Sports
ConVal Hoop Heritage: When hardly anybody noticed
The following is reprinted with permission from the ConVal Hoop Heritage blog, at cvhoopheritage.blogspot.com.In the 1963-64 season, the Peterborough High girls basketball team quietly compiled its second straight 7-2 season. A remarkable achievement...
Winter Chiller run series kicks off in Hancock
The first Winter Chiller race of 2024 got underway in the center of Hancock Jan. 13 with a mixed bag of winter weather for the 24 runners, as three inches of snow fell overnight and turned into rain in the early morning hours.Reuben Lyons of Elevation...
LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: ConVal boys take second in giant slalom
The ConVal boys’ Alpine ski team finished second in a giant slalom at Crotched Mountain Friday.Garret Rousseau led the Cougars, finishing fifth overall with a time of 1 minute, 12.26 seconds over the two runs. Ben Fraley was close behind, finishing...
ConVal honors senior swim team members
ConVal honored Andrea Mattson and Sophia Lake during the swim team’s senior night on Friday at the Keene Invitational. ConVal’s six swimmers finished fourth at the event with 34.5 points.
PHOTOS: Youths learn basketball in Rindge
The Rindge Recreation Department recently began its six-week Instructional Youth Basketball program. For information on department activities, follow Rindge Recreation Department on Facebook.
Sera Hodgson of Rindge returns home for Black Bears
By BEN CONANT
University of Maine junior Sera Hodgson of Rindge, a 6-foot guard on the Black Bears’ women’s basketball team, came back to her home state last week for the team’s Border Battle with the University of New Hampshire.Hodgson finished the game with two...
No wins yet, but ConVal-Conant girls’ hockey has hope
By BEN CONANT
The ConVal-Conant girls' hockey team engaged a Herculean recruiting effort to get their season on the ice, and after adding some first-time players, the Griffins are searching for their first win of the year. "They're rough around the edges, but...
Mascenic, Conant basketball teams come together for a cause
Mascenic High School hosted a “Go Gold” fundraiser during the basketball tripleheader between Mascenic and Conant on Wednesday to support the family of Isaac Phillips, a 13-year-old from New Ipswich who has a rare form of childhood cancer called...
Despite loss, things looking up for Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ basketball
By BEN CONANT
Visiting Derryfield got the best of the Wilton-Lyndeborough boys on Monday night, but the Warrior hoopers are already well on their way to meeting their season goals under new head coach Cam Taber.“The team only had one win last year, so really,...
Mascenic boys’ and girls’ basketball teams beat Sunapee
The Mascenic boys and girls each bested Sunapee at home Friday.Lucas Leroux had 34 points in the boys’ 75-57 victory, including eight three-pointers. As a team, Mascenic hit 13 shots from behind the arc. Colin Koukkari added 15...
Mascenic-Conant basketball tripleheader raising funds for Isaac Phillips
By BEN CONANT
Thirteen-year-old Isaac Phillips of New Ipswich is battling a rare form of childhood cancer called synovial sarcoma that has him hospitalized at Mass General following a series of surgeries.This month, the Mascenic community is running a "Go Gold"...
ConVal-Conant girls’ hockey falls to Bishop Guertin
The ConVal-Conant girls’ hockey team lost 7-0 to Bishop Guertin Tuesday, giving up five goals in the first period and another two in the second before pitching a shutout in the third period.Olivia Riley had 33 saves for ConVal-Conant, which hosts...
ConVal track and field competes at Plymouth State
The ConVal girls and boys track and field teams participated in a meet at Plymouth State Saturday afternoon. Junior Maxx Telofski finished third in the shot put with a throw of 38-feet, 9-inches. The boys’ 4x400 relay team of Josh Decker, Brody...
Gavin Ketola, Jaylyn Paul win Peanut Butter Chip Chase
Gavin Ketola of Rindge finished first overall and 14-year-old Jaylyn Paul was the top finisher among the women during the Souhegan Lions Club’s 46th annual Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K on New Years Day in Temple. Ketola covered the course in 17...
Erik Valdovinos, Franklin Pierce student broadcaster, helps make history for the NCAA
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Erik Valdovinos couldn’t have scripted the moment any better.There he sat in Matthews, N.C., holding a microphone and broadcasting the NCAA men’s soccer Division II semifinals. Also a player for the Franklin Pierce University program, the 19-year-old...
ConVal competes at UNH; Decker, Simard turn in top performances
The ConVal girls and boys track and field teams participated in a meet at UNH on Saturday. Josh Decker, a junior, finished in third place for the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11 minutes, 8.85 seconds, and William Simard took second place in the...
Peanut Butter Chip Chase to ring in 2024
The Souhegan Lions Club’s Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K – a Temple tradition for nearly 50 years – returns Monday, Jan. 1.Participants can register online at runsignup.com/Race/Events/NH/Temple/NewYearsDayPeanutButterChipChase5KWalkorRun before noon on...
Young ConVal girls’ basketball team faces growing pains
By BEN CONANT
The ConVal girls' basketball team has plenty of time to get better, which is fortunate, as the Cougars went into the winter break with a fourth straight blowout loss to remain winless on the year."We're a very young group," said ConVal head coach...
Conant girls’ basketball finding its way after dominant run
By BEN CONANT
The Conant girls’ basketball team is coming back down to earth a bit this season, but still looks like a strong competitor in Division III. The Orioles battled well against visiting Hopkinton in Jaffrey Monday night, but struggled to take care of the...
ConVal boys’ basketball shows potential, but more scoring needed
By BEN CONANT
The ConVal boys' basketball team showed early season poise and bright potential in Friday's hard-fought home-opening loss to Division II power Manchester West. "We knew they were one of the top teams in our division coming in here," ConVal head coach...
