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.
Records fell, state champions were crowned and New England Championship berths were secured at Saturday’s NHIAA Meet of Champions at Sanborn, where Conant, ConVal, Mascenic and Wilton-Lyndeborough competed against the state’s best across all.
Four years of grit and grind paid off in a storybook ending for the Conant track team on Sunday, as the Oriole boys won their first state championship since 1998 at the Division III meet in Pelham.“I’m a little speechless right now, but it’s amazing,”.
ConVal hosted the Last Chance track and field meet on Saturday morning, giving Cougar athletes and visitors one more shot at qualifying for this weekend’s divisional championships. Conant and Wilton-Lyndeborough, along with a half-dozen other teams.
The ConVal boys’ lacrosse team is getting it done on defense this season, but they’ll need to increase their scoring output if they want to compete with Division II’s big dogs on a regular basis. “We’ve got a really solid defense,” said senior.