Girls’ Track

Concord 1st, Coe-Brown 5th

Key players: Concord – Grace Saysaw (1st 100 in 12.12, 1st 200 in 24.40), Ella Goulas (1st long jump in 16-10, 1st triple jump in 38-1), Consuelo Borico (1st shot put in 37-2.25), Ballay Conteh (2nd long jump), Shelly Smith (2nd 1,600), Madeline Muller (2nd pole vault), Nabah Yahya (2nd triple jump, 3rd 400, 4th long jump), Makayla Root (4th javelin), Mahalie Burdette (5th 1,600), 4x100 (1st in 48.33), 4x400 (5th); Coe-Brown  – Shannon Elizabeth (1st pole vault at 9-8), Bristol Shirland (2nd 100 hurdles, 3rd 300 hurdles), Isabelle Grenier (3rd discus, 5th shot put), Brooke Bachhuber (3rd pole vault), Elizabeth Joy (3rd javelin), Annabelle Lovett (4th 800), Lilah Fitzpatrick (5th 100, 6th 200), 4x100 (6th)

Highlights: Saysaw and Goulas both won two individual events and ran on the winning 4x100 relay to lead the Tide to a victory at the 16-team Merrimack Invitational. Concord (110), Nashua North (71), Pinkerton (68.5), Exeter (58) and Coe-Brown (52) were the top five teams.

Merrimack Valley 112,
Goffstown 82, Bow 81,
Pembroke 54, Bishop Brady 11

Key players: MV – Lily Moser (1st 100 hurdles in 18.41, 1st 300 hurdles in 49.66), Anabella Dunlop (1st discus in 94-4, 2nd shot put, 3rd javelin), Gianna Panza (1st shot put in 30-0), Isabelle Navoy (1st long jump in 15-6.5), Hannah Barrington (1st triple jump in 31-5.5), Sydney Spack (1st 400 in 1:03.5), Deborah Leak (2nd javelin), Madison Geddes (2nd 800), Reagan Jefferson (2nd 1,600), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (1st); Bow – Camden Wilson (1st high jump at 5-2), Julia Hou (1st pole vault at 10-0), Mackenzie Szczepanik (2nd pole vault), Charlotte Weiss (2nd discus, 3rd shot put), Madison Pfister (2nd high jump), Josie Van Ham (2nd 200, 5th 100), Madelyn Fish (2nd 3,200), Peyton Vaughn (3rd 400, 5th shot put), Sarah Franklin (3rd pole vault); Pembroke – Avery Kelly (1st 100 in 13.28, 1st 200 in 27.93), Jasmine Blake (1st javelin 105-5, 3rd high jump), Teagan Nyhan (2nd long jump, 2nd triple jump), Alexis Brown (2nd 100 hurdles, 3rd 300 hurdles, 4th 100); Bishop Brady – Sarah Allen (2nd 100, 3rd long jump)

Highlights: The Pride won a five-team meet on its home course on senior day.

Belmont 159, Newport 91,
Mascoma 79, Portsmouth Christian 79, Trinity 32, Moultonborough 30,
Mount Royal 27, Franklin 6,
Concord Christian 5

Key players: Belmont – Adeline Takantjas (1st triple jump in 34-9.25, 1st 300 hurdles in 48.44, 2nd 100 hurdles), Ava Lacasse (1st 100 in 12.61, 1st 200 in 26.26), Jaelyn Nialetz (2nd 800), Hailey Clairmont (2nd triple jump), Rebekah Edgren (3rd triple jump), Jenna Laramie (3rd long jump), Mia Ellis (3rd 100 hurdles), Talia Watson (3rd 100, 5th 200), Annika Krauchunas (3rd 400), Ava Tonkin (3rd shot put), Hannah Young (4th 100, 4th long jump), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (1st); Franklin – Payton Cloutier (4th 300 hurdles); Concord Christian – Natalie Taylor (7th 800)

Highlights: The Raiders won six events on their home track to win a nine-team meet.

