Mascenic girls’ basketball gets back into the win column

By BEN CONANT

The Mascenic girls' basketball team snapped its losing streak and picked up its first victory of the season with a wire-to-wire win over visiting Hinsdale on Monday night. 

Unified program gives ConVal, Wilton-Lyndeborough athletes a chance to compete

By BEN CONANT

The final tally on the scoreboard may have been ConVal 73, Wilton-Lyndeborough 54 at ConVal’s Robert Maguire Gymnasium Thursday afternoon for the Unified Basketball season-opener, but anyone who passed through those gym doors left with a smile on their face.

Francestown Recreation program gets youths on the court

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Francestown Recreation Commission  is hosting youth basketball in the Francestown Elementary School multipurpose room Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30 p.m to 4:45 p.m.

ConVal Unified Basketball opens against Wilton-Lyndeborough

ConVal’s Unified Basketball team begins its 10th season at home Thursday against Wilton-Lyndeborough at 3:30 p.m.Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. According to coach Kevin Carne, it was inspired...

Wilton-Lyndeborough girls basketball comes back strong after layoff

By BEN CONANT

No holiday tournament, no problem for the Wilton-Lyndeborough girls' basketball team, who didn't let a two-game skid and a two-week layoff slow them down in their return to action against Pittsfield Friday night. "We needed it coming off of the...

Peanut Butter Chip Chase kicks off new year in Temple

The 47th annual Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K took place on New Year’s Day in Temple, organized by the Souhegan Lions Club. Proceeds from the event benefit residents and charities in Temple, Greenville, Mason and New Ipswich.The race drew 111...

Early results show ConVal boys’ basketball is getting back on track

By BEN CONANT

The chip-on-their-shoulder ConVal Cougars are off to a strong start in their NHIAA Division II boys’ basketball season, with a winning record and a successful holiday tournament appearance. Last winter’s season only brought one win, but the matured...

Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K Jan. 1 benefits Souhegan Lions Club

The 47th annual Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K will take place in Temple on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, with proceeds benefiting local residents and charities in Temple, Greenville, Mason, and New Ipswich through the Souhegan Lions Club.The race begins at...

Third straight loss proves frustrating for Conant girls’ basketball

By BEN CONANT

The Conant girls’ basketball team entered the holiday break on a three-game skid after losing a frustrating contest with visiting Gilford Monday night. The Orioles started the season with two wins before dropping road games at Monadnock and St....

Conant hockey players find a new opportunity

By BEN CONANT

Five Conant student-athletes found a new home for hockey this winter, as Tristin Herr, Kaden Kirby, Kam Castricone, Sophia Spingola and Aerowyn Schwertz have joined up with skaters from Monadnock and Fall Mountain to found a cooperative NHIAA program....

Streak-breaking win proves elusive for ConVal girls’ basketball

By BEN CONANT

The ConVal girls’ basketball team was tantalizingly close to its first win since February 2023, but a late surge from visiting Sanborn turned Monday’s home opener sour in the final minutes. Tied at just 22 with three minutes left in the game, the...

Early Bird tourney gets Conant, ConVal and Mascenic wrestling teams on the mat

By BEN CONANT

Controlled chaos came to ConVal Saturday morning as wrestlers from 21 schools around New England competed in the Cougars' annual Early Bird tournament. With three mats going simultaneously, the all-day affair saw more than 400 matches wrestled, and...

ConVal athletes named to All-State teams

Five ConVal High School athletes were named New Hampshire Division II first-team All-State for the fall season, including volleyball player Ivy Armstrong-McEvoy. Armstrong-McEvoy, a middle hitter, broke the school record this season for kills, blocks...

Quinn Krook reflects on stellar soccer career at Mascenic

By DAVID ALLEN

“Honestly I don’t like to keep track of my stats,” said Quinn Krook of his record as goalkeeper as part of Mascenic Regional High School’s varsity soccer team on a recent afternoon in his school library.Krook is a senior who recently capped his fourth...

Crotched Mountain winter season opens Dec. 6

Vail Resorts has announced that Crotched Mountain, 615 Francestown Road in Bennington, will open for the 2024-2025 winter season at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6.To celebrate the opening, there will be a first-chair banner break at the base of the Rocket....

Rindge Memorial School students learn the basics of karate

By ASHLEY SAARI

Lined up in the Rindge Memorial School gymnasium, young students learn to stretch, strike with a tiger claw or dragon fist and the basics of karate, under the tutelage of Elizabeth Kenny of Jaffrey.Every Wednesday after school, the Rindge Recreation...

Ben Anthony of Greenfield brings skateboarding to the next generation

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Ben Anthony of Greenfield is a man on a mission – to bring more young people to skateboarding, one lesson at a time. “Skateboarding is not what people think,” he said. “Skating makes kids think linearly. It makes them focus; it forces them to be in...

Thanksgiving Day 5K fun run at ConVal High School to benefit local food bank

An informal Thanksgiving Day 5K fun run will take place Thursday, Nov. 28, starting at 10 a.m. at the ConVal High School parking lot. The course follows Southfield Road, the bike trail and the Hunt Road loop.Participants can run, jog or walk the...

Deirdre Riley named Crotched Mountain general manager

Deirdre Riley has been named general manager of Crotched Mountain, effective Nov. 25. Riley brings nearly 25 years of experience in the ski industry, most recently serving as senior mountain operations manager at Attitash Mountain.Riley began her...