BY RYAN O’CONNORIt’s funny, said John Stark girls soccer coach Heather Doucette. Each season of the mentor’s six-year tenure, the Lady Generals have reached the postseason, and each year the competition inevitably looks past them. Big mistake. “It seems a phenomenon to me in that every year we work hard and make it to the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBow’s and John Stark’s girls soccer teams couldn’t muster any serious offensive threats through 80 minutes of play. But it took John Stark forward Joan Hamel only 1 minute, 4 seconds to break through the afternoon shadows that consumed the Bow High School field and a host of Falcon defenders. Her goal gave 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 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 ...