BY RYAN O’CONNORA 15-5 playoff loss to Pinkerton in the Division I quarterfinals aside, Bill Lawson is ecstatic about the progress his Central boys lacrosse team made this season. “We ended up 10-9, including the playoffs, but we had five losses in tight games that could have gone either way,” said Lawson, who added that ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIt was a tale of two halves. The second half, which Central girls lacrosse coach Whitney Nelson said is more indicative of her team’s level of talent, saw the Little Green match undefeated Souhegan goal-for-goal for 20 of 25 minutes. The first half, which Nelson said she’s rather forget, was quite the opposite. ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORAfter losing a pivotal game down the stretch and missing the 2007 playoffs, Central boys lacrosse coach Bill Lawson admitted he and his players weren’t just disappointed to be on the outside of the postseason looking in. They were angry. If their first 2008 contest is any indication, they’ll be spending the ...

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 ...

BY MATT STOUTSometimes you can’t deny what you are. And by no means is Maura Murphy doing that. But past all her lacrosse program records, her accurate shooting and her knack of making goaltenders feel sorry they ever stepped in net, the Southern New Hampshire University sophomore attacker wants to be remembered as more than just a ...