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Nashua Little Leaguers helping out Jimmy Fund
Nashua Little Leaguers are stepping up to the plate in the fight against cancer. Greater Nashua Little League 10U All Stars have joined Jimmy Fund Little League, presented by Extra Innings and Franklin Sports. Jimmy Fund Little League, now in its 32nd season, provides thousands of New ...
Nashua Cal Ripken wins in 9U tourney
Cal Ripken 9U West Area Tourney The Nashua Cal Ripken 9U All-Stars advanced this past week to the finals of the West District Tournament in Swanzey, which automatically qualified them for the state tournament. The finals were held as Kids Sports went to press and details will be in next week. ...
KidSports: Cal Ripken, Nashua Little League reports
BASEBALL Nashua Cal Ripken Majors Playoffs Royals 11, Giants 4 In the third meeting between the two, the Royals rallied from trailing 4-3 in the top of the fifth. Ben Adamonis entered the game and drew a leadoff walk. After two walks, Chase O’Brien tied the game with a single to ...
KidSports: Fairgrounds baseball now 2-0
Nashua’s Fairgrounds Middle School baseball team moved to 2-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over Litchfield. Isaiah Hedquest pitched four shutout innings allowing no runs one hit and striking out five. Leo Kopicko came in to pitch the final 2 1/3 innings, giving up just a single hit and ...
New England Gymnastics Training Center teams take three championships
New England Gymnastics Training Center of Hudson captured first place in the Levels 3, 4 and 5 competitions in the 2018 Hall of Fame Classic held in North Andover, Mass. Nashua’s Allie Marone led the way, earning first place in the Level 3 Senior division All-Around. Nashua’s Hailey ...
The Greater Nashua Boys&Girls Club K-5 wrestlers finished second in the New Hampshire Wrestling Association for Youth 12U State Tournament held recently at Nashua High School South. Salem won the event with 64 points, while Nashua was second with 35. Litchfield was ninth with 19 points ...
Nashua World Academy takes basketball championship
The Nashua World Academy boys and girls basketball teams each recently captured their respective Division 3 Tri-County championships. The boys finished the season at 15-0 while the girls enjoyed a 14-1 season. To cap off their championship runs, World Academy girls defeated Nashua Catholic, ...
MYA wrestler Ivey Johnson triumphs in state meet
WRESTLING MYA’S Johnson wins state title; team 11th out of 34 Fifth grade standout Ivey Johnson rolled through her bracket to capture the Novice state championship for fifth and sixth graders recently at Timberlane Regional in Plaistow. Overall, Merrimack finished 11th in team scoring out of ...
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BASKETBALL Nashua Catholic hoop teams each place 1st The Nashua Catholic boys and girls basketball teams both won first place in the recent New Hampshire Catholic Schools Basketball Tournament. The boys team, led by coach Paul Williams, defeated Presentation of Mary Academy, 54-49 in the finals ...
Nashua Hoop Shoot champs on to regionals
Two Greater Nashua Elks Hoop Shoot Champions and state Southwest District champions, 12-year-old Ariana Soloa and 11-year-old Ryan Haskell, won their respective divisions in the New Hampshire State Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Championship in Epsom. The Nashua Elks' other three Southwest ...
Showdown in CYO boys Mites basketball
CYO BASKETBALL St. Christopher 39, St. Patrick 35 In a battle between two undefeated teams in the CYO Boys Mites division, St. Pat's outscored St. Chris 10-3 in the fourth quarter, but St. Chris' Trevor Labrecque (team-high 20 points) sealed the victory with two free throws in the final ...
Elm Street girls win Nashua Middle School Tournament
The Elm Street Middle School girls basketball team topped Fairgrounds, 45-40, to win the second annual Nashua Middle School Basketball Tournament. Katie Loranger had 16 points to lead the winners while Aryanna Murray (11) and Maya Rioux (eight) also contributed. Fairgrounds top scorers ...
Merrimack wrestlers excel in Mass. tourney
WRESTLING MYA team has four titles, four seconds The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program did well in both the Natick Youth Ed Deeley Tournament and the Big Red Tournament. At Natick, kindergartners Andrew Schuster and Grayson Chestnut battled their way to fourth and third place, ...
5 locals win Elks ‘Hoop Shoot’ district titles
Five locals won the 2017 State Elks Southwest District "Hoop Shoot" Free Throw contest recently at the Derry Boys and Girls Club and will move on to the state finals on Feb. 5 in Epson. Twelve-year-old Ariana Sofa had the hottest hand in Girls competition, sinking 20 of 25 ...
Locals set for Elks Hoop Shoot district test
Six locals will vie for the the New Hampshire State Elks Southwest District Hoop Shoot Championship on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Derry Boys and Girls Club Gym at 9:30 a.m. Colin Toohey, age 12 of Hudson joins five Nashua youths: 12-year-old Ariana Sola, 11-year old Ryan Haskell, 10-year old ...
Merrimack wrestlers excel in Fitchburg
The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program competed in the annual Fitchburg Holiday Tournament with several doing well. Kindergartner Grayson Chestnut raked in another first-place medal, plowing through the competition with two pins. Andrew Schuster, also a kindergartner, took third place on the ...
6 area youths win Elks Hoop Shoot contest
BASKETBALL Champions move on to districts Six Greater Nashua youths recently won the 45th annual Greater Nashua Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest at the Elm Street Middle School Gym. Crowned as local champions in their respective divisions were: 12-year old Colin Toohey of Hudson and ...
New England Edge skate past Acton-Boxborough
The New England Edge dominated as soon as the puck dropped and recently rolled to a 6-0 win Acton-Boxborough at Skate 3 in Tyngsborough, Mass. The Edge only allowed two shots on goal and featured six different goal scorers in the Valley League game. The win was the second win in a row for the ...
Nashua Elks Hoop Shoot set for Dec. 3
Players from area youth groups such as CYO, Biddy Basketball, church groups, as well as any interested area boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 13 are eligible to participate in the 44th annual Greater Nashua Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw contest on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 a.m. in the Elm ...
Elks Hoop Shoot just around the corner
The annual Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest will be held at 8 a.m. Dec. 3 in the Elm Street Middle School Gym in Nashua. The contest is open to all area boys and girls ages 8-13 (April 1, 2017 designates age). Categories (age divisions) are 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13 for both boys and girls. ...