It’s halfway through May, but as usual, the ConVal girls’ lacrosse team is just getting going. While other teams around the state have played as many as 12 games, the Cougars’ 15-2 win over Alvirne was only their fifth game of the season, and it.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 6/1/2021 11:56:11 AM The Orioles battled to the bitter end during Monday’s Division III playoff opener at Mascenic, but Conant never overcame their early seven-run deficit, and the Vikings held on for a 7- 4 win. Mascenic (14-2) beat Conant (10-7) four times during the regular season, but Viking coach Dutch Stauffeneker made sure his team wasn’t taking a playoff win for granted. “I was really nervous about this game,” Stauffeneker said. “I was nervous about us having a mental letdown, ‘we’ve already beaten them four times, we’ll just show up’ kind of thing. So we talked about coming out with energy. It’s win or go home at this point – what you’ve done prior means nothing.”
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 5/24/2021 12:49:07 PM The NHIAA spring season enters the final stage this week with the first few postseason competitions slated and the remainder of the tournament brackets announced and ready to start Monday. SOFTBALL Mascenic, Conant set for opening round matchup The Orioles and Vikings will square off for a fifth time this season on Monday, as the NHIAA’s random draw places the two rivals together for a Round One game to open play in Division III, Region Two. Mascenic is 4-0 against Conant this spring. The winner of Monday’s game will play at Bishop Brady in the next round – a tough draw, as the Vikings found out Friday when they traveled to Concord and lost to the Green Giants 16-8 for just their second loss of the season.