BY MATT SCHOOLEYOnce an inexperienced pack, this group of Jaguars became strong, fast and dangerous. Bishop Guertin’s football team won its fifth Division II title in six years led by a large group Bedford residents. Many have played together since their days in the town’s youth program. “They're athletic, and ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYTrust won’t be an issue for next year’s Bishop Guertin boys lacrosse team. During an end-of-season meeting, Cardinals head coach Chris Cameron named his four captains for the 2010 campaign. All four reside in Bedford. Matt Bayne, Nick Caluccio and Jack Krzyston each enter their second year as captains, while Adam Hall ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBishop Guertin now has a Division II plaque. There are a few words the girls lacrosse team’s players and coaches plan to change next year. After a title-game loss to Bow on June 4, the Cardinals look to leave Southern New Hampshire University with a state championship trophy next season. Guertin entered the match with the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYSponsored by Indian Head AthleticsKristianna Purington is not only a leader, she’s a leading scorer, too. The Bishop Guertin junior has used her outgoing personality and offensive prowess to help the girls lacrosse team to an 11-2 record and the No. 4 seed in the Division II postseason. Oh, by the way, Purington scored the ...

Athlete of the MonthSponsored by Indian Head Athletics BY RYAN O’CONNOREntering the fourth quarter of the Division II championship game, down 7-0 to his most-hated foe, Exeter, Bishop Guertin head football coach Tony Johnson called the number of a 6-foot-1 sophomore transfer from West High School to ignite his team’s slumping ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORHe knows it’s a cliche, but he’s going to say it anyway. He’s going to repeat it over and over again. “Defense wins championships,” said Bishop Guertin head coach Tony Johnson at least six times in a four-minute conversation. He’s only pointing out what his Cardinals, laden with Bedford ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIt wasn’t pretty. It was so ugly, in fact, Tony Johnson conceded it was funny. His Bishop Guertin Cardinals, widely considered the best team in the state, had just fumbled the ball 10 times, lost four, allowed a touchdown on an errant pitch and watched their opponent convert three thirddown- and-long situations in the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThey devoured Concord and Hanover, their first- and secondround playoff appetizers, but Pinkerton made them work for the main course. Still, when the game clock hit all zeros at Stellos Stadium in Nashua on June 4, it was Bishop Guertin tasting its second Division I lacrosse title in four years. Guertin took a 14-11 bite out ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe puck from the Division I boys ice hockey championship ended up where it spent a great deal of the game – with Bishop Guertin goalkeeper Dave O’Brien. O’Brien notched his eighth shutout of the year to lead his team to a 3-0 victory over Bishop Brady, stopping 23 shots as the Cardinals won their second straight ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKJust prior to Bishop Guertin’s inaugural NHIAA contest, the girls hockey team head coach, Mark Karaska, said he and his assistant, Myia Yates, were nervous and excited. No surprise there. Yet, after losing to host Concord on Jan. 2, 5-0, the post-game mood of a more relaxed Karaska was at least as excited, despite the ...