BY STUART KAUFMANNo longer driving baseballs around ball parks, Jeff Perkins is spending his days driving a lawn mower around the well-manicured fields at Saint Anselm as a member of the college’s grounds crew. The four-year Keene State College standout and Dunbarton native said he enjoys sprucing up the St. A athletic facilities, including ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYSponsored by Indian Head AthleticsKyle Andersson isn’t the biggest athlete on the field, but he managed to lift an entire team of all-stars this summer. Andersson led Bedford’s 11- and 12-year-old District 1 baseball champions at the plate and on the mound, earning him the Indian Head Athletics Athlete of the Month ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBedford’s ride to a District 1 championship nearly hit a speed bump, courtesy of a powerful Bow team. On July 15, Bow’s 11- and 12-year-olds pushed the eventual champions to the limit but lost, 6-4, during the losers’ bracket quarterfinals. Bow fell behind after the first inning, 3-0, but Colby Fortin began his ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYDuring this year’s Matty Dobens tournament, Goffstown was plain offensive. The 9- and 10-year-olds tore through the bracket for 78 runs in six games, cruising past the competition for a second consecutive title. From top to bottom, the lineup showed its offensive prowess, beginning with leadoff batter Ethan Skinner, who was ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe rain and the hits kept coming for Goffstown’s 9- and 10-year-old Little League baseball all-stars, even when their coach wanted both to stop. In the third and decisive game of the state championship series against Portsmouth on Wednesday, July 29, Goffstown, to say the least, started quickly. After surrendering two runs ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWindham was knocking on the door, but Dylan Skinner and Kyle Jalbert slammed it shut. Goffstown’s 10- and 11- year-old baseball all-stars saw their four-run lead cut to one. Then, with two outs, Windham was poised to knot the score at 7-7 during the title game July 25. Windham’s batter lined a single to center field, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYGoffstown’s 10- and 11- year-old Little League baseball team is powerful. In the state title game, Windham nearly caused a power outage. Despite trimming Goffstown’s four-run advantage to one in the fifth inning on Saturday, July 25, Windham was unable to take the lead and eventually fell, 10-6. Windham gave Goffstown ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBrett Barrett helped Salem American’s 11- and 12-year-old all-star baseball team end the Fraser Tournament in style. Barrett, the starting shortstop, made a diving stop in the hole, then threw to first baseman Pat McCarty, who picked the ball out of the dirt, capping a 14-0 win over Manchester North and the tournament ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe sixth inning of the second 11- and 12-year-old Little League state championship game was a familiar one for Bedford fans. Trailing by three runs, the local all-stars made their usual comeback attempt. But this time, the rally fell short, and Portsmouth advanced to the regional Little League tournament in Bristol, Conn., with a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYSalem National’s bats went silent in its final two games, but the locals still made plenty of noise during the Little League District 1 baseball tournament. The 11- and 12-year-olds were eliminated following an 8-3 loss in the losers’ bracket final to eventual District 1 champion Bedford on Thursday, July 16, ending a ...