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• Divisional shake-up heats up Neighborhood rivalries

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Division III football has a different look in 2008. While perennial beast Souhegan of Amherst remains the favorite, and always-solid Milford and Portsmouth are still around as well, Plymouth, winner of seven of the last 10 D-III Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:55 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, football, Bedford, Goffstown, John Stark

• Goffstown Gallop perennially draws community of fun-loving athletes

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bow’s Margaret Burns and Pembroke’s Joanne Welch have been running mates for eight years. They’re currently preparing for a half marathon in Quebec in August. The 29th annual Goffstown Gallop provided them an opportunity Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:43 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, Bow, running, marathon, Goffstown

• Athlete of the month: Pembroke Academy runner keeps striding for more

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Taking cover from the scorching sun over the University of New Hampshire’s outdoor track, Allison Brehm sipped some water and looked toward her coach. “State champion,” she said Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:13 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, track and field, Athlete of the Month

• Pembroke Academy scores at track and field meets

  The Pembroke Academy track and field teams competed in Pelham on May 6 and Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood on May 10, finishing in the middle of the pack at each meet. The boys were second behind Milford at the meet hosted by Pelham High, while the girls Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:46 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, pembroke academy

• 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

• Playmakers – ‘Tackling and blocking’ lead PA to another win

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Two big plays were enough to extend Pembroke Academy football’s improbable run toward the Division III postseason. Taking advantage of the hosts’ many mistakes, PA won its first road game, 14-10, at John Stark Regional Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 4:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, football

• Playoff push – Pembroke reaches .500 with victory, faces John Stark next

  BY JERRY LIPTAK The Spartans shoved. The Eagles pushed back. But when the hosts shoved harder still, the visitors teetered and were ultimately toppled in a 34-18 Pembroke Academy victory over Kennett on Saturday, Oct. 6. A pair of first-half touchdowns Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:13 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, football

• Meeting a challenge – Inexperience, injuries pose obstacles to PA

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Renee Paquette does not demand perfection. Her Pembroke Academy players do. But with the final quarter of the regular season remaining and a playoff spot on the line, Paquette is teaching the field hockey team to play through some unexpected Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, field hockey

• Make no mistake… If PA eliminates errors, playoffs are probable

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Though Pembroke entered the week at 3-2-1 and in prime position to advance to the postseason, consecutive losses to Bow and Portsmouth have put the Spartans’ playoff aspirations in peril. Coach Pete Bisson said the team has Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:46 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, soccer

• Fore-gone conclusions – Current season is bleak for PA; near future looks bright

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Six years ago Pembroke won the Class I golf title. By last season, the Spartans slipped to the point they forfeited several matches because they lacked a full team. This year, coach Mike Desilets has a dozen players, and though his Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, golf

• ‘Good blend’ – New coach likes PA’s mix, hopes to concoct a winner

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Peter Bisson knows what makes a strong team. Now he has to convince his young players of it. In his first season as head coach of Pembroke Academy’s boys soccer team, Bisson brings a new outlook to the Spartans program. On Wednesday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:55 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, schools, soccer

• Late heroics earn PA a win

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Pembroke Academy stunned its fans and, more importantly, visiting Portsmouth with a late-game defensive stop and subsequent touchdown, beating the Clippers, 14-10, on Saturday, Sept. 8. Portsmouth led the Spartans, 10-7, when it reached Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:49 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, football

• Seniority – PA girls stopped, but season’s outlook remains bright

  BY JERRY LIPTAK With New England in general, and Pembroke Academy’s field hockey team in particular, even the sunniest forecast contains the chance for a passing shower. Such was the case for the Spartans, who were doused, 4-0, by the Lebanon Red Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:18 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, students, field hockey

• Program able – Pieces are in place for on-field improvement

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Last year’s Pembroke Academy football team won once. The 2007 Spartans return nearly all of last year players and first-year head coach Dave Tremblay said that’s a good thing. “We graduated only three kids from last Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:03 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, pembroke academy, students, football

• Program able – Successful head coach and his staff imprint new attitude at PA

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR The Pembroke Academy football team has never had a winning football season, but Dave Tremblay has immediate plans to change the success and the mentality of the program and all those involved. Tremblay, who this year takes over as Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, sports, pembroke academy, students, football