BRISTOL, N.H. Just ask the Mascoma High girls soccer team: All good things are worth the wait. After 20 straight losses over their first two years as a varsity program, the Royals finally picked up their first-ever win in a 3-1 defeat of Newfound on.
Local roundup: Post 22 seniors out of state tournament contention >Modified: 7/17/2021 10:16:57 PM
MERRIMACK, N.H. Lebanon Post 22 saw its last-gasp hope to reach the New Hampshire American Legion state tournament expire in a 5-2 loss to Merrimack Post 98 in the first game of a District A senior doubleheader at Merrimack High School on Saturday.
Post 22 (6-11) needed a sweep of the set to keep its fleeting chances alive. Lebanon bounced back in the nightcap, 5-4, for a split.
Merrimack (7-8) tagged Lebanon starting pitcher Owen Taylor for three third-inning runs to take control of the opener. Post 98 added single tallies in the fifth and sixth frames to close its scoring.