The high school principal's orientation letter to families can be read here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6NiepGcrpFKPNoKwUHQlIVDGJhV9s9zD81X_QEpxWc/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6NiepGcrpFKPNoKwUHQlIVDGJhV9s9zD81X_QEpxWc/edit?usp=sharing
2025 Newport Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner and Celebration
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at the Newport Opera House
Assemble at 5:30 pm; dinner (catered by the Old Courthouse Restaurant) at 6:30 pm with the awards to follow.
Individual inductees are Jack Starr, Rollin Gentes, Tom Scherwerts, Ray Currier, Dick Krans, Chad Hemingway, Vinroy Baronette, Elyse Rubchinuk, Samantha Hemingway, and Stephan Nix. The contributor inductee is David Lantz and Family and the coach inductee is Larry Carle. The team inductee is the 2015 varsity football team coached by Larry MacElreavy, Tom Fowler and Bill Thurlow.
Each individual inductee receives two complimentary tickets. Members of the 2015 team can buy tickets for $15.
Additional tickets are $30. Please purchase tickets online at https://newportrecreation.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=18
There are limited tickets at the Newport Recreation Department, Coronis Market and at the door.
Tickets to sit in the balcony for the awards ceremony are $10 and will be sold at the door.
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at the Newport Opera House
Assemble at 5:30 pm; dinner (catered by the Old Courthouse Restaurant) at 6:30 pm with the awards to follow.
Individual inductees are Jack Starr, Rollin Gentes, Tom Scherwerts, Ray Currier, Dick Krans, Chad Hemingway, Vinroy Baronette, Elyse Rubchinuk, Samantha Hemingway, and Stephan Nix. The contributor inductee is David Lantz and Family and the coach inductee is Larry Carle. The team inductee is the 2015 varsity football team coached by Larry MacElreavy, Tom Fowler and Bill Thurlow.
Each individual inductee receives two complimentary tickets. Members of the 2015 team can buy tickets for $15.
Additional tickets are $30. Please purchase tickets online at https://newportrecreation.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=18
There are limited tickets at the Newport Recreation Department, Coronis Market and at the door.
Tickets to sit in the balcony for the awards ceremony are $10 and will be sold at the door.
2025 Newport Athletics Preseason Schedule
High school football practices at the football field: 8/15: 5:00-7:30 pm; 8/16: 8:00-10:00 am; 8/18 to 8/22: 5:00-7:30 pm; 8/23: scrimmage at Hanover 4:00 pm, bus departs 2:30 pm.
High school field hockey practices at the field hockey field: 8/18-8/21: 4:00-6:00 pm; 8/22: 6:00-7:30 pm; 8/25: 4:00-6:00 pm; 8/26: scrimmage at Newfound 5:00 pm, bus departs 3:15 pm; 8/27to 8/29: 4:00-6:00 pm.
Parent meeting: 8/28: 6:15 pm, please go to main entrance of high school.
High school spirit practices in the high school gym: 8/18, 8/20, 8/22: 12:00-1:30 pm; 8/25, 8/27, 8/29: 12:00-1:30 pm.
High school girls soccer practices at the high school soccer field: 8/18 to 8/22: 4:30-6:00 pm; 8/25 to 8/29: 4:30-6:00 pm. (Practices could move to the middle school field.)
High school boys soccer practices at the high school soccer field: 8/18 to 8/21: 3:30-5:00 pm; 8/25 to 8/28: 3:30-5:00 pm. (Practices could move to the middle school field.)
High school cross country practices begin at the track: 8/18, 8/19, 8/21, 8/22, 8/25, 8/26, 8/28, 8/29: 4:00-6:00 pm
High school bass fishing: 8/14, 8/19, 8/21, 8/26, 8/28: 6:00-7:30 pm.
Practice is on Sand Hill Road, Newport on two private ponds our team has access to for practices. Sand Hill Road is across from the corner of Sturm Ruger coming from downtown. Sand Hill Road is the road to the left; Reeds Mill Road is the road to the right. Go up Sand Hill Road approximately two miles and there is a gate with the two ponds.
High school golf: To be released later today or tomorrow.
Middle school football practices at the football field: 8/18-8/22: 5:00-7:00 pm.
Middle school coed soccer practices at the middle school soccer field: 8/25: 4:00-6:00 pm; 8/27: 1:00-2:30 pm.
Middle school field hockey: To be determined, but will start the week of 8/25.
