Ben Anthony of Greenfield brings skateboarding to the next generation

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Ben Anthony of Greenfield is a man on a mission – to bring more young people to skateboarding, one lesson at a time. “Skateboarding is not what people think,” he said. “Skating makes kids think linearly. It makes them focus; it forces them to be in...

Thanksgiving Day 5K fun run at ConVal High School to benefit local food bank

An informal Thanksgiving Day 5K fun run will take place Thursday, Nov. 28, starting at 10 a.m. at the ConVal High School parking lot. The course follows Southfield Road, the bike trail and the Hunt Road loop.Participants can run, jog or walk the...

Deirdre Riley named Crotched Mountain general manager

Deirdre Riley has been named general manager of Crotched Mountain, effective Nov. 25. Riley brings nearly 25 years of experience in the ski industry, most recently serving as senior mountain operations manager at Attitash Mountain.Riley began her...

New Peterborough Recreation Director Craig Fraley is happy to be back

By JESSECA TIMMONS

After 14 years running other recreation departments, Craig Fraley is very happy to be back at the Peterborough Recreation Department, where he started his career in 2004. “I always kind of kept my eye on Peterborough,” Fraley said. “I was very happy...

Anderson named top goalkeeper

Junior goalkeeper Makenzie Anderson of Antrim, a ConVal High School graduate, has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2024 season. The honor was determined by a vote of conference coaches.Anderson...

SEEKING SOLUTIONS: New Ipswich training program helps get young referees in the game

By ASHLEY SAARI

A young referee makes a call on the court of the Mascenic Regional High School gymnasium.Immediately after comes a pop quiz. What was the call? What is the hand signal? What happens next?That’s because this call wasn’t made in the middle of an actual...

Raelin Deschenes of Rindge finishes go-kart season third overall

Raelin Deschenes, 8, of Rindge, finished third in overall points for the Claremont Motorsport Rookie Champ A division for go-karting.Deschenes ended the season tied for second, and placed third due to win rate, which is the tiebreaker. Out of her 13...

William Simard, Erin O’Shea compete in New England cross-country championships

William Simard of ConVal High School finished his cross-country season Saturday with a 23rd-place finish at the New England Interscholastic XC Championship at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn.On Nov. 2, he finished third at the Meet of Champions, and...

Mascenic run ends in boys’ soccer state semifinals

By BEN CONANT

When Gorham’s Jack Saladino scored his first goal against Mascenic, the Vikings still had a glimmer of a chance to win. By the time he netted his second and then a third, the NHIAA Division IV boys’ soccer semifinal was all but over, and the Huskies...

Mascenic boys’ soccer makes semifinals in overtime thriller

By BEN CONANT

Mascenic didn't start with its usual spark in the NHIAA Division IV boys' soccer quarterfinal game against Hinsdale Saturday, but in overtime, the slow burn turned to pyrotechnics in an instant, as the Vikings scored the sudden-victory golden...

Derryfield gets even with Boynton to win field hockey title

By FRED FLORETH

The Derryfield Middle School girls’ field hockey team defeated Boynton Middle School Saturday afternoon 2-0 to claim the championship of Division 3 of the Tri-County League. The D-3 league is made up of the smallest schools from Hillsborough,...

ConVal boys’ soccer shut out in quarterfinals

By DAVID ALLEN

Targeted passing and flooding ConVal’s end made the difference Saturday as Lebanon High School notched a 2-0 win over ConVal in the quarterfinals of the Division II boys’ soccer playoffs.   The Raiders ended the fourth-seeded Cougars’ season with one...

Mascenic field hockey falls to Bishop Brady in quarterfinals

By BEN CONANT

Mascenic's field hockey odyssey was cut short Monday, as sixth-seeded Bishop Brady upset the third-seeded Vikings in the NHIAA Division III quarterfinals in New Ipswich, "We knew they were going to be tough," Mascenic head coach Selena Shaw said after...

Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer enters playoffs strong

By BEN CONANT

The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer team heads into the Division IV playoffs Wednesday after a strong finish to the regular season. WLC (6-6-4) has only lost once in its past seven games following Thursday night’s 0-0 tie with visiting sixth-seeded...

ConVal’s William Simard wins state 5K championship

ConVal High School William Simard won the state Division II boys’ 5,000-meter cross-country championship Saturday at Derryfield Park in Manchester, covering the course in 16 minutes, 49.6 seconds.His teammate, senior Joshua Decker, finished 24th in a...

Conant girls’ soccer upsets Campbell behind Vitello's hat trick

By BEN CONANT

The Conant girls’ soccer team got its biggest win of the season Tuesday, striking three times off the foot of junior Riley Vitello to hand visiting Campbell just its second loss of the season. “We knew that Campbell was going to be a tough game,”...

Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer clinches playoff birth

By DAVID ALLEN

The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer squad earned a playoff berth Friday night with a 1-0 victory over Pittsfield under the lights. “When these guys click, they’re impressive,” said Wilton-Lyndeborough coach Dan Nelson. “Better communication and...

Hakala takes fourth title as Mascenic’s golf dominance continues

By BEN CONANT

Mascenic’s Josiah Hakala capped off his golf career with some fireworks last week, completing an unprecedented four-year championship sweep while leading the Vikings to their second straight Division IV team title.On Saturday at Concord’s Beaver...

Elizabeth McGurk runs 100-mile race in Utah

By ELIZABETH MCGURK

Elizabeth McGurk of Lebanon, a former runner at Mascenic High School, recently ran a 100-mile race in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. This is her recap of the event.I had this feeling that I needed to get something profound out of Wasatch, and yet when...