BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe question awaiting answer during the Class L field hockey preliminary round was who would win – Bishop Guertin, Londonderry or impending darkness. After more than two hours, a pair of sudden death overtime sessions and nine rounds of corner hits, Londonderry edged both foes, 3-2, on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Despite the loss, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYPortsmouth’s Jessica Smith recorded three goals against Bedford during a recent field hockey game, but it wasn’t due to any deficiency in the Bulldogs. “I’ve seen a drastic improvement since the first time I played them,” said the senior. “Each time we’ve played them we’ve seen the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Bedford field hockey team is knocking on the Class I door, they’re just having trouble entering. After scoring three goals in a season-opening loss to Milford, the Bulldogs scored just one time in the next three games, despite putting heavy pressure on opponents in the circle. On Saturday, Sept. 12, Bedford dropped a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORLast year, Bedford was the new kid on the Class I field hockey block, and the players looked the part. This season, the Lady Bulldogs took their experience from a winless 2007 campaign and translated it into three victories. “The team has really improved tremendously over the season,” said head coach Jill ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYLast year, Bedford High School field hockey players waited anxiously, hoping to celebrate the first goal in the program’s history. Having accomplished that goal, the Bulldogs are hoping to add another first this season. Jill Corson, Bedford’s head coach, hopes her players will be able to build on their experience from ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR The season hasn’t progressed as expected, but first-year coach Stephanie Georgevits sees many positives in this year’s West High School field hockey squad. Though the Blue Knights began the season with a 1-1 tie against Merrimack, they dropped their next four, falling to 0-4-1. “We’re still getting ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The scoreboard at Bedford High School noted the Bulldogs lost to Laconia, 6-0. But you wouldn’t know it by the attitude of the Bedford field hockey players leaving the turf field. Bedford’s group of freshmen and sophomores treks through the 2007 campaign gaining experience and setting themselves up for a bright ...

By Matt Stout Staff Writer   MANCHESTER – Two months ago, Alice Townsend and her Derryfield School field hockey teammates read article after article in local newspapers detailing how the Cougars were rebuilding this year. They spent game after game proving them wrong. With a 3-1 win over ...