Sports
Fisher Cats’ Manchester return set for May 11
read more…: Fisher Cats’ Manchester return set for May 11Opening Day will mark the first the Fisher Cats’ first game ever against the Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees’ new Double-A Affiliate. They’ll play the Patriots and other teams in the newly christened Double-A Northeast League in six-game series throughout the season in a 120-game campaign lasting from May 4 to Sept. 19.
Giant slayers: Memorial earns big win against formidable foe
read more…: Giant slayers: Memorial earns big win against formidable foehe dagger came with less than three minutes remaining in the game.
Memorial can’t keep pace with Trinity
read more…: Memorial can’t keep pace with TrinityThe Crusaders of Manchester Memorial proved to be little challenge for Trinity on Friday night as the Pioneers emerged with 64-47 victory.
Cougars claw out OT victory
read more…: Cougars claw out OT victoryOne night after traveling to Epping High School and earning a 23-point triumph, the Derryfield School girls basketball team returned home and had to fight for every point in a 33-31 nail-biter against the same foe Thursday night.
Shorthanded West no match for Central
read more…: Shorthanded West no match for CentralCOVID-19 has created some high school sports regular season mismatches that wouldn’t be found during normal times and that showed on Friday night as Division I Manchester Central easily defeated Division II Manchester West, 63-51.
Still a Little Green, Central/West Hockey Team Making Strides
read more…: Still a Little Green, Central/West Hockey Team Making StridesDan Belliveau grew up skating against Central High School. The former Nashua High player, now head coach at Merrimack High School, said he saw glimpses Wednesday of the Little Green teams that used to give the rest of the state fits when his Tomahawks faced the Central/West co-op team at Manchester’s West Side Arena.
“Green Crusaders” cannot withstand Bedford barrage
read more…: “Green Crusaders” cannot withstand Bedford barrageDespite strong start, the Manchester Memorial/Central High School Co-Operative “Green Crusaders” couldn’t withstand nine unanswered goals, falling 11-4 to Bedford on Thursday afternoon at JFK Coliseum.
Underdog Pioneers nearly pull off early-season upset
read more…: Underdog Pioneers nearly pull off early-season upsetCompeting in a rematch of the 2019 New Hampshire Division-I championship game, the Trinity High School boys ice hockey team had two-time defending champ Bedford High School backed into a corner.
Memorial withstands late Concord comeback
read more…: Memorial withstands late Concord comebackOn Tuesday night, snow fell outside Manchester Memorial High School and a Crimson Tide slowly began to crest inside of it. Fortunately for Memorial, that Tide came up just short of washing away a victory.
Millyard Museum in search of photos of athletes from the Queen City Athletic Hall of Fame
read more…: Millyard Museum in search of photos of athletes from the Queen City Athletic Hall of Fame“We’re sure there are photos on living room walls all over the city and with today’s technology, people email them to us or simply bring the photos in, we can scan them, return them, and the images will then become part of the display over time,” said John Clayton, executive director of the Manchester Historic Association.
West Side Angels Youth Soccer League shed vandalized again
read more…: West Side Angels Youth Soccer League shed vandalized againThis week, league president Maria Brown discovered vandals had struck again, this time breaking doors to its concession shed and stealing its restaurant-style racks used to hold snacks and candy.
Fisher Cats celebrate life of Ollie the Bat Dog
read more…: Fisher Cats celebrate life of Ollie the Bat DogSurrounded by his family, Fisher Cats fan-favorite Ollie the Bat Dog passed away peacefully in New Hampshire last week.