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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Wilton-Lyndeborough girls' basketball team is heading back to the Division IV quarterfinals for the first time since 2007 after a rousing 55-45 win over Franklin in Wilton Tuesday night. Adri Bausha led the No. 6 Warriors (14-5) with 30 points, as...

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Conant’s trademark defense was on full display in Friday’s NHIAA Division III quarterfinal win over Gilford, as the Oriole boys showcased end-to-end intensity to knock off the defending champion Golden Eagles. “Defense is always key for us,” said...

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Mascenic celebrated their four seniors before Monday night's girls' basketball game against Wilton-Lyndeborough, but after the game, it was the Warriors who were celebrating both a win and a guaranteed home playoff game. "With tonight's win, we should...

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The ConVal wrestling team celebrated its two seniors at Wednesday's final home contest of the season, a dual meet with Souhegan. Seniors Drake Bay and Solomon Page hit their home mat for one final time after receiving pre-match accolades for their...

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The ConVal alpine skiing team held its senior night races at Crotched Mountain in Bennington Thursday afternoon and will participate in the NHIAA state championship meets. Thursday's races were in the slalom dual panel format, where competitors and...

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University of Maine junior Sera Hodgson of Rindge, a 6-foot guard on the Black Bears’ women’s basketball team, came back to her home state last week for the team’s Border Battle with the University of New Hampshire.Hodgson finished the game with two...

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The ConVal-Conant girls' hockey team engaged a Herculean recruiting effort to get their season on the ice, and after adding some first-time players, the Griffins are searching for their first win of the year. "They're rough around the edges, but...

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Visiting Derryfield got the best of the Wilton-Lyndeborough boys on Monday night, but the Warrior hoopers are already well on their way to meeting their season goals under new head coach Cam Taber.“The team only had one win last year, so really,...

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The Warriors finally came home Wednesday night. After a month away from the Wilton-Lyndeborough gym, the WLC girls' basketball team won its home opener over visiting Mount Royal, delighting the white-clad fans, players and coach Tom Crowley...

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Thirteen-year-old Isaac Phillips of New Ipswich is battling a rare form of childhood cancer called synovial sarcoma that has him hospitalized at Mass General following a series of surgeries.This month, the Mascenic community is running a "Go Gold"...

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The ConVal girls' basketball team has plenty of time to get better, which is fortunate, as the Cougars went into the winter break with a fourth straight blowout loss to remain winless on the year."We're a very young group,"  said ConVal head coach...

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The ConVal boys' basketball team showed early season poise and bright potential in Friday's hard-fought home-opening loss to Division II power Manchester West. "We knew they were one of the top teams in our division coming in here," ConVal head coach...

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The Conant boys' basketball team showed why they're Division III's preseason favorites by dismantling Stevens for a season-opening 55-26 win in Jaffrey Friday night.The Orioles set the tone early with a stifling full-court press that head coach Eric...

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The new-look Mascenic boys' basketball team suffered a season-opening loss to Concord Christian in New Ipswich Tuesday night, but first-year head coach Nick Tzannos liked the fire he saw in his Vikings."They all play hard," Tzannos said after the...

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Mascenic girls’ basketball head coach Victoria Caiado danced her way into the Vikings' locker room after Friday's game with Newmarket.Who could blame her? A week before, Mascenic didn't even have the numbers to field a team. But after just one...

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Still riding their homecoming high, the Conant field hockey team kept their momentum going Wednesday afternoon with an NHIAA Division III tournament first-round win over visiting Kearsarge. The Orioles started their home slate back in September with a...