BY MATT SCHOOLEYDuring this year’s Matty Dobens tournament, Goffstown was plain offensive. The 9- and 10-year-olds tore through the bracket for 78 runs in six games, cruising past the competition for a second consecutive title. From top to bottom, the lineup showed its offensive prowess, beginning with leadoff batter Ethan Skinner, who was ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe rain and the hits kept coming for Goffstown’s 9- and 10-year-old Little League baseball all-stars, even when their coach wanted both to stop. In the third and decisive game of the state championship series against Portsmouth on Wednesday, July 29, Goffstown, to say the least, started quickly. After surrendering two runs ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWindham was knocking on the door, but Dylan Skinner and Kyle Jalbert slammed it shut. Goffstown’s 10- and 11- year-old baseball all-stars saw their four-run lead cut to one. Then, with two outs, Windham was poised to knot the score at 7-7 during the title game July 25. Windham’s batter lined a single to center field, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe sixth inning of the second 11- and 12-year-old Little League state championship game was a familiar one for Bedford fans. Trailing by three runs, the local all-stars made their usual comeback attempt. But this time, the rally fell short, and Portsmouth advanced to the regional Little League tournament in Bristol, Conn., with a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYSalem National’s bats went silent in its final two games, but the locals still made plenty of noise during the Little League District 1 baseball tournament. The 11- and 12-year-olds were eliminated following an 8-3 loss in the losers’ bracket final to eventual District 1 champion Bedford on Thursday, July 16, ending a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWindham’s 11- and 12- year-olds kept turning the page, but eventually the book had to close. Unfortunately for the local all-stars, the book shut just shy of a championship, as Windham fell to Bedford in consecutive games during the District 1 Little League baseball finals on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. Needing one ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYHenry Veilleux gave his team a day off following its final game in District 1 play. The boys certainly earned it. After a championship run in the 11- and 12-year-old Little League baseball tournament, Veilleux rewarded his team with a day to recuperate and prepare themselves for one more week of baseball – at least. The ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe foundation for the Bedford Little League team is solid, and the rest of the house is in pretty good shape too. With a 6-2 victory over Goffstown on Monday, July 13, the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars advanced to the semifinals of the District 1 losers’ bracket, led by solid outings from two of the squad’s ...