NHTI’s Eli Lemire wins three USCAA Track and Field National Championships

By ALEXANDER RAPP

John Stark graduate and NHTI Track and Field runner Eli Lemire won a triple crown by placing first in the 1500 meter, 5k and 10k races at the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships last weekend in Springfield, Mass.

High schools: Concord baseball splits series in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Souhegan 3, Concord 2

Generals and Spartans battle it out in a Softball and Baseball doubleheader

By ALEXANDER RAPP

John Stark hosted Pembroke on a sunny but very windy Wednesday afternoon for a baseball and softball doubleheader. Both baseball teams battled until the end after Pembroke roared back from a six-run deficit in an eventual 7-6 Stark win, and Stark’s softball bats swung for the fences in a dominant 15-2 victory.

High schools: Concord softball wins big, Wednesday’s area results

Concord 18, Nashua North 0, 5 inn.

High schools: MV sweeps track meet at Kennett, Tuesday’s area results

Merrimack Valley 108.33, Kennett 61.33, Kingswood 55, White Mountains 15, Berlin 11.33, ConVal 6

Boys’ Lacrosse: Concord runs away with a win in 2OT against Hollis-Brookline, 12-11

By ALEXANDER RAPP

As the sun set on Memorial Field, the Concord High boys’ lacrosse team headed into a second overtime period with Hollis-Brookline.

MV star an ace on court and diamond

Kayla Smith recently led the Merrimack Valley Pride girls’ basketball team to great heights and was named the Concord Monitor’s Player of the Season.

High schools: Baseball, softball, lacrosse results

Bedford 7, Concord 0

Futsal Fridays at Keach Park by Samba X bring out ballers

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The music boomed, the metal fences rattled, spectators cheered and the most skilled soccer players in Concord rose to the top. On Friday night at Keach Park, dozens of kids, teenagers, and young adults flooded the court to play a futsal tournament organized by Samba X Player Development.

Track: Merrimack Valley boys win elite Black Bear Invitational championship

By DAN ATTORRI

NORTHWOOD – As the largest team-scoring invitational in New Hampshire that falls around the middle of the season, the Black Bear Invitational can often be used as a measuring stick to see how the state’s high school track and field teams stack up against each other. This spring’s edition wasn’t a typical one, with wet and windy conditions forcing the cancellation of the pole vault and high jump events. 

Track: Hopkinton girls win inaugural Campbell Cougar Invitational

By DAN ATTORRI

The Hopkinton girls’ track and field team runners showed their strength on Saturday, winning four events and scoring points in nine of 11 as the Hawks won the inaugural Campbell Cougar Classic Invitational on Saturday at Campbell High School.

High schools: Weekend softball, baseball, lacrosse and tennis results

Concord 11, Nashua South 1

Concord’s Ryan Doherty leads UAlbany lacrosse in sophomore season

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Ryan Doherty was one of the top lacrosse prospects to come out of Concord’s youth hockey system in recent years. Now, it comes as no surprise that he’s tearing apart opposing defenses as a starting sophomore attacker for the Division 1 University of Albany Great Danes.

High schools: Concord baseball wins big, more results from Thursday

Concord 12, Nashua South 1

High schools: Wednesday’s lacrosse, baseball, softball and tennis results

Bow 13, John Stark 1

NHTI Delta Dental 5K road race has largest turnout since before pandemic

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The 21st annual NHTI and Delta Dental 5K road race on April 18 had its largest runner turnout since before the COVID-19 pandemic with more than 300 participants.

High schools: Kearsarge boys’ tennis extends win streak, holds on to first place; plus Tuesday’s girls’ tennis, track, baseball and softball results

Kearsarge 9, Trinity 0

Girls’ lacrosse: Hopkinton pulls off comeback against Bow and earns first victory, 14-8

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BOW – The Hawks and Falcons battled it out in Bow on Monday afternoon, and Hopkinton found a way to come back and snatch victory, 14-8, from Bow in a significant game for both teams early in the season.

High schools: Lovett’s 2 HR leads Coe-Brown softball over Oyster River in championship rematch, plus Monday’s area results

Coe-Brown 9, Oyster River 5

Athlete of the Week: Anakin Underhill, Belmont High School

Anakin Underhill is a three-sport senior at Belmont High School who has had immense success thanks to his hard work and natural talent. He recently won the Division III boys’ basketball state championship with the Red Raiders and has just begun his last season as the ace on their baseball team.