Alan Greenwood

Well, at least we learned something with the trade that reunites Rob Gronkowski with Tom Brady as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer:

A rassler for the WWE is only worth a fourth-round draft pick.

APRIL 22, 1955 – “Nashua’s Ronald Cote, star hurler for the Holy Cross diamond team, and former Nashua High pitching ace, notched a two-hitter yesterday as he and his teammates blanked the Brown University nine, 13-0.

“It marks Cote’s fifth victory for Holy Cross and he remains undefeated in college competition. After the second inning only three Brown men reached base, two on errors. The Crusaders jumped to a 6-0 first-inning lead lead on Dale Hahl’s three-run triple and Cote’s double.

“The Nashuan fanned six and issued three bases on balls during the fray.”

APRIL 22, 1965 – “Louis Sardonis, Nashua High’s fabulous halfback of the 1963 and 1964 football seasons, armed with a pocketful of overtures from colleges throughout the land, had chosen to attend Phillips Exeter Academy for a year.

“Sardonis, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sardonis, 40 Berkeley St., was one of 30 high school seniors from throughout the United States to be picked for an Exeter scholarship grant.”

APRIL 22, 1975 – “Christine Hogan, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hogan of Deerhaven Dr., was the only New England swimmer to qualify for three finals at the Y Nationals held at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last week.

“Christine placed second in the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:10.0 … fourth in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:14.4 … and eighth in the 100-yard butterfly with a 1:01.3.”

There was a typo for the ages in the last entry; it referred to Hogan’s eighth place in :the 100-year butterfly.”

Insert here your punchline of choice.

APRIL 22, 1994 – “The official ‘home’ team was stuck playing on the ‘visiting’ team’s own home turf.

“An unfair advantage?

“Not likely. It wouldn’t have made a difference if the game had been played at a field on the moon. The host Bishop Guertin High School softball team didn’t have a chance Thursday afternoon against a superior Merrimack squad.

“When the teams showed up at Mine Falls Park – the Cardinals’ home field – it was discovered that the bases were spaced too far apart and the condition of the infield was less than acceptable, so the switch was promptly made to the Tomahawks’ field at Merrimack High School.”

Merrimack won, 20-1.

Maybe spacing the bases further apart would have slowed Merrimack down a bit.

Contact Alan Greenwood at 594-1248 or agreenwood@nashuatelegraph.com.