The New Hampshire Fisher Cats opened their home slate in fine fashion Thursday, downing the Trenton Thunder 6-5 in 10 innings at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
Another superfan family: Craig and Cindy Lavigne and their daughters, 15-year-old twins Cooper and Cassidy, are known to everyone who’s anyone within the Fisher Cats organization as Team Lavigne. For 13 seasons they’ve unflinchingly supported Fisher Cats baseball, starting with the very first pitch in 2004 at Gill Stadium.
Counter to some internal rumblings from within the local baseball community, Jeff Stavenger says the reality is that the exodus from Manchester East Little League was not based on frustration or ill will. Rather, it had everything to do with trying to fix what is broken when it comes to getting kids involved in youth sports. He was interested statistically in Cal Ripken’s success as a program for retaining players at a time when, nationally, the struggle to engage and retain young players is real.
It’s almost time to play ball! Open registration online for Manchester Central Little League.
The Manchester Monarchs have announced their schedule for the Opening Round of the 2016 Kelly Cup Playoffs, as the Monarchs will take on the Adirondack Thunder in a best of seven series. The Monarchs return to playoff hockey for the 14th time in the 15-year history of the franchise.
The Manchester Monarchs fell to the Adirondack Thunder, 4-3, Friday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena, but clinched the East Division with some help from across the league on Fan Appreciation Night.
Jim, Theresa and Alicia Gutowski hail from a small town about 45 minutes outside of Manchester, but if they had the choice, they would live inside the Verizon Wireless Arena, consuming as much hockey as possible. Since 2005, the “Royal Family” has seen just about every game the Manchester Monarchs have played.
A pair of first period goals doomed the Manchester Monarchs for the second night in a row, as they fell to the Wheeling Nailers, 2-1, Saturday night at the WesBanco Arena.
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With the win, the Monarchs dropped their East Division magic number against the Thunder to four points, with two games remaining between the teams in the regular season. Manchester also clinched their first ECHL playoff berth with the win and an Elmira regulation loss to the Brampton Beast.
Applications for the lottery cost $15 for residents and $25 for non-residents (nonrefundable) and are available online at huntnh.com or from any Fish and Game license agent. A total of 71 permits are proposed to be issued this year. Deadline is May 27.
The Monarchs return to action Sunday, March 13 (3 p.m.) against another division rival, this time, the Elmira Jackals.
Conservation Officers responded to the police department and documented the incident in which Daniel Hebert, 51, of Merrimack, was hunting rabbits off of Hazen Road in Whitefield when he was shot inadvertently by 52 year old Dan Sterling of Bedford, who was in the same hunting party.
The Manchester Monarchs received two goals from Mark Anthoine and a solid effort from Michael Houser, en route to a 3-1 win over the Orlando Solar Bears on American Pride Night at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
Get excited for outdoor adventures this spring by attending a series of free outdoor adventure talks being offered by the NH Fish and Game Department in April. Unless otherwise specified, the talks will take place at Fish and Game headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH. No pre-registration is required.
NH Fish & Game conservation officers were called on over the weekend for a series of rescues, one of them involving a snowmobiler from Rhode Island who apparently died after striking a tree, and the discovery Feb. 28 of a deceased hiker on Castle Ravine Trail in Randolph.
The Monarchs are back on the ice Saturday, Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) when they face the Royals in the rubber game of a three-game series at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Youth Hockey Night. The first 4,000 fans in attendance will receive a Monarchs “Jersey” rally towel, and one lucky youth hockey player will get the chance for a post-game meet and greet and locker room tour with their favorite Monarchs player.
The Monarchs will host their annual Youth Hockey Night on Saturday, Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) when they host the Reading Royals at the Verizon Wireless Arena. “Jersey” rally towels will be given away to the first 4,000 fans through the doors, courtesy of Plymouth Rock Assurance.
Fish and Game Officials would like to use this incident as a reminder to those recreating on frozen water bodies of the dangers associated with ice. This year’s inconsistent weather patterns have made ice conditions vary more than usual, even up in the northern parts of the state.
The Fish and Game Commission is proposing to issue a total of 50 bobcat permits through a lottery process. The draft season would be similar to New Hampshire’s fisher season, with December trapping and January hunting. The proposal would take effect in December of 2016.