New Hampshire
Friday’s high school roundup: Portland falls against undefeated New Hampshire foe
Daniel Batstone scored four touchdowns Friday night as undefeated Exeter, New Hampshire, earned a 35-25 victory against Portland in an interstate football game at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
In a game between state title contenders, Batstone scored from 30 yards in the first quarter, dragging tacklers into the end zone, and from 3 yards in the second. He added scoring runs from 4 and 3 yards in the third quarter for the Blue Hawks (8-0).
Until Friday night, Exeter had not allowed more than 12 points in a game.
Portland (6-2) hung tough, pulling within 14-12 at the half on two second-quarter touchdowns, by Cordell Jones from the 1 and Aidan McGowan on a 41-yard pass from Louis Thurston.
But Exeter’s line opened large holes throughout, and Batstone took advantage to score his two third-quarter touchdowns. Jack Kavanaugh added another from the 1 in the fourth.
Portland collected touchdowns from Brady Viola on a 13-yard pass from Thurston in the third quarter and Lisandro Rodrigues, who scooped up a fumble at the 2 and reached the end zone with 2:26 to play.
KENNEBUNK 56, BIDDEFORD 20: Brady Stone opened the scoring with a 60-yard run, then broke the game open with two more touchdown runs in the third quarter, and the Rams (8-0) wrapped up an undefeated regular season by defeating the Tigers (1-7) in Biddeford.
Austin West added two touchdowns, including a screen pass that went for a 49-yard TD. Quarterback Sam Haley rushed for a touchdown in addition to his passing TD to West. The Rams also scoring runs from Ethan Burr and Theo Adams.
Biddeford’s Travis Edgerton passed for two touchdowns – 32 yards to Julius Searles and 6 yards to Owen Sylvain – and rushed for a score.
FREEPORT 28, POLAND 6: Teddy Peters rushed for three touchdowns as the Falcons (5-3) ended their regular season with a win over the Knights (1-7) at Freeport.
Peters scored on a 5-yard run in the first quarter, a 9-yard run in the second and an 8-yard run in the third. Ben Bolduc added a 6-yard scoring run later in the third quarter for a 28-0 lead.
Poland’s Shawn West caught a 37-yard TD pass from Damon Martin in the fourth quarter.
LEAVITT 34, YORK 0: Keegan Reny plunged in from the 1 to cap a 17-play, 95-yard drive late in the first quarter, starting the Hornets (3-5) on their way to a win over the Wildcats (2-5) at York.
Reny added a 4-yard scoring run, Josh Blais also had a rushing touchdown, and Brock Poulin threw touchdown passes to Brody Poland and Landon Daigle as Leavitt snapped a three-game losing streak.
FRYEBURG ACADEMY 48, GORHAM 6: Daniel Ruiz scored three touchdowns, including a fumble return and an 84-yard run, as the Raiders (6-2) rolled past the Rams (2-6) in Gorham.
Fryeburg, which will be the No. 1 seed in the Class C South playoffs, also got a fumble return touchdown from Holden Edenbach after a botched fake punt. Ty Boone, Malik Sow and Gabriel Souza each added a TD run.
Jack Karlonas took a short pass from Garrett Poulin 60 yards for Gorham’s only touchdown, late in the third quarter.
ORONO 42, LAKE REGION 20: Kason Bailey ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass, and the Red Riots (5-3) cruised to a win over the Lakers (6-2) in Orono.
Jack Brewer threw two touchdown passes for Orono. Logan Williams added a 3-yard rushing touchdown.
Brayden Wilson caught a touchdown pass from Brock Gibbons, Sean Murphy scored on a 59-yard run and Jaiden Meehan scored on a 71-yard run for Lake Region.
WESTBROOK 33, CAPE ELIZABETH 18: Gio Staples was involved in four touchdowns as the Blue Blazes (2-6) defeated the Capers (4-4) in Cape Elizabeth.
After Westbrook’s Cole Tanner opened the scoring with a 51-yard TD run and added the extra point, Staples returned a kickoff 78 yards for a TD to make it 13-6, then added a 71-yard TD run in the second quarter. Staples followed with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Camillo Jones for a 25-6 lead before scoring on a 2-yard run in the third.
Cape Elizabeth scored in the first quarter when quarterback Brady Inman’s pass went off the hands of defensive back Andre Hicks to Eli Smith, who ran it in for a 58-yard TD. Inman added a 4-yard keeper just before halftime, and a 55-yard TD pass to Smith in the fourth quarter.
SOUTH PORTLAND 29, SCARBOROUGH 20: Easton Healy scored five touchdowns to lead the Red Riots (5-3) past the Red Storm (2-6) at Scarborough.
After Kevin Collins scored on a 61-yard fumble return for Scarborough – the only points of the first quarter – Healy had touchdown runs of 31 and 3 yards, and Connor Gerard added a 32-yard run to give the Red Riots a 20-6 halftime lead.
