BY RYAN O’CONNORStu Goldstein of Dunbarton said he didn’t enter the Granite State Senior Games expecting to win anything. He was simply looking to regain the competitive feeling he experienced while exhibiting his athletic prowess in gymnastics for 35 years. “Last year I saw it in the paper, and I was 49, and I said, ‘Hey, ...

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 JERRY LIPTAKHis daughter and her teammates were running for the elevator, headed back to the lobby for more good times with friendly competitors new and familiar. Meanwhile, Lamprey River’s manager, Ken McLaughlin, as well as the all-star team’s coach, Ken Lavallee, were in a hotel room, forced to review some statistical details ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThey made it further than any Lamprey River Little League all-star baseball team before them. This year’s 10- and 11-yearolds, with players from Candia, Raymond and Nottingham, not only pushed several perennial Little League powers aside during their unprecedented run, but they gave 2008 champ Goffstown all it could ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKIn winning the New Hampshire Little League 11- and 12-year-old state championship on Monday, July 21, Lamprey River allowed no hits, no runs and no errors, beating two-time defending champ Auburn, 10-0. The new champs head to Albany, N.Y., for the Eastern Regional tournament, and, according to Auburn’s manager, Ray Pelton, ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKThree up, three down. That’s not describing the end of an inning for the Lamprey River 11- and 12-year-old all-star softball team. It’s an accurate account of the team’s state tournament games to date. Most recently, the locals mercy- ruled host Pelham, 10-0, on Monday, July 14, behind the nohit pitching of Kim ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK After 15 years of competitive shooting, Candia’s Dave Baldessari finally named his favorite rival. That rival also happens to be one of his closest friends. Baldessari joined Ron Coble of Bedford at this year’s 20th annual Granite State Senior Games; the two friends participated in the pistol shoot on Saturday, ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR His team’s year didn’t go as well as expected, but Post 79 manager George Abood said his team showed, during the last week of the season, its true capabilities. “Disappointing. I don’t know what other word to use,” said Abood. “We had a good roster of veterans, but it didn’t work ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Sweeney is going to the American Legion baseball postseason tournament, and according to manager David Flurey, the contributions of three locals have made winning the state title a possibility. “We’ve shown that we can beat anybody, and at times we’ve shown we can lose to anybody,” said Flurey. ...

The Candia Youth Athletic Association accepts registrations for this fall’s soccer program. Registration forms can be obtained online at cyaasports.com or at the Smyth Public Library and the Moore School. The deadline for sign-ups is Aug. 10. For questions or more information, call 483-4848.