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Kobylarzes supply three players – and a coach – to HBHS hockey team

Hollis/Brookline High School hockey coach Tim Clark got the call early one night during the recent midterm exam week. It was one of his freshman defensemen, Karlie Kobylarz, calling to say she couldn’t make practice because she had to study. And that would be the same for her brothers, Jake …

Friday, February 5, 2010 | By TOM KING Staff Writer

Souhegan goes on offensive in third

NASHUA – When goals are hard to come by, it usually takes an almost perfect play to get one on the board, and it usually happens when it’s least expected. Just eight seconds into the third period of a scoreless tie Monday, the Souhegan High School boys hockey team got …

Thursday, February 4, 2010 | By JOE MARCHILENA Correspondent

High School Wrapup

FEB. 2 BOYS BASKETBALL: MILFORD 80, ST. THOMAS 49 Jamie Holder and Mike O’Loughlin scored a game-high 13 points and Dan Desmaris added 12 of his own to lead the Spartans past the Saints in Dover. Kevin Kent chipped in with nine points, while Ethan Watson, Jovi Philbrick and Mike …

Thursday, February 4, 2010

’Hawks leave ’em cheering

When the bus carrying the Merrimack High School boys basketball team arrived at entrance to the Bishop Guertin gym a little after 4:30 on Friday afternoon, the occupants couldn’t quite believe what they saw. Loyal members of the Merrimack student body, who began gathering an hour earlier, surrounded the bus …

Thursday, February 4, 2010

From Merrimack to Vancouver

The move a few years ago was a calculated one, and right now Merrimack’s Dave Flint is reaping Olympic benefits. A few years ago, after serving as the men’s assistant coach at St. Anselm College for seven years, Flint switched to take control of the school’s women’s program. It led …

Thursday, February 4, 2010 | By TOM KING Staff Writer

Sports Talk

Recreation Basketball Middle School: The Lurgio Middle School Boys Basketball team in Bedford is undefeated with only one regular season game left, on Monday, Jan. 25. They will be headed to the state champsionships Feb. 3-6. Travel Basketball Fourth grade girls: The fourth-grade girls travel team defeated Londonderry 23-21 on …

Friday, January 29, 2010

Bulldogs’ last-second bid misses mark

BEDFORD – Joe Kegler got everything he wanted, down to the final possession of the game. Everything he wanted, except the win. With his Bedford High School boys basketball team trailing Milford by three points with 13.8 seconds left, Kegler called a timeout and drew up a play in the …

Friday, January 29, 2010 | By JOE MARCHILENA Correspondent

High School Wrapup

JAN. 26 BOYS BASKETBALL: SOU-HEGAN 61, H/B 44 Devin Gilligan had 15 points and Ryan Redmond 10 as the visiting Sabers, who led 29-18 at the half, raised their record to 6-3. Trevor Nierendorf led the Cavs, who fell to 3-6, with 17 points while Miles Tobin added 10. GIRLS …

Friday, January 29, 2010

Stability is more important on court than sideline

Is coaching stability overrated? It was an easy question to ask Tuesday night after watching a down-to-the-wire thriller between two of the top girls basketball teams in Class I, Hollis/Brookline and Souhegan. The Sabers prevailed 64-61 to improve to 8-1 on the season. The 8-1 Cavaliers suffered their first loss. …

Friday, January 29, 2010

High School Wrapup

JAN. 26 BOYS BASKETBALL: SOUHEGAN 61, H/B 44 Devin Gilligan had 15 points and Ryan Redmond 10 as the visiting Sabers, who led 29-18 at the half, raised their record to 6-3. Trevor Nierendorf led the Cavs, who fell to 3-6, with 17 points while Miles Tobin added 10. GIRLS …

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Souhegan girls roll on with new coach

Is coaching stability overrated? It was an easy question to ask Tuesday night after watching a down-to-the-wire thriller between two of the top girls basketball teams in Class I, Hollis/Brookline and Souhegan. The Sabers prevailed 64-61 to improve to 8-1 on the season. The now 8-1 Cavaliers suffered their first …

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Spartans sweat out win vs. Bedford

BEDFORD – Joe Kegler got everything he wanted, down to the final possession of the game. Everything he wanted, except the win. With his Bedford High School boys basketball team trailing Milford by three points with 13.8 seconds left, Kegler called a timeout and drew up a play in the …

