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• Hojlo heads to college as Pelham High School record holder and special leader

  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... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:22 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball, pelham high school

• Portsmouth pulls away from Pelham in title game

  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... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:16 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball, Portsmouth

• Pelham continues to dominate, trounces Lebanon in quarterfinal

  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... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:39 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball

• Pelham, 15-1, escapes from Bedford, 3-13, with basketball victory

  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... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:23 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball, boys basketball, pelham high school, bedford

• Pelham seeks return to playoffs following difficult campaign

  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... Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 8:26 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball, pelham high school

• Solid road win lessens pain of historic home loss

  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... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:01 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, high school sports, sports, basketball

• Pelham fails to reach state finals for first time in four years

  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... Posted Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:12 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, high school sports, basketball

• Repeat performance?

  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... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:33 AM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, high school sports, basketball