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When Gorham’s Jack Saladino scored his first goal against Mascenic, the Vikings still had a glimmer of a chance to win. By the time he netted his second and then a third, the NHIAA Division IV boys’ soccer semifinal was all but over, and the Huskies...

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Mascenic didn't start with its usual spark in the NHIAA Division IV boys' soccer quarterfinal game against Hinsdale Saturday, but in overtime, the slow burn turned to pyrotechnics in an instant, as the Vikings scored the sudden-victory golden...

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Mascenic's field hockey odyssey was cut short Monday, as sixth-seeded Bishop Brady upset the third-seeded Vikings in the NHIAA Division III quarterfinals in New Ipswich, "We knew they were going to be tough," Mascenic head coach Selena Shaw said after...

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The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys’ soccer team heads into the Division IV playoffs Wednesday after a strong finish to the regular season. WLC (6-6-4) has only lost once in its past seven games following Thursday night’s 0-0 tie with visiting sixth-seeded...

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The Conant girls’ soccer team got its biggest win of the season Tuesday, striking three times off the foot of junior Riley Vitello to hand visiting Campbell just its second loss of the season. “We knew that Campbell was going to be a tough game,”...

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Mascenic’s Josiah Hakala capped off his golf career with some fireworks last week, completing an unprecedented four-year championship sweep while leading the Vikings to their second straight Division IV team title.On Saturday at Concord’s Beaver...

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It has been a long, hard road for ConVal dozen senior football players, but Friday night in front of their raucous, pink-clad Homecoming crowd, the Cougars’ hard work paid off with a 52-8 blowout win over Hollis-Brookline that featured a litany of big...

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Ryan Close and the ConVal boys’ soccer team simply believed they were going to win Tuesday’s game against visiting Kingswood.Even when they were down 2-0 in the first period, well before Close got ConVal on the board by heading in the Cougars’ first...

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The Mascenic girls’ volleyball team is growing in fits and starts and still finding its identity halfway through their Division III season.For the better part of the last decade, the Vikings seemed to be title contenders nearly every season. This...

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The Conant volleyball team is a lot better than their straight-set loss to Fall Mountain Monday evening that head coach Kerry Linstad called a step back."I have higher expectations of them than what we are at right now," Linstad said after the game....

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The steadily improving Conant girls' soccer team gets better and better each year under head coach Devon Spirka, but after a 3-0 start, dropped its next three games before a tie with Trinity Sept. 23 and a 2-0 win over Belmont Saturday.In the second...

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The Conant boys' soccer team played its best ball of the fall against Sanborn Friday, but their early spark burned out quickly in the late September sun. Conant (0-8) played a solid first half that coach Heather Sawyer said was their best of the...

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A tie in soccer can give a team the same lift as a win or the same deflation as a loss. The ConVal boys' soccer team was dealt the latter on Tuesday after surrendering an early 2-0 lead over Pembroke that turned into a 2-2 tie, the third deadlock of...

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How far can the ConVal girls’ volleyball team go this season? As far as the vibes can carry them.The Cougars are one team that thrives on their own energy, dancing, exchanging secret handshakes and shouting out their signature celebrations after every...

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ConVal cross-country runner William Simard is in the midst of a record-breaking senior season. Simard, of Francestown, has been at the head of the pack for the Cougars for some time now, and he made waves around the New Hampshire cross-country...

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The ConVal field hockey team projects to be a defensive-minded squad anchored from front to back with three strong senior captains. However, the Cougars have yet to see just how much they're capable of, as they're now 0-3 after a trio of games played...

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Sophomore Kiahna Farrey's two clutch goals lifted the Mascenic field hockey team to a thrilling overtime win over visiting Hopkinton Thursday. "That was a great field hockey game," said Mascenic head coach Selena Shaw after the 2-1 win. Hopkinton has...

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The ConVal girls’ soccer team has strong senior leadership, lots of experience and plenty of potential, and though they’ve yet to enter the win column after two games this fall, coach Hagen Wegmueller said they just need to work on the little things...

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Conant’s commanding baseball season continued to come up all black-and-orange Saturday afternoon, as the undefeated Orioles kept up their win streak with a 3-1 victory over visiting Gilford in the NHIAA Division III quarterfinals. Conant (17-0)...

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The ConVal baseball team showed resilience in its senior night comeback bid against Milford Wednesday, but the young Cougars couldn't quite get over the hump. "They're a young team and they're learning how to fight," said first-year head coach Chris...

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The ConVal softball team came up just short in a pitchers' duel against Bow Monday that proved a tough start to a challenging four-game week for the Cougars. ConVal got another terrific start on the bump from freshman Sydney Borges (15 strikeouts,...