BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, Auburn’s Joey Dudek rode his arm and leg to Gillette Stadium – and very nearly the Super Bowl. Dudek, who won the 10- and 11-year-old division of the local Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition last August, also triumphed at the sectional competition in Bristol, R.I., and then the regional ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Richie Vaillancourt had an idea what he was signing up for. He knew coaching a handful of 10-year-old softball players meant practices, pregame preparations and time during games would involve lots of chatter, lots of energy and plenty of laughter. And he was right. At the helm of this year’s Kearsarge Mountain South 10U ...