BY TOBY HENRYAn ambitious plan to build one of the largest sport and exercise facilities in the area has been temporarily shelved, the project developer said. Doug Leppert, a local resident and main planner behind the 137,500-square-foot New England Superdome approved in late 2007, said he’s put the endeavor on hold after being unable to ...

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’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 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’connor  Joey Dudek of Auburn has no immediate gridiron plans. That doesn’t mean the son of former Plymouth State standout, Heisman Trophy finalist and Denver Broncos running back Joe Dudek isn’t using his football pedigree to great advantage. Joey Dudek, 11, won the 10- and 11-year-old division of the local NFL ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Facing elimination or advancement during this year’s Class L girls soccer tournament, Manchester Memorial responded to its first two challenges before falling to upstart Pinkerton Academy, 2-1, in the state semifinals on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Kaleigh Roberge scored Memorial’s lone goal 15 minutes into the match, but ...

BY JENN McDOWELL A Manchester hockey coach has received a lot of support to build a synthetic ice hockey rink  and put a youth hockey program in Auburn on town land that is currently not being used. Dan Legro, a 27-year-old  Midgets  coach for the Manchester Flames organization, met with Auburn selectmen to introduce his desire ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Don Dumais is a dentist who plays rugby. But despite the stereotypes, the Bow resident said there are few teeth lost in the sport, though he can remember a few instances where one player’s mouth met another player’s skull, and the result wasn’t pretty. “Most guys are pretty good about wearing their ...

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 ...