BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt wasn’t the way Paul Cohen envisioned bidding farewell to the Bow High School football campaign. The Falcons, who were at one time 5-0 and tied atop the standings, were thumped by Trinity High School for a second consecutive week, losing in the Division V semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 7, 37-0. “We kind of came ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Entering the Manchester Invitational cross country race with little chance of winning the team competition, Pembroke Academy runners took the race personally. Even though the boys and girls teams finished near the bottom of the pack in the large school division on Saturday, Sept. 26, five Spartans set personal records, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bow High School football team has given faithful hearts weekly workouts in 2009. The most recent example was a 17-14 win at two-time defending state champion Pelham on Friday, Sept. 25. The Falcons scored the game-winning touchdown with just 30 seconds remaining. So far, Bow’s four victories have come by a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY It’s a task Tom Babaian hasn’t faced in recent years, but the Pelham football head coach must now help his team find a way to bounce back. After producing undefeated state championships the last two seasons, the Pythons are now 1-2 in Division V play following a heartbreaking 17-14 loss to visiting Bow High ...

Athlete of the Month sponsored by Indian Head Athletics BY MATT SCHOOLEY He’s quiet in general, but Wade Brown’s pitching in particular has silenced opposing bats in the New Hampshire Baseball League’s postseason, helping his Bow Falcons close within a single victory of the league title. Brown is 3-0 so far in the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORChris and Steve Gaudreau keep sharing the wealth. On Wednesday, June 10, the brothers coached the Bow boys lacrosse team to a 15-8 victory over Dover, clinching their second consecutive Division-II title and third in six years. Last year, Steve returned after a one-year hiatus, joining Chris and 10 seniors en route to the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThey’ve been there. They’ve done that. And they didn’t mind doing it again. Bow High School’s girls lacrosse team has been to every title game since Division II play began in 2002, and on Thursday, June 11, the Lady Falcons won a fourth state championship with a 13- 7 victory over Bishop Guertin at Southern ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIn a battle of two teams at opposite ends of the Class I girls tennis spectrum, Bow cruised past Pembroke Academy on Friday, May 15, as both teams wind down the regular season. The Falcons earned a 9-0 home victory over the Spartans to improve to 9-3, while Pembroke dropped to 3-8. Bow begins preparations for the postseason. ...

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 SCHOOLEYDespite falling in the 2008 Division II finals to Hanover and graduating seven seniors, Bow High School girls lacrosse remains in the midst of a dominant run that began in 2002, when the league was first established. “This program has a certain amount of history, and they have pride for that,” said head coach Chris ...