Sports
Peterborough and Antrim residents headed to tree-climbing championship
By AIDAN BEAROR
Kate Odell of Broad Oak Tree & Shrub Care in Peterborough and Kyle McCabe from Northern Arboriculture in Antrim will be competing this weekend at the annual ISA International Tree Climbing Championship.The pair won their way to the championship Aug....
Vintage baseball game at Oak Park in Greenfield canceled
By AIDAN BEAROR
A vintage baseball game at Oak Park organized by the Greenfield Historical Society to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the organization has been canceled due to a logistical oversight. Lenny Cornwell, president of the Greenfield Historical Society...
Rindge Recreation Department hosts Le Tour de Common 5K
By ASHLEY SAARI
A total of 39 runners participated in Saturday’s annual Le Tour de Common 5K run in Rindge on Sunday, including septuagenarians Marilyn Griska and Laurel Cameron, for whom the race was their first-ever 5K.Rindge runners took the top three spots, with...
Peterborough native Matt Beaudin to play national anthem at Gillette Stadium
Peterborough native Matt Beaudin will be playing the national anthem on the saxophone before the New England Revolution face Austin FC in their Major League Soccer match at Gillette Stadium Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m.Beaudin, who is also known by the stage...
Greenfield Historical Society will host vintage baseball contest Sept. 17
BY AIDAN BEAROR
The Greenfield Historical Society will be hosting a vintage baseball game in celebration of its 50th anniversary at Oak Park Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. Lenny Cornwell has been heading the project as he closes out his last year as president of the society,...
PHOTOS: Softball during the summer in Peterborough
The Sheepdogs defeated Awaken in a 10-7 slugfest in Peterborough co-ed softball action Wednesday night at Picard Field. Awaken shortstop Joe Gutwein put his team on the board first with a leadoff home run. The Sheepdogs answered with two runs of their...
Mt. Monadnock Little League teams win championships
The Mt. Monadnock Little League 10U All-Stars won the Matty Dobens tournament held at Precourt Park in Manchester, compiling an overall 6-1 record over the three-week span.The team went 2-1 in pool play to garner the fifth seed for bracket play. Mt....
Franklin Pierce University holds Rocky Raven Golf Classic
Franklin Pierce Athletics
After a rainy start to July in New England, mother nature turned off the faucet July 17 for the 2023 Rocky Raven Golf Classic. Temperatures soared into the upper 80s and humidity came out to play at Northern Spy Golf Club, but so did more than 120...
Raelin Deschenes wins in Poughkeepsie
Although rain has hampered her racing schedule, Raelin Deschenes went to Poughkeepsie Speedway in New York Saturday night for the first time.Raelin won her race in the Rookie Champ division and finished second in the Tiger Cub division.
PHOTOS: Francestown marks July 4 with contests
As part of the town’s first July 4 celebration, Francestown hosted competitions that included a pickleball tournament that drew 28 participants, an apple pie contest, a hot dog-eating contest and a patriotic pet show.
Temple Elementary School hosts sports nights Mondays
By MADDIE CARPENTIERE
Families are staying connected on Monday nights in Temple this summer with sports nights at the Temple Elementary School playground. Every week, children gather to play kickball, basketball or other sports with classmates and siblings. The games are...
ConVal baseball players see summer action in Keene
By MADDIE CARPENTIERE
Several local athletes are playing summer American Legion baseball for Post 4 out of Keene.Brady Carpentiere, a 2023 ConVal graduate, and Nate Pimental are on the senior team roster. Justin Borges and Zach Pease, who played varsity baseball for the...
Tod Silegy teaches soccer skills at South Meadow School
By AIDAN BEAROR
In the face of wet weather Monday, the Tod Silegy Soccer Camp began its second session of the summer.Silegy has run the camp since the beginning of his career as the physical education teacher at South Meadow School in Peterborough. After 23 years,...
David Chadbourne resigns as Franklin Pierce men’s basketball coach
By BILL FONDA
After 32 years at Franklin Pierce University, including as head coach of the Ravens’ men’s basketball program since 1999, David Chadbourne has stepped down.In a statement released on the Franklin Pierce Athletics Twitter account, Chadbourne wrote that...
Francestown July 4 celebration includes pickleball tourney
By BILL FONDA
Bob Bitterli is a recent convert to pickleball.It started after he moved to Francestown in April 2022, when the man who painted his cabinets, Bruce Dennis, told him about the game. He started playing in October, including in Peterborough, and called...
Boynton Middle School baseball team takes third title in a row
By BEN SHIPPEE
The Boynton Middle School baseball team won its third consecutive Division 4 championship in Nashua June 8 over St. Christopher’s Academy in a 4-2 extra-inning nail-biter. The Bulldogs started the season under new head coach Doug Nichols, who had the...
Mascenic softball beats Woodsville to earn state final berth
By BEN CONANT
Mascenic is heading to Saturday's NHIAA Division IV softball championship after winning a soaking semifinal slugfest, 8-7, over No. 1 Woodsville Wednesday evening at Plymouth State. The No. 5 Vikings trailed 2-0 after three innings, as Mascenic...
Franklin Pierce’s Nyjah Young-Bey named top women’s track athlete
Franklin Pierce senior Nyjah Young-Bey was named East Region's Women's Track Athlete of the Year by the the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Young-Bey is the third Franklin Pierce athlete in women's program history to...
High School Roundup: ConVal athletes compete at Meet of Champions
Seven members of ConVal’s track and field team finished their seasons by competing in the Meet of Champions at Oyster River High School Saturday.Athletes who finish in first, second or third in the state championship meet automatically qualify for the...
Conant softball season ends with 17-1 loss in first round of playoffs
By BEN CONANT
Another promising Conant softball season ended in first-round heartbreak Wednesday afternoon, as visiting 13-seed Monadnock upset No. 4 Conant in a 17-1 run-rule blowout. "Not the outcome we wanted," said head coach Wiley Billings after the game. "We...
