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BY DERRICK PERKINS A couple of days every week, a group of old friends gets together on the second floor of the Ingram Senior Center to swap stories, tell jokes and shoot pool. For Joe Swift, a retired police officer, the morning sessions are an opportunity Read More...
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By Matt Schooley Robbie Liberatore ended any comeback thoughts Manchester Central was having, as the Salem High School sophomore keeper and his teammates shut out the visiting Little Green in a 3-0 Division I boys ice hockey victory. The victory at the Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor By defeating Manchester Central, Nashua South, Nashua North and St. Thomas Aquinas on Jan. 4, the Salem girls gymnastics team extended its record to 5-0. The defending state champs beat previously undefeated Central 134.755 to 125.114 Read More...
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It was a special day. After earning a New England title at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center, on March 17, the Salem cheerleaders ventured across the street to Lundholm Gymnasium, where they shared their winning spirit with the Read More...
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By Matt Schooley They haven’t played since leaving the court as state champions last season, but the boys of Salem High School basketball team showed no rust in their 2007-08 opener. Josh Jones and Kevin Sledge led a balanced offensive attack for Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Of the four events at each competition – vault, beam, bars, and floor – six girls from each team compete. Only two athletes can compete in all four events and score in the all-around; the rest take part in a maximum Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Now coach E.J. Perry has the unenviable task of finding not only someone to replace Savage’s clutch play, but also filling the holes created by the departure of three all-state cagers. “We try to reload rather than rebuild, Read More...
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By Ryan O’connor Last year’s 10-10 record and first-round playoff loss, said Briggs, was a reflection of a talented yet inconsistent team going through growing pains. And while hesitant to offer a 2007-’08 prediction, Briggs conceded Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK EJ Perry knows what he is doing. The fourth-year Salem boys volleyball mentor always selects the right players, draws up the correct plays and most importantly, offers the proper words of motivation to his team – one that hasn’t Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK If you must, credit the hitting and fielding drills, the countless hours spent teaching the fundamentals of fast-pitch. But the secret to head coach Harold Sachs’ consistent success with Salem High’s softball team is a notion. Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT Forgive the obviousness, but the Salem boys lacrosse team is a varsity sport, has been for four years now. However, in building the program, head coach Chris Kelleher said the team has been hindered in the past by players who didn’t Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT They’re a businessman and a card shark, “Woody” and “Big Papi” and, as a duo, simply not satisfied, even when they beat the best. Yes, Salem’s Aaron Kalil and Trevor Dearden wear many hats. But perhaps Read More...
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By Sapna Pathak and Matt Stout Tough is claiming a state championship. Tough is doing so when everyone expects you to. Certainly, tough is doing both while completing an undefeated season. As far as most are concerned, those are true statements. But when Read More...
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By Sapna Pathak Staff Writer When Tim Sadowski graduates, he’ll know Salem’s boys volleyball team is in good hands. After winning a third straight Division I title, Sadowski celebrated with his seven senior teammates. Meanwhile, junior Dan Read More...
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By Matt Stout Staff Writer Observer/Matt Stout Salem senior Debbie Seidel, left, and junior Nicole Duarte block a Nashua South hit during their team's 3-0 win on Oct. 4. The pair has been a force as the Blue Devils' middle hitters this season, Read More...
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