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IS SUMMER OVER? August is here, so think school sports

Well, that was a nice summer, right? We say that because this is the weekend that August arrives. And August is a month in which high school sports begin, NFL football is on your TV screens, albeit preseason, the nights get shorter, the temps get lower (a little)...Sorry, got carried away, ...

FIRST DAY: Patriots make some news, noise and notice

Yes, the first day of New England Patriots training camp always feels like the first day of school. Teachers will always tell you, yeah, you did great in the fifth grade but now kids this is the sixth grade, and it's a whole different year. The Patriots almost graduated ahead of schedule a ...

SHOW A GO: Sure it rained, but Tuesday was a home run

Sure, it rained. Sure, fans at Historic Holman Stadium didn't get to see an All-Star Game, but they can tonight. Instead, they got treated to a fun Home Run Derby. Hey, in past years the Futures Collegiate League All-Star event was divided into two nights, Derby one night then game the next. ...

MORE HOLMAN HISTORY: Tonight’s event just the latest chapter

It's All-Star time tonight. Been a while, right? Way back in 2018. All-Star Games are about a lot of things, especially at Historic Holman Stadium. In 2003, it was about the popularity of the Nashua Pride, trying to cement itself in the city with a Double A team set to arrive in Manchester ...

SWAMP VS. SILVER: It’s Futures League vs NECBL tonight at Holman

They've been eyeing each other, almost with secret disdain, for the last 15 years. Yes, the New England Collegiate Baseball League and the Futures Collegiate League have this Cold War type relationship, don't they? Well that will thaw a bit in the summer heat as Monday the Nashua Silver ...

COMMENTARY: Not a legend, but a storyteller of Legends

Wow. What else can we say? You look at the plaque on display on the concourse just inside the gates at Historic Holman Stadium, and all the names on there. To be sharing space with those names, to be considered a “Sports Legend” of Holman Stadium, who would have imagined? Heck, we ...