Having earned a first-round bye on the heals of a 15-2 regular season, the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team took a step closer to defending its 2023 state championship.
Having earned a first-round bye on the heals of a 15-2 regular season, the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team took a step closer to defending its 2023 state championship.
Standing along the first base line, Andrew Marais—the 32-year-old on-field emcee and the Senior Manager of Marketing and Promotions with the Fisher Cats organization—dons a bright green blazer with his face painted white and his hair dyed green to resemble The Joker from the “Batman” series.
A seventh-inning home run from left fielder Gabriel Martinez was enough to lift the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (23-27) over the Akron RubberDucks (29-21) at Canal Park on Saturday night, 4-3. New Hampshire trailed 2-0 after the first inning, then plated four of the game’s next five runs to win their third contest of the six-game series in Akron.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (22-27) fell to the Akron RubberDucks (29-20) on Friday night at Canal Park, 8-3. Trailing 4-3 into the bottom of the eighth inning, the Fisher Cats allowed a four-run eighth inning to spoil any plans of a late comeback.
Six scoreless innings from righty starter Michael Dominguez helped lift the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (22-26) to a 6-1 win over the Akron RubberDucks (28-20) on Thursday night at Canal Park. Dominguez (W, 1-0) earned his first decision and first quality start of the season with a season-high six innings and didn’t allow a hit behind five strikeouts.
“It means a lot because we were there (the last two years) and anytime you make it to the final, anything can happen,” said Derryfield head coach Gustavo Moral. “And last year, we came close, so this year, the girls had that in mind and they were mentally prepared. They worked hard all season and certainly it couldn’t be any better than coming down to a tiebreaker … They fought all the way and yes, my heart was racing until the very end.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (21-26) dropped a Wednesday contest to the Akron RubberDucks (28-19) at Canal Park, 5-2. The Fisher Cats drew a pair of two-out walks in the top of the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate but couldn’t convert.
If soccer has importance comparable to a religion throughout much of the world, then Yusufu Juma wants to start a new congregation right here in Manchester for those who might not be able to worship elsewhere.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (21-25) took down the Akron RubberDucks (27-19) in 10 innings Tuesday night, 4-2, to secure the win in the first game of a six-game road series at Canal Park. RHP CJ Van Eyk held Akron to one hit and one walk behind six strikeouts in six scoreless innings, and reliever Jimmy Burnette (W, 1-1) struck out two batters in the win.
Dozens of athletes from Manchester Central and Manchester Memorial high schools competed this weekend at the NHIAA Track and Field Division-I State Championships Saturday at Portsmouth High School, many of them running, sprinting, hurdling, throwing, jumping, leaping or vaulting their way onto the podium.
Three home runs and 13 hits powered the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (20-25) to a 13-1 series-clinching victory on Sunday afternoon over the Somerset Patriots (22-23) at Delta Dental Stadium. Third baseman Alex De Jesus clubbed two home runs, first baseman Rainer Nuñez drove in five runs and starting pitcher Adam Macko (W, 3-2) recorded his first Double-A quality start behind nine strikeouts to tie his season-high.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (19-24) dropped a Saturday night contest to the Somerset Patriots (21-22) at Delta Dental Stadium, 5-3. Yankees rehabber Jasson Dominguez clubbed his first home run of 2024 as a two-run shot to put Somerset in front in the seventh inning. New Hampshire’s Michael Turconi and Phil Clarke each had two-hit games.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (19-24) dropped a Friday night contest to the Somerset Patriots (21-22) at Delta Dental Stadium, 8-7.
The New Hampshire Division-I state track and field meet kicks off Saturday at 10 a.m. at Portsmouth High School and athletes from Manchester Memorial High School and Manchester Central High School will do their best to represent themselves and their teams in a variety of events.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (19-23) won both games in a Thursday doubleheader against the Somerset Patriots at Delta Dental Stadium, 5-4 and 9-0. Shortstop Josh Kasevich singled to clinch game one in walk-off fashion, and the Fisher Cats scored nine runs on 13 hits in game two’s shutout victory.