High school football practices at the football field: 8/15: 5:00-7:30 pm; 8/16: 8:00-10:00 am; 8/18 to 8/22: 5:00-7:30 pm; 8/23: scrimmage at Hanover 4:00 pm, bus departs 2:30 pm.
High school field hockey practices at the field hockey field: 8/18-8/21: 4:00-6:00 pm; 8/22: 6:00-7:30 pm; 8/25: 4:00-6:00 pm; 8/26: scrimmage at Newfound 5:00 pm, bus departs 3:15 pm; 8/27to 8/29: 4:00-6:00 pm.
Parent meeting: 8/28: 6:15 pm, please go to main entrance of high school.
High school spirit practices in the high school gym: 8/18, 8/20, 8/22: 12:00-1:30 pm; 8/25, 8/27, 8/29: 12:00-1:30 pm.
High school girls soccer practices at the high school soccer field: 8/18 to 8/22: 4:30-6:00 pm; 8/25 to 8/29: 4:30-6:00 pm. (Practices could move to the middle school field.)
High school boys soccer practices at the high school soccer field: 8/18 to 8/21: 3:30-5:00 pm; 8/25 to 8/28: 3:30-5:00 pm. (Practices could move to the middle school field.)
High school cross country practices begin at the track: 8/18, 8/19, 8/21, 8/22, 8/25, 8/26, 8/28, 8/29: 4:00-6:00 pm
High school bass fishing: 8/14, 8/19, 8/21, 8/26, 8/28: 6:00-7:30 pm.
Practice is on Sand Hill Road, Newport on two private ponds our team has access to for practices. Sand Hill Road is across from the corner of Sturm Ruger coming from downtown. Sand Hill Road is the road to the left; Reeds Mill Road is the road to the right. Go up Sand Hill Road approximately two miles and there is a gate with the two ponds.
High school golf: To be released later today or tomorrow.
Middle school football practices at the football field: 8/18-8/22: 5:00-7:00 pm.
Middle school coed soccer practices at the middle school soccer field: 8/25: 4:00-6:00 pm; 8/27: 1:00-2:30 pm.
Middle school field hockey: To be determined, but will start the week of 8/25.
Parents and Anglers
The preseason bass fishing schedule is Thursday, August 14, Tuesday, August 19, Thursday, August 21, Tuesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 28.
Practice time is 6:00-7:30 pm on Sand Hill Road in Newport, the road across from the corner of Sturm Ruger. It is the road to the left; Reeds Mill Road is the road to the right. Go up Sand Hill Road approximately two miles and there is a gate with two private ponds our team has access to for practices.
Gear recommended is a spinning rod and reel (not a baitcaster), fishing scissors and pliers, soft plastics and baits, polarized sunglasses and rain gear if raining.
Coach Ross Dole can be reached at rrdole44@gmail.com for more information.
The preseason bass fishing schedule is Thursday, August 14, Tuesday, August 19, Thursday, August 21, Tuesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 28.
Practice time is 6:00-7:30 pm on Sand Hill Road in Newport, the road across from the corner of Sturm Ruger. It is the road to the left; Reeds Mill Road is the road to the right. Go up Sand Hill Road approximately two miles and there is a gate with two private ponds our team has access to for practices.
Gear recommended is a spinning rod and reel (not a baitcaster), fishing scissors and pliers, soft plastics and baits, polarized sunglasses and rain gear if raining.
Coach Ross Dole can be reached at rrdole44@gmail.com for more information.
Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner & Ceremony
The Newport Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and the Newport Friends of Recreation are pleased to announce the inductees for the Newport Athletic Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony to take place on Saturday, September 27 at the Newport Opera House. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 5:00 p.m. and the induction ceremony at 5:30 p.m. A guest speaker for the festivities will be announced at a future date.
The list of inductees includes former Towle High School graduates and athletes Dick Krans, Ray Currier, Jack Starr and Tom Scherwertz,1980s Newport High School graduate and athlete Chad Hemingway, 1990s NHS graduate and athlete Vinroy Baronette and 2000s NHS graduates and athletes Samantha Hemingway, Elyse Rubchinuk and Stephen Nix.
In addition, long-time Newport football and baseball coach Larry Carle will be inducted as well as the state championship winning 2015 football team coached by Larry MacElreavy and Tom Fowler. David Lantz and the Lantz family will be inducted as outstanding contributors to Newport athletics over the past five decades.
Here is the link for the Hall of Fame dinner tickets through the Newport Recreation Department: https://newportrecreation.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=18
For more information, please reach out to Newport athletic director Jeff Miller at jmiller@sau43.nh.gov or 603-865-9630.
