BY JERRY LIPTAKThe question for fourth-seeded Central: how do we, after losing to this team by 16 points on our home court just a few weeks ago, stop unbeaten and top-seeded Salem? The Little Green found an answer – incomplete, it turns out – in the Class L boys basketball semifinals. Still, they proved they could more than compete ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORWith his fourth-seeded squad playing its best basketball of the season, Central boys basketball coach Doc Wheeler said a 16-point home loss to undefeated Salem two weeks earlier helped propel his young hoopsters into the Class L semifinals. The Little Green have won five in a row since the embarrassing setback Feb. 22, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYManchester Central generated little on offense, falling 3-0 on the road to Salem High School in Division I boys ice hockey on Saturday, Jan. 5. Salem scored little more than two minutes into the contest when forward Derek Tomes put in a rebound past Central goalie Jared Cox. Central trailed by three when, with 9:20 remaining in ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORFor a team that lost the No. 1 gymnast in the state, Central High School showed few negative effects in its first meet of the season. On Monday, Dec. 17, the Little Green traveled to Pinkerton, where they beat the hosts, 123.2 to 113.55. “This gives us some momentum going into the rest of the season, which is great ...

BY JENN McDOWELLFIRST Lego League teams from Candia and Hooksett converged on Manchester Central High School on Saturday, Nov. 17, for a qualifying tournament in hopes of making it to the state championships. Cawley Middle School in Hooksett sent their Hawk Bots, while Candia had two teams participating in the event. The Game Freaks came from the ...

BY SAPNA PATHAKThe head coach of the Central High girls tennis team isn’t like most coaches when it comes to jumping ahead of foes. Indeed, the Little Green mentor wouldn’t mind the opposite. “Tennis is the type of sport where you can be ahead, and if you drop your guard for one second, you’re not,” said Bill Cannon ...

BY SAPNA PATHAKKelsey Isham really is a good sport. But after driving in the game-winning run and earning her team a victory over a favorite rival, the Auburn native couldn’t resist going over to remind her opponents of the play. It’s not something you’d usually see Isham do, but this opposing lineup was different. “Well, ...

BY SAPNA PATHAKHe thought about it all night. What would he say? What would he want someone to say to him had the tables been turned? Brandon Czaja still doesn’t know. The Central High first baseman said he’d remain quiet after coming up with a loud hit against defending Class L baseball champion – and Queen City rival – ...

BY SAPNA PATHAKShe tried her best to smile after it was over. She forced a laugh here and there, attempting to disguise her somber tone. But Central’s Trish Ellis couldn’t mask her frustration. Never was that frustration more obvious this year than after a 7-2 softball loss to city rival Manchester West on Monday, April ...

BY SAPNA PATHAKBack in the day, Bill Lawson was leading an inexperienced bunch of players on Bow’s boys lacrosse team. He thought he wouldn’t face that challenge again. He was wrong. Now head coach of the Central High boys lax squad, Lawson has to draw from his former days to develop another squad. Lawson’s team is still ...