Healey added scoring runs of 3 and 5 yards and caught a 16-yard TD pass in the second half.
Kingston Griffiths scored on a 48-yard pass in the third quarter and Collins caught a 3-yard TD pass for Scarborough in the fourth.
FIELD HOCKEY
WINDHAM 1, SOUTH PORTLAND/WESTBROOK 0: Abby Trainor broke a scoreless tie with 12:09 to play as the seventh-seeded Eagles (9-6) edged the 10th-seeded Red Riots (6-8-1) in a Class A South prelim at Windham.
Vivian Lolar made 12 saves for South Portland/Westbrook. Windham’s Olivia McPherson stopped two shots.
The Eagles next face second-seeded Biddeford in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
FALMOUTH 4, DEERING 0: The fifth-seeded Navigators (10-3-2) scored twice in each half and blanked the No. 12 Rams (4-9-2) in a Class A South prelim in Falmouth.
The Navigators advance to meet No. 4 Cheverus in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Margo Hesson gave Falmouth the lead in the eighth minute. Hadley Perry then struck in the 16th minute.
Gwen Long added a goal with 22 minutes to go and Hesson’s second goal, with 10 minutes remaining, accounted for the final margin.
The Rams got 11 saves from Annabelle Price.
KENNEBUNK 3, SANFORD 2: The eighth-seeded Rams (6-4-4) beat the ninth-seeded Spartans (6-6-3) in penalty kicks as they won a Class A South prelim at Kennebunk.
Natalie Elia and Kendall Therrien were the goal scorers for Kennebunk.
Sanford’s Annalise Stimmell tied the game with four seconds left in regulation. Isabella McCall also scored for Sanford.
The Rams next face top-seeded Windham in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
THORNTON ACADEMY 4, BONNY EAGLE 0: Quincy Thibault tallied three goals, including a penalty kick in the second half, to pace the sixth-seeded Golden Trojans (8-4-3) past the 11th-seeded Scots (6-8-1) in a Class A South prelim at Saco.
Malia Collins opened the scoring with an assist from Charlotte Belanger in the 13th minute.
Kenna Ingram stopped 11 shots for Bonny Eagle, while Ava Lomax recorded three saves for the Trojans.
Thornton Academy faces third-seeded Gorham on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.
WELLS 1, YORK 0: The eighth-seeded Warriors (7-8) emerged from an extended penalty kick tiebreaker, winning 11-10 after playing to a scoreless deadlock against the ninth-seeded Wildcats (4-10-1) in a Class B South prelim at Wells.
The Warriors advance to play No. 1 Greely in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
BOYS’ SOCCER
SOUTH PORTLAND 4, KENNEBUNK 1: Ben Morin set up a first-half goal by Christiana Jundo, then scored twice in the second half as the ninth-seeded Red Riots (8-6-1) ousted the No. 8 Rams (8-6-1) in a Class A South prelim at Kennebunk.
Lamed Khelendende headed in a corner kick from Jackson Houlette to make it 2-0 early in the second half.
Kennebunk averted a shutout when Blake Dallara scored on a pass from Cooper Thompson with four minutes left.
Michael Zaccaria made seven saves for South Portland, which plays No. 1 Windham in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Kennebunk’s Caleb Auriemma stopped six shots.
New Hampshire
N.H. lawmakers to vote on increasing tolls, civil rights, and k-12 education – The Boston Globe
One proposal (Senate Bill 627) would generate more than $53 million per year in estimated revenue for turnpike projects by essentially doubling what certain cars pay on the state’s toll roads.
The cash fare for Hampton’s main toll booth on Interstate 95, for example, would jump from $2 to $4 for cars and pickup trucks. The toll wouldn’t increase at all for motorists who use New Hampshire’s E-ZPass transponders.
“Surrounding states already have the same in-state discount structure in place,” Democratic Representative Martin Jack of Nashua wrote on behalf of a House committee that unanimously recommended the bill.
A potential hitch: Governor Kelly Ayotte. She’s expressed opposition to the whole toll-hiking idea, and proven she’s not afraid to use her veto pen.
Modifying civil rights standard
Another proposal (Senate Bill 464) would add a few words to the state’s Civil Rights Act. Instead of addressing conduct that is merely “motivated by” a legally protected characteristic, the proposed revision would address conduct that is “substantially motivated by hostility towards the victim’s” protected characteristic (such as their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or disability).
The prime sponsor, Republican Senator Daryl Abbas, an attorney, testified the change was small and aligned with the law’s intent. But the attorney who oversees the Civil Rights Unit at the New Hampshire Department of Justice, Sean Locke, testified in opposition, saying the proposal could reduce protections, especially since the meaning of “substantially” is somewhat vague.
