High schools: Concord softball upset train continues to final four; Coe-Brown, Hopkinton boys’ lax advance to D-III semifinals

No. 12 Concord 7, No. 4 Goffstown 1

High schools: Tourney baseball, softball and lacrosse results from this weekend

No. 6 Hanover 6, No. 3 Bow 5

Girls’ lacrosse: MV advances to program’s first championship game with big win over Merrimack

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NASHUA – After three very tight quarters where Merrimack Valley dominated, but couldn’t pull away, senior Alyssa Brodeur fired a high, driven, fast and accurate shot into the top right of the goal from the right side edge of the 8-meter circle and put her team ahead 12-8 as the third quarter expired.

High schools: John Stark baseball advances to final four, Franklin softball falls in quarters

No. 2 John Stark 10, No. 7 Oyster River 4

Girls’ lacrosse: Bow falls to top-seeded St. Thomas in semis, 17-6

By ALEXANDER RAPP

LACONIA – Despite the weather improving for the second Division III girls’ lacrosse semifinal in at Bank of New Hampshire Stadium in Laconia, seven unanswered goals by the top-seeded St. Thomas Saints to start the second half shut the door on Bow in a hard-fought, but very difficult, semifinal for the Falcons.

Girls’ lacrosse: Hopkinton falls to Gilford in, 18-2, in rainy semifinal

By ALEXANDER RAPP

LACONIA – Senior attacker and captain Sydney Westover was emotional after her last game in a Hawks uniform. A big defeat in the Division III state semifinal was heartbreaking, but she knew that she, and the rest of her team, left it all out on the field. 

High schools: Bow, Hopkinton girls’ lax advance to D-III semis; baseball prelims

No. 5 Bow 16, No. 4 John Stark 8

Girls’ lacrosse: Second half comeback sends MV to semis

By ALEXANDER RAPP

PENACOOK – The Division II quarterfinal between the Merrimack Valley Pride and Oyster River-Newmarket was tied 7-7 at the end of the third quarter. Then, the offense found a flurry of opportunities to score and did not miss to secure MV’s first girls’ lacrosse final four appearance.

Baseball: John Stark’s Philibotte named D-II Player of the Year, All-State teams released

By DAN ATTORRI

Baseball postseason tournaments just started on Thursday, but the Baseball Coaches Association of New Hampshire has already released this season’s individual awards. Coaches voted on All-State selections, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year in their respective divisions.

High schools: Softball prelims and other spring tournament results

No. 8 Bow 1, No. 9 Lebanon 0

Boys’ tennis: Kearsarge claims third D-III title in five years, Bishop Brady makes first appearance since 1973

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The Kearsarge Cougars swept Bishop Brady, 9-0, in a hard-fought Division III state championship game to claim their third state championship in five years.

Steinbrecher Cup, tournament to crown U.S. men’s amateur soccer national champion, to be hosted in New Hampshire for first time

By ALEXANDER RAPP

For the first time, New Hampshire will host the prestigious Steinbrecher Cup at Manchester Memorial High School’s stadium. This tournament will crown the men’s soccer national amateur champion, and one of the teams in the running is New Hampshire’s own Seacoast United.

Girls’ lacrosse: Bow wins first round game against Kearsarge, 18-3

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BOW – A seven-goal and two-assist performance by attacker Ella Gray, and eight saves by goalie Gianna Trott moved Bow swiftly through the first round of Division III playoffs with a big, 18-3, win over Kearsarge on Tuesday afternoon. 

Boys’ tennis: Kearsarge and Bishop Brady win D-III semifinals, will face off in championship

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The Kearsarge High boys tennis team showed its experience on home court and delivered a 7-2 win over Moultonborough Academy in the Division III semifinals on Monday.

Athlete of the Week: Lily Cornell, Franklin High School

On May 16 against Sunapee, sophomore pitcher Lily Cornell broke Franklin High’s career softball strikeouts record of 647 previously held by Amanda Barton.

Track & field: Distance runners lead Hopkinton to D-III title defense

By DAN ATTORRI

KINGSTON – The Hawks knew that a title defense was possible, but it would take doubling, tripling, even quadrupling in events for them to get there. Hopkinton executed its plan to perfection.

Track & field: Coe-Brown boys, girls finish as D-II runner-up

By DAN ATTORRI

KINGSTON – It was far from a normal track season this spring.

High schools: Final results from the regular season, tennis tourney action

Merrimack Valley 11, Pembroke 0

Track & field: Goulas wins all 3 jumping events, Saysaw sets two records to lead Concord girls to first D-I title since 1988

By DAN ATTORRI

Ella Goulas is no stranger to winning state titles. But while Goulas has won every single jumping title at least once, she had never won all three in the same championship. On Friday night at Portsmouth High School, Goulas, a senior, and her teammates put all the pieces together. 

Girls’ lacrosse: Coe-Brown secures playoff spot with 12-10 win over Pelham

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTHWOOD – Sophomore midfielder Avery Keefe led the Coe-Brown Bears with four goals and one assist to reach 100 points on the season, secure a playoff berth and eliminate the Pelham Pythons from contention with a 12-10 win.