The Granite State Gymnastics Center boys team, coached by Craig Thibaudeau and Sean Sirrianna, took part in the New Hampshire State Championships at Gymnastics at Brentwood Commons on March 7. The level- 7 team won the competition, while option team finished second. Among level-10 entrants, Sean Sirrianna was second in the all-around, including ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSponsored by Indian Head AthleticsNew Boston’s loss is unquestionably Andy Gamache’s gain. This year, Goffstown Junior Baseball absorbed New Boston’s players, and among the handful of talented young athletes came Tanner Putnam. The 11-year-old, competing for Gamache’s 10- and 11-yearold Little League ...

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 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 SAPNA PATHAK Kristin Johnson and her teammates used to complain about the vigorous training regimen that came with being on West High’s track team. But Lee Hess changed that. It was seeing the Blue Knights sprinting coach come back from a tough injury that changed Johnson’s perspective on work ethic, dedication and ...

New Boston native, Holy Cross star consistently showed mettleBY MATT STOUTIt wasn’t the most spectacular of the 59 goals she scored for the College of the Holy Cross field hockey team, nor was it the biggest. But it showed exactly the kind of senior leader Tara Welch was for the Crusaders. Driving hard to the cage in a one-on-one situation ...