Girls’ Lacrosse

Concord 14, Nashua North 9

Key players: Concord – Emma Pelletier (6 goals, 3 assists), Malie Ramshaw (2 goals, 2 assists), Sydney Brown (3 goals), Sadie Pelletier (goal, assist), Brooke Nelson (goal), Amelia Crumrine (goal), Olivia Page (assist), Lexi Magee (assist), Tadu Sirois (7 saves), Elizabeth Thompson (defense), Lexi Magee (defense)

Highlights: Junior captain Emma Pelletier recorded her 100th career goal in the first quarter and the Tide had six different scorers in their first win of the season.

Coach’s quote: “It was a huge game for our girls today. My assistant coach Emma D’Abbracio had two goals for today – score more than 10 and give up no less than 10. The girls met that goal and it was huge for them leading into the last two weeks of the season.” – Hopkinton’s Mike Zahn

Records: Concord 1-11; Nashu North 0-8

Kearsarge 13, Campbell 4

Key players: Kearsarge – Ociee Ilg (4 goals, assist), Addy Rossi (3 goals, ground balls, draw control), Kaley Backstrom (attack, transitions), Katie Walkinshaw (2 goals), Ella Dumais (goal), Kaelen Finnegan (goal), Tori Wooten (goal), Nadia Speigel (goal), Stella Syvertsen (14 saves)

Highlights: Kearsarge led 3-0 at the end of the first quarter and 7-2 at halftime thanks to energy and determination right from the start. Campbell worked hard under pressure in the second half, but was only able to score one goal in each quarter the rest of the way.

Coach’s quote: “Ociee Ilg reach the 100 goal milestone. Kudos to Campbell for not giving up and challenging every ground ball.” – Kearsarge’s Katherine Bucklin Stearns

Records: Kearsarge 4-5; Campbell 3-4

Boys’ Lacrosse

Concord 14, Nashua North 7

Key players: Concord – Jaden Haas (6 goals, assist, 13-for-16 faceoff wins), Liam Yeatman (2 goals, 3 assists), Ben Ryder (2 goals), Ryan Stephenson (goal), Chad LaRiviere (goal), Brayden Beauregard (goal), Eugene Conn (goal), Sean Mulkerron (2 assists), Harry Snow (9 saves), Grady Brown (6 saves), Noah Wyatt (defense, ground balls), Dan Colby (defense, ground balls)

Highlights:  The Crimson Tide had its best offensive outing of the season in Friday’s win over the Titans.

Records: Concord 6-9; Nashua North 0-13

Hopkinton 20, Trinity 7

Key players: Hopkinton – Merrick Chapin (7 goals, 3 assists, 6 ground balls), Owen Buss (2 goals, 6 assists, 4 ground balls), Jackson Westover (3 goals, 2 assists, 5 ground balls), Shane Smith (2 goals, assist, 4 ground balls), Rowan Boyle (goal, assist), Kip Hedquist (goal, assist), Ozzie Rosenholm (2 goals, 24-for-24 faceoffs, 16 ground balls), Kaleb Huse (goal, 2 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers), Brayden Crawford (6 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers), Nolan Staples-Roy (4 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers)

Highlights: The score stayed close early, with Hopkinton up 4-2 after the first quarter and 10-5 at half, but the Hawks outscored the Pioneers 10-2 in the second half to secure the victory. Each team had several minutes of penalties and capitalized well in extra-man offense.

Coach’s quote: “We were in true form today. That said, there are some areas of our game that we will tighten up headed into the final stretch of regular season games. Trinity played solid up tempo lacrosse and made us work to get the ball.” – Hopkinton’s Deacon Blue

Records: Hopkinton 8-2; Trinity 2-7

Coe-Brown 14, Bishop Brady 4

Key players: Bishop Brady – Drake Bekar (3 goals, assist), Joey Richardson (goal)

Highlights: The Bears continued their undefeated season, snapping Brady’s six-game win streak.

Records: Coe-Brown 11-0; Bishop Brady 6-3

Baseball

Spaulding 2, Concord 1

Key players: Concord – Kaelen Williams (6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K), Tommy Weaver (RBI triple), Brody Rossetti (hit), Will Simms (run)

Highlights: Spaulding went up 1-0 in the bottom of the third. Concord answered in the top of the seventh with pinch hitter Weaver scoring Simms on an RBI triple, but Spaulding walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on Friday night.

