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 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 RYAN O’CONNORWhen the No. 8 Lady Generals’ 2008 lacrosse season concluded with a 23-10 loss to undefeated No. 1 seed Portsmouth in the Division III quarterfinals on Thursday, May 29, coach Jon Warner didn’t dwell much on the negative ending to a season full of so many positives. “We had a winning record, we beat a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSponsored by Indian Head AthleticsAlexe Proctor began playing softball when she was 7 and immediately showed some talent, but she didn’t want to pitch. As an 11-year-old, she was convinced by her father, Terry, to try it. Perhaps Zack Medlock should send him a thank-you note. Through Friday, May 23, Alexe leads John ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORBy Zack Medlock’s own admission, the John Stark softball team continues to be, in large part, unknown in Class I. Yet the Lady Generals currently maintain a 15-3 record and secure a top-four playoff seed with a win against 2-12 Bow in the season finale on Friday, May 30. “If people had told me two years ago that ...