Boys’ Track

Concord 9th,
Coe-Brown 13th

Key players: Concord – Colby Nyhan (1st pole vault at 15-6, 5th javelin), Thomas Saysaw (1st triple jump in 42-10.5), Sam Pfitzenmayer (3rd discus), 4x100 (4th); Coe-Brown – Patrick Youngs (5th 3,200), 4x400 (5th)

Highlights: Nyhan won the pole vault by 3 feet and Saysaw, a freshman, won the triple jump at the highly competitive Merrimack Invitational. Concord finished ninth out of 16 teams. Pinkerton (132), Nashua North (59) and Nashua South (50) were the top three teams. Concord (32) and Coe-Brown (4) were the only two area teams that competed.

Merrimack Valley 154, Pembroke 67, Goffstown 55, Bow 49, Bishop Brady 24

Key players: MV – Mychal Reynolds (1st 110 hurdles in 16.25, 1st 300 hurdles in 42.33, 1st pole vault at 9-0), Nicolas Oglesby (1st high jump at 6-2, 1st long jump in 21-3.5, 2nd triple jump), Aidan Paquette (1st triple jump in 42-4.5, 2nd long jump, 6th javelin), Jed Duquette (1st shot put in 45-4, 2nd discus), Davian Loiselle (1st javelin in 144-7), Owen Turner (2nd 200), Riley Moore Jahn (2nd 100), Nathan Bain (2nd 1,600), Trenton Jeski (2nd pole vault), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (1st); Pembroke – Zachery Heichlinger (1st discus in 123-10, 2nd javelin), Brandon Lurvey (2nd 400, 2nd high jump, 4th javelin), Dylan Hawkins (2nd 300 hurdles, 3rd 110 hurdles), William LeCain (2nd 800), Caleb Saturley (2nd 3,200); Bow – Wyatt Worcester (1st 1,600 in 5:04, 1st 3,200 in 10:57), Gavin Buxton (1st 100 in 11.13), Andrew Clough (3rd 200), Asher Wilkening (3rd pole vault); Bishop Brady – Ryan Casey (2nd 110 hurdles, 3rd 300 hurdles), Jorge Guerra (3rd 1,600)

Highlights: The Pride won 10 of 16 events on their home track and MV did exceptionally well in the field events in its senior day meet.

Newport 134, Belmont 118,
Mascoma 118, Trinity 105, Franklin 45, Concord Christian 30, Mount Royal 26, Portsmouth Christian 16, Moultonborough 6

Key players: Belmont – David Tripp (1st 110 hurdles in 17.94, 1st 300 hurdles in 47.09), Brady Filteau (2nd shot put, 3rd discus), Ethan Rivera (3rd shot put), Brock Smith (3rd 100, 4th long jump), Christian Edgren (3rd triple jump), Aaryn Durand (3rd 800), 4x100 (1st), 4x400 (2nd); Franklin – David Ranlet (2nd 300 hurdles), Cody Williams (2nd 800), Nathan Holmes (3rd 200, 5th high jump), 4x400 (3rd); Concord Christian – Colby Storman (2nd long jump), Ryder Rose (3rd javelin)

Highlights: The Raiders tied for second out of nine teams on their home track.

Baseball

Winnisquam 6, Gilford 5

Key players: Winnisquam – John Shea (CG; game-winning RBI)

Highlights: Winnisquam scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh, overcoming a 5-1 deficit to give head coach Fred Caruso his 175th career win. Jake Twombly’s double scored Nik Puffinburger to make it 5-2. Twombly advanced on a wild pitch and dropped third strike before scoring to make it 5-3. Brady Colby came on as a pinch runner and scored to make it 5-4 and Ethan Henry singled and eventually came home to tie the game, 5-5. John Shea singled home Henry to give the Bears the walkoff victory. Shea also went the distance on the mound in the win.

Coach’s quote: “We never give up. We’ve struggled at the plate, but strung together some good at bats in the last inning. Career win 175 couldn’t have been any sweeter.” – Winnisquam’s Fred Caruso

Records: Winnisquam 4-7; Gilford 5-5

Softball

Bishop Brady 17,
Hopkinton 3

Key players: Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson, Maryn Sherman, Kimble Rose, Madison Mundy, Ava Archambault, Abby Tyrell

Highlights: The Giants had 24 hits in the game and Bryson threw four scoreless innings of one hit ball in relief.

