Concord Family Vision won its home opener with a 12-2 victory over Gallagher, Callahan, & Gartrell. A.J. Dow pitched two innings with four strikeouts and hit an RBI single. Ben Hughes struck out six and hit a home run and had seven RBI to lead the scoring.
Aable Restaurant Equipment beat Above All Collision. Aable’s David Bourgeois pitched three innings for the win, and drove home Oliver Quinn for the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. Aable starter Zanis Louris pitched three shutout innings, striking out seven. For Above All Collision, Jean Deau pitched three solid innings and Bryce Haines went 1-for-2 and scored the tying run in the top of the sixth.
Ben McKean struck out five batters in 4 innings, leading Swenson Granite to an 11-4 victory over Rath, Young and Pignatelli. Swenson scored four times in the first, led by McKean and Austin Hazzard. Dylan DelloIacono and Nick Reynolds closed out the game, combining for three strikeouts in 1 innings.
Suncook Minors Siege Technologies defeated Concord Vermette, 11-6. For Suncook, Jackie Belanger struck out five batters in two innings, while Lindsey Jones struck out the side in the fourth inning and hit a single and Tabitha Boucher played well behind the plate. For Concord, Brooke Wyatt led the offense with two hits while Willa Marino pitched a solid game. Clara McHugh displayed aggressive base running.
The Banks Chevrolet Hopkinton Hawks defeated Merrimack Valley Deck Rite. The Hawks were led by three hits each from Anna O’Reilly and Jordyn Barrett, along with two runs from Lily Owen. Deck Rite was led defensively by Nora Navoy and at the plate by Abby Allen.
Storms Fitness of Hopkinton defeated Claudia’s in AAA action. For Storms, Gina Simpkins went 3-for-3. Ella Martel and Reese Bove also had good at bats and Bove made a great play at second base. For Claudia’s, Madeline Muller and Evi Raimo were strong in the field and Camdyn Despres had a nice hit.
Capital Soccer Club defeated Dover, 3-0. Lily Hillsgrove had the shutout in net, with strong defensive play by Chloe Morgan, Anna Harlow and Emma Stephenson in front of her. Natalie Daniels and Emma Losey scored the goals.
The St. Paul’s School boys’ tennis team defeated Thayer, 12-3. William Yee, Max Baron, Richard Li and Liam Li won both their singles and doubles matches.
The Proctor Academy boys’ lacrosse team defeated Vermont Academy, 17-2.
The Proctor girls’ lacrosse team lost to Kimball Union, 12-11.
The Proctor softball team defeated Brewster, 14-0.
The Proctor girls’ tennis team defeated New Hampton, 6-3.
The teams of Mark Douglas and Chris Duhaime and Steve White and Dave Mattson won the two-ball best ball event at Concord Country Club. Both pairs shot a 62, while Steve Goldman and Phil Wise took second place with a score of 63 and Goldman and Bruce Burns shot 64 for third place. Gretchen Knapton won the women’s event, finishing with the fewest putts (34). Marge Bell and Joann Feldman tied for second with 35 putts.
Corey Richardson, Sue Tullis, John Wallace and Jim Spring shot a 65 to win the Duston Country Club spring bramble event. Fred, Nick, Andrew and Evan Fairneny (70) finished second and Ellen Musinsky, Leah Raabe, Dom Rosa and Paul Cathcart (73) finished third. Chris Raabe had the longest women’s drive and Phil Grant had the longest drive for the men.
The team of Glen Schadlick, Russ Mathews, Vinny Benincasa and Doug Dow shot 21-under par to win Beaver Meadow’s 1-2-3 Best Ball event. The team of Pete Topolosky, Ray Persinger, Brian Marabella and Mikey Breault tied the winning score of 126, but fell in the playoff. Gregg Fournier Dickie Champagne, Dan Swacha and Chris Lillios finished third.
Penacook’s D’Mahl McFadden, a senior on the University of New Hampshire men’s track and field team, won the 110 hurdles in 15.67 seconds, helping the Wildcats to a second-place finish at the UNH pre-conference meet.
Dunbarton’s Cody Murphy, a freshman on the Bentley men’s track and field team, finished eighth out of 20 in the 3,000 at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational.
American Legion Post 21 of Concord will be holding tryouts for its senior legion team on May 22 at the Concord Sports Center from 12-2:30 p.m. Contact team manager Carl Nolin at 224-7224 or cnolin1@comcast.net to register.
