The Monitor Sports Podcast

On the return of the Monitor Sports Podcast, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri break down the first month or so of the spring sports season, including Coe-Brown softball’s quest to defend its Division II state title, John Stark baseball’s dominant pitching staff, the success of Bow and Hopkinton lacrosse in boys’ and girls’ and more. 

Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap last week’s playoff results, including Concord boys’ hockey’s stunning overtime loss to Exeter and preview this week’s D-II boys’ and girls’ basketball semifinals featuring Pembroke (boys and girls), Coe-Brown (boys), Concord Christian (girls) and John Stark (girls).

Then, Coe-Brown boys’ basketball coach Dave Smith stops by to talk about the Bears’ win over Kennett in the quarterfinals on Friday and preview their semifinal matchup with Pelham.

Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap Saturday’s D-III girls’ basketball championship game win for Kearsarge over Hopkinton and the D-III boys’ semifinal loss for the Cougars, while also previewing the D-II boys’ and girls’ basketball and D-I boys’ and girls’ hockey brackets.

Eric and Dan recap last week's D-III basketball playoff results and an eventful weekend of wrestling, while also previewing the D-II basketball and D-I hockey playoff scenarios.

Then, Bow wrestling coach Bill Chavanelle joins to talk about the Falcons' state championship win on Saturday and winning the D-III coach of the year award.

Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri breakdown the Division III boys’ and girls’ basketball playoff brackets and discuss results from last week’s regular season boys’ and girls’ basketball and hockey games. Then, Hopkinton boys’ basketball coach Matt Miller stops by to talk about the Hawks’ season and what lies ahead with their first playoff game on Tuesday night.

Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri discuss Concord boys' basketball's first win of the season after an 0-10 start, a big win for Bow boys' hoops over Pembroke, Concord boys' hockey continuing to roll and much more! Then, Kearsarge boys' basketball coach Nate Camp joins Eric to talk about the Cougars massive turnaround after finishing 4-14 last season.

Eric and Dan discuss John Stark girls' basketball's big win over Bow, Concord Christian's big game coming up this week against Pembroke girls, the success of area D-II boys' teams, Concord boys' hockey remaining unbeaten and updates from this weekend's Capital City wrestling tournament. Then, John Stark girls' basketball coach Tiffany Lewis joins to talk about the Generals' success this year.

Eric and Dan recap Concord boys' hockey's 2-1 win over Bow, a big win for Bow boys' basketball over Milford, Concord Christian's continued dominance in D-II girls' hoops and some local wrestling results from last weekend.

Eric and Dan discuss Concord girls' basketball's win over Spaulding and the Tide's tough schedule ahead, Pembroke and Concord Christian's unbeaten starts, Pembroke boys' basketball's big win over Pelham and a big boys' hockey game coming up on Wednesday between Concord and Bow.

In the first episode of 2024, Eric and Dan break down the start for area teams so far this winter season, including Pembroke boys' basketball's 3-0 start, Pembroke girls' basketball's 4-0 start and a new-look Concord boys' hockey team off to an unbeaten start as well.

Then, Spartans boys' basketball coach Mike Donnell joins the show to talk about his team's hot start, and how they've started off so well despite losing nine seniors from last year's Division II runner-up team.

On this episode, Eric and Dan break down their picks for Players of the Season for eight area sports for the fall 2023 season.

Eric and Dan discuss the final week of playoffs for area teams. Bow boys' soccer wins its first championship since moving up to Division II, Coe-Brown volleyball and girls' soccer come up short in their championship games and area football teams compete in the first round of the playoffs.

John Stark wins its second straight D-II field hockey championship, No. 7 Pembroke upsets No. 2 Merrimack Valley in the D-II girls' soccer quarterfinal and area football teams compete for playoff seeding. Eric and Dan break it all down before Pembroke girls' soccer coach Jess Kaufman-Desrochers joins to chat more about the Spartans win over the Pride.