Coach’s quote: “Kaelen pitches a great game tonight and we played very good defense. Tommy had a huge pinch hit for us, but we could only muster two hits on the day and came up short.” – Concord’s Scott Owen

Records: Spaulding 4-8; Concord 6-8

Bow 7, John Stark 2

Key players: Bow – Nate Kiah (WP, 5 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K), Dillan Abbate (save, 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H; 2-for-4, double, 3 RBI), Owen Cray (double, 2 RBI), Connor Curtis (double, RBI), Clayton Nadzan (double, run); John Stark – Joey Dykstra (2.2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 5 K; double), Parker LaClair (1-for-3, RBI), Aidan Williams (1-for-2, walk; 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 7 K)

Highlights: Abbate hit a two-run double in the third inning to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead and Cray’s two-run single in the fourth sparked a rally that put Bow ahead 6-1 through three and a half innings on Friday.

Coaches’ quotes: “This was a great baseball game against a tough John Stark team. Nate and Dillan kept the Stark batters off balance. Dillan, Owen, Connor and Clayton added the offensive production we needed. Great win to end a 3-0 week.” – Bow assistant Dennis Ordway

“Two very good teams out there today. Bow just played a little better than us today, but I felt we hit the ball pretty well, just a lot of at ‘em balls. That's the game sometimes. Aidan continues to learn and develop as a pitcher, and shows signs that he can become pretty special. Being new at it, he will hit some bumps in the road, but I am very encouraged with his development so far this season. It was great to get him out there vs one of the top teams. Same can be said for Joey. These two both have a lot of potential as pitchers they need the time out on the mound to develop.” – John Stark’s Dennis Pelletier

Records: Bow 11-2; John Stark 8-2

John Stark 8, Lebanon 0

Key players: John Stark – Joey Dykstra (2-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI), Chase Philibotte (WP, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 8 K; 1-for-3, RBI, run), Jayden Bishop (save, 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 K), Aidan Williams (2 hits), Des Bogle (2 hits)

Highlights: Dykstra hit a two-run home run in the first inning and again in the second inning to help give the Generals an 8-0 lead that they would hold the rest of the way. Philbotte and Bishop combined on the shutout from the mound on Saturday morning.

Records: John Stark 9-2; Lebanon 2-8

ConVal 1, Merrimack Valley 0

Key players: MV – Jonas Weed (6 IP, 14 K), Landon Abbott (hit)

Highlights: ConVal plated a run in the fifth inning. MV had the go-ahead run on second base in the seventh, but couldn’t get the timely hit.

Coach’s quote: “We will keep working and we will continue to play hard.” – MV’s Sean Wheeler

Records: ConVal 4-8; MV 2-10

Softball

Concord 15, Portsmouth 0

Key players: Concord – Bailey Cassin (2-hit shutout, 9 K; 2 doubles, 2 RBI), Kiley Taylor (4-for-4, 2 HR, walk, 3 RBI), Maggie Taylor (3-for-4, HR, 2 doubles, walk, 4 runs, 3 RBI), Andie Moreira (3-for-5, 2 runs), Jaylyn Wessling (HR, walk, 2 runs, 3 RBI), Tess Bolduc (hit, 3 walks, run), Natalee Rowell (sacrifice bunt, RBI), Ella Chrabolowski (walk, run), Avery MacDonald (hit, walk, run), Emma Barry (run), Cam Dubois (run; shortstop to start a double play)

Highlights: The Tide sent four balls out of the park and finished with eight extra-base hits to turn the tables on the team that upset them in the first round of last year’s tournament. The Taylor sisters continued their hot streaks, finishing the week by going a combined 19-for-29 (.655 AVG) with six home runs, four doubles, 3 walks, 15 RBI and 14 runs.

Coach's quote: “Maybe we should have more 9 a.m. start times? The girls came ready to play, we stung the ball, and had production from every spot in the lineup.” – Concord assistant Sandy Smith

Records: Concord 7-5; Portsmouth 6-6

Bow 17, John Stark 0, 6 inn.

Key players: Bow – Stella Wantuck (4-for-5, 3-run HR), Taylor Ouellette (6 IP, 1 H; 4-for-5, RBI), Cadence Malone (3-for-5, 3 RBI), Reis Domini (3-for-5, 2 RBI)

Highlights: The Falcons only gave up one hit over six innings and had enough offense to end the game early.

