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Central wins twice in tourney, then loses to defending champs

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Mike Wenners, the Central girls basketball coach, admitted he’d rather forget the tough conclusion to the Little Green’s otherwise successful season. What will stick in his memory is the effort and determination his Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:42 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, Central High School

Packed house sees Central boys hand Trinity a loss with smothering defense

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The intensity of the postseason is still weeks away, but no one told the Central and Trinity boys basketball teams. The Little Green knocked off the undefeated Pioneers, 56-48, on Friday, Jan. 30, in a high-octane game that set up a three-way Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:12 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, basketball, Trinity High School

Trinity ready to fight – again – for state crown

BY JERRY LIPTAK Two straight appearances in the Class L boys basketball finals – and two straight losses to Salem – have Trinity’s head coach, Dave Keefe, hoping the third time will be charming indeed. Though he lost star Ryan Bourgeois Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, Manchesterer

For now, Central leans on trio of experienced players

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Following a loss to Winnacunnet in the state finals last year, the Central girls basketball team hopes a little experience leads a largely young team back for a second shot at the two-time Class L champs. This year’s Little Green Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:48 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, basketball, Central High School

Central reaches semifinals again, draws familiar foe

BY RYAN O’CONNOR With his fourth-seeded squad playing its best basketball of the season, Central boys basketball coach Doc Wheeler said a 16-point home loss to undefeated Salem two weeks earlier helped propel his young hoopsters into the Class L Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:06 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, Central High School, Manchesterer

Central knocks off Timberlane to reach semifinals

BY JERRY LIPTAK Someone older and someone newer led Manchester Central to a familiar spot – the Class L girls basketball playoff semifinals. The second-seeded Little Green used 16 first-half points from senior Alicia Doucet and all six team points Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:00 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, high school sports, basketball, Central High School

Host Central falls to Salem as Jones fuses visitors’ attack

BY JERRY LIPTAK Central’s student body had a message for visiting Salem and, more specifically, its star junior forward, Josh Jones: “Napoleon Dynamite – Gimme your tots!” Jones, the Central faithful feel, bears a striking resemblance Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, high school sports, basketball, Central High School, Salem

Central pulls away using good ball movement

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Many times in practice, teams run a drill in which every player must touch the ball before a shot is taken. It doesn’t always translate into game play. It did for the Central High School boys basketball team, which consistently Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:24 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, Manchester High School Sports

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

Trinity falls in final

BY SAPNA PATHAK It did something that hasn’t been done since 1985. It beat a Class L perennial powerhouse to get there. And it gained unwavering confidence in the process. This year’s Trinity High boys basketball team will indeed be remembered Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:55 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Manchester, high school sports, basketball

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

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