BY MATT SCHOOLEY Jim Wood strolled down the third base line and right into the Trinity College history books. The Windham native scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk to help Trinity College’s baseball team to its first-ever Division III National Championship, capping a 45-1 year. “It was incredible. ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS Windham athletic director Bill Raycraft and School Board members agree the new high school is in need of a track, though building one may be several years off. While the possible addition of a track surrounding a turf field is still in the conceptual phase, Raycraft described eventually building the facility as a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR They saved their best for last. After several successful years at the junior level, Ken Mckiernan and the Granite State Falcons decided they were ready for a greater challenge. The team moved up to the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), and after taking some lumps early, garnered ...

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 ...

The Windham Baseball Softball League girls seniors all-stars went undefeated to win the U14 division of the Barrington Youth Association’s annual Grip N Rip tournament, June 27 to 29, in Barrington. The team began with a come-from-behind, 3-2 win against Concord on June 27. Entering the bottom of seventh and last inning, ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK A well-played defensive game, especially at the Little League level, is a dazzling sight on the baseball diamond. But try telling that to Windham’s manager, Ron Carbonneau. The mentor of the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars watched the hosts from Suncook catch every ball hit their way, denying sure base hits and ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey team, was giving a speech. “A lot of people think I have the best job in hockey, and I tell ...

The Pelham Holiday Tournament, from Dec. 27 to 29, included more than 50 teams playing in separate boys and girls divisions for third- through eighth-graders. Though welcoming to their many guests before and after play, the hosts were particularly inhospitable on the court, winning three of the nine division championships available. The ...

By Darrell Halen   Neil Gallagher doesn’t have a family member afflicted with muscular dystrophy. Neither does Jerry Ouellette. But soon, for the fourth time, the two Windham residents will run a marathon to raise money to fight the neuromuscular disease. They will do so at the Walt Disney World Marathon, a 26.2-mile course hosted ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Plans were recently unveiled to upgrade athletic facilities at Windham High School at an estimated cost of more than $5.4 million. The plans call for the addition of two ball fields, a second gymnasium and a stadium featuring an artificial turf field and a track. Al Letizio Jr., chairman of the Windham School Board, and Glenn ...