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Good luck charm helps Londonderry edge Central

Just like the Red Sox, Londonderry has its own good luck hawk that patrols the field at Lancer Park.

Last night it showed up just in time to help the sixth-seeded Lancers pick up a 3-2 comeback win over No. 11 Manchester Central in the first round of the Class L tournament.

Londonderry's Beaudet no-hits Little Green

Brooke Beaudet took no prisoners, tossing her first no-hitter of the season as No. 3 Londonderry blanked No. 14 Manchester Central, 9-0, in the first round of the Class L tourney. She carried a perfect game into the sixth when the lone Little Green hitter to reach base did so via error.

Valentine's Day for Pinkerton

Anthony Valentine exploded for six goals as No. 3 Pinkerton crushed No. 6 Manchester Central 15-6 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. Nick Currier added a hat trick while Brian Estes scored two goals and Bobby Dattilo dished out five assists for the winners.

Pinkerton falls to Manchester Central

Doug Schultz and Nick Gregsak combined for four runs and four hits, but Pinkerton fell to Manchester Central, 7-5. Zach Mathieu drove in two runs with a third-inning single.

Kimball carries Salem into final

DURHAM, N.H. | Mike Kimball had a premonition.

It was time to break out, to bounce back.

"I was in a slump," he said. "I knew I was going to have a big game."

Wake-up Call : Salem erases 12-point deficit and moves on to title game

DURHAM, N.H. | Josh Jones has rehearsed the situation hundreds of times.

It's late, the score is close, he's at the line for a one-and-one.

"I practice those free throws every day with my dad (Jeff)," he said. "It's natural."

Cold-shooting Londonderry ousted by Little Green

Defend, grind, rebound, defend, grind some more.

Londonderry rolled to a 14-5 mark in Class L play with that simple formula.

All that came to a screeching halt in yesterday's Class L quarterfinal against No. 4 Manchester Central. Seven-point halves tend to have that effect on teams.

Cold-shooting Londonderry ousted by Little Green

DURHAM, N.H. | Defend, grind, rebound, defend, grind some more.

Londonderry rolled to a 14-5 mark in Class L play with that simple formula.

All that came to a screeching halt in yesterday's Class L quarterfinal against No. 4 Manchester Central. Seven-point halves tend to have that effect on teams.

'Wait ‘til next year?' Gladly!

In the dying minutes of last night's game, with Londonderry trailing by more than a dozen points, the boisterous Manchester Central student section began what they felt would be a derisive chant.

"Wait 'til next year." Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap. Fill-in coach Nick Theos had to laugh.

Matchups hurt Lancers in the long run

Londonderry hung in for a while, but in the end, Manchester Central's superstar players took over the game.

The third-seeded Lancers played a strong first half before standout guard Christiana Bakolas and senior forward Alicia Doucet combined for 17 second-half points as second-seeded Central cruised to a 56-39 win in the Class L semifinals before 718 fans.