BY JERRY LIPTAKAt the girls gymnastics state championships, the hosts won the title, but the guests – teams and individuals – still enjoyed the show. Salem High beat second-place Pinkerton and third-place Central on Saturday, Feb. 21, for its third straight New Hampshire championship, but Little Green athletes, as well as individuals ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Central girls gymnastics team hopes its next trip to Salem High School has a different ending. On Thursday, Feb. 5, Central managed 128.7 points to finish ahead of Keene, but fell to Salem’s score of 132.2 and Pinkerton’s 130.85. Pinkerton and Salem are the only teams Central has lost to this season, something ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORLast year, the Central girls gymnastics team finished third in the state and missed the opportunity to advance to the New England regionals. This year, the Little Green moved up a spot, earning the honor of representing the state at the regional competition. “This is the first time in my seven years, so we’re ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORFor Hooksett-area teams and individual athletes, 2007 was a year in which the surprising became the norm, particularly at the high school level. Though squads such as the Central girls tennis team finished tops in Class L and Cawley Middle School collected multiple titles, other perennial contenders bowed out of the ...

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 ...