The eighth annual IHB baseball camp will be held July 5-8 at Pembroke Academy. The camp will run daily from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. with a special guest scheduled to appear each day. Camp is open to both boys and girls ages 6-13 with any playing level. Fee is $80 which includes two tickets per camper to a New Hampshire Fisher Cats game. Visit ihbbaseball.net/ or contact Camp Director Coach John Bly at 558-1320 or coachbly@comcast.net
Hopkinton High School is hosting a baseball camp for players ages 7-15 from June 20-23 (rain date is June 24) led by Coach Dave Chase. Camp runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and costs $120 if paid before June 1. Contact Coach Chase for a registration form at 4chaseteam@comcast.net.
Camps/Clinics/Lessons
Concord Parks and Rec will be offering the following programs: NFL flag football for ages 6-14 Sunday-June 12, soccer fundamentals for ages 4-6 Saturday-June 11 at Keach Park, co-ed youth soccer for first and second grade from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays May 7-June 10, a co-ed spring soccer clinic for grades 3-6 on Saturdays May 7-June 1. Visit concordparksandrec.com or call 225-8690.
FUNdamentals soccer camps run Saturdays for children ages 4-6 from May 7 through June 11 at Keach Park. Check concordparksandrec.com for times and prices.
Co-ed soccer clinics will be held for grades 3-6. The clinic is separated for grades 3-4 and 5-6, and will run Saturdays from May 7 through June 1. Check concordparksandrec.com for times and prices.
New England Patriots alumni will be holding a free non-contact program geared to all level players ages 9-14 on May 13 from 5-9 p.m. at Memorial Field in Concord. Registration begins at 5 p.m., with the camp starting at 6. Visit patriotsalumni.com/football-for-you-new/ffy-concord-nh/.
Little Strikers Soccer Clinic registrations, for ages 3-6, are being accepted at Fieldhouse Sports Indoor Sports Facility in Bow. The next 5-week session begins May 14. Clinics meet Saturday mornings and emphasize confidence building, fun and soccer skill development. Cost, which includes a T-shirt, is $50 for Little Strikers (ages 5-6) and $40 for Mini Strikers (ages 3-4). Call 226-4646 or stop in at 12 Tallwood Dr. Visit FieldHouseSports.com.
Learn-to-Row program, offered by Concord Crew, is for middle school and high school students. Session one is held June 20-July 14 and session two is held July 18-Aug. 11, Mondays-Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. Sessions take place behind Everett Arena. Register by June 10 at concordcrew.org, with an earlybird discount if you sign up by May 9. Email info@concordcrew.org with any questions.
Paul Hogan Basketball Camps will be held as follows: Rip City Basketball Camp at NHTI June 20-24, Girls’ Pt. Guard/Post Player Camp June 26-28, Boys’ Point Guard/Post Player Camp at NHTI June 29-July 1, and the 23rd annual Specialty Basketball Camp July 24-28. Shooter’s Gold Basketball Camps will be held in six towns around NH: July 5-8 at Littleton High School, July 10-13 at Rivendell High School, July 11-15 at Inter-Lakes Elementary School in Meredith and Gilford Middle School. Laconia and Hooksett will be Shooter’s Gold sites for boys and girls in grades 1-8 July 14-18. Camp information can be found at hogancamps.com or by calling 340-1719. Forms are printable from the site along with information, tuition and other facts.
Crimson Tide Cheerleading Camp will be held June 27-July 1 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Broken Ground Elementary School. The camp is open to all incoming 2nd- through 8th-graders. Contact Laura Owen at lnorwalt-owen@sau8.org.
Lacrosse overnight camp for girls entering grades 6-12 in the fall will be put on by the UNH women’s lacrosse program June 27-29. Registration is available online at unhwildcats.com. The camp has both an overnight ($425) and commuter ($350) option. A minimum deposit of $200 is due at registration with any remaining balance due June 4. Questions regarding payments and registration, contact Kaleigh Cheslock at kaleigh.cheslock@unh.edu. For specific camp questions, contact Jenna Martino at jenna.martino@unh.edu.
NH Hoop Skills will be holding its summer girls’ basketball day camp at Southern New Hampshire University June 27-July 1 and July 25-29. Contact Karen Pinkos at k.pinkos@snhu.edu, or visit nhoopskills.com and snhupenmen.com.
UNH field hockey team will hold two summer camps as well as two summer youth clinics. Session I will be held June 29-July 2, followed by Session II from July 6-9 and the youth clinic will be held July 7-8. The Session I and Session II camps both have overnight ($475) and day ($375) options for the four-day camps. The single-day youth clinics on July 7-8 cost $35 per day or $60 for both days. The sessions are open to junior high and high school students as of fall 2016. Registration for Session I and Session II is available online at unhwildcats.com. For questions regarding payments and registration for the session camps, contact Kaleigh Cheslock at Kaleigh.Cheslock@unh.edu. For specific session camp questions, contact Ross Gorham at Ross.Gorham@unh.edu.