With soccer and volleyball playoffs starting this week, Eric and Dan get you caught up on everything you need to know about all the local teams participating. They also update the state of the field hockey playoffs with Bow and John Stark both advancing to the D-II semifinals and area football teams making a push for the postseason.

On the first full week of field hockey playoffs and the final week of the regular season for soccer and volleyball, Eric and Dan catch you up on Concord field hockey's preliminary round win over Timberlane, preview John Stark's title defense, the logjam for a top seed in the D-II girls' soccer standings and the playoff prognosis for several area football teams. Then, Concord girls' soccer coach Andrew Mattarazzo joins the show to talk about the Crimson Tide's success this season and what his nine-player senior class has meant to the program.

With golf championships taking place this week, Bow golf coach Matt Davis previews the D-II title round on Tuesday, as the Falcons look to defend their D-II banner. Eric and Dan also recap the week's football news, discuss the success for area boys' and girls' soccer and more!

Eric and Dan highlight Merrimack Valley football's upset win on homecoming over Bow, Pembroke boys' soccer turning things around, the depth of D-II girls' soccer and John Stark field hockey remaining unbeaten. Then, the Generals' head coach Dennis Pelletier joins Eric to discuss the team's success as they defend their D-II championship.

Eric and Dan discuss the success of area boys' and girls' soccer teams in Division II, Concord football picking up its first win of the season and the results from the weekend's Manchester Invitational in cross country. Then, Bow boys' soccer coach Josh Smith joins Eric to talk about taking over for George Pinkham, why his team has found early success and more!

Concord football falls to 0-2 and loses its best player to injury, Bow football picks up its much-needed first win of the season, Bow boys' soccer loses for the first time this fall and John Stark field hockey continues to roll. Then, Concord volleyball coach Maria Wimpey joins the show to discuss taking over at her old high school, her experiences playing at Plymouth State and how that's helped her step into this new role.

Eric and Dan recap an odd week of Concord area athletics, with extreme heat and rain impacting the schedule. They discuss John Stark football's 2-0 start to the season, Bow's 0-2 start and Gilford-Belmont picking up its first win. They also highlight Hopkinton boys' soccer's strong start to the season, Concord girls' soccer picking up its first win and Concord volleyball's 4-0 start.

In the first episode since the start of the 2023-24 NHIAA athletics season, Eric and Dan discuss Concord football's season-opening defeat to Londonderry, John Stark rallying from a 27-6 deficit to beat Milford, Bow girls' and boys' soccer starting off strong and more!

Eric and Dan recap the spring sports playoffs, including Concord and Coe-Brown taking home softball championships, Concord and Bishop Brady baseballs' runs to the semifinals, Bow girls' lacrosse capping off a dominant season with a title and No. 5 Hopkinton boys' lacrosse pulling off a surprising championship run.

In the final week of regular season play, Eric and Dan recap some D-III baseball action, including Belmont taking down Winnisquam and Bishop Brady's continued strong play. They also discuss Concord softball's huge win over Exeter, Merrimack Valley softball building momentum into the playoffs and Bow and Hopkinton's boys' and girls' lacrosse teams heading into postseason on hot streaks. Then, Concord baseball head coach Scott Owen joins the podcast to talk about the Tide's season as the team gears up for a playoff run.

With less than two weeks remaining in the spring sports regular season, Eric and Dan highlight Hopkinton and Concord Christian's strong seasons in Division III girls' lacrosse, Concord softball's huge game on Wednesday against Exeter, Bow boys' lacrosse remaining unbeaten and Bow baseball trying to find its stride as the Falcons compete for a playoff spot.

As the spring season reaches its midpoint, Eric and Dan discuss Coe-Brown softball's 7-1 start to the season, while Concord continues to roll as well. In baseball, they recap the Tide's 4-0 April break that puts the team at 8-2 on the season. Then they chat about MV girls' lacrosse continuing to have a turnaround season, Bow girls' and boys' continuing to roll, and Dan provides some notes on track, tennis and boys' volleyball. Later, Coe-Brown softball coach Dave Allis joins to talk with Eric about the Bears' success this season and the long-term success of the program.

