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Numbers are down but optimism reigns

HB Sports

Coach Chris Lones is always about playing the hand he’s dealt. So when his Hollis Brookline High School football team came together for official practice for the first time this week, it was upbeat and fast-paced, even with the constant periods of rain. “Our numbers are lower than ...

Three-sport star has high hopes

Cabinet Sports

There are aggressive agendas for your senior year in high school, and then there is the docket created by Milford High’s Meg Sawyer. We’re talking protect the class rank of No. 8 (out of 220), challenge for state titles potentially in three different spots and help candidate Shannon ...

Halfback ready to sing different tune

Cabinet Sports

Coming off a 2-6 football season in 2017, Milford High is looking to sing a different tune. Who better than senior Owen Zalenski to lead the Spartans? “I like to sing, in the shower, in the car, anywhere,” said Zalenski, a running back/defensive back for coach Keith Jones’ club. ...

Amherst’s Jurcak earns Fisher Cats’ scholarship

Cabinet Sports

For Amherst’s Jacob Yurcak, Sunday afternoon was an extremely special day at the ballpark. The recent Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School graduate stepped on to the turf at Northeast Dental Stadium and was honored as one of a dozen recipients of a $2,500 college scholarship from the ...

Grassett helps Post 98 to Legion title game

Cabinet Sports

MANCHESTER – Three games into the weekend, a couple of pre-tourney thoughts were going to ring true. First, Merrimack Post 98 had the horses to make a deep run. That certainly happened as Post 98 reached the championship game, falling 6-0 to Rochester on Tuesday. The second was that ...

Milford’s Clary set for battle

Cabinet Sports

The letter came, snail mail, to his house, but Owen Clary’s mom knew there was no hesitating on this one. “She took a photo of it and emailed it to me at work,” said Clary. “I was beside myself. I was so excited. I couldn’t believe I was selected.” A fullback/linebacker and ...