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One program has been a power for the past decade, the other just reinstated its varsity program. Regardless of where they’ve been, both the Bow Falcons and Merrimack Valley Pride are near the top of the Division II golf standings and maintained their...

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HOPKINTON – The Pembroke Academy coaching staff gives out Reese’s candy as rewards for takeaways. The Spartan coaching staff had some shopping to do after Saturday’s game.The first half was scoreless, but in the second half everything clicked....

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Saturday’s Bobcat Invitational marked the largest NHIAA cross country event that’s been run so far this season, and, in both varsity races, it was Hopkinton that topped all the Capital Area teams.Freshman Madeleine Lane continued her stellar rookie...

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When Tim Cox arrived to coach at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 2000, he was happy just to have a coaching job alongside his good friend Brent Tkaczyk, who started at CBNA in 1998. The hope was to have a competitive program, a top-five finish,...

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With 8:39 left in the third quarter the Generals trailed 27-6. It’s an impossible deficit for an individual to overcome. But not for a family.The John Stark football team, armed with three years of advice from head coach Ray Kershaw, three years of...

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PEMBROKE – “Football comes down to tackling and blocking.”That’s what Pembroke Academy head coach Will Moher said after the Spartans fell to visiting Plymouth on Saturday.Pembroke displayed athleticism and talent at the skill positions, but were...

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Concord Post 21 can still defend its American Legion Senior State Tournament title, but it will be a hard road to get there.Post 21 split its Sunday contests, dropping an early afternoon contest to Portsmouth, 5-4, but kept its tourney hopes alive...

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With district play behind them, the Concord Post 21 American Legion baseball players head into this weekend’s American Legion Senior League State Tournament with one goal in mind – defending their title.Post 21 has had a strong season thus far,...

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No. 20 Jim Cilley (Laconia CC) rolled to a decisive 6 and 4 win over No. 45 Ryan Rankins (Manchester CC), the largest margin of victory in the opening round of match play at the 120th New Hampshire State Amateur championship on Wednesday morning at...

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More than a dozen area golfers made the cut to advance to match play, while a pair required a playoff hole on Wednesday morning to qualify at the 120th New Hampshire State Amateur Championship held at Manchester Country Club in Bedford.Concord’s Joe...

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Division champions were crowned four weeks ago, but for some of the area’s top track and field athletes, the season didn’t end until this past weekend. Coe-Brown sent its powerful boys’ distance runners to New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field in...

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You often hear ‘defense wins championships’ when it comes to sports. That certainly describes the Hopkinton boys’ lacrosse team. The Hawks’ offense improved as the season progressed, but their defense was solid from day one through being crowned...

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As the Hawks’ season progressed, they got better. The same can be said of their performance in the championship game.The No. 5 Hopkinton boys’ lacrosse team (13-5) survived a chaotic three quarters with a one-goal lead and netted the final three goals...

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PLYMOUTH – Championship game days are special, but Courtney Thomas prepared like it was any other. Her batting stance was a little off and she worked on some tee drills. It was only a matter of hours before that hard work paid off.Thomas smashed a...

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The NHIAA singles and doubles tournaments took place over the past week, with tennis players from Bow High School and Kearsarge Regional High School competing in matches at Southern New Hampshire University, The Derryfield School and Memorial...

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NASHUA – An error on the infield on the first batter of the game wasn’t a great opener. The Tide allowed runs in the first two innings and trailed early. It certainly wasn’t the way the Concord baseball team hoped to open its Division I semifinal. But...

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Last spring things didn’t go Bow’s way in the lacrosse championship. A dominant season ended in disappointment. It’s a trend that’s haunted the Falcons on the soccer field and on the basketball court in the last year.But the No. 1 Falcons (18-1) used...

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The Baseball Coaches’ Association of New Hampshire released end-of-season award winners and All-State rosters last week, with many Capital Area players and coaches receiving recognition.Among the major award winners were Concord senior Nater Wachter,...

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Last weekend area track and field athletes established themselves as the best in their division. On Saturday they battled to be the best in the state. Now, some of them will compete against the best in New England.Concord’s Ella Goulas and Kendall...

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HOPKINTON – To make the playoffs in an inaugural season is an accomplishment for any team in any sport. You’d think that winning that playoff game, especially against the defending champions, would be a stretch. But that is exactly what the Concord...