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Winter 2023-24 Players of the Season

03-14-2024 2:58 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

With last Sunday’s Division II girls’ basketball championship wrapping up the winter sports season for area teams, the Monitor would like to highlight top athletes from the Concord region. It was another strong season for area programs. In boys’...


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Basketball: Pembroke’s Dexter, Hopkinton’s Murdough named Player of the Year; All-State selections and awards released

03-12-2024 12:21 PM

By DAN ATTORRI

The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization released its award and All-State selections for the 2023-24 season following the conclusion of the Division I and Division II championship games on Sunday, and Capital area programs were...


Girls’ basketball: D-II season recap

03-12-2024 12:18 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Area girls’ basketball teams made up three of the four semifinalists in Division II this season, with No. 1 Concord Christian ultimately taking down No. 3 Pembroke for the state championship. Sunday was the Kingsmen’s third straight state title,...


Boys’ basketball: D-II season recap

03-11-2024 1:10 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

It was a strong winter season for area Division II boys’ basketball teams. Four of the six reached the playoffs; all four won at least one game, and two advanced to the semifinals. No. 3 Pembroke saw its championship hopes dashed after losing to No. 2...


Girls’ basketball: No. 3 Pembroke’s strong season ends in state championship defeat

03-10-2024 12:49 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

DURHAM – The No. 3 Pembroke Spartans (18-4) don’t get rattled. That’s been their calling card all season.But in the third quarter of Sunday’s Division II championship game against No. 1 Concord Christian (20-1), that demeanor was tested more heavily...


Girls’ basketball: Concord Christian reaches another level in D-II championship victory

03-10-2024 12:47 PM

By DAN ATTORRI

DURHAM – The Concord Christian Academy girls’ basketball team seemingly always plays with the highest level of intensity. In the second half of the championship game, the Kingsmen found an even higher gear.The No. 3 Pembroke Academy Spartans (18-4)...


Boys’ hockey: Pembroke-Campbell’s program-best season ends with a championship game defeat

03-09-2024 6:18 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

MANCHESTER – No. 1 Berlin-Gorham (20-0-0) doesn’t allow many goals. Entering Saturday’s Division III boys’ hockey championship game, it had allowed more than one goal in just four of its first 19 games this season. So when Jamison Walsh scored for the...


Girls’ basketball: No. 1 Concord Christian, No. 3 Pembroke prepare to do battle for the Division II title on Sunday

03-08-2024 11:33 AM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

When Pembroke faced off against Concord Christian on Jan. 30, both teams were unbeaten. The Spartans led 51-50 with 6:15 remaining in the game but didn’t score again for over five minutes, as CCA stormed ahead to a 65-55 victory.On Sunday, the two...


Hockey: Pembroke-Campbell advances to program’s first championship game appearance with 5-0 semifinal win over Kearsarge-Plymouth

03-07-2024 1:34 AM

By DAN ATTORRI

In 25 years the Pembroke ice hockey program has never played in a state championship. That will change on Saturday.No. 2 Pembroke-Campbell (15-4-0) controlled Wednesday night’s semifinal from start to finish, defeating No. 6 Kearsarge-Plymouth...


Girls’ basketball: No. 1 Concord Christian one win away from third straight state championship after defeating No. 4 John Stark

03-07-2024 1:04 AM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

SALEM – After falling behind 13-2 less than three minutes into Wednesday night’s Division II semifinal, No. 4 John Stark (16-5) looked to be in deep trouble against No. 1 Concord Christian (19-1).The Kingsmen came out asserting their game, forcing...


Girls’ basketball: Pembroke withstands late surge from Laconia to punch its ticket to the Division II championship

03-07-2024 1:01 AM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

SALEM — Beating the No. 3 Pembroke Spartans (18-3) requires more than just slowing down their senior star Annelise Dexter. The Spartans have depth, they have versatility and most importantly, for this time of the season, they have poise. And in...


Nordic skiing: Concord boys win D-I championship, girls finish 2nd; Watt, Lesser and Clarner earn individual crowns

03-07-2024 12:56 AM

By DAN ATTORRI

This year’s winter conditions posed far greater challenges than usual to the state’s high school Nordic ski teams, so much so that even having a championship wasn’t a given. But meet organizers pulled a rabbit out of a hat and Concord High made the...


Boys’ basketball: No. 4 Coe-Brown pushes No. 1 Pelham to overtime, comes just short of reaching D-II championship game

03-06-2024 8:35 AM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

DURHAM – As Coe-Brown head coach Dave Smith stood outside the Bears’ locker room at Oyster River High School hugging his players one by one — virtually all with tears in their eyes — he exuded nothing but a sense of pride and appreciation.“The effort...


Boys’ basketball: Hanover grinds down Pembroke, ends the Spartans season in the D-II semifinals

03-06-2024 6:14 AM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

DURHAM – Entering Tuesday night’s Division II boys’ basketball semifinal, the No. 3 Pembroke Spartans (18-3) knew exactly what No. 2 Hanover (19-1) was going to do: run a remarkably methodical offense and play smart, disciplined defense. Pembroke knew...


A victory for college athletes — but only a step

03-05-2024 6:24 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

A ruling that gives the Dartmouth basketball team the right to unionize has far-reaching implications for all of college sports — from the quaint, academically oriented Ivy League to the big-money football factories like Michigan and Alabama.The...


Monitor Sports Podcast – Dave Smith previews Coe-Brown’s semifinal against No. 1 Pelham

03-05-2024 1:24 PM

Monitor staff

On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap last week’s playoff results, including Concord boys’ hockey’s stunning overtime loss to Exeter and preview this week’s D-II boys’ and girls’ basketball semifinals featuring Pembroke...


Girls’ basketball: No. 4 John Stark gears up for the challenge of No. 1 Concord Christian

03-05-2024 1:22 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

If No. 4 John Stark is able to take down top-seeded Concord Christian in Wednesday night’s Division II girls’ basketball semifinal, it’ll be because of the Generals’ experience and composure. At least, that’s what head coach Tiffany Lewis is banking...


Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain before forming labor union

03-05-2024 12:07 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another attack on the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model.In an election...


NHTI men win conference hoops title

03-04-2024 5:15 PM

NHTI defeated the Central Maine Community College (CMCC) Mustangs 80-78 on Sunday to win their fifth YSCC men’s basketball championship in program history. It’s also the first time the Lynx have won the championship on their home court since 2018.On...


NLRB official denies Dartmouth request to reopen basketball union case. Players to vote Tuesday

03-04-2024 2:11 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

Dartmouth basketball players remain on schedule to vote Tuesday on whether to form the nation’s first-ever college athletes’ labor union after a National Labor Relations Board official rejected the school’s request to reopen the case.NLRB regional...



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