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Pinkerton girls soccer heads to a third straight title game

Plus, Manchester Ward 7's ballot counting device is up for a post-election audit.

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Pinkerton wins in double overtime and will face Bedford for the Division I girls soccer title

Pinkerton and Bedford meet Saturday for the Division I girls soccer title

NHIAA Division I girls soccer playoffs

Semifinals

Final

1PinkertonPA2
ExeterEXE1
2BedfordBED1
3GoffstownGOF0
1PinkertonPA
2BedfordBED

Sat., 3 p.m., at Memorial

Source: New Hampshire Union Leader

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RoundGameResult
Semifinals1 Pinkerton vs. ExeterPinkerton 2–1
Semifinals2 Bedford vs. 3 GoffstownBedford 1–0
Final1 Pinkerton vs. 2 BedfordSat., 3 p.m., at Memorial

Pinkerton Academy won 2-1 in double overtime over Exeter on Monday night at Chabot-McDonough Field. Senior forward Riley McClellan scored with 1:08 left in the second overtime. Exeter's Sydney Merrow had put the Blue Hawks up in the 30th minute, and senior back Mo Smith tied it one minute later.

That puts top-seeded Pinkerton in a third straight title game against second-seeded Bedford, which beat third-seeded Goffstown 1-0 in the other semifinal.

  • Pinkerton record: 15-0-2
  • Bedford record: 15-2
  • Earlier meeting: Pinkerton won 3-0 on Oct. 15
  • Final: Saturday, 3 p.m.,

Both teams lean on defense, and Pinkerton has the edge

6Goals allowed7
12Shutouts9

Source: New Hampshire Union Leader

Coach Danielle Rappa said of the Bulldogs, "They're a great team -- great defensively, so it's going to be hard to score."

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Audits

If you live in Manchester Ward 7, your ward's ballot counting device is one of nine the Secretary of State randomly selected for post-election audits. The audits are conducted publicly at the New Hampshire State Archives, 9 Ratification Way in Concord. The Union Leader reports the first audit is Wednesday at 10 a.m. and the second is Thursday at 9 a.m. WMURindepthnh.orgNew Hampshire Union Leader

Nine ballot counting devices were picked for audits

PlaceDevice
HudsonLiberty Votes
Manchester Ward 7Liberty Votes
Concord Ward 4Liberty Votes
Laconia Ward 5Liberty Votes
Nashua Ward 9Liberty Votes
MoultonboroughVotingWorks
Portsmouth Ward 2VotingWorks
Rochester Ward 3VotingWorks
WoodstockVotingWorks

Sources: indepthnh.org, Concord Monitor

Remembered

Alyson Pitman Giles, who was president and CEO of Manchester's from 1999 to 2012, died Oct. 27 at 73. She is remembered as a longtime advocate for women in healthcare. New Hampshire Union Leader

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The Wrap

Manchester just got a spot on a very long route. New England 776 is a new endurance event where runners tackle seven marathons in seven days across all six New England states, 183.4 miles in all. Day 5 on Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester is part of the run, which goes June 6-12, 2027. Our legs are tired just reading it.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Pinkerton beats Manchester Central 62-20 in the playoffs
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  3. Thurs., Nov. 5Wild River Fire grows to 1,000 acres; Bedford is headed to a soccer final
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Hartnett Lot tower hearing resumes Thursday; Pinkerton and Bedford meet Saturday
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Pinkerton girls soccer heads to a third straight title game

Plus, Manchester Ward 7's ballot counting device is up for a post-election audit.

The TLDR

  1. Pinkerton wins in double overtime and plays Bedford Saturday
  2. Manchester Ward 7's ballot counter is picked for an audit
  3. Alyson Pitman Giles, former CMC chief, dies at 73
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