Coaches’ quotes: “I’m very proud of how the girls are playing coming down the stretch. We have everything working right now. It’s a whole team effort.” – Bishop Brady’s Shane Baron

“Our defense didn’t give much support today to our pitchers, as we committed several mental and physical errors in the field. This is one of those games you learn from and move on.” – Hopkinton’s Liz Kovar

Records: Bishop Brady 8-2; Hopkinton 5-5

Boys’ Lacrosse

Bishop Brady 10, Gilford 5

Key players: Bishop Brady – Anthony Dow (3 goals), Joey Richardson (2 goals), Ian Miller (goal), Cam Fortier (goal)

Highlights: The Giants have won six in a row.

Coach’s quote: “Most well-rounded game we have played all year.” – Bishop Brady’s Sean Hockensmith

Records: Bishop Brady 6-2; Gilford 4-6

Girls’ Lacrosse

Hopkinton 13, Lebanon 8

Key players: Hopkinton – Sydney Westover (4 goals, 3 assists, 10 draw controls, ground ball), Maeve Owens (4 goals, 2 assists, 2 ground balls), Veronica Nylund (2 goals), Autumn Meier (goal, 2 draw controls, 3 ground balls), Lia Chapin (goal, 4 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls), Marcella Guadagno (goal, draw control, ground ball), Helen Yeaton (3 caused turnovers, 4 ground balls, defense), Ryan Lang (2 caused turnovers, 5 ground balls, defense), Grace Hodgdon (5 saves)

Highlights: Westover was master of the draw circle and the Hawks’ defense held Lebanon to two goals through three quarters on the way to a 10-2 lead. Lebanon came on strong in the fourth quarter, scoring six in the final frame, but the Hawks held on to win

Coach’s quote: “We played some of our best lacrosse of the season in the first three quarters, owning the draw circle, executing on offense, playing shut-down defense, and running high-pressure rides and clean clears. Our hard work is paying off.” – Hopkinton’s Gus Madden

Records: Hopkinton 8-2; Lebanon 5-2

Boys’ Tennis

Bishop Brady 7, Littleton 2

Key players: Bishop Brady – Ben Matseas (8-1 win at No. 2), Alex Pelletier (8-4 win at No. 3), Ethan Henry (8-1 win at No. 5), James Horangic (8-1 win at No. 6), Teddy Yap and Matseas (9-7 win at No. 1 doubles), Pelletier and Henry (8-0 win at No. 2 doubles), Nick Pagauisan and Horangic (8-0 win at No. 3 doubles)

Highlights: The Giants won their third straight match.

Records: Bishop Brady 5-4; Littleton 1-11

Girls’ Tennis

Bow 5, Timberlane 4

Key players: Bow – Alexis Pelletier and Addie Rader (8-5 win at No. 3 doubles), Pelletier (8-4 singles win), Sierra Scull (8-6 singles win), Grace DeCosta (8-5 singles win), Lilly Gula and DeCosta (8-4 win at No. 2 doubles)

Highlights: Freshmen Pelletier and Rader won the deciding match at No. 3 doubles to give the Falcons the victory. Bow trailed 3-0 through the first three singles matchs, but rallied to tie the match heading into doubles.

Coach’s quote: “Our youngsters showed a lot of composure. Also, I thought Makaylie Laws played the best match of her career despite losing 9-8 (8-6) in a tiebreaker despite playing up a spot today.” – Bow’s Steve Langevin

Records: Bow 4-7;
Timberlane 6-4

Pembroke 5, Plymouth 4

Key players: Pembroke – Emma Settles (8-6 win at No. 1), Jillian French (8-6 at No. 2), Rileyanne Caron (8-6 win at No. 3), Haidyn Chaffee (8-4 win at No. 5), Settles and Caron (8-5 win at No. 1 doubles)

Highlights: Settles was down 3-0 in her singles match, but came from behind to win, and also teamed up with Caron for the fifth and deciding match.

Coach’s quote: “This was a great win for PA. We won four singles matches and held on to win one doubles match. I am very proud on how the girls played.” – Pembroke’s David Goulet

Records: Pembroke 4-7; Plymouth 5-5