BY RYAN O’CONNORThis Senior Night at West High School differed from any before it. Standing on the sidelines prior to the Lady Blue Knights’ Class L field hockey home finale against Merrimack on Friday, Oct. 10, nine 12th-graders – all from Bedford – received their flowers and took a bow before their parents. Nothing new ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYDespite a loss to Goffstown, the Manchester West girls volleyball team looks to take momentum into a matchup with Central and grab its first victory of the season. Although the Blue Knights dropped the match to the Grizzlies on Friday, Sept. 26, West’s head coach, Connie Kyriakopoulos, said she thought her team played as ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOREntering his first season at the boys soccer helm West High School, Stephen Signor undoubtedly smiled when he glanced at his roster. Despite losing his starting striker and left midfielder to poor grades, the Blue Knights returned 18 seniors from a unit that reached the Class L quarterfinals last year. Though West is off to ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOREntering his first season at the boys soccer helm West High School, Stephen Signor undoubtedly smiled when he glanced at his roster. Despite losing his starting striker and left midfielder to poor grades, the Blue Knights returned 18 seniors, including 11 Bedford players, from a unit that reached the Class L quarterfinals ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORHe was expecting the call, but he still had his fingers crossed it wouldn’t come.It did. CJ Beck picked up the phone. “Remember that bet you made,” said the voice on the other line. “We didn’t forget.” So Beck paid up. West High School’s No. 2 boys tennis player shaved his ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThe Lady Blue Knights still have a chance. Despite their current 3-9 record, the West girls lacrosse team, with two Division I games left this season, still has a chance to sneak into the playoffs. But whether her team accomplishes the goal or not, first-year head coach Brenna Matarazzo said she couldn’t be happier ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOREvery game is an adventure. So Dan Drewniak and his Lady Blue Knights are enjoying the excitement, though they won’t be needing a nail file anytime soon. West, which currently maintains a 4-4 record on the young softball season, averages 1.3 runs scored per game – second to last in Class L. Though Drewniak is ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSteve Houle and his Lady Blue Knights aren’t happy with last year’s playoff result, and they plan on spending this entire season rectifying it. After a fine 2007, West tennis fell in the Class L semifinals to city rival and eventual state champ Central. Now, Houle said the pieces are in place to sweeten last ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThis Manchester West team has a basketball player and plenty of football players. Now Josh Greenwood just needs to make sure they’re familiar and comfortable with a lacrosse stick in hand. The Blue Knights boys lacrosse team hopes to use its 14 seniors to improve on last year’s four wins. Those hopes rest largely on ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOROne by one they took their turn: four skiers from four different schools, all representing one town at one exclusive event. Bedford High School sophomore Andrew Weeks, Bishop Brady junior Stephanie Siegart and Bishop Guertin sophomore John Scheetz, all of Bedford, had competed together and against each other at Pats Peak for ...