Thursday, January 28, 2010 | By JOE MARCHILENA Correspondent

Souhegan boys hockey is still trying to reload

For years, Souhegan was the toast of Division III boys hockey. Indeed, when the Sabers last faced the Hollis/Brookline Cavaliers it was 11 months ago in the state semifinals, a game Souhegan was expected to win. The Cavs were a great grass-roots story but the Sabers were hockey royalty. That …

Thursday, January 28, 2010 | By TOM KING Staff Writer

High School Sports: Star performances for many Merrimack players

JAN. 22 GIRLS BASKETBALL: DOVER 38, MERRIMACK 32 Rachael Carter scored a game-high 11 points and Kate Cole added nine, but it wasn’t enough in a six-point home loss to Dover. Ashley Darling had a solid game in defeat with six points, nine rebounds and three steals for the Tomahawks. …

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Legacy at Hudson MLK Basketball Tournament

The Merrimack Legacy fourth-grade girls basketball team won all five of games in the Hudson MLK Basketball Tournament. …

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Bedford Basketball Recreation Results for weekend of Jan 16-17

Third- and fourth-grade girls. In a heated defensive battle throughout the game, LaBelle Construction edged out NH Motor Speedway, 8-6. LaBelle Construction got six points from Sophie Capistran and two from Cate Withee, and a strong defensive effort from Tori Pratt, Kallie Polgrean and Corrie Labelle. NH Motor Speedway had …

Friday, January 22, 2010

High School Wrapup

JAN. 19 BOYS BASKETBALL: H/B 48, ST. THOMAS 45 St. Thomas High School had not one, but two chances to tie the game up with seconds left in regulation in a 48-45 loss to Hollis/Brookline High School on Tuesday night. The Saints missed on their first 3-point attempt with 5 …

Friday, January 22, 2010

Cavs hockey coach knows all about budget cuts

Hollis/Brookline High School head ice hockey coach Tim Clark got the word sometime toward the tail end of the last school year. “There was talk that (the H/B school district) would be helping us out, but they told me there was nothing in the budget,” Clark said. “I said, ‘I …

Friday, January 22, 2010

D-III girls travel team enjoys first win in two seasons

D-III girls travel team enjoys first win in two seasons

The Hollis girls Division III travel basketball team experienced its first win in two seasons on Jan. 10. Eleven determined and enthusiastic fifth-grade girls had a lot to celebrate. They had come close many times, but their first win was elusive. The Hollis team from the Manchester Suburban Basketball League …

Friday, January 22, 2010

High School Wrapup

JAN. 16 NORDIC SKIING: SABERS STRONG AT CON-VAL The Souhegan boys and girls teams were competitive in a 4k skate race against Con-Val and Lebanon. The Boys A team took second place behind Lebanon, with Anthony Caruso (11:41) finishing first place overall. Jack Chapman (12:30) and Sam Lowell (12:38) also …

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Souhegan boys battling through growing pains

Ask anyone to name the Class I boys basketball team of the last decade, and a few teams jump immediately to mind. There was Hanover, which played in three title games and won two championships. There was Pelham, which began the decade in Class M, but ended it with its …

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Sabers hang tough in loss to Pelham

AMHERST – Members of the Pelham High School boys basketball team can look at Tuesday night’s game against Souhegan High School and say at least they got a win. The Sabers? They’ve got another 32 minutes of varsity experience under their collective belt. Souhegan scored just five points through the …

Thursday, January 21, 2010 | By JOE MARCHILENA Correspondent

Senior moments boost Tomahawks

MERRIMACK – It was just like old times Friday night at Merrimack High School’s H. Dana Taylor Gymnasium. The bleachers filled up fast, forcing school officials to pull out that last set they didn’t think they’d need. The student section in the end zone contained a couple hundred members of …

Thursday, January 21, 2010 | By GARY FITZ Staff Writer

Heal Point experiment continues

You haven’t heard that much about it so far, but if you follow high school basketball in New Hampshire – especially Class I basketball – you won’t escape the winter without much discussion about the Heal Point System. Heal Points were in effect for selective Class I sports this fall …

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Double the fun

MILFORD – Maybe next year, the Verizon Wireless Arena? Milford High School against Souhegan High School in almost any sport is guaranteed to be a big draw, but a girls and boys basketball doubleheader is just too much for Milford’s gymnasium to take. It was standing room only during the …

Thursday, January 14, 2010 | By MATT LORDAN Correspondent

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