Athlete of the Week: Ella Goulas, Concord High School

Concord High School track and field senior Ella Goulas recently won three NHIAA titles at the Division I state championship.

Jones Field in Alton receives new CITGO sign replica from Stafford Oil

By ALEXANDER RAPP

An old replica of Fenway Park’s famous Citgo sign at Jones Field in Alton has been replaced after Stafford Oil and Citgo donated the new sign to the Alton Parks and Recreation Department, the Town of Alton and the Alton Youth League said on Wednesday.

Tennis: Kearsarge’s Miller reaches semis of state singles tournament

By DAN ATTORRI

Kearsarge senior Liam Miller was the top area tennis player at the state boys’ singles tournament which was held last week, reaching the semifinals.

Concord tennis coaches continue to grow the sport across the city with summer camps

By ALEXANDER RAPP

To get better at tennis, or any sport for that matter, you need to play around the clock, year-round. No one knows this better than Concord High girls’ tennis coach Greg Malette.

Track & field: Hopkinton’s Lane wins New England title in 3,200 meters, Concord’s Saysaw runs state record times in 100 and 200

By DAN ATTORRI

Already a division champion, state champion and team champion, Hopkinton sophomore Maddy Lane added some more hardware to her collection by winning the 3,200 meters crown at New Englands on Saturday. 

Boys’ Lacrosse: Bears narrowly lose to Plymouth in D-III championship, 7-5

By ALEXANDER RAPP

LACONIA – Coe-Brown senior defenseman Joey Alie was injured for the Division III state championship. Like many of the Bears’ seniors, for those who helped build a winning culture and led the team to its first state title game in program history, the loss to Plymouth hurt.

Boys’ volleyball: Coe-Brown wins program’s first championship, completes perfect season

By RICH TIERNEY

NASHUA – With the top seed and an undefeated record, the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy boys’ volleyball team consistently showed it was the best in the state. On Saturday, the Bears finished the job. 

Baseball: John Stark falls in D-II championship to top-ranked Souhegan

By DAN ATTORRI

MANCHESTER – In order to knock off top-ranked Souhegan, John Stark knew it was going to take a perfect performance. The Generals took an early lead and Player of the Year Chase Philibotte struck out nine Saber batters, but John Stark (17-3) committed a couple of errors early that allowed Souhegan to claw its way back into the game and weren’t quite as crisp in the field as usual as No. 1 Souhegan (20-1) defeated the No. 2 Generals, 4-3, to win the Division II baseball championship on Saturday at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. 

Baseball: Bishop Brady falls to Monadnock, 2-1, in D-III final

By DAN ATTORRI

MANCHESTER – The Giants were in the finals for the first time in 36 years. The Huskies were the defending champions making their fifth straight finals appearance. 

Softball: Coe-Brown falls short in fourth consecutive championship appearance to Kingswood, 8-2

By ALEXANDER RAPP

HOLDERNESS – In their fourth consecutive state championship appearance, top-seeded Coe-Brown Bears fell short against Kingswood, 8-2, in the Division II softball final.

Boys’ Lacrosse: Coe-Brown defeats Hawks in semis, 14-7, to advance to first championship in program history

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Before the start of the playoffs, Coe-Brown’s coach Tony DePalma was taking his team through the motions of staying undefeated, one game at a time. Through seven years with the boys’ lacrosse program, he was still hunting for the first postseason win. Finally, he’s led the Bears to their first state championship game with a win over the Hopkinton Hawks, 14-7.

Softball: Coe-Brown stays ahead of MV and advances to championship with 18-9 win

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The Coe-Brown softball team trusted its bats from beginning to end to outscore Merrimack Valley in the Division II semifinals on Wednesday. An eight-run first inning and a seven-run sixth saw the Bears run away and move on to the state finals.

Softball: Concord’s underdog run ends in semis to undefeated Lancers, 2-1

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Freshman pitcher Bailey Cassin did it again. She pitched 9 innings with her trustworthy freshman catcher Kiley Taylor and kept the Concord High softball team in its Division I semifinal game with undefeated defending champion Londonderry on Wednesday.

Baseball: Bishop Brady advances to first final since 1989, Belmont falls in D-III semis

By DAN ATTORRI

When Bishop Brady last played Conant on May 27, the Orioles won a 13-4 rout. In Wednesday’s semifinal at Robbie Mills Park in Laconia, the Giants turned the tables. 

Baseball: John Stark delivers dream scenario in 9-0 semifinal win

By DAN ATTORRI

Last year’s semifinal was a nightmare. This year’s was a dream.

Athlete of the Week: Maddy Lane, Hopkinton

Hopkinton High sophomore cross country and track star Madeleine Lane recently defended her titles in both the 1,600 (5 minutes, 5.95 seconds) and 3,200 meters (10:53.7) and helped the Hawks defend their 4x800-meter relay crown to backstop the team’s second straight Division III state title.

Girls’ lacrosse: ‘Who would have thought?’ – Pride team reflects on first state championship appearance in program history

By ALEXANDER RAPP

BEDFORD – The Merrimack Valley girls’ lacrosse team’s motto all season was “Who would have thought?” Despite losing in the school’s first-ever girls’ lacrosse state championship, the players stood proudly with their second-place plaque as their fans gave them one last round of applause.

Softball: Pittsfield loses 1-0 walkoff in D-IV semifinal pitching duel

By DAN ATTORRI

The Panthers did just about everything right, but couldn’t get the timely hit they need to put away Woodsville, as the No. 4 Pittsfield softball team (13-4) lost to the No. 1 Engineers (17-1) in a 1-0 walkoff.

Baseball: Concord Christian falls in program’s first semifinal appearance

By DAN ATTORRI

The Kingsmen entered the season hoping to make a return trip to the playoffs and win a playoff game. They ended up winning two. Keeping that perspective helped take a bit of the sting out of the Concord Christian Academy baseball team’s 5-3 loss to No. 6 Woodsville (14-5) in Tuesday evening’s Division IV baseball quarterfinal.