BY RYAN O’CONNORThough the Grizzlies traveled roughly 14 miles up Route 114 from Goffstown to Weare, the host Generals faced the long ride home. Goffstown posted a program high 53 points against John Stark in the first varsity gridiron meeting between the two squads in three seasons. “It is our cross-border rival. We do have the ...

BY GREGOR R-BAUGHBig hits and tenacious rushing brought Goffstown within a hairsbreadth of a comeback win last Saturday, Sept. 27, but Portsmouth managed to hold on and win a matchup of Division III football foes, 20-14. “They just have to do more of what they did to open the second half – block well, run well,” said Rob ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThe last time they laced up their cleats, threw on their helmets and played on the Division III gridiron, the Goffstown Grizzlies played their hearts out but suffered a closerthan- it-appeared 46-14 loss to annual favorite Souhegan in the playoff quarterfinals. That was 2005. On Saturday, Sept. 6, the GHS football team ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORDivision III football has a different look in 2008. While perennial beast Souhegan of Amherst remains the favorite, and always-solid Milford and Portsmouth are still around as well, Plymouth, winner of seven of the last 10 D-III titles, moves down a division. “From year to year, the teams change so much it’s ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey team, was giving a speech. “A lot of people think I have the best job in hockey, and I tell ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORGoffstown-area athletic successes in 2007 came at many levels, for teams and individuals. This was never more evident than the summer, when nearly every Goffstown youth baseball team, from Little League through Babe Ruth, finished tops in their district, among the best in the state and, in some cases, the region. Those ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR The Grizzlies had the Division II playoffs in sight, but on one rain-soaked Saturday afternoon they allowed the postseason to evade their grasp.  Though many local football and soccer games were postponed Nov. 3 due to inclement weather, Howard Sobolov, Goffstown High School athletics director, and Rob Cathcart, GHS ...

Goffstown vs Timberlane Football game on 11/3/07. Click HERE to view and purchase more photos from this event.    

Goffstown football beat heavily favored Winnacunnet in a late-game shootout on Friday, Oct. 26. The 24-20 final keeps the locals in contention for the playoffs. “Last year we played Winnacunnet and got knocked around,” said Goffstown head coach Rob Cathcart. “This year was a different story.” Tom Foote’s 1-yard ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Receiving second life and a fresh set of downs at the opponent’s 7-yard line, John Stark looked poised to move ahead 9-0 in the Oct. 13 fooball contest and put the visiting foes in an early hole. But the ensuing events mirrored the season; the Generals ran toward success, then fumbled the chance. Stark, after ...