BY RYAN O’CONNORFor the present, *** Valliere watches and encourages their on-court development, knowing success is in the not-too-distant future. The team currently includes one sophomore and four freshmen, and the Goffstown YMCA and Mountain View Middle School are now developing players for the high school program. In fact, sophomore ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORComing off the best season in team history and with a newly established feeder program in place, Goffstown boys tennis is once again positioned for a successful run among Class L competitors. Though the Grizzlies fell to state super power Concord, 7-2, in the tournament semifinals last season, coach Tom Meighan said the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORGoffstown-area athletic successes in 2007 came at many levels, for teams and individuals. This was never more evident than the summer, when nearly every Goffstown youth baseball team, from Little League through Babe Ruth, finished tops in their district, among the best in the state and, in some cases, the region. Those ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEIf you’re a tennis fan, the ball is bouncing your way at the Goffstown Allard Center. According to the center’s new tennis director, Rob Coles, youth tennis opportunities in New Hampshire lag behind other New England states, but Coles is doing his part to help the sport thrive in the area. “We like to get ...

BY MATT STOUT Reflecting on the best season in Goffstown boys tennis history, Grizzlies coach Tom Meighan couldn’t help but think back to March, when nothing but snow covered the area’s tennis courts. It was then Goffstown made its push toward the upper echelon of Class L. Allowed to use the indoor courts at the town’s YMCA ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Sitting in a lawn chair, can of soda in hand, the family Dalmatian, Rosie, nipping at his heels, Tom Meighan doesn’t exactly have the air of a head coach preparing his team for a match. But since when do you question a mentor who’s gotten his team off to the best start in program history? Standing at 8-2 following ...