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CommunityA Navy sailor home after 11 months at sea surprises his niece at her Manchester schoolIf you know a kid who would lose it over a surprise, meet Meadow. Cameron Bishop, 22, came home after 11 months at sea and made a last-minute detour Wednesday to Parker Varney Elementary School in Manchester. The school helped keep the secret until he walked in wearing his uniform, and a video shows Meadow jumping into his arms.Friday’s editionRead High School SportsPinkerton's boys win a second straight Division I cross country title at Derryfield ParkPinkerton Academy put five runners in the top eight at last Saturday's Division I championships in Manchester. The Astros finished with 24 points for the program's 13th overall D-I team title. Exeter's girls won their first state title since 1978.Friday’s editionRead North CountryThe Wild River Fire near Gorham has grown to about 1,000 acresIf you hike or drive up north, here's the latest. The Wild River Fire in the White Mountain National Forest has grown to 1,000 acres and was 11% contained as of Wednesday morning. It was about 378 acres Tuesday afternoon, roughly 7 miles southeast of Gorham and about a mile from the Maine border.Thursday’s editionRead High School SportsPinkerton field hockey won its first Division I title since 2012, under a coach who came backPinkerton Academy beat Winnacunnet 3-2 at Bedford High School last Saturday. Ashley Clouthier scored the winner off a rebound with 3:03 left in regulation, after the Astros led 2-0 and the Warriors tied it.Thursday’s editionRead High School SportsPinkerton wins in double overtime and will face Bedford for the Division I girls soccer titlePinkerton 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.Wednesday’s editionRead

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  • CentralManchester Central got an onside kick to start the game, and five plays later it led Pinkerton by a touchdown.

    Manchester Central got an onside kick to start the game, and five plays later it led Pinkerton by a touchdown. Then Brady Spellman scored five touchdowns, and Pinkerton won 62-20 and plays Londonderry next.

    News Notes · Saturday’s editionSources: Eagle-Tribune, WMUR

  • MemorialSeventh-seeded Bedford beat No. 10 seed Manchester Memorial 15-12 in the Division I preliminary round.

    Seventh-seeded Bedford beat No. 10 seed Manchester Memorial 15-12 in the Division I preliminary round. Bedford stopped Memorial on a fourth-and-1 at the Bedford 20 with 53 seconds left.

    News Notes · Saturday’s editionSource: New Hampshire Union Leader

  • MarinesIf you're a Marine or know one, Manchester's 251st Marine Corps birthday luncheon is Tuesday, Nov.

    If you're a Marine or know one, Manchester's 251st Marine Corps birthday luncheon is Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Derryfield Country Club, and reservations are required. The program includes a talk on the late Marine and State Police Major Chris AuCoin.

    News Notes · Saturday’s editionSource: New Hampshire Union Leader

  • Volleyball finalFourth-seeded Bishop Guertin beat top-seeded Salem 3-1 and plays host Pinkerton for the Division I girls volleyball title at 2 p.m.

    Fourth-seeded Bishop Guertin beat top-seeded Salem 3-1 and plays host Pinkerton for the Division I girls volleyball title at 2 p.m. Saturday. Pinkerton is the defending champ, and BG is seeking its first title.

    Around New Hampshire · Saturday’s editionSource: New Hampshire Union Leader

  • PinkertonThird-seeded Pinkerton beat seventh-seeded Winnacunnet 3-1 in the other semifinal.

    Third-seeded Pinkerton beat seventh-seeded Winnacunnet 3-1 in the other semifinal. Keelyn Karpinsky's kill ended Set 4, 28-26.

    Around New Hampshire · Saturday’s editionSource: New Hampshire Union Leader

  • FootballElsewhere in the Division I opening round, Concord beat Salem 25-19, Londonderry beat Merrimack 35-6, and Portsmouth-Oyster River beat Exeter 21-0.

    Elsewhere in the Division I opening round, Concord beat Salem 25-19, Londonderry beat Merrimack 35-6, and Portsmouth-Oyster River beat Exeter 21-0. In Division II, Merrimack Valley beat Hanover 28-14.

    Around New Hampshire · Saturday’s editionSource: WMUR

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  1. WMUR4 hours ago

    Public affairs Army reserves unit based in NH tours WMUR studios

    The 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment visited the WMUR studios Saturday.

  2. WMUR4 hours ago

    St. Thomas Aquinas wins in overtime to go back-to-back in D-III boys' soccer

    The Saints beat Prospect Mountain, 2-1 in OT.

  3. WMUR4 hours ago

    Undefeated Nashua South wins boys' soccer state championship

    The Purple Panthers beat Bedford, 3-1.

  4. Eagle-Tribune5 hours ago

    Pinkerton volleyball drops heartbreaker to Bishop Guertin in DI title game

    DERRY, N.H. — One set away from its second straight state championship, Pinkerton girls volleyball ran into a team on an absolute mission.

  5. WMUR6 hours ago

    Hanover's Ben Groves gets gold in boys' Meet of Champions

    The senior got a two second victory at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.

  6. WMUR6 hours ago

    Hopkinton's Maddy Lane wins first cross country Meet of Champions in storied career

    The senior set a course record.

  7. WMUR6 hours ago

    Farmington returns to D-III championship match, comes out victorious

    The Tigers defeated Saint Thomas Aquinas, 3-2.

  8. WMUR6 hours ago

    D-II championship point is an ace from Oyster River's Audrey Gompert

    The Bobcats defeated Somersworth, 3-2.

  9. WMUR6 hours ago

    Three points from Kylie Carr get Raymond D-III girls' soccer title

    The Rams beat Stevens, 3-0.

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Pinkerton beats Manchester Central 62-20 in the playoffs

Plus, Bishop Guertin plays Pinkerton for the volleyball title at 2 p.m.

The TLDR

  1. Pinkerton beats Manchester Central 62-20 in the playoffs
  2. Bedford edges Manchester Memorial 15-12
  3. Marine Corps birthday luncheon set for Tuesday, Nov. 10
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