BY RYAN O’CONNORIt’s uncomfortable, but it’s a conversation both parties know must take place. As practice begins, Bill Walton, the John Stark wrestling coach, pulls Morgan Belanger aside. “You know if anything inappropriate happens, you have to tell me,” he says. Belanger nods. She’s had this talk before. ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR He made the promise. His team delivered. Ernie Gauvin, manager of the Goffstown 10- and 11-year-old Little League all-star team, told fans to get to the District 1 title game early because his team would not wait to put runs on the board. Gauvin made the guarantee 11 days earlier, following his team’s 7-2 defeat of ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Hooksett assistant coach Jim White said his team’s No. 1 priority is to improve each year as it faces similar foes in postseason all-star play. Last year, as 9- and 10-year-olds in the District 1 Little League all-star tournament, the team finished 3-2 and lost, 16-8, to Pelham. This year, in the 10- and ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR It wasn’t Pelham’s week. Five days after losing in the winners bracket finale of the District 1 10- and 11-year-old Little League all-star tournament to Goffstown, 7-2, Pelham again fell, this time in the losers bracket final, to Hooksett, 10-2. Though Pelham threatened several times in both games, it ...