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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Area girls’ basketball teams made up three of the four semifinalists in Division II this season, with No. 1 Concord Christian ultimately taking down No. 3 Pembroke for the state championship. Sunday was the Kingsmen’s third straight state title,...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the moderator read the results of the Merrimack Valley School Board elections Friday night, Julia Jones dabbed away a few tears.Though she is the president of the Salisbury parent-teacher group, she relied only on word of mouth to promote her...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Merrimack Valley School District voters will weigh a 5.9% budget increase and decide two contested school board races on Friday. The proposed operating budget for the five-community district is $48,298,106, up almost $2.7 million from last year. The...

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On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap last week’s playoff results, including Concord boys’ hockey’s stunning overtime loss to Exeter and preview this week’s D-II boys’ and girls’ basketball semifinals featuring Pembroke...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

When No. 11 Merrimack Valley (9-10) shows up to play No. 3 Pembroke Academy (17-2) on Friday night in the Division II quarterfinals, there won’t be much the two teams don’t already know about each other. They squared off twice during the regular...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – The No. 6 Bow Falcons (14-5) had really only played man-to-man defense all season. But entering their Division II first round meeting with No. 11 Merrimack Valley (9-10), head coach Cassidy Emerson decided to employ a zone. The gamble worked in...

D-II Boys’ BasketballNo. 11 Merrimack Valley 60, No. 6 Laconia 57, OTKey players: MV – Aiden Gray (16 points), Trevor Simonds (16 points), Andrew Suprenant (11 points); Laconia – Keaton Beck (20 points)Highlights: Simonds hit a buzzer-beating...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Area teams make up three of the top four seeds in this year’s Division II girls’ basketball playoffs, which begin on Wednesday.Concord Christian, playing in its only season in D-II before moving up to D-I next year, took the top seed after finishing...

On this week’s episode, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap Saturday’s D-III girls’ basketball championship game win for Kearsarge over Hopkinton and the D-III boys’ semifinal loss for the Cougars, while also previewing the D-II boys’ and girls’...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Like last season, the Pembroke Spartans top the list among area teams to qualify for the Division II boys’ basketball playoffs. At 16-2, last year’s runner-up turned in another impressive season with a mostly new group of players.Returning senior Joe...

On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap last week’s D-III basketball playoff results and an eventful weekend of wrestling, while also previewing the D-II basketball and D-I hockey playoff scenarios. Then, Bow wrestling coach...

Boys’ BasketballConcord 84, Salem 58Key players: Concord – Alain Twite (21 points), Japhet Nduwayo (20 points), Derek Ramos (9 points)Highlights: Concord opened its senior night with a 22-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, extending...

Ski JumpingState championshipKey players: MV – Mychal Reynolds (3rd), Austin Valliere (13th), Wyatt King (18th); Concord – Sebastian Christie (12th); Hanover – Schuyler Clapp (1st), Jai Gregory (2nd)Highlights:  Reynolds led MV to fourth as a team and...

D-III Boys’ BasketballNo. 5 Hopkinton 64, No. 12 Newport 52Key players: Hopkinton – Abram Standefer (20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks), Kristof Cauley (15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists); Newport – Christian Forsythe (25 points), Aaron Fellows (12...

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On this week’s podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri break down the Division III boys’ and girls’ basketball playoff brackets and discuss results from last week’s regular-season boys’ and girls’ basketball and hockey games. Then, Hopkinton boys’...

By DAN ATTORRI

PLYMOUTH – “If you’ve got the horses, you might as well ride them.”Quoting former indoor track league director Larry Martin, those were Coe-Brown Northwood Academy head coach David Zink’s words regarding the Coe-Brown boys’ indoor track team’s path to...

By DAN ATTORRI

Several area indoor track teams will be competing for individual and team titles on Sunday, but this year’s NHIAA championships have a new home. For the first time ever, Plymouth State University will host the indoor track championships, taking over...

Boys’ BasketballPembroke 77, Kennett 45Key players: Pembroke – Joe Fitzgerald (35 points), Evan Berkeley (12 points), Devin Riel (7 points), Andrew Fitzgerald (7 points)Highlights:  Fitzgerald needed 34 points entering Friday night’s home game to...

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This week, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri discuss Concord boys’ basketball’s first win of the season after an 0-10 start, a big win for Bow boys’ hoops over Pembroke, Concord boys’ hockey continuing to roll and much more. Then, Kearsarge boys’...

Girls’ BasketballConcord 60, Exeter 42Key players: Concord – Aidah Smalley (19 points), Delaney Duford (13 points), Whitney Vaillant (13 points)Highlights:  The Tide won back-to-back games for the first time this season following a win at home against...