Concord’s Tyler Mayo waits for a sign while pitching during Game 1 of the New Hampshire Little League Intermediate Championship at Bedford's Swenson Field on July 11. Mayo pitched 4.1 innings, striking out six and allowing two hits, while helping his cause by blasting two home runs over the fence to help Concord build a 7-1 lead. Bedford came from behind to win Game 1, 11-7. DAN ATTORRI / Monitor staff
Grappone knocked off Colby-Sawyer, 10-9, in a back-and-forth contest to take over first place in the Sunset baseball league standings. Jani Cruz (two hits, four RBI) and Max Lewis (two hits, two RBI) paced the Charger offense. Jake Choiniere, Tyler Wright and Griffin Wheeler each reached base three times.
The 10U Concord Little League All-Stars defeated Suncook, 16-6, to earn a berth in the N.H. District 2 playoffs. Lars Fjeldsted pitched well for Concord by recording six strikeouts on two-plus innings of work. Offensively, Concord was led by Patrick Fennessey (3-for-4, two runs), Leo MacBride (2-foro-4, two triples, three runs), Nicky Mercier (3-for-3, three runs), Harrison Beecher (2-for-3, double, 1 run), Lars Fjeldsted (2-for-3, two runs) and Tucker Kirshneur (3-for-3, tw0 runs).
The No. 2 seeded Concord Little League 11-12 All-Stars opened tournament play at home against No. Rye Little League with a 5-1 win. Concord was able to break a scoreless tie in the third inning after three consecutive hits from Tyler Peterson, Chase Connor and Rhys Craigue started a three-run rally. Concord added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth to extend its lead to 5-0. Henry Thresher pitched a very efficient 4.1 innings, allowing no runs, one hit, and striking out eight. Concord will next play Portsmouth, the No. 1 seed in the District 2 tournament.
NHTI basketball camps will held over the summer: 27th annual Specialty Basketball Camp (Sunday-Thursday) and Shooter’s Gold Basketball Camps (held in Bow, Conway, Enfield, Gilford, Lancaster, Meredith and Orford throughout the summer). For information on all of these camps, contact Paul Hogan at phogan@ccsnh.edu 0r 603-340-1719, or visit hogancamps.com.
NH Hoop Skills Basketball Camps, directed by Southern New Hampshire University women’s basketball head coach Karen Pinkos, will be held Monday-Thursday for girls in grades 2-9 to build skills, increase self-confidence and have fun while playing basketball. Visit nhhoopskills.com or contact k.pinkos@snhu.edu for more information.
Rundlett Middle School girls’ volleyball open gym will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:30 p.m. on Aug. 1-17 in the RMS gym. This is for all players in grades 6-8, from brand new players interested in learning to returning players working skills. Wear sneakers and bring water.
Roller skating hours at Douglas N. Everett Arena will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Roller skating will only be available for a limited time through July 31. Admission will be $5 with skate rentals available, if needed, for an additional $5 at the Pro Shop. Book a private roller skating event for a birthday party, field trip or rainout event. Private events only cost $150 an hour. Call 228-2784 or email everettarena@concordnh.gov if interested. Visit concordnh.gov/rollerskating for more information.
Spartans AAU Basketball will be hosting its annual Summer League at the Derry Sports Center. Games will be played Tuesday through Thursday evenings through mid-August. All practices are held on Friday nights. For more information, visit nhspartans.com, contact Chris Coates at CoatesNew@hotmail.com or call 603-926-2276.
Concord High School Boys Soccer Alumni Game will be Aug. 18 at Rundlett Middle School at 5:30 p.m. All past players are welcome to participate. Please email Scott Dunlop at scottdunlop28@yahoo.com with any questions.
Hopkinton Middle High School has the following coaching positions open: middle school boys’ soccer and an interim JV girls’ soccer coach (for one season). Please contact Dan Meserve at dmeserve@sau66.org if you are interested.
Hillsboro-Deering High School is looking for a JV girls’ volleyball coach, varsity girls’ basketball head coach, JV girls’ basketball coach, varsity girls’ lacrosse head coach, varsity baseball head coach, varsity softball head coach and two outdoor track assistant coaches. Interested applicants who can commit to the season should submit an application at hdsd.org/employment. Contact athletic director Jay Wood at jwood@hdsd.org with questions.
N.H. Lightning travel softball tryouts have been scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday and on Aug. 2 for its 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18-plus teams. All tryouts will be at Martin Park, 40 Iron Works Road in Concord. For specific dates and times for each team, and for more information, visit nhlightning.org.
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