Soccer camp hosted by Loudon Freedom and the Samba Professional Development programs will be held in Loudon July 11-15 for players ages 4-6 ($60 per player) and 7-14 ($120 per player). Register at https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=2680&GroupID=1531061 or contact Andrew Palhof for more information at palhof@tds.net.
UNH men’s soccer program will host camps as follows: July 11-15 for ages 5-14; a residential camp from July 24-28, with evaluators from NCAA Divisions I, II and III; and Aug. 1-4 for boys with high school eligibility only. Information on camps can be found at unhwildcats.com.
Play On! soccer camp will be held at NHTI July 18-22 for boys and girls in grades 4-11 under the direction of Coach Heidi Crockett and Derek Johnson. Visit hogancamps.com, email at paul@hogancamps.com or call 340-1719.
Seacoast Express United soccer camps for ages 3-19 will be held in Concord from late-July to mid-August for players from beginners to aspiring college players. Information is online at seacoastunitedexpress.org/camps or by contacting Bill Nardino at bnardino@seacoastunited.com.
Concord Capitols football and cheer signups for kindergarten through 8th grade will be held Sunday at Martin Field on Iron Works Road from 5-6 p.m. Contact Jen Diachenko at 608-7470 or jdiachenko@gmail.com.
Post #72 American Legion Junior baseball will hold registration and tryouts Sunday from 10 a.m.-noon at the Prospect Mtn. High School baseball field. Anyone between the ages of 13-17 from Alton, Farmington, New Durham, Wolfeboro, Barnstead and Pittsfield is eligible to try out. New players must provide an original birth certificate; no copies will be accepted. Registration fee is $200. Contact Coach Gary Noyes Sr. at 393-8349.
Weare Junior Legion baseball team will be holding tryouts on May 21 from 4-7 p.m. at Weare Middle School. Players ages 13-17 that are from John Stark, Hopkinton, Hillsboro-Deering, Bow, Kearsarge, Concord, Merrimack Valley, Pembroke and Concord Christian are eligible to play for the team. Team fees will be $200 per player. Official birth certificates need to be provided. For more information visit newhampshireamericanlegionbaseball.com. Contact Baseball Manager and Head Coach Dennis Pelletier at dennis.pelletier@jsrhs.net or 361-2961.
Bow recreation’s registration is now open for the following spring programs. Archery, Tennis, Field Hockey Clinic, Tennis, Women’s Slow Pitch Softball, Lacrosse, T-Ball, Fall Soccer, and Fitness. For complete information go to bow-nh.gov or call 228-2222.
Freedom Soccer Premier and Elite teams tryouts for the 2016-17 season for the girls U10, U11, U12, 16, U17 and U18 teams. Visit freedomsoccernh.com or contact Andrew Palhof at freedomsoccernh@gmail.com.
Seacoast Express United will be holding tryouts in June for spots on its premier and town travel teams. Visit seacoastunitedexpress.org/Teams/Tryouts/index_E.html.
Seacoast Express United is offering men’s, women’s and coed soccer leagues this spring and summer. Visit seacoastunitedexpress.org/Leagues/index_E.html.
Concord High School has openings for a girls’ varsity soccer coach and a girls’ JV soccer coach. Send résumé and three letters of reference to Steve Mello, Director of Physical Education & Sport, 170 Warren St., Concord, NH 03301, or smello@sau8.org.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is seeking a JV girls’ soccer coach for the 2016 season. Send a letter of interest, résumé and three references to: Matthew Skidds, Athletic Director, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, 907 First NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261.
Bishop Brady High School has openings for a girls’ varsity soccer head coach, and both JV boys’ and girls’ soccer coaches. Email or mail a cover letter, résumé and three letters of reference to Andy Lathrop, director of athletics, at alathrop@bishopbrady.edu or send it to Bishop Brady High School, 25 Columbus Ave., Concord, NH 03301.
Hopkinton High School is looking for the following coaching positions: varsity cross country and varsity Nordic skiing. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, resume, and list of references to: Dan Meserve, AD, Hopkinton High School, 297 Park Ave, Contoocook, NH 03229.
John Stark Regional High School has the following coaching openings for the 2016-17 school year: varsity field hockey, JV boys’ soccer, JV girls’ volleyball, varsity wrestling, assistant boys’ ice hockey. 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.
Franklin High School is looking for a JV volleyball head coach. Previous experience playing and/or coaching is preferred. All interested applicants should send a letter of interest, resume and references to Dan Sylvester, Director of Athletics at dsylvester@sau18.org. Application and school information can be found at sau18.org.
