BY DERRICK PERKINS A couple of days every week, a group of old friends gets together on the second floor of the Ingram Senior Center to swap stories, tell jokes and shoot pool. For Joe Swift, a retired police officer, the morning sessions are an opportunity to reminisce and spend time playing a game with some good friends that he ...

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 ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Athlete of the Month sponsored by Indian Head AthleticsHe didn’t have much choice in the matter. Michael Stys, whose mother played basketball at Boston College and whose brother rode a full hoops scholarship to the University of Hartford, was destined for success on the court. “It was laid out for me,” ...

The United States National Amputee Hockey Team again has three New Hampshire residents on its roster, including returning team captain Dave Levesque of Hooksett. Shane Warren and David Goodwin also wear the red, white and blue as they compete for the 2008 World Amputee Hockey Championships at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass.. ...

The New Hampshire Avalanche Squirt ’98 AAA team rolled through the Metro Boston Hockey League regular season, posting 35 wins without a loss. The postseason was no different. The top-seeded Avs, coached by Mike Potvin; his assistant coaches, Joe Silva, Mark Leach and Gary Saklad; and goaltender coches Bill McWhinnie and Bryan Ash, ...

BY JENN McDOWELLPembroke will not suffer any staff cuts or eliminate any sports programs after voters at the School District Meeting decided in a 95-71 vote to pass the School Board’s proposed operating budget. “The meeting went exactly the way it should have gone,” said School Board Chairman Clint Hanson, adding there is no ...

By Ryan O’connor You’ll have to excuse Liam House-Myers if he seems more graceful in skates than shoes. Growing up in Alaska, he has laced ’em up and hit the ice nearly every day since he was 6. When the ice melted on his home rink, it revealed a paved surface – perfect for roller hockey amongst ...

By Rryan O’connor Winning the Division II state title in 2006, the Goffstown wrestling team was rewarded with a promotion to D-I. Though the Grizzlies have earned some success, they haven’t been able to maintain the dominance they exhibited at the D-II level. Next year, with attendance at the high school down a bit, GHS ...

By Jerry Liptak That 1-3 start is long forgotten. Six straight wins for Derryfield School girls basketball have moved the girls into the top eight of Class S. While the Lady Cougars had early-season difficulty with the division’s best squads, they’ve feasted on overmatched foes recently. Only one victory was against a team with ...

By Darrell Halen Some big ticket items are on the Pelham School District ballot this year, and voters will get a chance to weigh in on them, and other warrant articles, at the district’s deliberative session. Voters will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 6, starting at 7 p.m., at Pelham Elementary School. Three of the most expensive warrant ...