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Berlin defeats Belmont in season opener

BERLIN, NH – Berlin defeated Belmont, 53-37, in a slug fest on Friday night in the season opener for both squads.

The game featured a combined 44 fouls. The host Mountaineers were 21 for 41 from the charity stripe 41 times, while Belmont was just 4-12 from the line.

The Mountaineers scored just seven points in the first quarter and trailed 10-7 after one, but Berlin would then outscore the Red Raiders 35-15 over the next two quarters to pull away.

Berlin was led by 16 points from Emma Rancloes and 12 from Caitlin Kelley. Belmont was paced by 12 points from Bailey Perkins and 10 points apiece from Lyla Mesheffry and Maddie Carrier.

Check out the full photo gallery by Greg Alnwick…

Belmont Girls at Berlin (12.13.24) - GREG ALNWICK
Belmont Girls at Berlin (12.13.24) – GREG ALNWICK
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NHIAA preseason heats up

By: KJ Cardinal

Just like the unseasonably warm weather, the 2024-25 NHIAA season is beginning to heat up as well.

Yesterday marked the first practice date for Division IV squads with many holding tryouts around the state. D-III follows suit next week (Nov. 25) with D-I & D-II just seven days later as well (Dec. 2).

The D-IV season official tips off with 2024-25 opening night being held on Friday, Dec. 6, while Divisions I, II & III throw it up on Dec. 13.

Before we get to the regular-season slate, however, there are six official NHIAA sanctioned preseason jamborees on the docket. Check out the events below as this will be your first chance to see these squads in action…

DATEGENDEREVENTHOSTPARTICIPANTS
December 1GirlsPreseason Basketball JamboreeLin-WoodHoly Family, Concord Christian, Franklin, Lin-Wood
December 3BoysNewfound InvitationalNewfoundInter-Lakes, Winnisquam, Laconia, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newfound
December 7BoysBelmont Boys Basketball Preseason JamboreeBelmontMascoma, Monadnock, Newport, Belmont
December 7BoysPinkerton Basketball JamboreePinkertonCentral Catholic, Malden Catholic, Salem, Greater Lawrence Tech, Pinkerton
December 7GirlsPreseason JamboreeKennettWhite Mountains, Inter-Lakes, Berlin, Fryeburg, Kingswood, Plymouth, Gilford, Laconia, Prospect Mountain, Moultonborough, Littleton, Kennett
December 7BoysNH Sports Page Basketball JamboreeLondonderryNashua South, Kearsarge, Pelham, St. Thomas, Pinkerton, Windham, Trinity, Bow, Portsmouth, Pembroke, Londonderry

Gilford downs Berlin, advances to quarterfinals

Fifth-seeded Gilford defeated #12 Berlin in a grind-out affair, 32-23, on Wednesday night in first-round action of the NHIAA Division III Girls Basketball State Tournament.

The Golden Eagles advance to the quarterfinals where they will take on #4 Kearsarge on Saturday.

Gilford was led by 9 points apiece from Olivia Keenan and Megan Hughes, while the Mountaineers were paced by 8 points from McKenna Kelley.

Check out the full photo gallery by Danielle Cook of DC Sports Photos…

Berlin defense stymies Inter-Lakes

Playing on the road, the Berlin defense held Inter-Lakes scoreless for the first 12 minutes of the game and rolled to a 51-18 victory on Saturday.

Nine Mountaineers scored in the contest and were led by Emily Smith’s 12 points.

With the win Berlin improves to 5-8 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 0-11.

Check out the full gallery of the action by John Scott Sherburne…

While we were away…

This week, we completed a complete overhaul and upgrade of our server to better serve our growing coverage. During our outage, we provided photo coverage of 17 games! These were all still viewable on our social media outlets, but we wanted to make sure they made it to the website.

Below is a list of the games we covered with links to the photo galleries. Enjoy the show!

Holiday leftovers

Even though we covered an impressive 50 games between Christmas and the New Year, we actually still have some holiday leftovers to share. We’ve got eight more games that our contributors captured images of during the break. Check out the full galleries at the links below…

• SOUHEGAN BOYS VS. MILFORD (DEC. 28, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• PITTSBURG-CANAAN BOYS VS. MASCOMA (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK
• NASHUA NORTH BOYS VS. NASHUA SOUTH (DEC. 29, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• MILFORD GIRLS VS. SOUHEGAN (DEC. 29, 2023) – BETSY HANSEN
• GROVETON GIRLS AT MOULTONBORO (DEC. 22, 2023) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
• GROVETON BOYS AT MOULTONBORO (DEC. 22, 2023) – SHIRLEY NICKLES
• BERLIN GIRLS AT GORHAM (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK
• BERLIN BOYS AT GORHAM (DEC. 27, 2023) – GREG ALNWICK

Huge third quarter propels Newfound past Berlin

The Newfound Bears started slow, but finished strong and came away with a 62-45 victory over visiting Berlin on Wednesday night in Bristol.

The Mountaineers led 18-8 after one and 25-23 after two, but the Bears exploded with a 26-10 third quarter to take control of the game and roll to the win.

Newfound was paced by 16 points from Calvin Colby and 14 from Vinnie Defosses. Berlin was led by Haden Poulin’s 22 points.

With the win, the Bears improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Mountaineers fall to 0-2.

Check out photos of the action by John Scott Sherburne…

Berlin wins at Prospect Mountain

Behind a game-high 13 points from Haden Poulin, the Berlin Mountaineers went on the road and defeated Prospect Mountain, 37-24, on Thursday night in Alton. The Timberwolves were led by eight points from Ethan Capsalis. Berlin improves to 3-13 on the season, while Prospect Mountain falls to 0-15. Check out the gallery by our Jillana Stevens…