Concord Northeast’s Local Baskit beat Hooksett Pizza Man, 10-4, to win the Capitol Area Majors Softball Towle Cup. In a back and forth contest, Local Baskit scored seven runs in the sixth inning to break the game open. Suzy Brand, Ally Cassin, Liv Abrams and Emily Gaby had key hits during the rally for Local Baskit. Nat Rowell struck out 10 batters in five innings and Dorothy Ricard keyed the defense. For Pizza Man, Abby Chambers and Annabelle Syvertson paced the offense and played great defense.
Colby-Sawyer knocked off Grappone, 7-3, in Sunset League action. Ethan Clark earned the win, working two innings of shutout relief. Josh Finkle pitched five innings, scattering six Grappone hits. Jake Choiniere placed the Charger offense with three hits and Max Lewis added an RBI triple. Colby-Sawyer is now 1-1.
Concord Police Patrolmen’s Association outlasted Banks to win the Concord Babe Ruth championship title. Tad Stokes led the offense for CPPA, going 4-for-5 with a walk and scoring three runs. Ben Koziell also contributed with a nice hit. Bernie Masur closed out the game on the mound, going four innings and giving up two hits and two runs. For Banks, Colin Savard hit a towering double and Riley Bolduc added two singles. Isaac Vaillancourt had three strong innings on the mound.
■The Eagles had an 11-10 walk-off victory over Associated Grocers to win the Concord Little League AAA championship. Owen Rumfelt (one inning pitched, two strikeouts), FrederikFjeldsted (1.2 innings, three strikeouts) and Leo MacBride (3.1 innings, nine strikeouts) pitched well. MacBride (3-for-3, three runs, two doubles), Tucker Kirshneur (2-for-3, run), CardenAldridge (1-for-2, two runs) and Fjeldsted (game-saving triple, run) led the offense, while Bryce Moran scored the winning run on a hit by Aldridge. Sam Sackman (three innings pitched, six strikeouts, two unassisted outs) pitched well, while Casey Hazard and Ryder Wyatt hit well for AG.
■Associated Grocers defeated Dark Side Customs, 7-3, in the AAA semifinals behind the strong pitching of Keegan McCormick and Sam Sackman. The offense was led by Ryder Wyatt and Luke Ireland. Brian Desmarais-Plante and Bennett Pouliatte pitched well for Dark Side Customs.
■S&W Sports finished the Concord Little League intermediate season at 10-2. Andrew King had two homers and played well at third base, Tyler Mayo had a home run, triple and pitched a good game, and Lucas Golden hit a homer. Brody Rossetti pitched a good game as well.
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.
Spartans AAU Basketball will be hosting its annual Summer League 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.
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 (Friday-Sunday 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 Monday-June 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.
High School Elite Clinic will be hosted by SNHU women’s basketball head coach Karen Pinkos on Tuesday from 4:30-8:30 p.m. There is a 50 player limit. Contact Valerie Driscoll at v.driscoll@snhu.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.
Hillsboro-Deering High School is looking for a JV girls’ volleyball 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.