Local schools get ready for new sports season

By TIM BRUNS

Conant Middle High School brought on two new coaches for this fall season.Heather Sawyer joined the boys’ soccer team as head coach in July, while Ashley Lingerman became the field hockey coach in the spring.Sawyer, who previously served as assistant...

ConVal volleyball starts a new season

The ConVal High School volleyball team had its first games Saturday, taking part in the Plymouth State Volleyball Jamboree with Hanover High School and Plymouth Regional High School. Emma Rodenhiser, a member of last year’s New Hampshire Volleyball...

J Field Foundation golf tourney raises more than $14,000

On Aug. 16 at Crotched Mountain Golf Club in Francestown, the J Field Foundation Golf Tournament raised more than $14,000 toward the organization’s mission to provide equine therapy sessions to veterans and youth living with traumatic brain...

Brazilian United brings soccer camp to Rindge

By TIM BRUNS

Children who signed up for the Rindge Recreation Department’s soccer camp recently got a taste of Brazil.For the first time, the department hosted Brazilian United, a soccer program that brings soccer players from Brazil to the United States to teach...

Rose Mountain Rumble in Lyndeborough benefits conservancy

By TIM BRUNS

What started as a way to conserve Rose Mountain has blossomed as a yearly gravel biking event that brings local enthusiasts and casuals alike to the area to raise money for the Piscataquog Land Conservancy.As the Rose Mountain Rumble’s ninth...

Group heads out to Francestown’s ‘Turnpike Trails’

By JESSECA TIMMONS

More than 20 Francestown residents gathered Saturday to explore the “Turnpike Trails”  near Route 47  and Campbell Road as part of the Francestown Land Trust’s “Exploring Our Trails” summer hiking series.The hikes are designed to introduce town and...

Betty Pels Run for the Honey results

Kassian Eaton of Somerville, Mass., won the Betty Pels Run for the Honey Saturday morning as part of Hancock’s Old Home Days.The 28-year-old covered the 5K course in 16 minutes, 40 seconds. Kristen Ramey of Peterborough was tops among the women,...

Peterborough native Ainsley King launching coaching career at Keene State

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Ainsley King of Peterborough has joined the coaching staff of Keene State’s first women’s varsity hockey program. As of fall 2024, the Owls women’s hockey team, formerly a club team, is now NCAA Division III.“I’m really excited about it. I love...

Hancock Run for the Honey is Aug. 17

The Betty Pels Run for the Honey 5K road race will be Saturday, Aug. 17, with a race start of 8 a.m.As part of Hancock’s Old Home Days celebration, the race is run on tree-lined paved and gravel roads. There are two moderate hills and  rolling...

PHOTOS: Local fire and police crews compete in Wilton’s “Battle of the Badges”

Firefighters were victorious against police officers Saturday in the “Battle of the Badges” softball game on Carnival Hill, as part of Wilton’s Old Home Days celebrations.Wilton Fire Chief Don Nourse said it was a day of fun between members of the...

Mt. Monadnock Little League finishes regional tourney with loss

Despite a strong pitching performance from Porter Crook, the Mt. Monadnock Little League 10U lost 3-1 to the team from Trumbull, Conn., Thursday to finish 0-4 at the regional tournament in Cranston, R.I.Porter gave up three runs (two earned) on two...

Mascenic cheerleaders receive accolades at NCA camp; three named All-American

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Mascenic Regional High School and Boynton Middle School cheer squads came together in July to participate in the the National Cheerleaders Association camp, coming away with both individual and team accolades, including three members being named...

Mt. Monadnock Little League 10Us have tough time at regionals

With one game left to play, the Mt. Monadnock Little League 10U team is 0-3 in the regional tournament in Cranston, R.I.The New Hampshire state champions opened tournament play with a 7-2 loss to the team from Braintree, Mass., Saturday. Porter Krook...

New Franklin Pierce field hockey assistant Erickson Richard attends Olympics in Paris

By ASHLEY SAARI

During the U.S. Olympic women’s field hockey game against Spain on July 29, U.S. captain Ashley Hoffman whipped a last-second pass down the field for a goal by Phia Gladieux.The crowd went wild, including Erickson Richard, a Jaffrey resident and the...

Le Tour de Common 5K in Rindge fields 42 runners

By ASHLEY SAARI

On a hot and muggy morning, 42 runners lined up for the 2024 Le Tour de Common in Rindge, a 5K race that starts and ends at the town common, finishing with a final lap around the green.Prior to the adult race, the morning began with the traditional...

Healthy Kids gets children up and running

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Peterborough Healthy Kids running program, which is based at the Peterborough Elementary School field,  launches its third season of running events for children Sept. 15.“We started last fall with 63 kids, and this past spring, we were up to 105...

Malachi Yebba is Jaffrey will play in hockey tournament in Prague

By BILL FONDA

Malachi Yebba of Jaffrey started skating when he was about 1 1/2 years old; his hockey-playing father Anthony saw to that.“As soon as I could walk, he put me on skates,” Malachi said.Hockey followed at about 5 or 6, and Malachi, 13, is currently a...

Tasha MacNeil of ConVal plays in all-star soccer game

Tasha MacNeil, a 2024 ConVal High School graduate, played for New Hampshire in the Lions Twin State Soccer Association girls’ all-star soccer game at Hanover High School versus Vermont July 20.In her her four years at ConVal, MacNeil played center...

Mt. Monadnock Little League 10U team wins state title

The Mt. Monadnock Little League 10U district all-stars won the state championship Saturday in Jaffrey, besting North Manchester Hooksett 2-0 in the best two-out-of-three series, including a 24-2 win in the clinching contest.Friday night, Mt. Monadnock...