Sports
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...
Betty Pels Run for the Honey results
Kassian Eaton of Somerville, Mass., won the Betty Pels Run for the Honey Saturday morning as part of Hancock’s Old Home Days.The 28-year-old covered the 5K course in 16 minutes, 40 seconds. Kristen Ramey of Peterborough was tops among the women,...
Peterborough native Ainsley King launching coaching career at Keene State
By JESSECA TIMMONS
Ainsley King of Peterborough has joined the coaching staff of Keene State’s first women’s varsity hockey program. As of fall 2024, the Owls women’s hockey team, formerly a club team, is now NCAA Division III.“I’m really excited about it. I love...
Hancock Run for the Honey is Aug. 17
The Betty Pels Run for the Honey 5K road race will be Saturday, Aug. 17, with a race start of 8 a.m.As part of Hancock’s Old Home Days celebration, the race is run on tree-lined paved and gravel roads. There are two moderate hills and rolling...
PHOTOS: Local fire and police crews compete in Wilton’s “Battle of the Badges”
Firefighters were victorious against police officers Saturday in the “Battle of the Badges” softball game on Carnival Hill, as part of Wilton’s Old Home Days celebrations.Wilton Fire Chief Don Nourse said it was a day of fun between members of the...
Mt. Monadnock Little League finishes regional tourney with loss
Despite a strong pitching performance from Porter Crook, the Mt. Monadnock Little League 10U lost 3-1 to the team from Trumbull, Conn., Thursday to finish 0-4 at the regional tournament in Cranston, R.I.Porter gave up three runs (two earned) on two...
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.