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 MARK PETERSONThis year’s Bow boys basketball team may look more like other schools’ junior varsity squads, with several freshmen and sophomores slated to receive significant playing time – and possibly start. Despite the youthful vibe of a group featuring only two seniors, head coach Chris Gaudreau said his team will remain ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThe third time isn’t likely to be the charm, but for Corey Boilard, that’s not cause for alarm. Boilard, entering his third season as head coach of the Bow girls basketball team, isn’t expecting a Class I title in 2009. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t hope to compete for one. The Lady Falcons are, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThey may not be able to dunk yet, but Bow first- and second-graders are learning how to play basketball, as well as lessons that will stay with them when they step off the floor. The Bow Youth Basketball program teaches aspiring athletes the basics of the sport, teamwork and good sportsmanship. “I think it’s important ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThey are starting to find their identity. Early this season, Bow girls basketball coach Corey Boilard expressed a need for patience while his players adjusted to each other and, in some cases, high school competition. Nearly two-thirds of the way through the season, his Lady Falcons are 8-3, and having played with house ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKIt began with some strong individual efforts in the winter – a trickle of championships earned by Bow, Hopkinton and Concord athletes on the slopes and the mats. It continued in the spring and summer, with various teams hoisting title plaques for their lacrosse, baseball and softball prowess. It concluded with the Hopkinton ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEAfter the elimination of his team in the first round of last year’s Class I playoffs, Bow boys basketball coach Chris Gaudreau thinks a deeper team this year means a deeper postseason run. Gaudreau, beginning his fourth year as head coach, said this group has smarts and a good mix of younger and older players. “We ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKThe squads entered the Class I girls basketball game on Friday, Dec. 7, unbeaten. The hosts from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy left the court undefeated. The visitors from Bow High left the court undeterred. Despite a 59-41 setback, the Falcons’ head coach, Corey Boilard, saw no reason to worry. “We’re ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR In the midst of facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly possessing and selling marijuana to an undercover officer with the Attorney General’s drug task force, Paul Chergey again finds himself in trouble with the law. The former Bow High School basketball star and current Southern New Hampshire University ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Paul Chergey, who two years ago led the Bow Falcons boys basketball team to the Class I title game, has been indicted on multiple charges involving the possession and sale of marijuana. On Aug. 16, Chergey was indicted by the grand jury on two special felony counts of sale of a controlled drug, one felony count of ...