The Newport Hall of Fame Committee members are formers Hall of Fame inductees, William Thurlow, his wife and long-time teacher and Towle graduate Calista Thurlow, Richard Bates, PJ Lovely, Ron Purmort and Mary Martin Maxfield. Also on the committee are long-time Newport High School nurse Kassy Helie, current Stevens athletic director and creator of the Newport Athletic Hall of Fame, Doug Beaupre, and current athletic director and NHS graduate, Jeff Miller.
The Newport Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and the Newport Friends of Recreation are pleased to announce the inductees for the Newport Athletic Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony to take place on Saturday, September 27 at the Newport Opera House. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 5:00 p.m. and the induction ceremony at 5:30 p.m. A guest speaker for the festivities will be announced at a future date.
The list of inductees includes former Towle High School graduates and athletes Dick Krans, Ray Currier, Jack Starr and Tom Scherwertz,1980s Newport High School graduate and athlete Chad Hemingway, 1990s NHS graduate and athlete Vinroy Baronette and 2000s NHS graduates and athletes Samantha Hemingway, Elyse Rubchinuk and Stephen Nix.
In addition, long-time Newport football and baseball coach Larry Carle will be inducted as well as the state championship winning 2015 football team coached by Larry MacElreavy and Tom Fowler. David Lantz and the Lantz family will be inducted as outstanding contributors to Newport athletics over the past five decades.
Here is the link for the Hall of Fame dinner tickets through the Newport Recreation Department: https://newportrecreation.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=18
For more information, please reach out to Newport athletic director Jeff Miller at jmiller@sau43.nh.gov or 603-865-9630.
The Newport Hall of Fame Committee members are formers Hall of Fame inductees, William Thurlow, his wife and long-time teacher and Towle graduate Calista Thurlow, Richard Bates, PJ Lovely, Ron Purmort and Mary Martin Maxfield. Also on the committee are long-time Newport High School nurse Kassy Helie, current Stevens athletic director and creator of the Newport Athletic Hall of Fame, Doug Beaupre, and current athletic director and NHS graduate, Jeff Miller.
High School & Middle School Fall Sports Roster Sizes
Parents and guardians, thank you so much for signing up your student athletes for the upcoming fall season.
Please sign up your student athletes if you haven't already done so using this link.: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-8ic9XbBjoKvfG7JOnfBWKZNM3Kx8lO/view?usp=drive_link
Here are the number or signups per team as of August 11 at 9:00 AM.
Bass Fishing: 8
Cross Country: 6
Field Hockey: 18
Football: 22
Golf: 5
Girls Soccer: 15
JV Boys Soccer: 11
Spirit: 5
MS Field Hockey: 10
MS Football: 14
MS Coed Soccer: 7
Many teams have very small rosters. Please sign up, sign online paperwork and submit physicals.
Parents and guardians, thank you so much for signing up your student athletes for the upcoming fall season.
Please sign up your student athletes if you haven't already done so using this link.: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-8ic9XbBjoKvfG7JOnfBWKZNM3Kx8lO/view?usp=drive_link
Here are the number or signups per team as of August 11 at 9:00 AM.
Bass Fishing: 8
Cross Country: 6
Field Hockey: 18
Football: 22
Golf: 5
Girls Soccer: 15
JV Boys Soccer: 11
Spirit: 5
MS Field Hockey: 10
MS Football: 14
MS Coed Soccer: 7
Many teams have very small rosters. Please sign up, sign online paperwork and submit physicals.
Currently the following fall teams do not have enough signups to field a team: varsity girls soccer, JV boys soccer, MS coed soccer, and MS field hockey.
The following fall teams have the bare minimum for a team: varsity golf, varsity cross country and varsity spirit. Seventh- and eighth-graders may participate on these high school teams.
Varsity football and varsity field hockey have enough signups, but could use more.
Varsity bass fishing plenty of signups.
We will not be able to field JV football, JV girls soccer or JV field hockey teams this fall.
If your student/athlete is interested in participating in a fall sport, please sign them up on Final Forms. Instructions are at this link (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-8ic9XbBjoKvfG7JOnfBWKZNM3Kx8lO/view?usp=drive_link) and on the high school athletics webpage. If your student/athlete has a friend in school who is interested, please encourage them to sign up.
The following fall teams have the bare minimum for a team: varsity golf, varsity cross country and varsity spirit. Seventh- and eighth-graders may participate on these high school teams.
