BY RYAN O’CONNOR Despite a disappointing season for the Concord American Legion baseball team, Post 21 manager Averill Cate wanted to conclude the summer on a positive note. In fact, he said he wants to end every Legion season like he’s done this year. On Thursday, Aug. 14, Concord Post 21 and the Forty-and- Eight Club ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Garde Burgess had an early idea how Concord Post 21’s American Legion baseball season was going to play out. During one of the team’s first practices, he pulled his nine pitchers aside and asked each one how many high school innings they’d pitched. Aside from ace Mitch Philibert, the answer was ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Residents running, paddling and pedaling in September’s Contoocook Carry will use as much energy as they can to get to the finish line. This year, their physical energy will turn to heating energy, as 75 percent of the proceeds from this year’s race will be given to Hopkinton Human Services to help those in ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR CONCORD – The call came with two outs and one on in the bottom of the third inning. Bishop Brady pitcher Jill Nemcovich was cruising when she reached down and grabbed some dirt. She rubbed her hand on her pants and gripped the ball. The umpire ruled the move illegal, and the runner advanced to second. A ...

The New Hampshire Avalanche Squirt ’98 AAA team rolled through the Metro Boston Hockey League regular season, posting 35 wins without a loss. The postseason was no different. The top-seeded Avs, coached by Mike Potvin; his assistant coaches, Joe Silva, Mark Leach and Gary Saklad; and goaltender coches Bill McWhinnie and Bryan Ash, ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Though far from a mainstream sport, crew is gaining popularity throughout the country, and it’s showing on a local stage. The squad at Manchester Central High school has grown from 12 participants to 80  the last five years, and other schools, including Concord High School, are exhibiting better performance along ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK On the practice green at Canterbury Woods prior to this year’s NHIAA Class L golf tournament, the boys of Concord golf saw eye to eye with their coach. Following the match, the Crimson Tide head coach and his golfers disagreed. After taking Class L titles in 2005 and 2006, Concord fell short of making it three straight, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When the house Paul Hogan grew up in became part of the Plymouth State campus, he seemed destined to be a part of the school. On Sept. 30, he becomes a part of the school’s history. Hogan, now the men’s basketball coach and athletics director at New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, awaits induction into the ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK It was during World War II when Marg Bruner tried it to keep herself occupied. Now, more than 60 years later, the Concord native still turns to bowling to keep her active and her friends close. On Aug. 10, the 95-year-old impressed in this year’s Granite State Senior Games 10-pin bowling tournament. Bruner placed first ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Late in his first playoff game at the helm of a competitive baseball team, with his Concord American Legion junior squad tied 2-2 against top-seeded Derry and going into extra innings, Brian Drew turned to his predecessor, Averill Cate. “He looked at me and said, ‘I’ve got more butterflies in my stomach ...