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After losing Borges, ConVal softball falls to H-B
By BEN CONANT
Throw the final score out the window – ConVal’s 8-1 loss to visiting Hollis-Brookline Monday featured 7½ innings of playoff-caliber softball before being derailed by a shocking injury.“The bad part is nobody will know how great that game was if they...
ConVal track and field takes second, third at Souhegan
In a four-team meet hosted by Souhegan on April 30, ConVal’s boys finished in second place with 84 points, just two points behind Souhegan and beating John Stark’s 71 points and Manchester West’s 20 points.The girls’ team finished third with 52...
Big first inning carries Wilton-Lyndeborough softball to win over Sunapee
By BEN CONANT
The Wilton-Lyndeborough softball team continued its promising start Thursday with a 20-8 run-rule win over rival Sunapee that saw the Warriors jump out to a big lead in the first and then walk off in the fifth.WLC's big first inning was sparked by the...
Conant baseball shows its strength in win over Mascenic
By BEN CONANT
Conant and Mascenic came into Monday’s matchup at Humiston Field two very different baseball teams. One, the Orioles, has a college-bound senior pitcher, a strong bullpen, some big bats in the lineup and an experienced head coach. The other, Mascenic,...
Katalina Davis dazzles in Mascenic shutout win
By BEN CONANT
The Mascenic softball team soared to a 7-0 shutout win over regional and interdivisional rival Conant thanks to a dazzling performance on both sides of the ball from senior pitcher Katalina Davis. “When Kat’s on, they’re not hitting, so she was...
LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Conant girls’ tennis gets first win
The Conant girls’ tennis team picked up its first win of the season against three losses Wednesday, beating Trinity 6-3.In singles, Jess Yap, Caroline Rockhill, Riley Goddard and Emily Lewis all won their matches, while Nobley Walker and Grace Lewis...
Conant girls’ tennis continues to seek improvement
By BEN CONANT
When Gloria Morison wakes up in the middle of the night, her mind turns to tennis.That's a good thing for her Conant girls' tennis team, as they can benefit from her late-night musings. Before Tuesday's home showdown with visiting Kearsarge, it was...
Jack Kidd and Kidd Gloves make donation to Mt. Monadnock Little League
By BILL FONDA
Helping others comes naturally to 16-year-old Jack Kidd of Hancock.“It’s awesome,” said his stepfather, Mike Crowe. “He’s been a very perceptive kid for a long time.”Jack has helped his family buy and deliver turkey dinners for Thanksgiving, and when...
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Tasha MacNeil leads the way for ConVal at Pelham Invita
The ConVal boys’ and girls’ track and field teams opened their seasons at the Pelham Invitational, a meet that included teams from NHIAA’s Division I and Division II, Saturday.The boys finished in 10th place out of 20 teams, with 22 points. The girls...
ConVal boys’ tennis looks to build experience
By BEN CONANT
The ConVal boys’ tennis team comes into the season with almost no experience and a lot of work to do, but coach Mike Young relishes the challenge of building a full roster of players from the ground up. “You’ve got to start from the basics, which...
Conant girls’ tennis drops opener
Conant girls’ tennis lost 9-0 to Bishop Brady in both teams' first match of the season Tuesday. Conant singles players Nobley Walker, Jessica Yap, Grace Lewis, Riley Goddard, Caroline Rockhill and Emily Lewis struggled to get a few games, but each had...
Monadnock Valley Patriots compete in state Special Olympics basketball tournament
The Monadnock Valley Patriots (MVP) fielded two teams in the New Hampshire state Special Olympics basketball tournament Saturday, with the 5-on-5 team winning the championship.In the 5-on-5 tournament at Plymouth Area High School, MVP dominated the...
Jed and Summer Bentley excel at Nordic skiing championships
Jed and Summer Bentley, who both ski for Dublin XC out of Dublin, earned accolades at recent events, including Jed turning in a championship performance at the Eastern U16 Championships at Gore Mountain in New York.Jed was the New England U16 overall...
Marty Gitlin to present “The Ultimate Red Sox Nation” April 15 at Chamberlin Free Public Library in Greenville
By BILL FONDA
Martin Gitlin grew up near Cleveland, but a trip to Fenway Park in Boston as a 10-year-old in 1967 – the Boston Red Sox “Impossible Dream” season – proved life-changing.“It was such a treat. After that, I vowed I was going to move to New England,” he...
ConVal brings young softball squad into season
The ConVal softball team only has five returning players this season, so head coach Amanda Hinton stated that hard work and dedication to learning new positions will be a main focus.Hinton stated that junior Avery Moore will be commanding the field...
Dublin XC skiers help New Hampshire win regional cross-country title
New Hampshire recently won the Eastern High School Cross Country Ski Championships with a squad that included several skiers from the Monadnock region who ski for the Dublin XC club.Teams from New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and New York...
Inaugural Runway 5K is April 6
The Dillant-Hopkins Airport will be the site of the inaugural Keene Runway 5K Saturday, April 6, with proceeds benefiting the Keene Senior Center.Participants will run or walk on a closed course on the runway which is flat and completely paved, making...
Greenfield Cal Ripken Baseball registration is still open
GREENFIELDCal Ripken Baseball registration is still openThe Minors division for ages 9 and 10 and Majors division for ages 11 and 12 are closed, but Greenfield’s Cal Ripken Baseball program is still accepting registration for the T-ball (ages 5 and 6)...
PHOTOS: Crotched Mountain hosts cardboard box derby
Crotched Mountain held its Cardboard Box Derby and Pond Skim Sunday, in which participants built vehicles out of cardboard, duct tape, zip ties and paint. During the pond skim, contestants tried to glide across the man-made pond.“Our annual Cardboard...
Shattuck Golf Course plans miniature-golf expansion
By CAMERON CASHMAN
Doni Ash, the owner of The Shattuck Golf Course in Jaffery, loves golf, but acknowledges that it can be a challenging sport, especially for newcomers. He’s also the father of two young boys who love to play miniature golf.So, after noticing an unused...
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