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• Salem High gym size cut; saves $1 million

  BY MATT HERSH A proposed plan to build a new athletics facility at Salem High School has been cut back, reducing the size and cost of the project. At a recent meeting, the school district’s Facilities Committee decided to reduce the size of the Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, Budget

• Nolan unhittable in latest Salem romp

  BY MATT STOUT So far this season, the Salem baseball team has been nearly perfect. On Monday, May 14, so was Connor Nolan. The Blue Devils’ ace struck out 14 Manchester Central batters, including four of the final five hitters, to finish off a no-hitter Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:37 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, baseball

• Salem fails to reach postseason for first time since ’93

  BY SAPNA PATHAK If it were up to him, Curt Killion’s team would have a better record. If he had his way, his squad would spend practices talking strategy for the postseason instead of thinking about next year. But after losing four of his top six Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:35 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, tennis

• Net gain – Salem, despite loss of experience, rises to challenge

  BY MATT STOUT What was uncertainty has become excitement. What were modest expectations have grown into sizable goals. And what was a relatively inexperienced Salem boys tennis team hoping to “win some,” said No. 1 singles player Jeff Bunker, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 1:22 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, tennis

• Up and down – Salem stuck at .500 following alternately strong, shabby play

  BY SAPNA PATHAK They know how to take the lead. Now they have to learn how to hold it. And until Salem’s boys lacrosse team figures out how to stay ahead of opponents until the final whistle blows, Chris Kelleher’s postgame talk will sound Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, Lacrosse

• Relative success – Once again, SHS grads part of fine fledgling program

  BY MATT STOUT The Salem girls lacrosse team owes a lot of where it is right now to Meagan Schadlick and Christina Miano. The pair hopes that one day the Southern New Hampshire University women’s lacrosse team can say the same thing. After picking Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:50 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, Lacrosse

• Freshman force – Liekweg, SHS alum, continues success at UMass-Lowell

  BY MATT STOUT In the few short months Robert Liekweg has competed for the UMass-Lowell track and field team, he’s broken a school record, claimed All-New England honors in two events and nearly opened the spring outdoor season with an NCAA Championships-qualifying Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, track and field

• Two down, two to go – Salem High easily reaches semi finals

  BY SAPNA PATHAK They watched as one of their own scored his 1,000th point. They spun and twirled through double- and triple-teams, finding the hoop for highlight-worthy scores. They flew around the court like madmen, stealing balls and wreaking havoc Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:57 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, basketball

• Beating the best – SHS knocks off two-time champs, claims top seed

  BY SAPNA PATHAK It began the night as Salem High’s Davis Gym. It finished as official headquarters of “Savage Nation.” And it’s now home to the No.1 seed in this year’s playoffs. The road to the top spot was marked with an Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:43 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, schools, basketball