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• Athlete of the Month - Senior cager shoulders weight of leadership

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Athlete of the Month sponsored by Indian Head Athletics He didn’t have much choice in the matter. Michael Stys, whose mother played basketball at Boston College and whose brother rode a full hoops scholarship to the University Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:24 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Sports, high school sports, Central High School

• Pioneers again defeated by Salem for championship

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Near the end of a relatively easy 46-31 semifinal-round win over Spaulding on March 12, Trinity’s boisterous student cheering section called in unison, “We want Salem! We want Salem!” Three days later inside the University Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:16 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, basketball, Trinity High

• Bishop Guertin beats Brady for second straight year, second straight title

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The puck from the Division I boys ice hockey championship ended up where it spent a great deal of the game – with Bishop Guertin goalkeeper Dave O’Brien. O’Brien notched his eighth shutout of the year to lead his team Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 5:12 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, hockey, Bishop Guertin, Bishop Brady

• 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 | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Manchester, basketball, Trinity High

• Full-court, full-throttle defense ends Pioneers’ season

  BY JERRY LIPTAK They started fast. They were finished quicker. The girls of Trinity High basketball jumped to a 5-0 edge over top-seeded Winnacunnet. But a pitiless, business-like press from the defending Class L champs gave them a seven-point edge after Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:30 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, basketball, Trinity High

• Derryfield School bested in q-final by familiar foe

  In their final 16 games of the 2007-’08 Class S basketball season, the Derryfield girls lost three games. Each time, their vanquisher was the same – Portsmouth Christian Academy. After beginning the season 1-3, DS improved dramatically, posting Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:41 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, basketball, Derryfield School

• Town skiers compete at MOC; Bedford High’s Weeks advances

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR One by one they took their turn: four skiers from four different schools, all representing one town at one exclusive event. Bedford High School sophomore Andrew Weeks, Bishop Brady junior Stephanie Siegart and Bishop Guertin sophomore Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:38 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, West High School, Bedford High, skiing

• BHS coach impressed with first-year team’s improvement

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Prior to the Bedford wrestling team’s inaugural season, coach Darren Root had a decision to make. Should he take a conservative approach and try to build confidence among his seven freshmen and one sophomore, or should he Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:43 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, wrestling

• Individuals take part in state meet

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR In addition to those athletes on the first-place Salem squad and second-place Manchester Central team, many other Neighborhood gymnasts competed and impressed at the NHIAA Girls Gymnastics State Championships on Saturday, Feb. 9. Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:24 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, West High School, Derryfield School, Trinity, gymnastics

• In ‘Blue’ battle, Salem pulls away from West

  BY JERRY LIPTAK The Division I match-up between 9-4-0 Salem and 5-6-2 Manchester West had a little something for every ice hockey fan: fine goaltending from both starting netminders, hard-hitting confrontations in the corners, frenetic action from blue Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:20 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, high school sports, Manchester, hockey, Salem

• Bedford, West athletes compete at state meet

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Dartmouth College in Hanover on Sunday, Jan. 3, included several locals sprinting, leaping and throwing against some of the best athletes Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:45 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, West High School, track & field, Bedford High

• BHS wins Kiwanis, eyes states

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR There may have been no team more jubilant following a routine at the annual Kiwanis cheerleading competition than the Bedford Lady Bulldogs. The judges felt the same way as the performers. First-year Bedford, without the experience Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:00 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, Cheerleaders

• West grapplers trying to pin down future success

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Adam Langlois’ demeanor was not what you’d expect from a coach whose wrestling team just suffered a 60-18 lost. The former West grappler, who now mentors at his alma mater, oozed optimism when discussing the program’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:48 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, wrestling, West High School

• Slow start doesn’t deter West’s upbeat outlook

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Taking over as West girls basketball coach little more than a month before the start of the current season, Monty Burge’s expectations were understandably tempered. So after beginning the season 0-7, following a 60-34 setback Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:57 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, basketball, West High School

• On the mat, Bedford wrestling continues to improve

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR While the rest of his team traveled to Concord to compete in a freshmen invitational tournament, Bedford sophomore Caleb Earnshaw took a much shorter trip to Merrimack. The tradeoff was one of the highest-quality fields he’ll Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:53 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school sports, wrestling, Bedford High