The Monitor Sports Podcast

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.