2024-2025 Winter HS Sports Recap

Tuesday, December 17

Varsity Boys Basketball - Newport 62, Fall Mt. 55

The Newport boys won a spirited, tightly played battle with Fall Mountain 62-55 December 17 at the Wheeler Gym. The game featured momentum swings back-and-forth with the Tigers having a big final frame to pick up the win. The Newport duo of Christian Forsythe and Aaron Fellows both had a game-high twenty-four points to lead the Tigers. Adrian Sanchez tossed in eight points and he and Aidan Couitt were huge on the defensive boards. The Wildcats got fantastic games from Luke St. Pierre with twenty-three points and Ledger Willett with eighteen.

JV Boys Basketball - Newport 41, Fall Mt. 25

The Newport boys junior varsity basketball team rebounded from a loss to Kearsarge to dominate visiting Fall Mountain 41-25 December 17 at the Wheeler Gym. Josh Seymour paced the Tigers with fifteen points, while Cam Nerenburg added eight and Jordan Sayer and Cory Richardson six each. The Tigers are now 1-1.

Monday, December 16

Varsity Girls Basketball - Newport 59, Campbell 14

Newport opened the home slate of games with a resounding win over Campbell 59-14 December 16 at the Wheeler Gym. The Tigers built a commanding 33-6 halftime lead and rolled to the win. Taylor Fellows led Newport with thirty points, while Zoey Lord added nineteen. Newport moves to 2-0 with the win.

JV Girls Basketball - Campbell 36, Newport 25

Newport played a solid game, but fell to Campbell 36-25 December 16 at home. The Cougars led 21-11 at the half and closed out the game in the second half. Paige Hall led the Tigers with six points, while Aubrie Gosselin and Natasha Carpenter added five points each.

Saturday, December 14

Opening Indoor Track Meet at PSU

Newport’s indoor track team opened the season with an afternoon meet December 14 at Plymouth State University.

The Newport girls were led by Maddox Lovely with a first place in the long jump of 15 feet, 11 inches and a third place in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 9.15 seconds. Callie Dixon set a school record and won the shot put with a toss of 32 feet, 11.5 inches.

The boys team got a fourth-place finish from Cayden Forand in the 600 meters with a school record time of 1:32.42. The 4 x 200-meter relay team of Forand, Tristan Hannum, John Hooper and Cameryn Simpson finished in sixth place.

Newport Wrestling Competes at ConVal Early Bird Tournament

Newport finished fifteenth out of twenty-one teams at the ConVal Early Bird Tournament December 14.

The Tigers scored a total of 36.5 points. Blake Ploss took third place in his weight category with a record of 4-1, while Brandon Gray was sixth at 2-2 and Caeden Gilman was 2-2.

Friday, December 13

Varsity Boys Basketball - Kearsarge 72, Newport 47

Kearsarge opened the season by sweeping past Newport 72-47 December 13 at the Wheeler Gym. The Tigers hung tough for a half going into the break only down 31-26. The Cougars exploded in the second half and cruised to the win. Kearsarge was led by the balanced scoring of Noah Whipple with 17 points, Austin Needham with 16, Elijah Whipple with 13 and Ajay Tremblay with 10. Aaron Fellows paced the Tigers with sixteen points, while Travis Avery tossed in nine and Aidan Couitt with seven.

Varsity Girls Basketball - Newport 52, Kearsarge 37

The Newport Tigers led from start to finish and beat the defending Division III champion Kearsarge Cougars 52-37 December 13 on the Marty Brown Court at the Carl D. Hill Gymnasium. The Tigers led 25-16 at the half and closed the game out with a strong second half. Zoey Lord led Newport to the win with a game-high nineteen points, while Taylor Fellows added twelve and Skylar Nelson eight. The Cougars were led by Ava Shapiro with thirteen points and Ocie Ilg with ten points.

JV Boys Basketball - Kearsarge 54, Newport 25

Kearsarge put together a strong effort to upend Newport 54-25 December 13 at home. The Tigers played a strong first quarter, but cold-shooting in the second quarter allowed the Cougars to build a lead and cruise to the win. Josh Seymour led Newport with ten points, while Cam Nerenburg added six.

JV Girls Basketball - Newport 22, Kearsarge 17

Newport made Coach Alyssa McLaughlin’s first game a success as the Tigers won at Kearsarge 22-17 December 13. The Tigers used a strong defense holding the Cougars to only four first-half points on their way to the win. Makayla Cossingham and Paige Hall led Newport with six points each.

Wednesday, December 11

Newport Splits Opening Wrestling Match

Newport beat Franklin 30-24 and lost to the host Campbell Cougars 54-25 December 11. Newport got six pins on the night. Blake Ploss and Brandon Gray each got two pins, while Dylan Stanley and Taylor Davis each had one.

Friends of Newport Recreation Holiday Basketball Tournament

 Friday Dec. 27 & Saturday Dec. 28

Girls Tournament @ Newport’s Wheeler Gymnasium

Boys Tournament @ Mount Royal Gymnasium 

Girls Tournament

Dec. 27

1 p.m. Moultonborough Academy vs. Sunapee

3 p.m. Mount Royal Academy vs. Newport

Dec. 28

5 p.m. Consolation Game

7 p.m. Championship Game

Boys Tournament

Dec. 27

5 p.m. Moultonborough Academy vs. Sunapee

7 p.m. Newport vs. Mount Royal Academy

Dec. 28

1 p.m. Consolation Game

3 p.m. Championship Game

Donations accepted at the door for admission. 

National Federation of State High School Associations Award

UP-T0-DATE PHYSICAL FORM REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE

A current copy of an up-to-date physical is required for students/athletes to participate in athletics at Newport Middle School and Newport High School.

A link to the form can be found on the athletics webpage or here:

https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1833760/Athletics_Physical_Form.pdf

Athletic Director Jeff Miller is named NHIAA Athletic Director of the Year.