Eagle Nordic girls ski to Division I runner-up finish
Theo Castonguay second in both races for Kennett boys
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THEO CASTONGUAY finished second in both the classical and freestyle races at the Division I State Meet last Wednesday. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 10, 2021PINKHAM NOTCH The Kennett Nordic ski team found things a bit different this year at the state championships, held on Wednesday, March 3, at Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch.
With the new alignments and reduction of divisions from four to two, Kennett found itself in Division I, up against teams such as Concord and Keene, as well as traditional rivals Hanover, Kingswood and Souhegan among others.
Townsend, Bondaz lead Gilford boys to Division II title
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Mitchell Townsend skis for Gilford in the Division II championships last Thursday at Great Glen. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 10, 2021PINKHAM NOTCH The division was different, the format was different, but the Gilford Nordic boys domination did not change.
The duo of Aiden Bondaz and Mitchell Townsend finished in the top three in both legs of the Division II championship to lead the Golden Eagles to the title on Thursday, March 4, at Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch.
This year s race was a different format, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced teams to separate a little more. Each school s racers were on the course at the same time, with each school separated by about 15 minutes. The race started with the classical loop and the racers came into the start/finish area at the end of that run, changed skis and went out on the freestyle loop. T
D-II Nordic championships: Hopkinton girls finish second, Kearsarge boys third
Kearsarge s Steven Williamson competes at the Division II Nordic championships on March 4, 2021, at Great Glen Trails in Gorham. Williamson finished fifth in the classic race and sixth in the skate race to lead the Cougars to a third-place result in the team standings. MELISSA CURRAN Monitor staff
Hopkinton s Francie Trafton competes at the Division II Nordic championships on March 4, 2021, at Great Glen Trails in Gorham. Trafton finished fourth in the skate race and eighth in the classic race and Hopkinton finished runner-up to Lebanon, 732-728. MELISSA CURRAN Monitor staff
Hopkinton s Michael Eggers-Emerson competes at the Division II Nordic championships on March 4, 2021, at Great Glen Trails in Gorham. Eggers-Emerson finished 15th in the classic race and 21st in the skate race to help the Hawks to a fifth-place team finish. MELISSA CURRAN Monitor staff
Watt sweeps again, but Tide team streaks are broken at Nordic D-I championships
Concord Senior Katie Watt pushes through the snow during the classic portion of Wednesday’s Division I Nordic championhip race at Great Glen Trails in Gorham. Watt won both the classic and skate races for the third year in a row, but the Concord’s 12-year streaks of team titles for both the boys’ and girls’ teams were broken. JONATHAN VAN FLEET Monitor staff
Concord Senior Eben Bragg heads towards the transition area during Wednesday’s Division I Nordic championhip race at Great Glen Trails in Gorham where skiers switched from classic skis to skate skis. Bragg was 13th in the classic race and seventh in the skate. JONATHAN VAN FLEET Monitor staff
Local roundup: Cards get Condon a first playoff victory
Zahna Rice
Modified: 3/5/2021 10:08:27 AM
WEST CANAAN Progress should be measured in milestones. It took seven seasons, but Stevens High girls basketball coach Ivy Condon claimed a big one on Thursday.
Freshman Kiley Bundy scored 13 points and hit three key free throws in the fourth quarter as Stevens edged Mascoma, 41-35, in an NHIAA Division III preliminary-round tournament win at Kehoe Gymnasium. That gave Condon, the Cardinals’ seventh-year coach, her first postseason victory.
The foul-line effort proved essential for the Cards. The Royals (1-13) held Stevens without a fourth-quarter field goal, requiring a 7-for-13 effort at the charity stripe for Condon’s crew to secure victory.