BY MATT SCHOOLEYSponsored by Indian Head AthleticsDavid Bucchino won’t be in net when the next Bow boys lacrosse season starts, but he’ll still have an impact in the crease. In addition to working closely with his protege during practices, the recently graduated Bucchino steadied the Falcons en route to a second consecutive Division ...

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 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 ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYAs Jill Bartlett walked off the field at Bow High School following her team’s inaugural girls lacrosse contest, one of the Bedford fans in attendance had a light-hearted message. “Coach, you know the only place to go from here, right?” said the fan. Bartlett smiled before answering, “Nowhere to go but ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Throughout the 2008 season, the Bow boys lacrosse team took one fellow Division II foe after another to school. Even Chris Kelleher, coach of D-I Salem, admitted the Falcons smacked his squad with a lengthy measuring stick during an 8-1 interdivisional loss. “Some of the kids were ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY In 1994, when Howard Roever and two others started the Bow Youth Lacrosse (BYL) program, his team of players struggled to score a goal most of the season, let alone win a game. Since then, lacrosse in town sure has changed. Following 14 years with Bow Youth Lacrosse, Roever recently stepped down as the group’s ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR It’s another year, yet the jerseys are usually the same. For the fifth time since Division II girls lacrosse was established in 2002, Bow and Hanover played for the state championship. The outcome, of course, wasn’t decided until the final minutes. But unlike last season, when the Lady Falcons ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIt was a familiar feeling, to be sure. Chris Gaudreau jumped in the air, his arms pumped, his smile broad. Next to him, his brother, Steve, did the same. In 2004, the last time the Bow boys lacrosse team won a state title, the two were together, only then Steve was the head coach and Chris was his assistant. Steve left the ...