BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, Auburn’s Joey Dudek rode his arm and leg to Gillette Stadium – and very nearly the Super Bowl. Dudek, who won the 10- and 11-year-old division of the local Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition last August, also triumphed at the sectional competition in Bristol, R.I., and then the regional ...

BY MATT STOUTIt took more than nine months after it claimed the Class L state title, but the 2005-’06 Manchester Central boys basketball team finally received some competition. Who knew it would come from a sports section? In a year filled with athletic achievements from local residents – some small, some big, all memorable – ...

BY MATT STOUTHENNIKER – There are those who talk of being different, and there are those who simply are. The Pembroke hockey team is proving itself the latter in this young season. A year removed from a 4-14 mark and five removed from its first and last playoff appearance, the Spartans are after more than just goals and assists in Division ...

BY MATT STOUT LACONIA – Without her top four scorers or rebounders from last season – who, not coincidently, were the same four people – Pembroke girls basketball coach Rose Galligan has someone in mind among her Spartans to help pick up the slack. All of them. In a season that’s done Pembroke no favors thus far in terms ...