We will hold the HS sports awards night potluck on Monday, March 10 at 5:30 PM in the cafeteria.
The Class of 2027 is organizing a gift basket raffle fundraiser. If you would like to donate a basket or basket items to the fundraiser, please contact cstevens@sau43.org. Thank you!
Boys Basketball Division III Preliminary Round
No. 7 Newport 66, No. 10 Newfound 46
Newport put together one of its most complete efforts of the season to beat Newfound 66-46 in the Division III preliminary round February 18 at the Wheeler Gym.
The Tigers controlled the game through the first half, taking a 29-20 lead into the break over the tenth-seeded Bears. Seventh-seeded Newport blew the game open with a huge third quarter to take a 54-31 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
Aaron Fellows paced Newport with thirty points, while Christian Forsythe added twenty and Tyson DiPaola eight.
The Tigers will now play at second-seeded Mascoma February 21 at 7:00 PM.
UPDATE WITH TICKET ORDERING INFORMATION:
Division III Basketball State Tournament
Opening round games are at the Wheeler Gym beginning at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM.
Boys Tuesday, February 18: No. 10 Newfound @ No. 7 Newport
Girls Wednesday, February 19: No. 14 Stevens @ No. 3 Newport
Ticket prices are $3 for students/seniors; $5 for adults.
Please go to nhiaa.org. Click on Tournament Info. Scroll down to Tournament Tickets and click. Scroll until you find the boys game on Tuesday and the girls game on Wednesday to purchase tickets online. Your phone is your ticket.
Buying online guarantees you entry to the gym.
If you can't attend the game in person, you may Google Newport Community Television (NCTV) and click. On the main page in the upper right corner there is a green Watch button. Hit that button to LiveStream either game.
Division III Basketball State Tournament
Opening round games are at the Wheeler Gym beginning at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM.
Boys Tuesday, February 18: No. 10 Newfound @ No. 7 Newport
Girls Wednesday, February 19: No. 14 Stevens @ No. 3 Newport
Ticket prices are $3 for students/seniors; $5 for adults. Tickets are available at GoFan. The link will be posted shortly as tickets become available. It is recommended to purchase online if possible to guarantee a seat in the gym.
The girls basketball senior night has been rescheduled to tonight, Wednesday, February 12 against Mascoma.
Paying for College 101
A Virtual Presentation on
Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30 pm
Granite Edvance, a New Hampshire-based education nonprofit serving New Hampshire students and families, offers virtual presentations for students and families that cover a wide range of topics for students planning for life after high school. This particular presentation will be a guide for students and parents about what comes after they receive their financial aid offers from colleges. They will break down the different components of the offer letter and explain how to compare multiple offers. They will also explore options for covering college costs. If you are interested in being a part of this presentation, email Nancy Wilmot in the School Counseling Office at nwilmot@sau43.org to register and receive your Zoom link.
The boys basketball senior night is Monday, February 10 against Hopkinton.
The girls basketball senior night is Thursday, February 13 against Mascoma.
The Hillsboro-Deering varsity girls basketball game at Newport scheduled for February 8 at 7:00 PM will now be played on Friday, February 14 at 4:00 PM.
Blake Ploss achieved his hundredth career wrestling victory wednesday, February 5 at home against White Mountains.
Blake is pictured with all his coaches through the years.
The following games have been postponed on Friday, February 7 because Hillsboro/Deering schools will be closed for cleaning due to widespread sickness in their school district.
Newport JV and varsity boys basketball at Hillsboro/Deering is postponed and rescheduled to Saturday, February 15 with the JV boys at 9:00 AM and the varsity boys at 10:30 AM.
Hillsboro/Deering varsity girls at Newport is postponed and rescheduled to Saturday, February 8 at 7:00 PM.
The Division II indoor state track meet at Plymouth State University has been rescheduled from Sunday, February 9 to Saturday, February 8 .
The start time is now 4:15 PM.
Save the date...
January 31 Games Rescheduled
Basketball games with Hillsboro/Deering postponed on January 31 will be made up as follows on February 5:
Newport varsity girls at Hillsboro/Deering 4:30 pm
Hillsboro/Deering JV boys at Newport 5:30 pm
Hillsboro/Deering varsity boys at Newport 7:00 pm
Tonight's Newport girls varsity basketball at Hillsboro-Deering and Hillsboro-Deering at Newport JV and varsity boys basketball have been postponed due to the impending weather. The games will be rescheduled for a later date.
All practices for athletics on January 31 are canceled.
On Tuesday the middle and high schools conducted a ‘scan’ emergency drill during which students and staff scan their surroundings for anything amiss. In this case, the planted item was found quickly and returned to administrators.
Two high school sports schedule changes:
The unified basketball game at Hinsdale scheduled for January 23 will now be played at Hinsdale on January 28 at 3:30 PM.
The boys basketball games at Derryfield School in Manchester on January 24 will now begin at 5:30 PM instead of 4:30 PM; JV boys at 5:30 PM and varsity boys at 7:00.
The unified basketball game at Hinsdale scheduled for January 16 at 3:30 p.m. has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 23 at 3:00 p.m.
January 15 Boys Basketball Games Moved to January 18
Kearsarge is already booked with a home wrestling meet on January 15. Those games will now be on January 18 with the JV game starting at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity game at 6:00 p.m.
The bus will depart at 3:15 p.m.
Today's Games: Monday, January 13
Newport JV girls basketball @ Sunapee 5:00 p.m.
Newport varsity girls basketball @ Sunapee 6:30 p.m.
Sunapee JV boys basketball @ Newport 5:00 p.m.
Sunapee varsity boys basketball @ Newport 6:30 p.m.