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• 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 has improved, but team continues chase of division’s best

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was a tale of two halves. The second half, which Central girls lacrosse coach Whitney Nelson said is more indicative of her team’s level of talent, saw the Little Green match undefeated Souhegan goal-for-goal for 20 of Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:41 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Lacrosse, Central High Schooll

• 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

• Central’s strong start wiped out in semifinal loss

  BY MATT STOUT Sitting inside one of the many locker rooms buried in the bowels of Lundholm Gymnasium, the Manchester Central boys basketball team did as it usually does following a game Thursday, March 15. Coaches talked and players listened. Players Read More... Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:51 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, basketball, Great North Woods

• Beating the unbeaten - CHS knocks off top-ranked Timberlane

  BY SAPNA PATHAK MANCHESTER – They might have been the longest eight minutes of Mike Wenners’ life; they were perhaps also the most pridefilled and validating. It took a seemingly never-ending quarter of basketball to seal one of Wenners’ Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:49 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School basketball

• 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

• Rhode (Island) runners

  Central High boys and girls move on to regional meet BY MATT STOUT The Manchester Central girls and boys cross country teams entered this year’s Meet of Champions on Saturday, Nov. 4, with a ton of goals. It’s safe to they surpassed every Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:53 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports