March 2008 - Posts

• Pembroke Academy comeback not quite enough for a finals appearance

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Hanover coach Tim Winslow and his defending state champion Marauders thought they were seeing double most of the second half. With his team ahead, 37- 19, early in the third quarter of the March 5 Class I semifinal against upstart Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:11 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, pembroke academy, Merrimack Valley, High School Sports, basketball

• Pembroke voters increase school budget instead of cutting

  BY JENN McDOWELL Pembroke will not suffer any staff cuts or eliminate any sports programs after voters at the School District Meeting decided in a 95-71 vote to pass the School Board’s proposed operating budget. “The meeting went exactly the Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:22 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, Merrimack Valley, schools, School Board, budget

• Pembroke Academy/Trinity/R.I. alliance wins FIRST game

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Near the bottom of the 48-team pack of robotics teams from across New England, Pembroke Academy’s chances at a trip to the national finals were not looking good. But after being selected as an ally with Trinity High School and Rhode Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, pembroke academy, Merrimack Valley, Manchester, Robotics, FIRST, Trinity High School

• Cut sports for special education?

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Pembroke School District faces cuts in sports and staff in the coming year’s budget if a special education expense deficit in the current budget cannot be defrayed by the School District Meeting on Saturday, March 8. After the Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:17 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, Merrimack Valley, special education, Budget Committee, School

• Pembroke shocks unbeaten Oyster River

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR The Pembroke Spartans, a squad that failed in four regular-season opportunities to beat a team ranked higher in the standings, slew topseeded Oyster River, Class I’s lone undefeated squad, in the quarterfinals of the state Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:50 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, Merrimack Valley, High School Sports, basketball