Concord High School rising senior Max Leahy (pictured) received the John E. Burke Sportsmanship Award from the N.H. Basketball Officials Association. David Greenidge, Sr., and Dennis Ordway of the NHBOA presented the award. The John E. Burke Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to a high school junior boy and girl who exemplify the principles of sportsmanship, integrity and dependability on and off the basketball court.
The Bow Memorial School baseball team (8-5) fell to Amherst Middle School in the Tri-County Division 2 championship game, 4-0. Aidan O’Keeffe and Troy Konstantakos pitched great for Bow, going a combined seven innings, striking out six batters and only allowing one hit to a very solid hitting Amherst team. Clayton Nazdan went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Josh Roos and Konstantakos recorded two putouts in the field, while Bryce Gervais showed a strong performance behind the plate, catching his first game of the season.
Banks beat Kiwanis, 17-11, in the Concord Northeast Babe Ruth semifinals. For Kiwanis, Noah Chrabolowski pitched 4.1 innings, striking out five and giving up just three runs. Tyler Mayo lead the offense going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Banks battled hard, and Tommy Weaver came in to pitch 5.1 innings to give them a chance to win. Rowan Arndt led the offense scoring four times and stealing six bases.
■Concord Police Patrolmen’s Association beat Rowley Agency, 9-6, in the other Babe Ruth semifinal. For CPPA, Patrick Owen collected two hits and was excellent behind the plate. Deagan Hines pitched five innings, giving up two runs. He also reached base on each of his four plate appearances and scored four runs. For Rowley, Levi Sweatt, Arden Mawdesley and Logan Hayes each had a hit. Dylan Nadeau drew a walk in both of his plate appearances.
■The Eagles beat Granite State Glass, 15-4, in the Concord Little League AAA semifinals. Strong outings from FrederikFjeldsted (2.2 innings pitched, four strikeouts), Maddox Harvey (0.2 innings, strikeout) and Leo MacBride (1.2 innings, three strikeouts), as well as strong defense by CardenAldridge helped keep the GSG bats in check. MacBride (home run, two hits, two runs), Aldridge (two hits, double, run), Wyatt MacDonald (hit, two runs), Harvey (hit, run) and Tucker Kirshneur (hit, run) led the offense.
In the Cap Area Majors softball action, Concord Northeast Local Baskit edged Hopkinton Key Collision, 8-7. For Local Baskit, Natalee Rowell pitched four no-hit innings and scored the winning run. Dorothy Ricard, MahalieBurdette and Anna Leon had key hits in the winning rally. For Key Collision, Ella Johnson pitched six great innings and Zoe Freitas was a force behind the plate and on the bases.
Hillsboro’s Dave Fleming finished second overall in the age 75-91 division and Loudon’s Joe Labontee finished third overall in the age 55-74 bracket at the Valley Seniors Golf Tournament event at Passaconaway Country Club in Litchfield. Labontee finished first in his subdivision, while Fleming finished second in his subdivision.
SNHU women’s basketball head coach Karen Pinkos is hosting a High School Elite Clinic on June 28 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. There is a 50 player limit. Contact Valerie Driscoll at v.driscoll@snhu.edu.
■Spartans Basketball, New Hampshire’s largest AAU basketball program, will be hosting its annual Summer League Session at the Derry Sports Center. Games will be played Tuesday through Thursday evenings through mid-August. All practices are held on Friday nights. For more information, visit nhspartans.com, contact Chris Coates at CoatesNew@hotmail.com or call 603-926-2276.
Events
Roller skating hours at Douglas N. Everett Arena will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Roller skating will only be available for a limited time through July 31. Admission will be $5 with skate rentals available, if needed, for an additional $5 at the Pro Shop. Book a private roller skating event for a birthday party, field trip or rainout event. Private events only cost $150 an hour. Call 228-2784 or email everettarena@concordnh.gov if interested. Visit concordnh.gov/rollerskating for more information.
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.
NH Hoop Skills Basketball Camps, directed by Southern New Hampshire University women’s basketball head coach Karen Pinkos, will be held June 27-30 and July 25-28 for girls in grades 2-9 to build skills, increase self-confidence and have fun while playing basketball. Visit nhhoopskills.com or contact k.pinkos@snhu.edu for more information.
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.
Hillsboro-Deering High School is looking for a JV girls’ basketball coach, varsity baseball head coach, varsity softball head coach and two outdoor track assistant coaches. Interested applicants who can commit to the season should submit an application at hdsd.org/employment. Contact athletic director Jay Wood at jwood@hdsd.org with questions.