BY PATRICK O’NEILLThe Derryfield School had no student newspaper to speak of a few years ago. The one they had was published infrequently, and no one wanted to contribute to it. That is, until one Bedford girl gave it a try – and succeeded. Charlotte Evans, a graduating senior at The Derryfield School, decided it was time for students ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORBruce Berk said he doesn’t keep track of his Derryfield School boys tennis team’s successes from year to year. Maybe he’s just lost count. The Cougars have reached the state final 15 of the last 18 years, and they have 12 titles in that span, including the last six. Most recently, they wore the 2008 Class ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORWinning a state tennis championship is a tough enough task. Six individual players have to do their part, then change their approaches and play doubles – generally immediately following an intense singles match. Now, take away two of the starting six and, subsequently, one of three doubles units. That’s what ...

In their final 16 games of the 2007-’08 Class S basketball season, the Derryfield girls lost three games. Each time, their vanquisher was the same – Portsmouth Christian Academy. After beginning the season 1-3, DS improved dramatically, posting a 13-5 regular-season record to secure the No. 6 seed in the playoffs. In the preliminary ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIn addition to those athletes on the first-place Salem squad and second-place Manchester Central team, many other Neighborhood gymnasts competed and impressed at the NHIAA Girls Gymnastics State Championships on Saturday, Feb. 9. While some competed as part of a team, most took part individually, for love of the ...

BY MATT STOUTIt has the talent, a mixture of youth and experience, a nice balance of pitching and hitting. But the Derryfield School baseball team also has concerns. After starting the season on a 5-0 tear and outscoring their opponents a mind-boggling 79-12 in that stretch, the Cougars and their hopes of a double digit-win season were brought ...

BY MATT STOUTThe play didn’t look like one a first-year varsity team could execute. Then again, the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team isn’t your typical start-up. Slashing through the heart of the Trinity defense, Derryfield junior Chad Kelsey took a pass from freshman teammate Ben Calegari and, in one motion, fired a shot into the ...

BY MATT STOUTTerry Wilson laughed after he said it, but the Gilford coach, like many of his peers in Class M-S, isn’t thrilled to notice it. “Hi, I’m Coach Wilson,” he said during player introductions prior to his team’s match-up with the Derryfield School boys tennis team on Wednesday, April 11. “Some of you ...

BY MATT STOUTIt doesn’t matter that it lost its top four players. It doesn’t matter that it opened with its first loss since 2005. For the Derryfield School girls tennis team, the faces change, but the skills, expectations and, in some cases, the names usually do not. So after falling in the Class M-S championship three straight times ...