BY MATT SCHOOLEYLast year, Bill Nardino’s young team overachieved. This year, his squad overwhelmed. Nardino’s Derryfield School team, with only three seniors, defeated Wilton-Lyndeborough, 2-1, on Nov. 8, taking home the Class S girls soccer title. The Cougars allowed a goal to the top-seeded Warriors and headed into the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORBruce Berk said he doesn’t keep track of his Derryfield School boys tennis team’s successes from year to year. Maybe he’s just lost count. The Cougars have reached the state final 15 of the last 18 years, and they have 12 titles in that span, including the last six. Most recently, they wore the 2008 Class ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORWinning a state tennis championship is a tough enough task. Six individual players have to do their part, then change their approaches and play doubles – generally immediately following an intense singles match. Now, take away two of the starting six and, subsequently, one of three doubles units. That’s what ...