The International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Metro Board 117 seeks interested basketball officials for its entry level apprentice program. Classes begin Monday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m., at Alvirne High School in Hudson. Classes run on consecutive Mondays, culminating in a written test in November and floor test in March. ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORConsider this: Team A and Team B enter the final game of the regular season. Team A is in first place, and team B is out of contention. At some point in the game a player from Team A goes for the ball and trips a Team B foe in the process. A yellow card is drawn. Team A wins the game and locks up the top playoff spot, yet ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS Windham athletic director Bill Raycraft and School Board members agree the new high school is in need of a track, though building one may be several years off. While the possible addition of a track surrounding a turf field is still in the conceptual phase, Raycraft described eventually building the facility as a ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORWeeks before Goffstown’s varsity baseball squad earned the first Class L title in program history, another group of Grizzlies celebrated a similar accomplishment. With a 5-1 victory against Salem, on May 26, the GHS JV team completed an undefeated season to capture its second-straight state crown. In fact, the last ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThroughout the season, Matt Benson and his players committed to never look back, only forward. Now the Goffstown baseball coach has no choice but to glance into the past. He is, after all a state champion. Benson and the thirdseeded Grizzlies captured the school’s first Class L title with a dramatic 4-3 victory over ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR They have yet to be the grooms, and they haven’t exactly been the best men either, but they’re definitely in the wedding party each year. In fact, the Salem boys tennis team has nearly perfected the role of head usher. The past four seasons the Blue Devils have reached the state semifinals, only to ...

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,” ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY EXETER – For the past four years, roughly three times per wrestling season, something strange has happened. Trevor Dearden has stood in the middle of the mat at the end of a match, and the referee has raised his opponent’s arm into the air. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Exeter High School was not one of those days; ...

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 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 ...