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Phillips leaves Bears legacy

It was a mid February night in 1999 when all hell broke loose in Chicago, and the ripple effects came all the way east to Nashua. Even to yours truly’s phone, which rang with then-Bishop Guertin football coach Tony Johnson on the other end. “Did you hear?” he said, or at least we ...

Time Travel: Nashua High overwhelms Central

OCT. 22, 1962 – “It took Nashua High’s football machine a period and three-quarters to get rolling, but once it did, it gained momentum enough to crush the Little Green of Central 31-8 yesterday afternoon at Manchester’s Athletic Field. “A disappointing gathering of an estimated ...

Patriots hope to keep the wedding bells ringing today

The commitment has been made. No, no, the New England Patriots haven't publicly decided as of last night on a starting quarterback for today's game vs. the Cleveland Browns, be it Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe. But owner Robert Kraft has decided on his personal life's future. He married ...

Bruins stuck in middle

Here are few tids and bits as we keep moving forward closer to high school tournament time and cold weather sports, like, uh, hockey: So what’s Bruin? It’s officially hockey season and it’s hard to get a gauge on the 2022-23 Boston Bruins because they don’t have, arguably, two of their ...

Time Travel: Football leaves the sports page

It isn’t often that one finds high school football debates featured in a newspaper’s editorial. The Nashua High School team found itself in this day’s editorial twice. OCT. 15, 1947 – “Football is a wonderful game – and also a dangerous one for the participant. “No sport holds ...

Don’t worry, be happy that ferocious Judon is a Patriot

The T-shirts are probably already being printed. All the Zappe puns, including the leader in the clubhouse so far, “Don't Worry, Be Zappe.” Bailey Zappe fever has begun, but don't be fooled. The rookie quarterback was just a bit part of Sunday's 29-0 New England Patriots domination of ...