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• Derryfield School girls roll through playoffs, beat top-ranked foe for title

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Last year, Bill Nardino’s young team overachieved. This year, his squad overwhelmed. Nardino’s Derryfield School team, with only three seniors, defeated Wilton-Lyndeborough, 2-1, on Nov. 8, taking home the Class S girls soccer Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:15 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, soccer, Derryfield School

• Cougars take sixth straight title; no end in sight

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bruce Berk said he doesn’t keep track of his Derryfield School boys tennis team’s successes from year to year. Maybe he’s just lost count. The Cougars have reached the state final 15 of the last 18 years, and they Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:52 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, Tennis, Derryfield School

• Derryfield School takes title despite playing championship match short-handed

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Winning a state tennis championship is a tough enough task. Six individual players have to do their part, then change their approaches and play doubles – generally immediately following an intense singles match. Now, take Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:48 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, Tennis, Derryfield School

• West’s surprising season finally stopped in state semifinals

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR He was expecting the call, but he still had his fingers crossed it wouldn’t come. It did. CJ Beck picked up the phone. “Remember that bet you made,” said the voice on the other line. “We didn’t forget.” Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:04 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, Tennis

• Determined West group still has chance to reach playoffs

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Lady Blue Knights still have a chance. Despite their current 3-9 record, the West girls lacrosse team, with two Division I games left this season, still has a chance to sneak into the playoffs. But whether her team accomplishes Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:35 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, Lacrosse

• West determined to return to the top of the class

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Steve Houle and his Lady Blue Knights aren’t happy with last year’s playoff result, and they plan on spending this entire season rectifying it. After a fine 2007, West tennis fell in the Class L semifinals to city rival Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:51 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: high school sports, Manchester, West High School, Tennis, Bedford

• West’s chances may rest on athletes from other sports

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY This Manchester West team has a basketball player and plenty of football players. Now Josh Greenwood just needs to make sure they’re familiar and comfortable with a lacrosse stick in hand. The Blue Knights boys lacrosse team hopes Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:16 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, basketball, West High School

• Trinity reaches semis again, seeks second straight title shot

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR To gauge the outcome of Trinity’s Class L boys basketball quarterfinal contest with Alvirne, you needed only to close your eyes and listen to the Pioneer faithful. When Hooksett’s Cormac Fitzpatrick drained back-to-back Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 5:07 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, basketball, Trinity High

• West serves fourth-quarter comeback in Turkey Bowl win

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Post-game emotion on the two sidelines was quite different, but the feeling was the same: this was no ordinary exhibition. The annual Queen City Turkey Bowl, featuring Manchester’s top two teams, saw West and Central pass Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:40 PM by Bedford Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, football, West High School

• Bedford’s Hunt, despite asthma, a consistent star

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bedford’s Hunt, despite asthma, a consistent star Kelsey Hunt started running competitively in sixth grade. A year later she experienced several episodes of short breath and fatigue while participating in track workouts. She Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:09 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, cross country

• Coach among improving squad’s biggest fans

  BY SAPNA PATHAK It’s simple. It’s obvious. It’s exactly the approach Whitney Boucher takes: team confidence breeds better play. That has been Boucher’s No. 1 priority this season, and the squad’s winning record proves it’s Read More... Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:25 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, Lacrosse

• City battle between well-known foes goes to West

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Dan Drewniak won’t freely admit it. Point out his actions during the game, and he’ll quietly say it. But after hosting Queen City foe Manchester Central, the West softball head coach reluctantly came out with it. “It’s Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:57 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, Lacrosse

• West hit hard by tight rescheduling

  BY MATT STOUT This time last week, Adam Lawrence’s Manchester West team was trying to figure out what a baseball diamond still looked like. Now, the Blue Knights are trying to discover themselves. Forced to cram its first seven games into eight Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:38 AM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, Baseball

• West dominates singles but loses match to Concord

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Leading up to its early season match on Friday, April 20, Shawna Morley needed only three words to get her West’s boys tennis team fired up: Concord vs. West. A simple mention of the longstanding rivalry and Morley’s motivational Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:36 AM by Bedford Editor | 4 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, Kids & Family, Tennis

• As champs, West wears it, yet seeks it again

  BY MATT STOUT There isn’t much change around Notre Dame Avenue when it comes to the Manchester West girls tennis team. The balls are still green, the days still occasionally windy and the team still buzzing with excitement. After a season that seemingly Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:35 AM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, Tennis