BY RYAN O’CONNORDavid Flurey doesn’t like admitting it, but in the back of his mind he had to set the bar a little lower. After all, his Sweeney Post 2 American Legion baseball team lost 10 players, including seven starters, after winning the state title in 2007 and earning a second trip to regionals in four years, its third in the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIt wasn’t October, but Red was in the hunt. The Auburn Red Little League team swept through pool play with a 4-0 record, then defeated Manchester West Side, 12-2, to advance to the semifinals of the annual Matty Dobens tournament, hosted by Manchester South. Though the locals lost their next two contests, 5-0 to ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORIf you had asked him two weeks ago if his Memorial baseball team would be playing in the Class L semifinals, Don Menswar would have been more likely to laugh than nod. Yet that’s exactly where the No. 15 Crusaders ended up, facing third-seeded Goffstown at Nashua’s Holman Stadium on June 11. And had it not been ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORAs Pinkerton baseball manager Ron Manseau and his players boarded their bus, heads hung in defeat, a voice from behind called out. “Hey, did you guys catch something, or what?” “We caught something alright,” replied Manseau. “We caught lighting.” The shock came when the seventh-seeded ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Three years ago, Sweeney Post baseball reached the regional tournament but finished third, losing in the semifinals to the eventual American Legion World Series champion. This year, manager David Flurey said his team has the tools and talent to improve on that fine performance. “I wouldn’t say the best team ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Manager David Flurey knew, even before the game on Tuesday, Aug. 7, that his team had to win at least once the next day to take home the New Hampshire American Legion baseball tournament title. But by losing, 15-2, to Laconia on Aug. 7, the Sweeney Post baseball team left no room for error. Had the previously undefeated ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Sweeney is going to the American Legion baseball postseason tournament, and according to manager David Flurey, the contributions of three locals have made winning the state title a possibility. “We’ve shown that we can beat anybody, and at times we’ve shown we can lose to anybody,” said Flurey. ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Kevin Jackson knew the season would come to an end. He knew there would be a time where he’d have to thank his young players for their effort and hard work and congratulate them on their accomplishments competing in the 11- and 12-year-old Little League District 1 tournament. He just didn’t think it would come so ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK There were looks of shock, gloves thrown in frustration and bats shoved hard into their bags. There were even some tears shed in the dugout after Hooksett’s 11- and 12-year-old Little League all-stars dropped a 5-4 decision to Auburn. But don’t worry, the hard feelings won’t last long. In fact, they will ...