The International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Metro Board 117 seeks interested basketball officials for its entry level apprentice program. Classes begin Monday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m., at Alvirne High School in Hudson. Classes run on consecutive Mondays, culminating in a written test in November and floor test in March. ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIt was the fourth home game for the Bedford boys basketball team, but there was one difference when the Bulldogs took on Coe-Brown – the camera was rolling. For the first time, BCTV recorded a Bedford basketball contest, and this week on Channel 16, viewers can tune in to the game, complete with play-by-play and post-game ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Two days into tryouts, things changed for the Blue Devils. During the second day of auditions, the Salem High School girls basketball team lost Amanda Saab, its potent scoring threat, to an ACL injury that will keep her sidelined until January at the earliest. Saab is going to attempt to put a brace on her knee and ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK Thirty seconds into a meaningless preseason jamboree at Concord’s Community College, Pelham boys basketball head coach Todd Kress had seen enough. He called a timeout. “Did you even think about taking the charge?” he heatedly said to one of his starters, who had just allowed a Bishop Guertin ...

The Merrimack Cyclones Basketball team will be holding tryouts for 4th grade boys on Saturday the 26th of July at the Merrimack YMCA from 2 to 3 p.m.  Please contact Scott Lachance at 494-5742 or email at Scott31mph@aol.com

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 Like the NFL’s New England Patriots and Oyster River in New Hampshire Class I, the Salem boys basketball team finished the regular season undefeated. By thrashing Alvirne in Hudson, 73-59, on Friday, Feb. 29, the Blue Devils completed their schedule with an 18-0 record, the first season without blemish in ...

By Ryan O’connor It had to end sometime. Four years and 37 games after the Pelham boys basketball team last lost in its own gymnasium, the squad dropped its home opener, 54-53, to Class I favorite Portsmouth on Jan. 2. The Pythons’ last home loss came in 2004 when they still competed in Class M. “To be honest, when the game ...

By Matt Schooley They haven’t played since leaving the court as state champions last season, but the boys of Salem High School basketball team showed no rust in their 2007-08 opener. Josh Jones and Kevin Sledge led a balanced offensive attack for the Blue Devils, who defeated Timberlane 91-67 on Friday, Dec. 14, at Salem. Jones scored 17 ...

By Ryan O’connor Now coach E.J. Perry has the unenviable task of finding not only someone to replace Savage’s clutch play, but also filling the holes created by the departure of three all-state cagers. “We try to reload rather than rebuild, and that’s what we’ve done fairly well,” said Perry of his 10-year ...