Several athletes with area ties were among the top finishers at the Pembroke 5K Cross Country Race in Pembroke on Aug. 22. The 3.1-mile event raised money for the Pembroke Academy cross country team. Brian Anderson, 21, was the first entrant to cross the finish line, posting a time of 18 minutes, 51 seconds. Mark Thomas, 52, was next in 21:31. ...

The Bow Falcons improved to 6-1 in Class I girls tennis following recent victories against Pelham, Laconia, Kearsarge, Kennett and, on Monday, May 4, Pembroke Academy. The team’s lone blemish in 2009 was a 7-2 setback to Hanover on April 29. In a rain-shortened 6-1 decision over Pelham, Kate Torres, Mariah Leven and Emma Mulvaney, the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThree years ago, the last time Goffstown and Pembroke met on the Division III football gridiron, the Grizzlies were headed for the postseason and the Spartans were struggling to win a game. Following the most recent matchup, on Saturday, Oct. 25, GHS coach Rob Cathcart told his team: “I love games like this, but I ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORDivision III football has a different look in 2008. While perennial beast Souhegan of Amherst remains the favorite, and always-solid Milford and Portsmouth are still around as well, Plymouth, winner of seven of the last 10 D-III titles, moves down a division. “From year to year, the teams change so much it’s ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR They saved their best for last. After several successful years at the junior level, Ken Mckiernan and the Granite State Falcons decided they were ready for a greater challenge. The team moved up to the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), and after taking some lumps early, garnered ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Garde Burgess had an early idea how Concord Post 21’s American Legion baseball season was going to play out. During one of the team’s first practices, he pulled his nine pitchers aside and asked each one how many high school innings they’d pitched. Aside from ace Mitch Philibert, the answer was ...

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’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’CONNORBow’s Margaret Burns and Pembroke’s Joanne Welch have been running mates for eight years. They’re currently preparing for a half marathon in Quebec in August. The 29th annual Goffstown Gallop provided them an opportunity to participate in a competitive run – without the headaches of a typical road ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSponsored by Indian Head AthleticsTaking cover from the scorching sun over the University of New Hampshire’s outdoor track, Allison Brehm sipped some water and looked toward her coach. “State champion,” she said with a smile, repeating the words to help the reality sink in. “I like the sound of ...