Goffstown News : wrestling

Goffstown High senior leads team’s solid showing at Meet of Champions

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:12:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Goffstown’s grapplers followed their second-place Division- II finish by placing three wrestlers in the top six at the Meet of Champions (MOC), including Tom Foote, who heads to the New England regional event at Hillhouse High School...(read more)

Athlete of the Month - ‘A purpose to win’

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:11:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics During a pause in Nick Wheelock’s Division II semifinal match, it wasn’t his 7-0 lead the senior was thinking about. The Goffstown wrestler’s mind was on his mother, Nancy, who died...(read more)

Goffstown High School garners two individual titles, takes second in team competition

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:07:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Goffstown’s wrestlers wanted a piece of the pie, and they got it. The Grizzlies earned a runner- up plaque at the Division II state championship and, later, a victory dinner to celebrate the team’s performance at the event,...(read more)

Goffstown High School grapplers back on track after early-season difficulties

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:06:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Rob Cathcart and Tom Foote didn’t have to say goodbye following the football season after all. Cathcart, who coached Foote during his football career at Goffstown High School, stepped in to coach the wrestling team this season as...(read more)

GHS sends three to regionals; Stark places three at MOC

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:26:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR In terms of local interest, there may have been no more pivotal matchup. Goffstown’s Tyler Clites took on John Stark’s Keith DeMoura in the second round of the 145- pound bracket at the Meet of Champions, losing to the...(read more)

Handful of GHS athletes reach Meet of Champions

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:25:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Goffstown High School earned five individual top-five finishes en route to an eighth-place finish at the Division I wrestling state tournament. Although the Grizzlies were unable to grab any individual titles, Tom Foote came oh-so-close,...(read more)

GHS pins down early-season difficulties, spells trouble for foes

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:01:00 GMT

By Rryan O’connor Winning the Division II state title in 2006, the Goffstown wrestling team was rewarded with a promotion to D-I. Though the Grizzlies have earned some success, they haven’t been able to maintain the dominance they exhibited...(read more)

Local players, teams post impressive efforts in 2007

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:11:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Goffstown-area athletic successes in 2007 came at many levels, for teams and individuals. This was never more evident than the summer, when nearly every Goffstown youth baseball team, from Little League through Babe Ruth, finished...(read more)

Grizzlies finish in top half of Classic field

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:45:00 GMT

BY MATT STOUT Quality, not quantity, is sometimes all you need in a tournament. If Goffstown had both, its wrestling team may have been looking at quite a finish at Concord’s Capital City Wrestling Classic on Saturday, Jan. 27. Despite carrying...(read more)

Earnings potential – Grizzlies build toward run at state crown

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:27:00 GMT

BY MATT STOUT Andrew Yost can reel off every injury or sickness that’s plagued the Goffstown wrestling team the last month. The 130-pound senior can tell you what teams the Grizzlies will be chasing come state tournament time, and he can tell you...(read more)