Baseball

Hillsboro-Deering 7, Hopkinton 6, 9 inn.

Key players: H-D – Joel Belanger, Jake McClure, Adrien Cordeiro, Seth Dalphond

Coach’s quote: “Jake McClure and Joel Belanger led the team at the plate with seven hits. Adrien Cordeiro and Seth Dalphond stepped up to pitch and relief and earn the win in nine innings.” – H-D’s Robert Armstrong

Records: H-D 2-11; Hopkinton 4-10

Trinity 10, Concord 0, 6 inn.

Key players: Concord – Isaac Vaillancourt (hit), Trevor Craigue (2 walks), Alex Lewis (pitched well in relief)

Highlights: Trinity scored four runs in the third inning and three runs in the fourth inning to go up 8-0. 

Coach’s quote: “Disappointing performance today. We were not able to do much today against a very good Trinity team and pitcher. We need to let this one go and get ready for (Manchester) Memorial under the lights.” – Concord’s Scott Owen

Records: Trinity 13-3; Concord 7-11

John Stark 8, ConVal 4

Key players: John Stark – Chase Philibotte (2-for-3, HR, double, 2 RBI, SB), Hayden Pond (WP, 6 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 11 K; 1-for-2, triple, 2 RBI), Travis Lisofsky (1-for-2, double, RBI)

Highlights: The Generals defeated ConVal on senior night behind a good outing from Pond and big hits from Philibotte.

Coach’s quote: “Congrats to our seven seniors Chase, Hayden, Joey, Ryder, TJ, Ryan and Jayden.” – John Stark’s Dennis Pelletier

Records: John Stark 14-2; ConVal 6-9

Pembroke 7, Laconia 0

Key players: Pembroke – Josh Maccarone (10 K, 4 H; hit, RBI), Owen Stewart (3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 SB), Devin Riel (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 SB, 2 RBI), Eric Maccarone (2-for-4, 2 runs, double, RBI), Jack Pearson (hit, RBI), Andrew Fitzgerald (hit, RBI), Evan Purtell (hit), Isaac Gioseffi (hit)

Highlights: The Spartans plated two runs in the second inning and four in the fourth to defeat the Sachems. Laconia committed six errors and Josh Maccarone allowed just four hits.

Records: Pembroke 7-8; Laconia 1-14

Belmont 13, White Mountains 6

Key players: Belmont  – Anakin Underhill (WP, 6 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 12 K; 3-for-3, 2 walks, SB, 2 RBI, run), Wyatt Divers (1 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K; 3-for-3, HR, double, walk, 2 RBI, 2 runs), Owen Waldron (2-for-4, HR, double, HBP, 4 RBI, 2 runs), Brady Thurber (1-for-3, double, RBI, run), Brayden Townsend (2-for-4, 2 doubles, RBI, 3 runs)

Highlights: White Mountains scored three runs in the first inning, but Belmont tied the game in the third. The Raiders then went on to score three runs in the fourth inning, two in the sixth and six in the seventh, highlighted by a 3-run home run by Waldron and a 2-run home run by Divers.

Coach’s quote: “It was a good team win against the best team in the division. White Mountains gave us all we could handle and I’m happy we were able to respond. Every member of our team contributed in some way.” – Belmont’s Matt LeBlanc

Records: Belmont 14-1; White Mtns. 14-1

Conant 13, Bishop Brady 4

Key players: Bishop Brady – Owen Thornton (3-run HR), Kolt Gaudreault (2 hits, run), Henry Thresher (hit, run), Ryan Bossch (2 hits)

Highlights: The Brady pitching staff had been sharp all year, but had a hard time finding the strike zone against Conant, walking 12 batters and hitting four with a pitch to trail 9-0 through two innings. Thornton drilled a three-run home run and Gaudreault scored on a while pitch to cut Conant’s lead to 9-4, but Bishop Brady couldn’t get the clutch hits needed and left runners on base.

Coach’s quote: “Jack was a little bit off today, but honestly it was tough to figure out where the strike zone was. Tough to win when you walk 12 guys and hit another four.” – Bishop Brady’s Skip Foy

Records: Conant 12-2; Bishop Brady 12-2

Softball

Coe-Brown 13, Hollis-Brookline 1

Key players: Coe-Brown – Kylie Bieniek (WP, 7 K, 0 H), Madeline Lovett (HR, double, 3 RBI), Haile Comeau (3-for-4, 2 RBI), Bella Pelletier (1-for-1, 3 walks, RBI), Brook Orluk (1-for-2, 2-run single), Reilly West (2-for-3, 2 RBI)

Highlights:  Bieniek pitched a no-hitter and all four seniors had a productive day at the plate. The Bears have won four games in a row and are tied for first place in Division II with Kingswood.

