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BY RYAN O’CONNOR He came off the bench his freshman year – a spark amongst a fiery group of seniors, including his older brother – and helped Pelham garner its first Class I basketball crown. As a sophomore and junior, his flame burned Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Pelham entered the Class I boys basketball finale with a 21-1 record, but it was six-loss Portsmouth that once again proved superior, pulling away late to secure a 61-48 victory on Saturday, March 14, at the University of New Hampshire. Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Good teams take advantage of any opening they’re given. With a recent NHIAA rules change, the boys of Pelham High’s basketball team were handed the makings of a big break, and following a season’s worth of hard Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Three years ago, the Pelham boys basketball team used a one-loss regular season as a springboard to a state title. The town of Bedford had yet to begin construction on its high school. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, Bedford’s first-year Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Following a generally disappointing 2007-08 campaign in which his Pelham girls basketball team posted a 4-17 record, Tim Powers plans to use this season to move the program back to a level of respectability – and the postseason. Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Thirty seconds into a meaningless preseason jamboree at Concord’s Community College, Pelham boys basketball head coach Todd Kress had seen enough. He called a timeout. “Did you even think about taking the charge?” he Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Prior to the contest, Pelham boys basketball coach Todd Kress conceded, “This is the one matchup I didn’t want to see.” On the other side of the floor stood the same Hanover squad that, last season as the No. 10 Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Playing pickup basketball with his older brother and his brother’s friends, young Justin Hojlo was at a constant disadvantage. Now, in his junior year at Pelham High School, the hoopster that teammates once nicknamed “Peanut” Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor It had to end sometime. Four years and 37 games after the Pelham boys basketball team last lost in its own gymnasium, the squad dropped its home opener, 54-53, to Class I favorite Portsmouth on Jan. 2. The Pythons’ last home Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Pelham boys basketball coach Todd Kress is very superstitious about his courtside attire. While his team is winning, Kress will continue to wear the same outfit to every game. He also eats the same foods and even styles his facial Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR When the Pelham and Bow High School boys basketball teams met during the 2006 regular season, both teams entered the contest undefeated. Though Pelham lost, 74-59, it avenged its lone defeat in a 66-53 triumph over Bow in the Class Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK After their male counterparts capped off a memorable season with a Class I championship last year, the Lady Pythons are planning – and playing – to be the team that adds another plaque to the Pelham High trophy case. “With Read More...
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Pelham holds court with new cast of characters BY RYAN O’CONNOR Defending a high school basketball championship is never easy. When a team loses all five starters, the task can be downright treacherous. But according to Pelham head coach Todd Kress, Read More...
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