Eli Standefer News Today

EXETER – The Hawks play their best lacrosse when they are having fun, but at halftime of Sunday’s Division III boys’ championship game, Hopkinton found itself in a not so fun position – the wrong end of a five-goal deficit.No. 2 Hopkinton (14-3)  came...

LACONIA — The Hopkinton High boys’ lacrosse team doesn’t panic when it makes mistakes. So when Plymouth came back again, and again, and again, the Hawks didn’t get frazzled and stuck to the plan.No. 2 Hopkinton shut out No. 3 Plymouth in the second...

D-III Girls’ LacrosseNo. 2 Hopkinton 22, No. 3 Gilford 13Key players: Hopkinton  – Hannah Hoyt (6 goals, 5 assists, 9 draw controls), Annie Higginbotham (5 goals, assist), Sarah Chodosh (3 goals, 3 assists), Rose Finlayson (4 goals, assist), Madi Zahn...

D-II Girls’ TennisNo. 11 Hollis-Brookline 5, No. 6 Bow 4Key players: Bow – Josefine Jacques (won No. 2 singles), Jaden Glace (won No. 5 singles), Grace Modzeleski (won No. 6 singles)Highlights: Wins by Jaques, Glace and Modzeleski gave Bow a 3-1 lead,...

Boys’ LacrosseConcord 21, Nashua North 3Key players: Concord – Colin Nelson (5 goals, assist), Danny O’Brien (4 goals, assist), Nate Doherty (2 goals, 4 assists), Joey Tarbell (2 goals, 3 assists), Parker Savoy (2 goals), Read Merrill (goal, assist),...

BaseballMerrimack Valley 6, Hollis-Brookline 2Key players: MV – Simon Keary (7 IP, 2 H), Ben Rose (2-for-4, 2 runs), Dylan Garvin (RBI)Highlights: MV jumped out to an early two-run lead after the first inning and Keary – in his first varsity start –...

SoftballConcord 4, Keene 0Key players: Concord – Maddy Wachter (7 IP, 1 H, 13 K), Quincy Bolduc (RBI double), Kennedy Craigue (RBI single), Kyleigh Gray (RBI sac fly), Andie Moreira (triple)Coach’s quote: “Maddy Wachter was in command from the start....

The referee’s whistle blasted almost non-stop for the opening quarter of Monday’s DIII boy’s lacrosse matchup. Hopkinton swarmed Stevens High School’s defensive zone and unleashed an unending barrage of shots toward the net. Eleven of those shots...

Boys’ BasketballSouhegan 45, Bow 32Key players: Bow – Hunter Duncan, Alex Boisvert, Kyle Martin, Caleb GazawayHighlights: The Falcons trailed 19-17 at halftime, struggling to rebound in the first half and struggling on defense in the second. The...

There was a meeting of boys’ lacrosse royalty in Hopkinton on Tuesday afternoon when Derryfield, which has won four straight Division II titles and been to seven straight finals, was in town to visit the three-time defending D-III champion Hawks.For...