BY RYAN O’CONNORLosses are never fun, but Chris Gaudreau can’t deny early-season setbacks have benefitted his Bow boys lacrosse team the last two years. Despite losing 10 seniors from the 2008 Division II championship squad, Gaudreau, who coaches the Falcons with his brother Steve, said this year’s unit has shown significant ...

By MATT SCHOOLEY Bucking the Town Meeting trend from recent years, Bow voters decided to add money to the operating budget rather than directing selectmen to make significant cuts. On Wednesday, May 13, residents filled the Bow High School auditorium to vote on the warrant, but the meeting was tabled after four hours of debate that covered only ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORCall it a roller coaster season. Call it a year of hills and valleys. Call it what you will, but after 18 Division II ice hockey games, Bow finds itself exactly where it is every March … in the playoffs. Though the Falcons slipped in their regular-season finale at home, 4-2, to three-win Winnacunnet, head coach Tim ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIn case you missed the Bow High School girls basketball season to this point, the Falcons provided a CliffsNotes version against Kingswood. Much like this season, Bow started slowly, hit the accelerator in the middle of the game and slowed at the end. Facing Kingswood, the Falcons still came away with a 60-51 win on Monday, Jan. ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR With the season’s first snowfall as the backdrop, the No. 8 Bow Lady Falcons missed several key opportunities, including a shot off the crossbar late in the second half, and Hollis-Brookline, the ninth-seeded visitors and eventual state runner-up, scored three minutes into sudden death to secure a Class I ...

BY BONA HAYES Beset with injuries the past three games, a healthier Bow High football squad showed an enthusiastic crowd of fans, alumni and ex-players a balanced offense and strong defense in defeating Division- V foe Epping-Newmarket, 27- 6, at homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 18. “Because it was homecoming weekend, there were a lot ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR This time last year, the Bow boys soccer team had locked up a top-four seed in the Class I tournament, par for the course for George Pinkham’s squad. Peter Bisson, on the other hand, was completing his first season at the Pembroke Academy helm. His team had shown signs of progress, but were out of playoff ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR For the Bow golf team, 2008 was a good year. Coach Mike Seraikas said 2009 has the potential to be a great year. “The kids worked hard, they all improved, and now we’re just looking forward to next season where we’re going to be a year older and a year more experienced,” said Seraikas, who ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR They’re young. They’re raw. They might just be good enough to surprise some teams in Class I. Come Oct. 2, when the top golf teams from around New Hampshire meet at White Mountain Country Club to compete for the state championship, Bow coach Mike Seraikas said he fully expects his squad to be in the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Paul Cohen knows he needs Herculean efforts from the 24 players on his Bow High School football team if the Falcons hope to earn another Division V playoff appearance. “If I had a big squad, a lot of kids would play one way. We don’t have that, so we have to prepare for each week faced with the reality that ...