BY RYAN O’CONNOR They’re young. They’re raw. They might just be good enough to surprise some teams in Class I. Come Oct. 2, when the top golf teams from around New Hampshire meet at White Mountain Country Club to compete for the state championship, Bow coach Mike Seraikas said he fully expects his squad to be in the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Throughout the 2008 season, the Bow boys lacrosse team took one fellow Division II foe after another to school. Even Chris Kelleher, coach of D-I Salem, admitted the Falcons smacked his squad with a lengthy measuring stick during an 8-1 interdivisional loss. “Some of the kids were ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR It’s another year, yet the jerseys are usually the same. For the fifth time since Division II girls lacrosse was established in 2002, Bow and Hanover played for the state championship. The outcome, of course, wasn’t decided until the final minutes. But unlike last season, when the Lady Falcons ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR No. 1 doubles teams knotted at 7-7, Jean VerPlanck thought her Bow girls tennis squad had a strong chance to knock off once-beaten Portsmouth in the Class I quarterfinals on May 21. Then the skies opened and the rain fell. When the tourney’s No. 2 and No. 7 seeds resumed play the next day, VerPlanck said any ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK A playoff atmosphere arrived one week early for two good Class I tennis teams – visiting Bow and host Pembroke Academy. While the day’s end marked the season’s close for PA, Bow’s campaign begins anew. The Falcons’ depth proved too much for the Spartans in a 6-3 victory in the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR The varsity program is in its third year of existence, yet the Hopkinton girls lacrosse team is competing for a playoff spot. With a 9-5 win against Merrimack Valley on Saturday, May 17, Hopkinton upped its record to 5-7 and can finish with a .500 regular season by defeating 4-8 Plymouth, on Tuesday, May 20, and ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR She’s huffing and puffing, struggling with each stride, each gasp for air. As she nears the end of her 5-K run, though, she spots a familiar face standing at the finish line. She smiles. And with a burst of energy, Marissa Lucas, a senior on the Bow High School cross country team, completes the race, then ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Standing in the tee box on the eighth hole at the Overlook Country Club in Hollis, a 194- yard downhill par 3, Brett Borbidge had a decision to make. Would he use his 6-iron or 7- iron? Maybe his 8-iron? Glancing at teammate Jimmy Fellows, a left-hander, Borbidge asked to borrow a club. Turning his hat backward, and taking ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR What was once an average, up-and-down season turned into the most enjoyable coaching experience of Chris Gaudreau’s young career. And don’t forget the Bow boys basketball mentor is but two years removed from an 18-0 regular-season record and title-game run. This year, after watching his squad play ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Spaulding ice hockey coach Paul George had to admit he thought this was the year. The Bow Falcons, having never reached the Division II title game in the school’s 10-year history, led George’s Red Raiders, 4-2, with five minutes remaining in the semifinal matchup on Tuesday, March 4, at the Rinks ...