Coach’s quote: “I am so proud of this group. Our bats were hot tonight. This was an awesome team win for us.” – Bow’s Cassidy Emerson

Records: Bow 7-4; John Stark 7-4

ConVal 4, Merrimack Valley 2

Key players: MV – Caydence Allberg (6 IP), Katelyn Herrmann (2-for-3), Kayla Smith (1-for-3), Mady Boelzner (1-for-3)

Highlights: Valley went up 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth against first place ConVal on key hits by Smith, Herrmann and Boelzner, but the Cougars scored three runs in the sixth jcould not hold on for the victory as Con Val scored 3runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Coach’s quote: “Once again, very good softball game which included very good pitching and defense from both teams.” – MV’s Kevin O'Brien

Records: ConVal 10-1; MV 10-3

Boys’ Track

Winnisquam 1st, John Stark tied 2nd at Bristol Lions Invite

Key players: Winnisquam – Dylan Griffin (1st pole vault at 11-0, 3rd javelin), Dayton Brigante (2nd pole vault), Brendan Goodwin (2nd 400, 6th pole vault), Avery Woods (2nd 110 hurdles, 6th 300 hurdles), Nolan Abbott (3rd 400), Victor Pham (3rd triple jump), 4x400 (1st), 4x100 (2nd); John Stark – Rio Calle (1st long jump in 20-1, 1st triple jump in 42-3.25, 2nd javelin), Joel Douzanis (3rd shot put), Evan Furness (3rd 110 hurdles), Austin Patenaude (tied 3rd high jump, 4th 1,600), Owen Dion (4th shot put, 4th discus), Ethan Veilleux (4th 400, 4th long jump)

Highlights: Winnisquam (88), John Stark (68) and White Mountains (68) were the top three teams at the 12-team Bristol Lions Invitational hosted at Newfound.

ConVal 178, Conant 91, Hopkinton 88, Hillsboro-Deering 70, Hinsdale 30, Mascenic 14

Key players: Hopkinton – Roman Finlayson (1st 800 in 2:08, 3rd 400), Deacon Tanuvasa (1st high jump at 5-4, 1st long jump in 17-4), Patrick Martin (2nd 110 hurdles, 2nd 300 hurdles), Max Goupil (2nd 800), Finnegan Kovar (2nd 3,200), Hunter Eckner-Naylor (2nd javelin); H-D – Braden Savoy (1st 110 hurdles in 17.29, 1st 300 hurdles in 45.80, 1st triple jump in 39-5, 4th javelin), Kolton Lefebvre (3rd 200, 4th 100)

Highlights: The Hawks and the Hillcats finished in the middle of a six-team meet at Conant on Friday.

Girls’ Track

John Stark 3rd, Winnisquam 5th at Bristol Lions Invite

Key players: John Stark – Ava Montgomery (1st 100 hurdles in 18.13, 3rd 300 hurdles), Jenna Sinclair (1st javelin in 93-8, 5th shot put), Nora Smith (2nd 800), Kate Smith (3rd 100), Ayris Beliveau (3rd 100 hurdles, 6th 300 hurdles), 4x800 (1st); Winnisquam  – Kaiden Robb (2nd 400), Denessa Williams (3rd 200, 4th 100), Anna Drinkwine (3rd javelin), Phoebe Timmons (4th discus, 6th shot put), 4x100 (2nd)

Highlights: Newfound (84.5), Gilford (84), John Stark (65), Plymouth (50) and Winnisquam (47) were the top five of 12 teams at the Bristol Lions Invitational held at Newfound on Saturday.

Hopkinton 173, ConVal 114, Conant 93, Hillsboro-Deering 47, Mascenic 38, Hinsdale 21

Key players: Hopkinton – Zoe Bishop (1st shot put in 25-8, 1st discus in 98-10, 1st javelin in 82-1), Aisling Madden (1st 100 in 13.47, 1st 200 in 27.52), Crissondra Lee-Johnson (1st 100 hurdles in 19.36, 2nd 300 hurdles), Paige Prisco-Nelson (1st long jump in 13-11, 3rd triple jump), Leia Branham (1st triple jump 29-11), Annie Hofe (1st high jump at 4-2, 5th triple jump), Charlotte Tanuvasa (2nd shot put, 4th javelin), Annie Daniels (2nd high jump, 4th discus), Madison Ceriello (2nd javelin, 4th shot put), 4x100 (1st); H-D – Makayla Vincent (2nd 100, 4th 100 hurdles), Nathalie Proulx (2nd 100 hurdles, 6th 200), Lilyana Valley (3rd 300 hurdles, 4th 100, 6th 100 hurdles)

Highlights: The Haws won a six-team meet at Conant on Friday.