Sunset baseball

Colby-Sawyer improved to 3-1 with a victories over Century 21 and Sanel Auto Parts. Kyle Evans picked up the win on the mound for the Chargers against Century 21 while Jake Choiniere (four hits), Jake Sullivan (three hits) and Max Lewis (two hits) paced the offense. Josh Finkle earned the win on the mound against Sanel Auto, working seven innings and striking out nine. Cole Johnston paced the offense with two home runs, driving in five runs. Choiniere and Sullivan each chipped in with two hits.

Local golf

Henniker’s Ray Martin and Hillsboro’s Dave Fleming finished first and second overall, respectively, at the Valley Seniors Golf Tournament event at Brattleboro Country Club in Vermont. Hillsboro’s Rex Gray and Hopkinton’s Dan Zapton finished second and third, respectively, in their age division.

Finals bound

The Concord Little League intermediate division All-Star team will be playing in the best-of-three state finals against Bedford starting July 11. Players on the team are Bryce Gervais, Wyatt Rockwell, Tyler Mayo, Jack Sheppard, Ian Mamos, Jackie Miller, Gavin Gross, Andrew King, Cam Burbank, Luke Bedard, Koltan Gaudreault and Lucas Golden. The team is coached by Erik Rossetti, George Golden and Chris Mayo.

Summer baseball

Concord Little League Summer Baseball registrations are being accepted until are now being accepted until Thursday. Summer baseball is open to kids ages 7-12 from any central N.H. town. There are two divisions – age 7-9 and age 10-12. The season runs from July through mid-August and is played on fields in Concord. No games on Friday nights or weekends. The league is designed so players can play games when available and can miss games for other activities. Cost is $50 per player. Visit facebook.com/ConcordNHLittleLeague for more information. Email Gary Ford at gford15@comcast.net for a registration form.

 

Travel softball

New Hampshire Lightning travel softball tryouts have been scheduled for July 26-28 and on Aug. 2 for its 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18-plus teams. All tryouts will be at Martin Park, 40 Iron Works Road in Concord. For specific dates and times for each team, and for more information, visit nhlightning.org.

 

Camps/Clinics/Lessons

NHTI basketball camps will held over the summer: Point Guard/Post Player Camp at NHTI (July 1-3), 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 0r 603-340-1719, or visit hogancamps.com.

NH Hoop Skills Basketball Camps, directed by Southern New Hampshire University women’s basketball head coach Karen Pinkos, will be held Monday-Thursday 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.

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.

Coaches needed

Hopkinton Middle High School has the following coaching positions open: middle school boys’ soccer and middle school girls’ basketball. Please contact Dan Meserve at dmeserve@sau66.org if you are interested.

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.

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