High schools: Brady girls advance to another D-II Final Four
Bow guard Lindsey LaPerlo keeps the dribble while diving for the ball as Brady sisters, Ami and Isabella Rivera can only watch at Bow High School on Thursday, Februrary 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER
Brady guard Ami Rivera has no where to go as Bow forward Jess Chaimberlin is ready to defend during the first half at Bow High School on Thursday, February 25, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER
Bishop Brady senior Ami Rivera turns the corner against Pembroke Academy on Wednesday night in Concord against Pembroke Academy. Rivera had 21 points to lead Brady to a 80-54 win. RAY LABBE
High schools: Coe-Brown girls’ hoops advances to D-II quarters with win over Pembroke, will play Bishop Brady next
Coe-Brown’s Olivia Noni (23) and Pembroke Academy’s Annelise Dexter (21) battle for a rebound during an NHIAA Division II girls’ basketball tournament game in Northwood on Friday. Coe-Brown won, 54-41. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Coe-Brown’s Olivia Noni (center) steals the ball from Pembroke Academy’s Ashley Stephens during the second half of an NHIAA Division II playoff game on Friday night in Northwood. Coe-Brown won, 54-41, and will play Bishop Brady in Sunday’s quarterfinal. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Pembroke Academy’s Ashley Stephens (left) and Coe-Brown’s Molly Ewing battle for the ball in the first half on Friday night in Northwood. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
High schools: Concord wrestling claims 6th straight D-I runner-up title
Published: 2/28/2021 5:33:02 PM
An unpredictable season with unprecedented changes ended on Saturday night with an all too familiar result for the Crimson Tide.
For the sixth consecutive year, Concord wrestling accepted the runner-up trophy, while the perennial powerhouse Timberlane Owls won its sixth straight Division I title – the program’s 20th title in the last 21 years – with a 60-9 victory in Plaistow on Saturday night.
“It was tough,” Concord head coach Ham Munnell said. “(Timberlane) is a tough team. Our kids did what they could. I was happy they got there.”
High schools: Hopkinton boys make mark in new division, finish runner-up at D-III Alpine championship
Hopkinton’s Michael Eggers-Emerson competes in the freestyle Nordic ski race on Friday at the Hopkinton Fairgounds. Jeff Sullivan / sullivaneventphotography.com
Hopkinton’s Will Chapin competes in the freestyle Nordic ski race on Friday at the Hopkinton Fairgounds. Jeff Sullivan / sullivaneventphotography.com
Hopkinton’s Ava Rothe competes in the freestyle Nordic ski race on Friday at the Hopkinton Fairgounds. Rothe won the 5K in 15:58 to lead the Hawks to a decisive victory over Bow, Gilford and Winnacunnet to remain undefeated. Jeff Sullivan / sullivaneventphotography.com
Hopkinton’s Francie Trafton competes in the freestyle Nordic ski race on Friday at the Hopkinton Fairgounds. Trafton finished second to help the Hawks beat Bow, Gilford and Winnacunnet to remain undefeated. Jeff Sullivan / sullivaneventphotography.com
High schools: Concord, Bow, Hopkinton swimmers qualify for state meet
Hopkinton junior Cailey Stockwell (center) swims in a meet against Concord and Bow on Friday night at the Concord YMCA. Stockwell, the lone swimmer for the Hawks this season, posted victories in all three of her events – the 200-yard individual medley, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. The Concord girls scored 51 points to beat Bow (48) and Hopkinton (18). The Concord boys topped Bow, 33-24. Jeff Sullivan / sullivaneventphotography.com
Hopkinton junior Cailey Stockwell competes in the backstroke in a meet against Concord and Bow at the Concord YMCA on Friday night. Stockwell went on to win the100-yard backstroke, as well as the 200 individual medley and the 100 freestyle. Jeff Sullivan / sullivaneventphotography.com