Pittsfield Middle High School has the following anticipated coaching positions: girls’ varsity soccer head coach, boys’ JV soccer head coach, boys’ middle school soccer head coach, girls’ middle school soccer head coach, boys’ middle school baseball head coach. Previous experience playing and or coaching is preferred but not required. All interested applicants should contact Jay Darrah, Director of Athletics at jaydarrah@pittsfieldnhschools.org. Please send a letter of interest, résumé and references to: Pittsfield Middle High School, 23 Oneida St, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
Titleist Demo Day will be held Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Beaver Meadow Golf Course. Trackman fitting by Titleist Club fitters and Class A PGA Professional Phil Davis is available, as well. Complete 2016 Titleist line available to try. The event is free and open at all.
A golf tournament put on by the Friends of UNH Skiing will take place May 14 at The Links at Outlook in South Berwick, Maine. The fundraising event is open to the public is a four-person team scramble format, beginning at 8:30 am. Visit unhskiing.com.
Concord Flyers girls’ track and field team will open its 25th season with a practice on May 26 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Memorial Field track. The team is open to all girls in grades 3-8. The season runs from May to late July and practices are held on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. There are also Sunday practice meets from 11:30 .a.m-1 p.m. Registration fee is $90 for newcomers, includes a uniform, and $70 for returning members. Call or text Jack Fraser at 731-0765 or email jackf428@hotmail.com.
The 11th Annual CBNA Paul Guptill ’52 Alumni and Friends golf tournament will be held on June 11 at Nippo Lake Golf Club in Barrington, NH. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact aspainhower@coebrown.org or call at 603-942-5531 x-186 for additional information. For tournament details and to register online at: http://coebrown.org/support-cbna/golf/
Summer high school basketball tournaments will be held at NHTI July 16 for boys and July 22-23 for girls. For the boys, contact Coach Paul Hogan at phogan@ccsnh.edu. For the girls, contact Coach Jen Fithian at jrfithian@gmail.com.
Concord High boys’ soccer alumni game will be played Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. at Rundlett Middle School. All past players are welcome. Any questions should be sent to Scott Dunlop at scottdunlop28@yahoo.com.
Players needed
Seacoast Express United soccer is looking for additional players for its U13 boys (two players), U9 boys (two players), U8 boys (three players) and U12 girls (two players) teams. Contact Bill Nardino at bnardino@seacoastunited.com.
NH Comets 18U White softball team is looking to add one or two strong players to complete its roster. For information or to schedule a tryout, contact Manager Bill Varnell at 219-5452.
NH Comets 16U White ASA softball team is seeking an additional player to complete its roster for the season. Indoor workouts are in progress and the team will play six Class A tournaments during June and July. Players born in 1999, 2000 and 2001 are eligible. Contact Dan Morin at danmorin@comcast.net or 496-7549.
NH Comets 16U Blue fast pitch softball team is looking to fill two positions. The team plays seven tournaments from June-July in Southern/Central NH, Maine and Northern Mass. Contact Peter Jenovese at pjenovese@collinssports.net or 724-5023. Visit NHComets.org.
Capital Soccer Club is looking for 2-3 players for its U14 girls’ (2003 birthdays) and U13 girls’ (2004 birthdays) teams. Tryouts will be held in early June on a date to be determined. Estimated cost is $375 to play in both NH Soccer League and MA Maple Premier League, as well as two or three tournaments throughout New England. Those interested in attending an open practice, or for more information on tryouts, should contact Ben Stephenson at bslses@aim.com.
Loudon Freedom U17 girls’ Elite soccer team is looking to add another 1-2 players to play in the Spring Massachusetts Premier Soccer League (Maple League). Loudon Freedom had a successful spring 2015 season, winning the NH Presidents Cup, advancing to the Regionals in Pennsylvania, winning the Seacoast United Coastal Tournament and were Maple League division champions. Session cost is $175 and includes two additional spring tournaments. Contact Andrew Palhof at palhof@tds.net.
Hooksett 10U girls’ softball team is looking for two girls born after Jan. 1, 2005 that live in the Hooksett, Candia, Goffstown or Manchester area to complete its travel team for the 2016 season. Contact Michael at 305-8461.
Central Force AAU girls’ basketball team is looking for players for the upcoming season. Call Mark Dionne at 340-1281.
Concord Adult Softball League is looking for players 18 years and older for full teams as well as individual men or women. The season begins in May, so interest is needed for teams to make the decision to obtain a schedule. Contact Donna at 545-5654 or email 6plumb7@gmail.com.