A misplay turned out to be a godsend for Kristin Crotts and the Timberlane softball team yesterday afternoon.
Knotted in a scoreless pitching duel with Concord in the Class L semifinals, Annie Hansbury led off the bottom of the sixth by reaching first on an error. With one strike on Crotts, head coach Mike Sorter gave her the bunt sign, but she bunted foul for strike two. Thus, she was forced to swing away.
Read More »If he had to make the decision over again, Londonderry coach Wayne MacDougall still doesn't know what he would do.
With a runner on second and two out in the top of the sixth inning, he mulled walking Hilary Kane, Concord's best hitter, but opted not to, fearing clean-up hitter Jess Douillette.
Read More »The dice came up with a pair of nines for the Timberlane wrestling team at the Division 1 state meet yesterday, and they were big winners.
The Owls, thanks to a shocking 9-for-9 performance in the semifinals earlier in the day, cruised to their ninth straight Division 1 crown in resounding fashion.
Read More »Having James Herlihy, one of the top wrestlers in the state, out with an injury was what ultimately beat Pinkerton last night.
Concord tore through the heavier weight classes and opened the meet with a huge lead, and the hole was too deep for the Astros to climb out of. In a matchup between arguably the second- and third-best teams in New Hampshire, Pinkerton ultimately fell to Concord, 41-30. Despite the loss, Astros coach Ken Najem was encouraged.
Read More »Salem coach Mark McGinn quickly picked out his team's weakness on the day.
"The penalty kill," he said. "We are usually pretty good. But we didn't do it today. They were pushing us pretty hard and we didn't handle their pressure very well on the power play."
Read More »Heavyweight Brian Nicoll put an exclamation point on an impressive statement made by the Timberlane wrestling team yesterday at the 54-team Lowell Holiday Tournament.
The Owls, who finished second last year by a point and a half, came back with a vengence to claim their third team crown in four years with 241 points, comfortably ahead of runners-up Concord, N.H., and Winchester, who tied with 210. Pinkerton (120) was sixth, Central Catholic (111) came in eighth and Salem, N.H. (102<1/2>) tied for 10th.
Read More »The names change, but the script remains the same at the Blue Devil Classic, the traditional season-opening local wrestling tournament.
Once again, Concord, N.H., rolled to the team title yesterday, its sixth straight, while local teams Pinkerton, Central Catholic and Salem showed some superb individual talent and projected promise of better days ahead.
Read More »Peter Drivas took a pass from Jordan Ward and scored with less than a minute remaining to give Pinkerton a 3-2 victory over Concord in the Class L quarterfinals.
The No. 1 Astros trailed by a goal at the half, but rallied back with three goals in the second frame. Ward added a goal while and Omar Khartabil also had a goal and an assist.
Read More »CONCORD, N.H. | Concord hung around much longer than it probably should have, but once Pinkerton shook off the rust of a bye week, the Astros were too much for the Crimson Tide to handle.
Concord (2-6, 1-6 Division 1) drew first blood seven seconds into the second quarter, but the Astros (7-1, 7-0 Division 1) scored four touchdowns before halftime | three in the final 2:05! | and ran away with a 41-14 win.
Read More »BEDFORD | The Bedford FieldTurf hadn't cooled off from Salem's onslaught when Timberlane came out in the nightcap smoking hot right from the opening whistle.
By the time the game was six minutes old, the Owls held a 2-0 advantage against the tourney's Cinderella team, Concord. With 13:26 left in the opening half, Timberlane led 4-0 and the sixth-seeded Crimson Tide were finished, not getting their first shot on junior Brittany McFarland-Bateman until 47 minutes were played.
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