Are you ready for a fun week? It’s actually already beginning: The Battle of the Bridge was scheduled to officially get underway on Saturday with the Nashua High School North Invitational Cross Country Meet. That counts for four events (boys and girls varsity and JV). Heckuva beginning, ...
SEPT. 17, 1947 – From sports editor Frank Stawasz’s column: “Ted Williams, in town over the weekend with Birdie Tebbetts, was slightly astonished when told that home run hitters (for the Nashua Dodgers) have been collecting handsome purses from the fans. “ ‘I’d like to play for ...
Bill Belichick has always said the game of football is about scoring points. Pretty soon, the New England Patriots, including Belichck, will need to get the point. It ain't workin. That's the cry from Joe Fan with regard to the Patriots' offensive approach. Sunday they managed just seven ...
Bill Belichick still gets excited for Opening Day. “There’s always an excitement for opening day and to get the season started,” Belichick said earlier this past week. Isn’t that nice. It’s here this weekend, and in this region football kicks all the baseball out since the Red Sox ...
Breaking a major story brings with it a big-league rush of adrenaline. Finding out that big story was dead wrong leads the misguided scribe to the nearest bar stool. SEPT. 10, 1952: “The Concord Monitor reported today that it had learned from a reliable source that Birdie Tebbetts, the ...
Week One is in the books for local high school football. How'd it go? What did you think? It seems strange to start the season on the unofficial final weekend of summer, Labor Day Weekend, but that's the way it usually is in this state. Here are a few takeaways from things that happened ...
