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By MICHAEL M. MCMAHON

For the first time in nearly two decades, Eric Saucier will not be on the sidelines with Conant High boys’ basketball next winter.The longtime Orioles head coach has accepted the boys’ basketball head coaching job at Bow High School, Saucier confirmed...

By JIMMY GOLEN

A ruling that gives the Dartmouth basketball team the right to unionize has far-reaching implications for all of college sports — from the quaint, academically oriented Ivy League to the big-money football factories like Michigan and Alabama.The...

By DAN ATTORRI

Not even three weeks ago the Sabers handed Bow a 32-point loss. The Falcons weren’t about to let that happen again. Not on their home court, not in the playoffs.Souhegan erased an 11-point deficit to lead by one point at halftime and by one heading...

By DAN ATTORRI

In 20 seasons as the Kearsarge Regional High School girls’ basketball coach, Ed Tenney has seen some impressive performances from his teams. Wednesday night’s game might be the best one.Kearsarge was composed from start to finish, never trailed and...

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...

D-IV Boys’ BasketballNo. 8 Portsmouth Christian 53, No. 9 Franklin 40Key players: PCA – Connor Hickey (15 points), Cai Summers (14 points); Franklin – Zeke McCoy (14 points), Nathan Holmes (9 points), Harrison Kaplan (7 points), Grayson McLaughlin (6...

D-III Boys’ BasketballNo. 2 St. Thomas 67, No. 7 Belmont 50Key players: St. Thomas – Cole McClure (22 points), Will Mollica (17 points), James Allen (16 points); Belmont – Anakin Underhill (20 points), Keegan Martinez (13 points)Highlights:  The...

D-III Girls’ BasketballNo. 3 Winnisquam 64, No. 14 Belmont 32Key players: Winnisquam – Lauren MacDonald (35 points, 7 rebounds), Bella Sargent (11 points, 11 rebounds), Triniti Carter (6 points, 10 rebounds), Caidyn Carter (5 points), Sophia Braun (4...

Boys’ HockeyConcord 8, Salem 1Key players: Concord – Dawson Fancher (2 goals, 2 assists), Rowan Arndt (goal, 3 assists), Carter Doherty (3 assists), Jaden Haas (2 goals), Trevor Craigue (goal, assist)Highlights: Concord jumped out to 2-0 lead after...

Girls’ BasketballCoe-Brown 51, Bishop Brady 45Key players: Coe-Brown – Kalina Kasprzak (21 points, 8 rebounds), Hannah Meehan (12 points), Emma Lapierre (10 points); Bishop Brady – Claire Jackson (15 points), Peyton Bryson (12 points)Highlights: Brady...

By DAN ATTORRI

Emma Smith made a statement in the first four minutes of Friday night’s game. At the end of the night, the Concord Christian Academy girls’ basketball team had made another.Smith scored a 3 on the Kingsmen’s first possession of the game and hit...

Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 61, Bishop Brady 27Key players: MV – Nic Oglesby (19 points), Andrew Surpenant (13 points), Ethan Dukette (8 points), Boston Bradicich (8 points); Bishop Brady – Owen Thorton (11 points), Ryan Casey (9...

By DAN ATTORRI

WEARE – It’s been a rough start to the season for the Concord High boys’ basketball team. The Crimson Tide lost its starting point guard before the preseason even began and went 0-4 to open the regular season. The closest of those losses was a...

Girls’ Basketball Bow 54, Pelham 36 Key players: Bow – Juliette Tarsa (14 points), Ella Trefethen (11 points), Gabby Tarsa (7 points), Bry Szepan (6 points), Sidney Roberge (4 points), Kendall Murray (4 points) Highlights: The Falcons defeated Pelham...

Girls’ BasketballBishop Guertin 53,Concord 27Key players: Concord – Whitney Vaillant (11 points), Sofia Payne (7 points), Delaney Duford (6 points), Maddie Kelly (3 points)Highlights:  The Cardinals held the Tide to just six baskets from the field and...

Boys’ BasketballLaconia 53, Bow 46Key players: Laconia – Keaton Beck (19 points, rebounding); Bow – Jake Reardon (14 points), Brendan O’Keeffe (13 points)Coach’s quote:  “You’re not going to win many games when you get outrebounded and you turn the...

WrestlingConcord 43, Keene 27Key players: Concord – Devon Farwell (win by pin at 215), Biswas Darji (win by pin at 106), Cullen Burke (win by pin at 120), Griffin Norwalt (3-1 win by decision at 132), Jaxon Carter (win by pin at 144), Tony Gualtieri...

Boys’ BasketballGilford 62, Winnisquam 28Key players: Gilford – Henry Sleeper (16 points), Cooper Perkins (15 points), Brendan Baldi (11 points); Winnisquam – Chris Biancardi (8 points), Frank McComiskey (7 points), Caleb Robdau (6 points)Highlights:...

By DAN ATTORRI

After a winless 2022-23 campaign, the Hillsboro-Deering boys’ varsity basketball team’s entered this season with a goal to win one game. Mission accomplished. The Hillcats locked down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding visiting Somersworth to...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBELand DAN ATTORRI

Even though Pembroke graduated nine seniors from last year’s team that lost to Pelham by three in the Division II championship, head coach Mike Donnell’s optimistic about his retooled roster entering 2023-24.Senior Joe Fitzgerald will be the only...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL and DAN ATTORRI

About nine months removed from its devastating 38-37 loss to Kennett in the Division II championship game, Bow girls’ basketball looks to move forward from its 20-1 season with new coach Cassidy Emerson.Emerson, who graduated Concord High School in...