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The Concord High wrestling team opened the 2025 calendar with as good a start as the Crimson Tide could hope for, topping 38 other teams to win the Keene Minickiello Holiday Wrestling Tournament.The boys didn’t bring home any individual champions, but...

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It’s still very early in the season, but the Concord High School girls’ ice hockey team already has something to show for its effort.The Crimson Tide competed in the two-day Kingswood Holiday Tournament last week, winning the tournament championship...

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After winning its first team title since 2005, the Bishop Brady Giants golf team earned multiple individual postseason accolades. Sophomore Mady Savary was named the Division III Player of the Year, posting the lowest average score (37.8 average per...

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The winter season is well underway, but some fall accolades are still being doled out, with some football divisions releasing their All-State rosters as recently as last week. For Divisions I and II, each conference within the division selects its own...

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When the COVID pandemic led to the cancellation of the annual Capital Area Holiday Basketball Tournament, area athletic directors pulled together to create the Capital Classic in 2022. Now in its third year, the Capital Classic is expanding to eight...

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John Stark senior goalkeeper Alexis Boudreau was selected for the 2024 girls’ soccer New England All-Region Team by United Soccer Coaches. Only a few select players from New Hampshire are selected for this prestigious honor each year.Boudreau was a...

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The Concord High School wrestling team capped a solid season-opening week by finishing in second out of 16 teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic.Concord junior Wayne Sakakeeny claimed the heavyweight title, winning three bouts by pin, including a...

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Nine area volleyball players were selected to their respective divisions’ All-State and Honorable Mention lists that were recently released by the New Hampshire Volleyball Coaches Association.Coe-Brown Northwood Academy had two First Team selections...

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Two golfers from Bow High School and a pair from Merrimack Valley were named to the Division II All-State and Honorable Mention lists that were recently released. Bow sophomore Jake Gancarz was named to the D-II First Team, while senior teammate Owen...

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The New Hampshire Field Hockey Coaches Association recently released its end-of-season awards and All-State lists, with several area players earning selections.Two of the major awards also went to local programs. Concord head coach Nicole Armaganian...

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You don’t win a championship and have a perfect season without having great personnel behind it. That’s what the Division III champion Hopkinton Hawks had this season. Hopkinton junior midfielder Fin Murphy was named the Division III Player of the...

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After advancing to the championship games in their respective divisions, the Bow Falcons and Concord Christian Academy Kingsmen led area girls’ soccer programs with the most postseason accolades. The New Hampshire Soccer Coaches Association released...

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Six Capital Area high school football programs made the playoffs this season, the most representation that the area has had in the post-pandemic era. But despite strong regular seasons, and in some cases historic seasons, none of those six teams...

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DERRY – Three years ago, Concord Christian Academy didn’t have a varsity volleyball team. Two years ago, the Kingsmen didn’t make the playoffs. This year, Concord Christian played in its first volleyball final since 2001, but the Kingsmen will have to...

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Hopkinton sophomore Maddy Lane continued her impressive championship season against her toughest competition yet, finishing fifth at Saturday’s New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championship at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.Lane’s 5K time...

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LACONIA – The only blemish on the Concord Christian Academy girls’ soccer team’s record was a draw against Profile in the first match of the season. It was fitting that the first team the Kingsmen faced this season would also be the last in their...

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It’s been several years since the Franklin High School football team has made the playoffs. That drought is now over.Franklin defeated Bishop Brady, 17-7, under the lights at Concord’s Memorial Field on Saturday to claim its first-ever Kaplan Kup and...

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The Hopkinton girls’ cross country has proven time and again that the Hawks are one of the best in the state. Now, they’ll get to compete against the best in New England.Sophomore Maddy Lane finished second at Saturday’s Meet of Champions with a time...

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PENACOOK – Friday night couldn’t have gone any better for the seniors on the Merrimack Valley football team.Not only did they win their final game on their home field, but that 55-22 victory over Pembroke Academy also allowed the Pride (4-5) to hoist...

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MANCHESTER – Last year, the Hopkinton girls’ cross country team was undefeated, but fell just shy of its ultimate goal. This year, the Hawks finished the job.Sophomore Maddy Lane easily defended her title, senior Shaylee Murdough (third) and freshman...

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MANCHESTER – You wouldn’t think people would write off a team that’s won eight championships in the last 10 years, but that isn’t what the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy boys’ cross country team experienced this season. A relatively young, inexperienced...