The series continues Saturday at 5:35 p.m. RHP Jason Berken (0-1, 3.60) starts for the Fisher Cats and LHP Dietrich Enns (0-0, 0.00) is scheduled for the Thunder. Coverage with Ben Gellman begins at 5:15 p.m. on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network and at www.nhfishercats.com.
The Manchester Monarchs find themselves in a 2-0 series deficit as the Eastern Conference Semifinals shifts to Glens Falls, N.Y., after falling in overtime to the Adirondack Thunder, 4-3, Friday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
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.