Conant girls’ soccer looks to get back on the right track

By BEN CONANT

The steadily improving Conant girls' soccer team gets better and better each year under head coach Devon Spirka, but after a 3-0 start, dropped its next three games before a tie with Trinity Sept. 23 and a 2-0 win over Belmont Saturday.In the second...

Good start gives way to fatigue for Conant boys’ soccer

By BEN CONANT

The Conant boys' soccer team played its best ball of the fall against Sanborn Friday, but their early spark burned out quickly in the late September sun. Conant (0-8) played a solid first half that coach Heather Sawyer said was their best of the...

ConVal boys’ soccer starts strong, but mistakes lead to tie

By BEN CONANT

A tie in soccer can give a team the same lift as a win or the same deflation as a loss. The ConVal boys' soccer team was dealt the latter on Tuesday after surrendering an early 2-0 lead over Pembroke that turned into a 2-2 tie, the third deadlock of...

ConVal volleyball squad is enthusiastic about how far it can go this season

By BEN CONANT

How far can the ConVal girls’ volleyball team go this season? As far as the vibes can carry them.The Cougars are one team that thrives on their own energy, dancing, exchanging secret handshakes and shouting out their signature celebrations after every...

ConVal senior William Simard of Francestown is having a record-setting season

By BEN CONANT

ConVal cross-country runner William Simard is in the midst of a record-breaking senior season. Simard, of Francestown, has been at the head of the pack for the Cougars for some time now, and he made waves around the New Hampshire cross-country...

Dublin’s rowers eyeing Boston

By DAVID ALLEN

The largest three-day rowing race in the world is taking place next month just over an hour away, and a girls crew from Dublin School will be in the thick of it. On the third weekend in October, over 400,000 spectators are expected to jam the facing...

ON THE HOMEFRONT

Mascenic Regional High School celebrated Homecoming this weekend, with sports games including volleyball, field hockey and soccer, a chicken barbecue, and a Homecoming parade, featuring floats made by Mascenic students depicting different decades.

Conant boys’ soccer falls to Derryfield in tough contest

By DAVID ALLEN

When players from both Conant and Derryfield School used the term “chippy” to describe the Orioles' 4-1 loss to the visitors from Manchester Wednesday, it was clear that both teams found the match to have more than its share of physical...

Sickness hinders ConVal field hockey’s early efforts

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal field hockey team projects to be a defensive-minded squad anchored from front to back with three strong senior captains. However, the Cougars have yet to see just how much they're capable of, as they're now 0-3 after a trio of games played...

Mascenic boys’ soccer bars the door to Wilton-Lyndeborough

By DAVID ALLAN

Mascenic's Elijah Blais boiled his team’s 4-0 win over Wilton-Lyndeborough Friday down to one factor --“This match proved the effectiveness of our defensive line.”Both teams applied consistent pressure in each other ends of the pitch, resulting in a...

Mascenic field hockey fights back to take down Hopkinton nemesis

By BEN CONANT

Sophomore Kiahna Farrey's two clutch goals lifted the Mascenic field hockey team to a thrilling overtime win over visiting Hopkinton Thursday. "That was a great field hockey game," said Mascenic head coach Selena Shaw after the 2-1 win. Hopkinton has...

Monadnock Full Throttle Triathlon hosts 123 racers

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Monadnock Full Throttle Triathlon hosted 123 racers on Sunday for the annual three-leg race.The race included a half-mile swim in Thorndike Pond, transitioning to the biking segment from the beach. Participants biked for 11.2 miles on a...

ConVal girls’ soccer confident despite slow start

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal girls’ soccer team has strong senior leadership, lots of experience and plenty of potential, and though they’ve yet to enter the win column after two games this fall, coach Hagen Wegmueller said they just need to work on the little things...

Local schools get ready for new sports season

By TIM BRUNS

Conant Middle High School brought on two new coaches for this fall season.Heather Sawyer joined the boys’ soccer team as head coach in July, while Ashley Lingerman became the field hockey coach in the spring.Sawyer, who previously served as assistant...

ConVal volleyball starts a new season

The ConVal High School volleyball team had its first games Saturday, taking part in the Plymouth State Volleyball Jamboree with Hanover High School and Plymouth Regional High School. Emma Rodenhiser, a member of last year’s New Hampshire Volleyball...

J Field Foundation golf tourney raises more than $14,000

On Aug. 16 at Crotched Mountain Golf Club in Francestown, the J Field Foundation Golf Tournament raised more than $14,000 toward the organization’s mission to provide equine therapy sessions to veterans and youth living with traumatic brain...

Brazilian United brings soccer camp to Rindge

By TIM BRUNS

Children who signed up for the Rindge Recreation Department’s soccer camp recently got a taste of Brazil.For the first time, the department hosted Brazilian United, a soccer program that brings soccer players from Brazil to the United States to teach...

Rose Mountain Rumble in Lyndeborough benefits conservancy

By TIM BRUNS

What started as a way to conserve Rose Mountain has blossomed as a yearly gravel biking event that brings local enthusiasts and casuals alike to the area to raise money for the Piscataquog Land Conservancy.As the Rose Mountain Rumble’s ninth...

Group heads out to Francestown’s ‘Turnpike Trails’

By JESSECA TIMMONS

More than 20 Francestown residents gathered Saturday to explore the “Turnpike Trails”  near Route 47  and Campbell Road as part of the Francestown Land Trust’s “Exploring Our Trails” summer hiking series.The hikes are designed to introduce town and...