Eric and Dan discuss the 5-0 start for Bow boys' lacrosse, Merrimack Valley girls' lacrosse having already surpassed last year's win total, Concord baseball's 5-2 start to the year and an update on area softball teams including Concord, Coe-Brown and John Stark. Then, Hopkinton girls' lacrosse co-head coaches Gus Madden and Bob Brown stop by to talk about their first years taking over the program after spending years working with the Hopkinton youth lacrosse program.

Eric and Dan are back to talk about spring sports getting underway in the Monitor's coverage area. They discuss Pembroke baseball's win over Merrimack Valley, Bow and Concord softball getting off to strong starts, Hopkinton boys' lacrosse taking down Kearsarge and Bow taking down Hopkinton in girls' lacrosse in a rematch of last year's Division III championship game.

Eric and Dan discuss Concord boys' hockey's championship streak coming to an end after the Tide's overtime loss to Bedford in the semifinals, the crazy ending to Bow girls' basketball's championship game loss to Kennett and Pembroke boys' basketball coming up short against Pelham in their championship game. Then, Pembroke head coach Mike Donnell joins to talk about the Pelham game and what made his team so special to coach this season.

Eric and Dan recap the previous week's first round and quarterfinal playoff games across D-II boys' and girls' basketball and D-I boys' and girls' hockey, including Pembroke boys' and Bow girls' hoops advancing to the semifinals. They also discuss Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry girls' hockey's quarterfinal win over Concord and Concord boys' hockey's win over Keene and preview their semifinal matchups as well.

Eric and Dan wrap up the D-III boys' and girls' basketball playoffs, including Concord Christian taking home the D-III girls' championship plaque while Hopkinton boys' and girls' seasons came to an end in the semifinals. Then, they preview the start of the D-I and D-II boys' and girls' basketball playoffs and hockey playoffs as well. In the second half of the show, Bow wrestling coach Bill Chavanelle and John Stark wrestling coach Zach Feudner stop by to talk about the success of their programs this season and how they've worked to build them up in their short times as head coaches.

Eric and Dan recap all the action from this week's D-III boys' and girls' basketball playoffs, including Hopkinton boys' and girls' both advancing to the semifinals; they'll also catch you up on everything you need to know in the D-I and D-II boys' and girls' basketball playoff picture in the final week of the regular season and provide updates on the area hockey teams. Then, they review the results from this past weekend's D-I and D-III wrestling championships and discuss the upcoming State Meet of Champions. Dan wraps up with some skiing results from the last week as well.

This week, Eric and Dan preview the D3 boys' and girls' basketball playoffs, including Hopkinton's matchups with Inter-Lakes (boys) and Newfound (girls). They also look at all of the D2 teams in contention for playoff berths, Concord boys' and girls' hockey strong positioning and recap this past weekend's swimming and indoor track championships. Then, you'll hear Eric's interview with Concord boys' hockey head coach Dunc Walsh, originally released on Jan. 9.

Dan and Eric recap a generally successful week in Concord area athletics. They discuss the recent success of Concord girls' hockey, Concord boys' hockey keeping things rolling, Bow girls' basketball's big upcoming game against fellow-unbeaten Kennett and Merrimack Valley boys' hoops hoping to finish the season strong. Then, Bow girls' basketball coach Phil Davis joins to talk about his team's success this year, and how they hope to avenge last year's Division II championship game loss.

Pembroke girls' soccer coach Jess Kaufman Desrochers joins the podcast to chat about the Spartans' 2-1 upset over No. 1 Bow in Tuesday's Division II semifinal, what it will take to beat No. 3 Pelham in Friday's championship game and how her team has gotten to this point.