Lebanon boys soccer needed a response after Tuesday’s 2-1 home loss to Hanover, and they got one on the road. The Raiders blanked Pembroke 1-0 in a Division II match Friday afternoon, moving to 1-1. Pembroke sits 1-1. Period scores were not fully posted; the final stands Lebanon 1, Pembroke 0.
OTHER RELEVANT PLAY ON FRIDAY
Manchester West (1-2) 0 at ConVal (2-0-1) 4
ConVal stayed perfect in Division II with a home shutout.
Oyster River (1-0-1) 2 at Bow (1-0-1) 2
Road draw; both sit 1-0-1.
Milford (1-0-1) 2 at Stark (0-1-1) 2
Milford and Stark shared the points.
Souhegan (0-2) 1 at Hollis-Brookline (1-0) 2
Hollis-Brookline opened with a one-goal home win.
GIRLS SOCCER
Lebanon vs Pembroke | September 4, 2026
The girls’ side of the Pembroke doubleheader went the other way. Pembroke took a 3-2 win at Lebanon, leaving the Raiders 1-1 after an opening 3-0 win at Thetford Academy. Pembroke is 2-0. Period scores were not posted.
OTHER RELEVANT PLAY ON FRIDAY
Bow (2-0) 3 at Oyster River (0-3) 0
Bow shut out Oyster River on the road in Division II.
Merrimack Valley (5-1) 3 at Plymouth (2-1-1) 2
Merrimack Valley edged Plymouth by one.
Milford (2-0) 4 at John Stark (1-1-1) 2
Milford won at Stark.
FOOTBALL
Lebanon vs Epping/Newmarket | September 4, 2026
Football opened Division III with a home loss. Epping/Newmarket rolled 34-14 at Lebanon, dropping the Raiders to 0-1. Epping/Newmarket is 1-0. Quarters were not posted.
OTHER RELEVANT PLAY ON FRIDAY
Monadnock (1-0) 18 at Kearsarge (0-1) 14
Monadnock edged Kearsarge on the road in Division III.
Gilford (1-0) 28 at Stevens (0-1) 7
Gilford rolled at Stevens.
Laconia (0-1) 6 at Somersworth (1-0) 12
Somersworth won a one-score home opener.