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• Hooksett’s never-say-die group falls just short in Salem

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Through five innings on July 9, Salem American proved a most inhospitable District- 1 Little League host, keeping Hooksett’s 11- and 12-yearold all-stars from threatening its house. Strong pitching, flawless fielding and timely hitting Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, baseball, Salem

• Hooksett shows heart in losers bracket victory

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Hooksett 11- and 12-year-old Little League all-star bats were slowed for the first three innings of a District-1 losers bracket game at Plaistow. But a mid-game acceleration in bat speed mirrored the rapidly increasing numbers on Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, baseball, Plaistow

• At games, some adults cross the line of unacceptable behavior

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:45 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Pembroke, Bow, Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, hockey, football, baseball, Pembroke Academy, Windham

• Hooksett softball and baseball highlights

  Hooksett 18 – Dunbarton 7 Shannon Argo and Shannon Martin went 4-for-4, and Kim Wallace, Bry Pearson, Elaina Lavigne, Amber Young, Ashley Pilotte, Sam Desaulniers and Lindsay Read were a combined 17-for-25 with seven walks, as Hooksett rolled in Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, Kids & Family, Softball, baseball

• Trinity nine, still young, swings for return to final

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR After sneaking up on the competition in 2007 and reaching the state finals with one of the youngest teams in Class L, coach Ed Poisson knows his Pioneers aren’t surprising anyone this year. But the expectation remains the Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, baseball, Trinity High School

• Dealing with rules, harassment and stereotypes, girls are finding success competing with the boys

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR It’s uncomfortable, but it’s a conversation both parties know must take place. As practice begins, Bill Walton, the John Stark wrestling coach, pulls Morgan Belanger aside. “You know if anything inappropriate happens, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pembroke, Sports, football, baseball, Pelham, John Stark, Ice hockey

• Historic firsts and championships top 2007 Hooksett-area sports

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR For Hooksett-area teams and individual athletes, 2007 was a year in which the surprising became the norm, particularly at the high school level. Though squads such as the Central girls tennis team finished tops in Class L and Cawley Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 3:16 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, wrestling, football, tennis, Softball, baseball, track and field, soccer, golf, cheerleading, gymnastics, spirit

• Postseason players – Trio of locals helps Sweeney reach Legion playoffs

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Sweeney is going to the American Legion baseball postseason tournament, and according to manager David Flurey, the contributions of three locals have made winning the state title a possibility. “We’ve shown that we can Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Sports, baseball

• Goal-getters – This year, Hooksett 10 and 11s build on last year for next year

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Hooksett assistant coach Jim White said his team’s No. 1 priority is to improve each year as it faces similar foes in postseason all-star play. Last year, as 9- and 10-year-olds in the District 1 Little League all-star tournament, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:37 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Goffstown, Sports, baseball, Pelham

• Sun-sett – Suncook ousted by Hooksett

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR For three innings it looked like Suncook, behind solid pitching and defense, was headed to the losers bracket final of the District 1 10- and 11-year old Little League all-star tournament. But a 1-0 lead heading into the fourth quickly Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:37 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, baseball, Suncook

• Back again – Hooksett 10 and 11s face nemesis Goffstown for title

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Last time Hooksett played Goffstown, it gave up five home runs in an 11-1 loss in the winners bracket of the District 1 10- and 11-year-old Little League all-star tournament. Now, after victories over Manchester East and Suncook and Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:30 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Goffstown, Sports, baseball

• Summer fun – Now eliminated, Hooksett enjoyed fine District 1 run

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Sitting in the back seat of the family car, the drive from Kyle Macey’s Hooksett home to Sunset Heights Elementary School in Nashua could not have felt longer. He’d seen the same roads, the same signs and arrived at the same Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:30 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, baseball, Nashua

• A final defeat – Trinity nine’s remarkable run ends in championship-game loss

  BY SAPNA PATHAK The losing team didn’t force insincere handshakes or meaningless pats on the back. The winning team didn’t applaud half-heartedly when the opposition received its runner-up plaque. No, this year’s Class L baseball championship Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:09 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Goffstown, Sports, baseball, students

• In final turn, CHS takes baseball showdown

  BY SAPNA PATHAK He thought about it all night. What would he say? What would he want someone to say to him had the tables been turned? Brandon Czaja still doesn’t know. The Central High first baseman said he’d remain quiet after coming up Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:20 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, high school sports, Central High School, Memorial High School, baseball