Mike O’Malley was out in his neighborhood jogging on New Year’s Day, a sight that his neighbors weren’t quite used to. One said to his wife, “Looks like Mike has a New Year’s resolution.” To which she replied, “Not just any resolution – he thinks he’s a boxer.” Well, ...
Colby-Sawyer College’s Brittany Ireland had a dynamite week on the lacrosse field. The senior from Amherst was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the Chargers, who went 2-0 in that span, each against conference opponents. Ireland scored eight goals and dished ...
By HECTOR LONGO Staff Writer The Souhegan High boys tennis program went nine years between state titles, before capping an unbeaten 2018 with its first crown since 2009. With four starters returning from that group, the Sabers might be thinking repeat. “We have lots of work to do this ...
Tennis anyone? That call fell on deaf ears as far as any prospective boys players at Milford High School were concerned. The Spartans administration, seeing only three student-athletes having any interest in playing boys tennis, cancelled the season recently. The signs were there a year ...
With eyes from all over the nation watching, the pressure was no problem for Souhegan freshman Chloe Trudel, who recently attended New Balance Indoor National Championships in New York City, an event that displays the country’s best athletes in the sport. “Running on a stage is really the ...
It was probably in early to mid-May when then-Souhegan High School head baseball coach Bill Dod sat down in a meeting with trusted assistants Tom Walker and Mike Beliveau. He wanted either of them to take over the program for the future as Dod had already announced that his 50-year coaching ...
NASHUA – When it comes to Kaylee Kacavas, Rivier University women’s basketball coach Paul Williams doesn’t mince words. “She’s the best player who has ever played at Rivier,” Williams said. “Or at least she’s in the conversation.” Williams is careful not to insult ...
Milford High School is now accepting applications for the following positions in the fall of the 2019-20 school year: Varsity Girls Volleyball and JV Girls Volleyball. The Spartans volleyball program has been extremely successful recently, reaching the Division II state championship game this ...
MILFORD – With Division 1 college athletics in her personal genetic makeup, Viankah Williams often heard about and fantasized about “the dream.” “Seeing it come to life is just a totally different story. That’s just crazy,” beamed the Milford High track sensation. Williams ...
AMHERST – Souhegan High boys basketball coach Peter Pierce, even as his season came to a close prematurely, sounded like a man still in it for the long haul. Immediately after the Sabers’ elimination, he talked about the team and the program’s commitment to defense. It’s a choice ...
The Girls Hockey All-State Team has been released, and two area players are on it. Souhegan senior scoring forward Shannon Paquette made First Team while Sabers defenseman Clare Woodford was an Honorable Mention. The team is as follows: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Carissa Towlson, Exeter. COACH ...
TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. – In the game of hockey, it takes only a split second to change one’s fortunes. Sometimes even less than that. Oyster River’s Liam Spurling scored the tying goal with just two-tenths of a second left on the second period clock, and the No. 9 Bobcats took that ...
HOLLIS – It has to go down as one of the most miserable months of February in history. And yet, the Milford High boys basketball team survived. Even with the Spartans’ seventh straight loss to close out the regular season. The hosts from Hollis Brookline High hadn’t won a game in ...
The ground around us may not look like it, but the outdoor track season is now upon us. The indoor season for the region’s elite track athletes concluded Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston with the New England Interscholastic Championships. Chloe Trudel of Souhegan ran a ...
NASHUA – A Nashua Silver Knights off-season of upheaval and change has been hit with the ultimate new development: Owner Drew Weber has announced he is in the process of selling the Futures Collegiate League franchise to Worcester Bravehearts owner John Creedon, Jr. The team, both Weber ...
GOFFSTOWN – All in all, considering the whirlwind that the Souhegan High girls hockey team had been through, it wasn’t that bad a spot to be in, down 5-4 with six minutes left in the state tourney first-rounder with Shannon Paquette streaking down right wing on a partial ...
TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. – It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the Admirals lately. But the Alvirne-Milford boys hockey team is hoping the second season will be their better season, after limping into the Division II tournament with four straight losses, including Saturday’s 8-3 ...
AMHERST – The Souhegan Sabers kept things close, but ultimately couldn’t come up with a win, falling 58-52 to Oyster River on Friday night. Things remained tight throughout much of the contest, with the both teams taking 27 points apiece into the halftime break, with Souhegan senior ...
Infinity Swim Club of Milford participated in the New England NSSC Regional Meet at St. John’s Prep in Danvers Mass., recently. In order to be eligible to swim at this meet, swimmers must achieve certain time standards for their age group. In all, 52 swimmers from Infinity Swim Club, ages ...
NASHUA – Souhegan High School sent four wrestlers to this past weekend’s NHIAA Meet of Champions, and two Sabers found their way to the podium. Junior James Raiser closed out his year at 24-14 and claimed fourth place overall in the meeting of the state’s top mat competitors. Raiser, ...