Winnacunnet 7, Bow 2
Highlights: The Falcons fell in the home opener to the Warriors, the same team that ended their season last year’s quarterfinals.
Records: Winnacunnet 1-0; Bow 1-1
Kearsarge 9, Monadnock 0
Key players: Kearsarge – Liam Miller, Graham West, Billy Reid, Rylan Fitzgerald, Jakeb Lizotte, Colby Beck, Clifton Cleaveland
Highlights: The Cougars swept their season-opening matches and had victories from Fitzgerald, Lizotte, Beck and Cleaveland in their first career varsity action.
Records: Kearsarge 1-0; Monadock 0-1
Prospect Mountain 7, Bishop Brady 2
Key players: Bishop Brady – Teddy Yap (8-6 win at No. 1 singles), Yap and Ben Matseas (8-0 win at No. 1 doubles)
Highlights: Yap had two good matches, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Giants to the team victory in Brady’s season opener.
Records: Prospect Mtn. 1-0; Bishop Brady 0-1
Pembroke 5, Merrimack 4
Key players: Pembroke – Lily Russell (8-5 win at No. 3), Riley Caron (8-2 win at No. 4), Brianna Larochelle (8-5 win at No. 5), Caron and Jillian French (8-5 win at No. 2 doubles), Haidyn Chaffee and Larochelle (9-7 win at No. 3 doubles)
Highlights: The Spartans opened their season with a big win on the road.
Coach’s quote: “Merrimack’s No. 1 playing was very strong. I was proud of the girls for staying competive and winning the last doubles (No. 2) to get our first win of the season.” – Pembroke’s David Goulet
Records: Pembroke 1-0; Merrimack 0-1
Winnacunnet 8, Bow 1
Key players: Bow – Alivia LaRose (8-6 win at No. 6 )
Highlights: Katie McCabe had a strong match at No. 1 singles before dropping the match, 8-5. Makaylie Laws rallied from a big deficit to lose a close 8-6 decision at No. 4.
Records: Winnacunnet 1-0; Bow 1-0
Sanborn 6, Bishop Brady 3
Key players: Bishop Brady – Anya Koshy (8-2 win at No. 1), Avery Sahr (8-6 win at No. 2), Koshy and Sahr (8-2 win at No. 1 doubles)
Highlights: The Giants did well at the top of the ladder, but didn’t win any matches in further down the lineup to drop their season opener on the road.
Records: Sanborn 1-0; Bishop Brady 0-1
Kearsarge 9, Monadnock 0
Highlights: The Cougars swept all nine matches on their home court for a decisive season-opening win.
Coach’s quote: “A great complete team effort for our first match of the season.” – Kearsarge’s Bubba Williams
Records: Kearsarge 1-0; Monadnock 0-1
Manchester Central 92, Concord 67, Dover 31
Key players: Concord – Spencer Clemans (1st 1,600 in 4:53, 1st 3,200 in 10:27), Sam Pfitzenmayer (1st discus in 132-5), Colby Nyhan (1st pole vault 14-0), Thomas Saysaw (1st triple jump at 40-2.75, 2nd high jump), Suyog Nepal (2nd triple jump, 3rd long jump), Tim Fahnbulleh (2nd 100), Joshua Gurtner (2nd 3,200), Ethan Harman (2nd 1,600), Eddy Harerimana (2nd 300 hurdles)
Highlights: The Crimson Tide split a tri-meet hosted by Manchester Central to open the season. Concord’s freshmen had a particularly strong day, with Clemans winning two events, and Saysaw and Nepal doing well in multiple jumping events.
Concord 102, Dover 60, Manchester Central 39
Key players: Concord – Ella Goulas (1st high jump at 5-2, 1st long jump at 16-3, 1st triple jump at 38-2), Shelly Smith (1st 1,600 in 5:31, 1st 3,200 in 11:49), Grace Saysaw (1st 100 in 12.53 seconds, 2nd 200), Maddie Muller (1st pole vault at 8-3), Quinn Doherty (1st 800 in 2:36), Mahalie Burdette (2nd 1,600, 2nd 3,200), Deb Nishimwe (2nd discus, 3rd triple jump), Ballay Conteh (2nd long jump), Makayla Root (2nd javelin), Chelsea Toenah (2nd 100), Ellianna Wing (2nd 800), 4×100 (1st), 4×400 (1st)
Highlights: The Tide opened the season in dominating fashion, winning a tri-meet at Manchester Central by claiming first in 10 of 16 events, including both relays. Goulas won all four of her events, sweeping the jumps and also running a leg on the winning 4×100 relay. Smith also won multiple events.