Varsity football and varsity field hockey have enough signups, but could use more.
Varsity bass fishing plenty of signups.
We will not be able to field JV football, JV girls soccer or JV field hockey teams this fall.
If your student/athlete is interested in participating in a fall sport, please sign them up on Final Forms. Instructions are at this link (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-8ic9XbBjoKvfG7JOnfBWKZNM3Kx8lO/view?usp=drive_link) and on the high school athletics webpage. If your student/athlete has a friend in school who is interested, please encourage them to sign up.
There will be a bass fishing team meeting Tuesday, August 12 at 5:00 p.m. at the high school. Please come to the main entrance of the high school and you will be directed to the meeting with Coach Ross Dole.
If your high school student-athlete needs community service hours the Claremont Soup Kitchen has a critical need for volunteers for their lunch program through August 28. If interested, please reach out to Newport graduate Naomi Fitzgibbons at nomi603@me.com.
Click the link to read the letter from high school principal, Shannon Martin, regarding world language options for Newport High School students:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dudvLVunx353T145adGvzY0se5TgJGnHgfCuvJkNQdg/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dudvLVunx353T145adGvzY0se5TgJGnHgfCuvJkNQdg/edit?usp=sharing
The following high school students earned high honors all four quarters in 2024-2025:
Peyton Blackinton, 12
Alexis Durgin, 12
Taylor Fellows, 12
Kylie Janicke, 12
Maddox Lovely, 12
Emily Peckham, 12
Quynh Pham, 12
Breanne Robertson, 12
Cassandra Sanborn, 12
Lela Trott, 12
Maria White, 12
Torrence Williams, 12
Samuel Winchester, 12
Connor Clark, 11
Bethany DeCelle, 11
Callie Dixon, 11
Erika Roy, 11
Brycen Flewelling, 10
Johanna Kainu, 10
Kara Packard, 10
Glory Parker, 10
Smit Patel, 10
Abigail Tenney, 10
Marlena-Jane Niesiobedzki, 9
Link to high school quarter 4 honor roll:
https://5il.co/3jyqt
Link to 2025 graduation program: https://5il.co/3js32
Link to 2025 class night program with recipients' names: https://5il.co/3jrvz
2025-2026 Sports Registration
Registration is open on Final Forms for all 2025-2026 athletics for high school and middle school teams for the fall, winter and spring. Parents, please upload or email to jmiller@sau43.org an updated physical for any student athletes if due, sign off on parent forms and have your student athlete sign off on student forms (HS students will get a reminder in their student emails, but MS students will not. MS students will need to sign and accept through their parent's account).
Link to Final Forms: https://5il.co/2o04k
Physicals and form signoff are required in order to practice to start the season. Student athletes will be sent home until compliance.
HS students who need to take concussion baseline testing will be scheduled via email. Testing will begin in early August. A concussion baseline is required before any athletics activity. Please do not miss your team's scheduled testing times or you might have to wait to practice.
Practice Start Dates for Fall Preseason
Bass Fishing - August 11
HS Football - August 15
All other HS and MS sports - August 18
Emails closer to the start of the season will be sent out later this summer.
Fall coaching positions currently open:
Varsity girls soccer
Field hockey: varsity, JV and MS
MS boys soccer & MS girls soccer. MS soccer most likely will be coed, but the athletic department is looking for two coaches to split the stipend.
Thanks to Petal Patch for providing boutonnieres for the Class of 2025 at last night's graduation! They looked great!
The softball team won yesterday’s (6/8) quarterfinal game at home against Gilford, and moves on to the semifinals at Plymouth State University tomorrow (6/10) at 5:00 PM!
Tomorrow's (June 7) Division III quarterfinal softball game at Newport between The Tigers and Gilford is still on as scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
If the game has to be postponed because of weather there will be an announcement on Final Forms by noon tomorrow, June 7.
Come support the third-seeded varsity softball team as it hosts sixth-seeded Gilford at 4:00 PM on Saturday in the Division III quarterfinals.
Senior Hunter Austin won the 100 meters state championship June 2 at the unified NH state track meet at Alvirne High School in Hudson. Austin picked up a second title by later winning the 200 meters. He was also third in the long jump.
The varsity softball team has finished the season as the third seed in the Division III tournament. The Tigers will host fourteenth-seeded Stevens Cardinals Wednesday, June 4 at 2:00 PM. The early start time accommodates Stevens’ class night.
