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• New faces, same championship result for Cawley girls

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Cawley Middle School girls soccer team’s run to a second consecutive Class M championship surprised a lot of people, including the squad’s coach. Cawley eased past Litchfield by a 5-1 margin on Oct. 23 to complete an undefeated Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:18 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, soccer, Cawley Middle School

• Shrine game a fond farewell for some, prep work for others

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Whether gaining closure or preparing for a gridiron future, the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl was a success for Neighborhood athletes. On Saturday, Aug. 1, high school players from across New Hampshire knocked off their Vermont counterparts Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:04 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, football

• For Hooksett, fair is foul

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Donald Pare has video evidence that baseball is indeed a game of inches. Pare’s 11- and 12-year-old Hooksett Little League team was eliminated from District 1 play after consecutive losses, including a 5-4 setback to Salem National Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:49 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, baseball

• Cawley girls dominate in all facets while prepping for next year

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Greg Shaw didn’t have to worry about ensuring all 26 players on his roster saw action on the field. During an undefeated season and Class M girls soccer championship, his Cawley Middle School team cruised to victories and gave him Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, soccer, Cawley Middle School

• Rules change aims to stifle fouling, raise sportsmanship

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Consider this: Team A and Team B enter the final game of the regular season. Team A is in first place, and team B is out of contention. At some point in the game a player from Team A goes for the ball and trips a Team B foe in the Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bow, Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, high school sports, Salem

• Central, Memorial and West eye future, prepare for present season

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR She played under one coach and with another. Now their peer, Kris Komisarek rolled out the welcome mat for the second straight year for her former mentors. You see, Komisarek played under local legend Peter Lally, who has spent Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:44 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School, soccer

• Post 21 helps student-athletes defray college costs

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Despite a disappointing season for the Concord American Legion baseball team, Post 21 manager Averill Cate wanted to conclude the summer on a positive note. In fact, he said he wants to end every Legion season like he’s done Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:22 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, baseball, American Legion, scholarships

• 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 | 0 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

• Locals embrace mixed martial arts

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Roger Woo doesn’t mind when his wife takes a swing at him. He actually encourages it. Woo teaches mixed martial arts along with his wife, Barbara, at Tokyo Joe’s in Hooksett, and organizes a cage fighting team out of the studio Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:31 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Sports, martial arts, Tokyo Joe's

• 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

• 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

• US National Amputee Hockey includes Hooksett man

  The United States National Amputee Hockey Team again has three New Hampshire residents on its roster, including returning team captain Dave Levesque of Hooksett. Shane Warren and David Goodwin also wear the red, white and blue as they compete for the Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:02 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Sports, US National Amputee Hockey