■The John Stark JV baseball team lost to Hanover, 7-6. Seth Marquardt and Aidan Johnson each had two hits in the game with an RBI. Jayden Bishop, Drew Tower and Mason Fedette pitched well for the Generals with a combined seven strikeouts in the game, while only allowing four hits. John Stark had the tying run on third with nobody out, but couldn’t push that run across in the last inning.
Skylar Clay drove in three runs and pitched three strong innings as Hopkinton closed its softball season with a 14-1 win over Pelham. Marcella Guadagno, Aurelia Salce and Annie Morrall reached base three times each. Avery Loew (two innings pitched, two RBI), Bella Correa (two RBI, defense) and Paige Boudette (sacrifice fly, defense) also played well for the Hawks.
Banks defeated Concord Police Patrolmen’s Association, 16-8, in Concord Babe Ruth action. Tommy Weaver and Ryan Stephenson pitched well for Banks. Cole Czarnecki and Jacques McCrillis had hits. Cody Haskell had a double and Kyle Buelte had a hit and a sacrifice bunt for CPPA.
■Rowley Agency defeated Kiwanis in a Concord Northeast Babe Ruth game. Rowley was led by Connor McGahan, who pitched five strong innings and belted three hits, including a home run. Colby Nyhan collected four hits, while Henry Elliott, Logan Hayes and Quinn Sullivan each contributed two. For Kiwanis, Dawson Hayes pitched two innings and reached base twice, and Noah Chrabolowski had three hits.
■Concord Little League’s S&W Sports won a pair of games, defeating Family Vision, 8-5, and Bedford, 9-7. Against Family Vision, Tyler Mayo had two hits, including a home run. Brody Rossetti had an RBI single to tie the game, followed by Wyatt Rockwell’s towering two-run homer. Lucas Golden pitched well for Family Vision. Mayo had a walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift S&W over Bedford. Rossetti had two hits and Kolton Gaudreault also had a couple of hits and played well defensively.
The Concord Crush 14U girls beat Bedford in overtime, 9-8. Parker Baker, Emilia Raimo, Madison Beauregard and Lexi Magee anchored the defense. Abby Poole played great in goal. The offense was sparked by Sydney Brown, Emma Pelletier and Delaney Summers. Concord improved to 5-2 on the season.
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.
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.
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.
Hopkinton Middle High School has the following fall and winter coaching positions open: varsity and JV boys’ basketball, JV field hockey, middle school girls’ soccer, middle school boys’ soccer, middle school girls’ basketball. Please contact Dan Meserve at dmeserve@sau66.org if you are interested.
John Stark Regional High School has the following coaching opening for the 2022-23 school year: girls’ varsity and JV volleyball, bass fishing, JV field hockey and cross country. 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.
HDHS/Hopkinton Redhawks football program is looking for two JV coaches. Previous high school and college playing experience preferred. Interested applicants who can commit to the season should submit an application at hdsd.org/employment.