The House is also weighing a proposed amendment that would add a few more words than Abbas’s version, potentially narrowing the Civil Rights Act’s applicability a bit further.
Open enrollment for K-12 schools
A third proposal up for a vote on Thursday (Senate Bill 101) would make every K-12 public school in New Hampshire an “open enrollment” school. That way, students could freely choose to transfer to a district other than the one where they live.
The proposed policy is controversial, partly because of how schools are funded. Districts rely mostly on local property taxes to cover their costs, as the state government chips in relatively little, and property tax rates vary widely from one community to the next. That generates concern about who will foot the bill when a student transfers.
In light of those concerns, Republicans are offering a compromise amendment to SB 101 that would require the state to provide more money per pupil that a district receives via open enrollment, as the New Hampshire Bulletin reported. Democrats are offering their own amendment to establish a study commission on this topic, rather than adopt the proposed policy now.
Lawmakers have until May 14 to take action on the bills that came from the other chamber, though they have until June 4 to iron out any discrepancies.
Amanda Gokee of the Globe staff contributed to this report.
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Boston MedFlight often touches down at the scene of some of the worst tragedies in New England – where minutes can mean life or death for a victim. The critical care transport operation is now expanding with a new base in New Hampshire.
The organization is hosting an open house at the new Manchester location on Thursday.
Boston MedFlight flies a critical care transport paramedic and nurse on every flight. Jaik Hanley-McCarthy says their helicopters and ground vehicles are equipped to handle just about any emergency medical procedure.
“Anything that can be done in the ICU,” explained Hanley-McCarthy. “We have a mobile lab so we can draw blood and run labs in real time.”
Boston MedFlight now has five bases across the region.
“Having a base in Manchester just expands this Boston-level care even further north to the more remote areas of the state,” said Hanley-McCarthy.
Boston MedFlight operates as a network of bases and some of the locations are staffed 24 hours.
Chief Executive Officer Maura Hughes says the nonprofit operation survives on public and private donations.
“We provide about $7 million in free care every year to patients,” said Hughes. “Not every hospital can be everything to every patient. We’re really the glue that keeps the health care system together.”
Heather Young says her daughter, Teighan, is still alive because she was flown for a critical assessment and procedure after falling off a truck and hitting her head.
“She should not be driving and walking and talking and all the things she’s doing as quickly as she is,” said Young.
Teighan just turned 18 and plans to go to college to study the medical field.
“I want to be a nurse and help other people,” she said.
It’s stories like this that keep the men and women who work Boston MedFlight focused on their mission.
“I think we just go call by call and try to do the best we can,” said Hanley-McCarthy. “I think when we stop and truly think about it, I think that weight is pretty heavy.”
Boston MedFlight also has a yearly reunion where patients and the team get together here in Bedford to meet and check in on their progress. It really shows you how connected they are to the people they help.
New Hampshire
Hiker who set out in warm spring weather found dead after snowstorm in New Hampshire mountains
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A Massachusetts hiker who set out in warm spring weather was found dead deep in New Hampshire’s White Mountains after a snowstorm dumped several inches of snow in the area, authorities said.
Kent Wood, 61, of West Roxbury, was discovered Tuesday evening on a remote section of the Kinsman Pond Trail in Franconia Notch, about 5.5 miles from his vehicle, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.
Wood had driven to Franconia Notch on April 17 for a weekend camping and hiking trip, and set out on a hike the next morning in warm, clear weather, officials said. Family and friends last heard from him Saturday afternoon.
When he failed to return or make contact for two days, officials said relatives reported him missing Tuesday morning, prompting a large-scale search.
HIKER IDENTIFIED, POPULAR TRAIL CLOSED AFTER DEADLY FALL A UTAH’S ZION NATIONAL PARK
An aerial view of Franconia Notch State Park in New Hampshire, where a hiker was found dead on Tuesday. (Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group, File)
Rescuers quickly learned Wood had packed for mild conditions, not the three to five inches of snow that fell in the area between Sunday and Monday.
Fog hovers over a narrow road through Franconia Notch in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on Dec. 27, 2021. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis)
Search teams from Fish and Game, PEMI Valley Search and Rescue, and the Army National Guard launched a coordinated effort, focusing on the Lonesome Lake and Kinsman Pond areas.
FAMILY’S SPRING BREAK HIKE TURNS INTO LIFE-OR-DEATH RESCUE AFTER PARENT FALLS 70 FEET OFF UTAH CLIFF
Conservation officers located Wood’s body around 7:41 p.m. Tuesday. Crews carried him out overnight, reaching the trailhead shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Franconia Notch and the Appalachian Trail are seen in New Hampshire on Sept. 21. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
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Since Friday, six hikers from Massachusetts have been rescued in the White Mountains, Fish and Game said.
Officials are reminding hikers that winter conditions still grip the mountains, with snow, freezing temperatures and rapidly changing weather.
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