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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;...

NORTHWOOD – Three-for-4 with a home run and four RBI at the plate. A complete game in the circle. Coe-Brown senior Madison DeCota had her fingerprints all over the Bears’ 6-4 victory at home against John Stark Wednesday afternoon.Trailing 2-0...

In 2022, Concord came agonizingly close to winning the Division I championship, losing to Exeter, 1-0, in eight innings. Coming into 2023, head coach Duke Sawyer anticipates fielding another team capable of winning it all.His top two pitchers from...

ConVal’s magical playoff run came to an end in the semifinals Wednesday, but the best may be yet to come for the young Cougars.“It’s a really exciting feeling,” said head coach Amanda Hinton after ConVal’s 11-4 loss to John Stark at Plymouth State’s...

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 9, Winnacunnet 0Key players: Concord – Maddy Wachter (1-hit shutout, 10 K, 1 BB, 1 HB), Sarah Taylor (3-for-3, double, 2 RBI, run), Kennedy Craigue (2-for-2, HR, walk, RBI, 2 runs), Andie Moreira (2 doubles, run), Kyleigh Gray (2-run...

It’s a long, difficult road to make it to a championship game.It’s even more difficult when you come up short in that game.Concord knows that feeling all too well after it played its way into the 2021 Division I state championship only to fall early...