Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: ConVal relay team sets school record
ConVal’s boys’ and girls’ track and field teams each finished in third place at a meet at Hollis-Brookline High School on May 9, an event that featured a new school record in the boys’ 4x100 relay.The boys scored 71 points, with the 4x100-meter relay...
Softball: St. John, Mascenic slug their way past WLC
By BEN CONANT
Leah St. John’s sixth-inning homer punctuated a dominant Mascenic victory in Wilton Monday afternoon, as the Vikings snapped a two-game losing streak at the Warriors’ expense. “Coming back from two losses made us hungry to want to destroy them, really...
Big inning dooms ConVal baseball against Souhegan
BASEBALLDespite the overcast skies and the lopsided score, ConVal baseball coach Matthew Harris saw a bright spot in his team’s 10-0 loss to Souhegan High School on Wednesday.Through five innings, senior pitcher Liam O’Mahony allowed only one run,...
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Conant girls’ tennis pulls out win over Bishop Brady
The Conant girls’ tennis team won the final doubles match to score a 5-4 win over Bishop Brady at home Monday.Conant had lost to Bishop Brady 7-2 at its first match of the season on April 3.In singles, Margaret Winiecki won 8-0 in the No, 1 spot,...
Wilton-Lyndeborough softball wins a thriller
By BEN CONANT
After jumping out to a commanding early lead over rival Sunapee Thursday afternoon, the Wilton-Lyndeborough softball team faced one obstacle after another as the Lakers battled back and forced extra innings.But the Warriors never said die and ended...
ConVal wins home track meet over Souhegan and Hollis-Brookline
ConVal’s boys’ and girls’ track teams piled up the points at their first home track meet of the season against Souhegan and Hollis-Brookline Tuesday, April 25.Both teams were victorious, with the boys scoring 66 points and the girls compiling 67.For...
Baseball: Rebuilding Warriors fall in D-IV semifinal rematch with Newmarket
By BEN CONANT
Newmarket showed up to Wilton for a Division IV baseball semifinal rematch on Monday afternoon, but the only similarities between last spring’s thriller and Monday’s tilt were the jerseys and the end result, a win for the Mules. “We put the ball in...
High school sports roundup: ConVal’s Lily Mandel throws perfect game
Lily Mandel threw a five-inning perfect game, striking out 10, in the ConVal softball team’s 20-0 win over Lebanon Wednesday.After a scoreless first inning, ConVal broke the game open in the second, scoring 13 runs on eight hits, four walks and three...
Baseball: Orioles get run-rule revenge on Vikings
By BEN CONANT
The first meeting between the Conant and Mascenic baseball teams this season resulted in a thrilling 7-6 walkoff win for the Vikings thanks to an eighth-inning hit by Rowan Vautour. Friday’s rematch was a much different story, as Conant put the game...
ConVal seniors receive scholar-athlete awards
Twenty-four ConVal High School seniors recently received scholar-athlete awards from the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) and the New Hampshire Athletic Directors Association (NHADA).The students honored were Wyatt Beaulieu...
Runners raise more than $7,000 during Shin Splints for Bryce 5K in Rindge
Runners in the annual Shin Splints for Bryce 5K in Rindge raised more than $7,000 for families affected by addiction Saturday.The race is organized annually in the memory of Bryce Olson of Rindge, who died of an overdose in July of 2018. At the time...
Softball: Conant wins pitchers’ duel at Mascenic
By BEN CONANT
The Conant and Mascenic softball teams met under the sunny skies of New Ipswich Friday afternoon for another classic rivalry game which saw the Orioles come out on top of a 2-1 pitchers’ duel. “Nothing better than that,” Conant senior captain Rylee...
Track and field: Conant begins title defense by hosting Mascenic, WLC
By BEN CONANT
The Conant track and field team began its title defense on Tuesday, and while the Orioles lost some key pieces from last year’s boys’ championship team, they should be right back in contention for the best in Division III.“A lot of people are looking...
ConVal girls’ lacrosse opens season with loss to John Stark
The ConVal girls' lacrosse team opened its season with a 12-7 loss to John Stark Monday. Abby Lussier scored four goals for ConVal, and Lydia Cleveland recorded 12 saves. The Cougars a in action next on Thursday, when it travels to Timberlane Regional...
Conant, ConVal baseball teams tune up for the season
By MADDIE CARPENTIERE
The Conant and ConVal baseball teams scrimmaged at Franklin Pierce University Friday.When asked how he felt Conant’s season would go, coach Aric LeClair said the team would have its ups and downs this year because they’re going to be young.“But I...
Out on The Range
By BILL FONDA
The nice weather Tuesday had golfers like Andrew Marcin of Townsend, Mass., working on their swings at The Range in Mason on Tuesday.“It’s too nice to pass it up today,” he said. “It’s finally spring, got to go outside.”Before taking a look at the...
Boys’ tennis: Shorthanded Cougars can’t get by Goffstown
By BEN CONANT
The promising, if shorthanded, ConVal boys’ tennis team put up a valiant effort in Tuesday’s season opener against Goffstown at Adams Playground, but the undermanned Cougars couldn’t overcome the hole in their ladder, losing 6-3 to the visiting...
Harry Dailey Memorial Basketball Tournament honors a father’s legacy
By JOSH LACAILLADE
A Wilton family is honoring their late father’s legacy in basketball in the form of a charitable scholarship.According to his wife Gisele, Harry Dailey was a notable figure in the Wilton basketball community and never missed a game. For 10 years,...
Wilton Men’s League turns 50 this season
By BEN CONANT
What started as an outlet for recent graduates to keep playing hoops has turned into a venerable tradition in Wilton, as the Wilton Men’s League celebrates its 50th year in action this spring. “We've been going 50 years,” said Walter Bausha, who...
Hodgson’s Heels knocked out of tourney
Eva Hodgson’s college basketball career came to an end Monday afternoon, as the Rindge native’s No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels were eliminated by No. 3 Ohio State on a last-second game-winner by Jacy Sheldon in the NCAA Women’s Basketball...
