Sports

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...

Winter Chiller series concludes in New Ipswich

The fifth and final race in the Monadnock Regional Milers Winter Chiller series wrapped up with a 4.7-mile jaunt starting and finishing at BeFit fitness center in New Ipswich March 9. Winning on the hilly loop course was Mascenic alum Avery Traffie...

Franklin Pierce recap: Women’s hockey team headed to final

Although the Franklin Pierce University women’s hockey team was one of two that beat Long Island University during the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance regular season, the fifth-seeded Ravens were still an underdog against the top-seeded Sharks in...

Three Franklin Pierce teams competing in postseason

The Franklin Pierce University men’s and women’s basketball teams and women’s hockey team have postseason games Friday and Saturday.Men’s basketball opens the Northeast-10 tournament Friday at 7 p.m. against Southern New Hampshire University at the...

Gunner Currier, Erin O'Shea tops in Peterborough Winter Chiller race

The fourth of five Winter Chiller series races kicked off in Peterborough Saturday with its largest field of 48 runners to date.Division III all-star Gunner Currier from Enfield dominated the hilly 3.5-mile race, winning by 19 seconds with a time of...

Bernier and Burgeron nearly complete Iron Dog race

By CAMERON CASHMAN

Fighting brutal winter weather, Kim Bergeron of Dublin and Jean-Pierre “JP” Bernier of Hancock persevered against technical difficulties and rugged Alaskan terrain to nearly complete the Pro Class of the Iron Dog, which is billed as the longest and...

Wliton-Lyndeborough girls’ basketball falls in state quarterfinals

By BEN CONANT

Wilton-Lyndeborough's storybook season came to a close in the Mule Den Friday night, as host Newmarket pushed their way past the upstart Warriors 46-40 overtime win in the state Division IV quarterfinals. No. 3 Newmarket (16-4) had surrendered just 15...