The Candia Moore School girls soccer team ran its record to 7-0 with victories over previously undefeated Chester and Wilton and started October with a tough victory against a determined Auburn bunch. On Sept. 25 the team beat previously unbeaten Chester, 4-0. Three scores by sixth-grader Sarah Michaud and a tally by seventh- grader Victoria ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORDespite thoroughly outplaying their opponents, the Hopkinton Hawks were forced to scrap for victory No. 6. Still, by handing Fall Mountain its fourth overtime setback, 2-1, on Monday, Sept. 29, HHS remained undefeated and on track to compete for a thirdstraight Class M title. “Today’s game was a true test of our ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR With two more decisive victories, the Hopkinton boys soccer team continued its march to the playoffs and a shot at a third straight state title. After shutting out Conant, 5-0, on Sept. 17, the Hawks thrashed Stevens on the road, 5-1, on Friday, Sept. 19, to extend their record to 5-0-1. “Tonight’s ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK For Hopkinton, the fullgame effort was certainly there. Unfortunately for the hosts, it was also there for Class M’s top-ranked girls soccer team, Gilford. The visiting Golden Eagles took an early lead and withstood the Hawks’ response to win on Friday, Sept. 19, 3-1. In the process, they dropped ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Two drastically different victories kept the Hopkinton boys soccer team unbeaten through two weeks of the Class M season. Two days after soaring past Somersworth, 5-0, the Hawks clawed back from an early 2-0 deficit and overtook Mascoma, 3-2, on Friday, Sept. 12. Mascoma scored twice in the first 12 minutes, but ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR The pieces are in place for another title run. The expectations are rightfully there. Now the Hopkinton boys soccer team must work to earn a third straight state championship. “After the last couple years, our goal is certainly to get back to where we were last year. The kids would have a hard time ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR For one day, 18 soccer teams from four different classes converged on Manchester’s West High School. Among those squads were Class I’s Bow Lady Falcons and Class M’s Hopkinton Lady Hawks. The coaches of both units left the Saturday, Aug. 23, event without a sure feel for how their respective ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORLast year, the Goffstown girls soccer team took a couple steps forward. This year, the Lady Grizzlies hope to make a giant leap in that same direction. Goffstown improved on a one-win 2006 with four victories in ’07 and handed undefeated Class L No. 1 Manchester Central its only blemish of the season – a 1-1 ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORShe played under one coach and with another. Now their peer, Kris Komisarek rolled out the welcome mat for the second straight year for her former mentors. You see, Komisarek played under local legend Peter Lally, who has spent the last 36 years maintaining a perennial girls soccer powerhouse at Manchester Central. Last ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE It wasn’t the way the Bow boys varsity soccer team wanted to end the season, but according to head coach George Pinkham, his players should be proud of their effort. “When you get to this game, all the kids are going to give it their all, and they did,” said Pinkham following the team’s 1-0 loss to ...