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SoftballBow 6, ConVal 5, 14 inn.Key players: Bow – Hannah McGonigle (2 HR, 3 RBI, walk;  3 IP, 4 K, 0 R; 13 defensive outs, double play), Ella Roos (4 putouts in CF), Amelia Clark (2-for-5, walk, run; 3 putouts in RF), Lilly Wright (2-for-6, RBI;...

Even with the departure of a strong senior core from last year, Hopkinton boys’ lacrosse remains determined to win a Division III championship. The Hawks finished 2022 as D-III runners up after losing, 12-10, to Laconia in the championship game, a...

The best Alpine skiers from all four NHIAA divisions converged at Mittersill Ski Area at Cannon Mountain on Wednesday for the Meet of Champions, and, just like the division championships, Capital Area competitors dotted the top of the standings.Bow...

Read Merrill has been a leader for Concord Alpine skiing for four years, so it’s only fitting that he led the Tide down the slopes one more time.Merrill, a senior captain for the Crimson Tide, qualified for the Meet of Champions in both the giant...

Girls’ Alpine SkiingConcord 391, Portsmouth 374, Exeter 350, Timberlane 348, Dover 318, Manchester Central 256, Manchester Memorial 87Key players: Concord – Mika Taylor (1st, 55.64 seconds), Hannah Golden (2nd, 59.38), Charlotte Summerlin (3rd,...

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),...

Last year the Hawks nearly won the Division III title in their inaugural season after moving up from D-IV, but some costly errors gave the title to Plymouth. The Hawks vowed not to make those mistakes again.This Hopkinton boys’ Alpine ski team was...

D-II Boys’ BasketballNo. 4 Lebanon 64, No. 5 Pembroke 61Key players: Lebanon  – Jackson Stone (22 points), Braeden Falzerano (22 points); Pembroke – Mike Strazerri (14 points), Mike Pitman (12 points), Alex Francoeur (12 points), Joe Fitzgerald (11...

Girls’ Basketball Hanover 59, John Stark 25 Key players: John Stark – Avery Geaumont (8 points), Abby Duclos (7 points) Highlights: Hanover – the first-place team and only undefeated team remaining in D-II – controlled the entire game.Coach’s quote:...

Six area high school golf teams qualified for this week’s NHIAA team championships, and, with two local teams going in as the top seeds, there’s a good chance at least one of them is coming home with some hardware.Concord (25-1) finished on top of the...