Cross-Country Newport Newport boys beat visiting Monadnock and Fall Mountain to open the cross-country season at a home meet at the Corbin Covered Bridge. Newport finishers: Bryce Palmer, fourth; John Wilkinson, fifth; Travis Avery, seventh; Michael Bohn, eighth; Lukas Pitta, ninth; and Bentley Waterman, 11th. Winners of boy’s race: Peyton[Read More…]
Sports Briefs
Newport wrestlers place sixth at Winter Classic
TILTON — Newport wrestlers placed sixth in wrestling competition at the Winnisquam Winter Classic Saturday despite filling only six weight classes. Anson Ritondo placed first in the 106-pound class going 3-0 with three pins; Eric Wilkinson was 4-1 for a third-place finish at 126 points; at 145 pounds, Mike Wilkinson[Read More…]
Sharron cops ConVal title
PETERBOROUGH — Newport opened its wrestling season Saturday with a 10th place finish at the ConVal Early Bird Tournament. Josh Sharron was 4-0 with 3 pins and a tech fall to capture the championship in the 145-pound class. Marius Edwards was third at 4-1 with 4 pins in the 160-pound[Read More…]
St. J. coach to lead Shrine team
LEBANON — The Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Board of Governors has announced that Coach Rich Alercio is their 2020 Vermont Head Coach. Coach Alercio will lead his team of 38 of Vermont’s best senior players into the 67th Annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Game which will be played in the[Read More…]
Sports Roundup for Argus December 9
Girls Basketball Friday, Dec. 13 Stevens, 64-26 CLAREMONT — The Stevens girls opened their season with an easy 64-26 victory over Souhegan Friday night. Sydney Miller led the Cardinal attack with 18 points followed by Abigail Faro and Alyssa Paquette with 12 points each. Stevens enjoyed a 25-point lead heading[Read More…]
Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals top runners
SAN DIEGO — Zofia Dudek of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Josh Methner of Mount Prospect, Ill., captured first-place titles at the 41st annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) National Finals Presented by Eastbay Saturday. Race conditions at Morley Field, Balboa Park were ideal with soft terrain, partly cloudy skies[Read More…]
Rookie honors to O’Connell
NEW LONDON — Colby-Sawyer first-year runner Shannon O’Connell (Peabody, Mass.) has earned the first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week award. O’Connell highlighted the day for the Chargers at the season opening indoor meet held at Plymouth State on Saturday. She posted a[Read More…]
Newport athletes honored with fall sports awards
NEWPORT — Fall sports awards were given out recently at Newport Middle School and Newport High School Middle School Life of a Tiger Awards Emmah O’Connor – Girls Soccer; Kyle Ashley – Football; Abigail Huff – Field Hockey; Cameron Sanborn – Boys Soccer; Noel-Beauchaine – Spirit Newport Fall 2019 Athletic[Read More…]
No more gender favorites for Newport coaching posts
NEWPORT — Fourteen coaches have been approved to lead Newport Middle School and Newport High School sports teams this winter. The list was recommended by Athletic Director Jeff Miller. The total cost amounted to $20,000. The stipends were supported by the five-member Newport School Board at its meeting on Thursday,[Read More…]
The road to the championships
New Hampshire Playoffs DIVISION II Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 9 No. 1 Bow 51, No. 8 Souhegan 7 No. 5 Hollis-Brookline. 48, No. 4 Kennett 21 No. 7 Alvirne 20, No. 2 Milford 7 No. 6 Plymouth 14, No. 3 Pelham 12 Semifinals Saturday, Nov. 16 No. 5, Hollis-Brookline 34, No.[Read More…]