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• Central’s four scores, good defense spoil West’s homecoming

  BY JERRY LIPTAK When fierce city rivals Central and West meet on the gridiron, you can, as the old saying goes, throw out the records. By postgame, that’s exactly what the Blue Knights’ mentor, Travis Cote, wanted to do. Following Central’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:41 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, football

• Hooksett again considers high school

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett School Board does not know if the town needs a high school. But they are ready to find out. A newly formed committee – which has not yet held its first meeting – includes elected officials and community members. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, Central High School, West High School, High school, School District

• Brain injury doesn’t stop Central senior

  BY SUSANNA HARGREAVES Ashley Poland, 18, says she is extremely thankful to be graduating from Central High School this June. She even knows what she wants to do with her life, which is unique from most typical high school graduates. A survivor of a traumatic Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:12 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, Central High School, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, brain injury

• Central overcomes inexperience to reach state semifinals

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Among his 32 years coaching the Central boys tennis team, Mark Telge had to admit this season was one of the most gratifying. After all, the mentor said three of his six starters never picked up a racket prior to this season. Another Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, tennis

• Central’s strong title defense ends in state semifinals

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bill Cannon thought – his heart racing – the defending state champs might just pull off the comeback. Down 4-2, needing three wins in doubles action, the Central girls tennis team fought handand- raquet with Concord. Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, tennis

• Central still a scary foe – even for league’s top tennis teams

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Entering the season with three starters who never played tennis before, even Mark Telge had to question his team’s chances to be competitive in Class L. Yet 13 contests into the season, the Little Green have compiled an 9-4 Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, Manchester, Central High School, tennis

• Lego League gets middle schoolers into robotics

  BY JENN McDOWELL FIRST Lego League teams from Candia and Hooksett converged on Manchester Central High School on Saturday, Nov. 17, for a qualifying tournament in hopes of making it to the state championships. Cawley Middle School in Hooksett sent their Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Manchester, Central High School, FIRST Lego

• Central’s practices are often as intense as matches

  BY SAPNA PATHAK The head coach of the Central High girls tennis team isn’t like most coaches when it comes to jumping ahead of foes. Indeed, the Little Green mentor wouldn’t mind the opposite. “Tennis is the type of sport where you can Read More... Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:31 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Manchester, Central High School, tennis

• Central falls to city rival following subpar effort

  BY SAPNA PATHAK She tried her best to smile after it was over. She forced a laugh here and there, attempting to disguise her somber tone. But Central’s Trish Ellis couldn’t mask her frustration. Never was that frustration more obvious this Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:43 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, West High School, Softball

• Young Central team has coach with proven history

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Back in the day, Bill Lawson was leading an inexperienced bunch of players on Bow’s boys lacrosse team. He thought he wouldn’t face that challenge again. He was wrong. Now head coach of the Central High boys lax squad, Lawson Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:34 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, Lacrosse

• Report card grading systems not just A, B, C

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Kindergartners, don’t fret. You may still get into Harvard even if your report card shows that you need to improve your ability to name geometric shapes, plan and control your body movements or recite the alphabet. But your report Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Auburn, Manchester, Education, Central High School, schools, SAU 15, Kids & Family

• High school changes - Manchester proposes shifting Hooksett, Candia and Auburn students to West High

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Several Manchester parents told a committee considering the future of West High School – which will see an exodus of Bedford students over the next two years – that a simple solution would be to send all students from Hooksett, Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:44 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Manchester, Education, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• Central falls to Salem, which claims top playoff seed

  BY SAPNA PATHAK It began the night as Salem High’s Davis Gym. It finished as official headquarters of “Savage Nation” and the No. 1-seeded team in the Class L tournament. Salem’s road to the top spot was marked with an impressive Read More... Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:59 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Sports, Manchester, high school sports, basketball, Central High School

• Swimmingly friendly - As a rule, these foes buoy each other in the water

  BY MATT STOUT DURHAM – In most sports, it’d be considered a strange scene, as if some mistake had been made. There was Steve Van Der Beken, the coach of the Manchester West and Central swim teams, waving his arms frantically, hopping around Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Auburn, Manchester, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• Little things propel CHS turnaround

  BY MATT STOUT MANCHESTER – There isn’t anything flashy about the way the Manchester Central boys hockey team is winning. Contrary to how Hollywood likes to portray a team’s complete turnaround on the ice, the Little Green aren’t Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:54 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, Central High School, hockey