Coach’s quote: “Great night for our Senior Day game – all four seniors came up big, made the celebration so much better.” – Coe-Brown’s Dave Allis

Records: Coe-Brown 13-2; Hollis-Brookline 3-10

Hillsboro-Deering 13, Hopkinton 7

Key players: H-D – Cadence Smead (5 H), Morgan Dean (4-for-5), Emery Greene (3-for-5); Hopkinton – Annie Morrall (3-for-4; field), Skylar Clay (3-for-4; fielding), Ella-Mai Johnson (pitched well)

Highlights:  The Hillcats beat the Hawks for the first time in at least eight years as Hopkinton committed multiple errors and H-D capitalized with timely hits.

Coaches’ quotes: “Proud of the Hillcats today for coming together and beating their rivals.” – H-D’s Allan Kingsbury

“(H-D) was aggressive at the plate and made many nice plays in the field. We had a chance to secure a home playoff game today and we did not take advantage of it. Now we have to wait to see how other teams finish to determine if we are home or away next week. Disappointing, but at least we are still playing next week and hopefully beyond.” – Hopkinton’s Liz Kovar

Records: H-D 4-9; Hopkinton 9-6

Bishop Brady 8, Berlin 3

Key players: Bishop Brady – Payton Bryson (WP, 11 K), Reese Henry, Ella Blanchette, Abby Tyrell

Highlights: Bishop Brady scored three runs in the third inning and four runs in the fifth to help secure the win.

Coach’s quote: “This was not our best game, but we played good enough to get the win. I was still very happy with the team as they showed they can find a way to win a game even without their best stuff.” – Bishop Brady’s Shane Baron

Records: Bishop Brady 10-2; Berlin 6-8

D-II Boys’ Tennis

No. 7 Bow 6, No. 10 Merrimack 3

Key players: Bow – Ben Rondeau (singles win), Milo Cocola (singles win), Carter Hall (singles win), Jack French (singles win), Rondeau and Jacob Gancarz (doubles win), Cocola and Hall (doubles win)

Highlights: The Falcons opened the Division II postseason tournament with a win on their home courts. Bow will travel to No. 2 Winnacunnet (14-0) on Thursday for the quarterfinal round.

Records: Bow 9-6; Merrimack 6-9

Boys’ Lacrosse

Bishop Brady 12, Lebanon 11

Key players: Bishop Brady – Joey Richardson (4 goals, assist), Drake Bekar (2 goals, assist), Anthony Dow (2 goals, assist), Alex King (2 goals, assist)

Coach’s quote: “Play of the game goes to Jason Doyle. Was tied up with 20 seconds left. He won the faceoff and pushed the fastbreak for the game winner. Great game by Pearson number 11 on Lebanon too.” – Bishop Brady’s Sean Hockensmith

Records: Bishop Brady 8-5; Lebanon 5-6

Laconia 14, Hopkinton 12

Key players: Hopkinton – Jackson Westover (6 goals, 2 assists, 6 ground balls), Merrick Chapin (4 goals, 3 assists, 8 ground balls), Shane Smith (goal, assist, 5 ground balls), Rowan Boyle (goal, assist, 6 ground balls), Ollie Zahn (2 assists), Ossie Rosenholm (21-for-28 faceoffs, 8 ground balls), Brayden Crawford (5 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers), Kaleb Huse (5 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers)

Highlights: Laconia outscored Hopkinton 4-0 in the first quarter, but then Hopkinton stormed back with a 6-0 second quarter. The Sachems took the lead back in the third and never let it go, in spite of a relentless attack from Hopkinton.

Coach’s quote: “We had shining moments, but couldn’t put together a complete game. Hats off to the Laconia seniors for playing tough in their senior game.” – Hopkinton’s Deacon Blue

Records: Laconia 9-4; Hopkinton 10-3

Girls’ Lacrosse

Bishop Brady 21, Belmont 3

Key players: Bishop Brady – Kiki Herrington (8 saves on 11 shots), Kira Pivovarova (4 goals, assist), Maddie Nicholls (4 goals), Camdyn Despres (3 goals), Ella Blaise (2 goals, assist), Marit Seeger (2 goals, assist), Olivia Lazear (2 goals), Hailey Whitehouse (goal), Marcella Tonge (goal), Megan Varley (goal), Joyanna Kabanda (goal)

Coach’s quote: “Great team win with many scores and assisted goals. Our draw team did a great job getting possession and our defense played a strong game getting the caused turnovers.” – Bishop Brady’s Alex Sacco

Records: Bishop Brady 1-8; Belmont 0-11

Derryfield 16, Kearsarge 2

Key players: Kearsarge – Stella Syvertsen (300th career save), Ociee Ilg (goal, draw control), Addy Rossi (goal), Tori Wooten (defense), Katie Walkinshaw

Highlights: Derryfield led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, but Kearsarge played better defensively, allowing just two goals in the second quarter and scoring two goals of its own in the fourth.

Coach’s quote: “Kearsarge worked hard and did not give up. Focus and growth still a challenge for our players who need to step up in 2026.” – Kearsarge’s Katherine Bucklin Stearns

Records: Derryfield 11-3; Kearsarge 7-6