BY RYAN O’CONNORThough the Grizzlies traveled roughly 14 miles up Route 114 from Goffstown to Weare, the host Generals faced the long ride home. Goffstown posted a program high 53 points against John Stark in the first varsity gridiron meeting between the two squads in three seasons. “It is our cross-border rival. We do have the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe John Stark boys soccer team had been there. They just hadn’t done that. After losing a 1-0 lead with 10 minutes remaining and falling to Hollis-Brookline earlier in the week, the Generals held off Milford for a 1-0 victory on Friday, Sept. 19. Joe Dodson notched the lone goal of the game in the first half, and keeper ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYDavid Wilson’s arm was well rested when he dropped back and found his open receiver on a 29- yard second-quarter touchdown. Wilson and the John Stark offense used a heavy rushing attack to dominate the time of possession, earning a 26-6 road win on Friday, Sept. 19, at Bedford High School. John Stark didn’t put the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWith 10 seconds remaining, Nate Harrington plunged into the end zone, and fans of the Bedford Bulldogs and players on the sideline celebrated the biggest touchdown in program history – the only touchdown in program history. Although Bedford fell to visiting John Stark, 26-6, the Bulldogs cracked the scoreboard for the first ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThe John Stark girls field hockey team has no feeder program at the middle school level, and prior to this season, the Lady Generals won once in the program’s first seven years. Yet Nicole Richardson is maintaining a positive attitude as she enters her fifth season as the varsity team’s head coach. After all, she ...

BY GREGOR R-BAUGHThe John Stark girls soccer team won its season opener on Friday, Aug. 29, beating ConVal, 3-2. The team is led by four seniors, but the bulk of players are juniors and sophomores, and head coach Heather Doucette needs those players to continue to perform like they did against ConVal. Two rapid-fire goals in the first half and a ...

BY JENN McDOWELLThe Weare School District is looking for a host family for a Chinese teacher who will be teaching the language and culture at John Stark Regional High School in the coming school year. “We’re having a really hard time,” said School Administrative Unit 24 Superintendent Christine Tyrie. “We have made a ...

BY JENN McDOWELLHonors and advanced placement students at John Stark Regional High School will not be able to partake in one of the many rewards of hard study and determination next year, known as “crisping.” And Weare resident Helen Ray is not happy about that, especially since her daughter, Sarah, 14, just completed her freshman ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhen the John Stark softball team traveled to play Milford High School in April, the Generals crushed the Spartans, 12-0. Milford returned the unwelcome favor at the worst possible time. The fourth-seeded Generals were ousted from the Class I quarterfinals on Saturday, June 7, following a 7-1 loss to the fifthranked Spartans at ...

BY JENN McDOWELLWhile most high school seniors were spending the money they earned from their part-time jobs on spring break and prom activities, John Stark Regional High School senior Chad Averill was paying off his senior project. The 18-year-old graduate’s project was to install a flag pole at the John Stark football field, and after ...