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FCBL’s HR Derby right now is probably a necessary evil

The Derby: Love it or leave it behind? No, not Kentucky. We're talking the Futures Collegiate Baseball League's use of a home run derby to decide games that are deadlocked after the 10th inning. Most Nashua Silver Knights fans had never seen it before since the rule came into play three years ...

No sports? Locally, this past Saturday said otherwise

The question keeps getting asked, and the answer is the same. “What are you doing since there's no sports?” would be the inquiry. The answer was always the same – plenty, because locally, there's always sports. But now we have concrete proof to put the gross misconception to bed. Mark ...

Pleat caps off title week with a tribute to Dartmouth golf

There are good weeks. And then really good weeks. But for Nashua Country Club golfer James Pleat, this was a great week. We'd all love to have six days like he just had, right? He dominated the first two days of the 117th New Hampshire State Amateur Golf Championship as medalist. He made his ...

Three cheers for Sheedy as he pushes to State Am final

Cam Sheedy sank a big eagle putt vs. Nashua Country Club's Jack Brown in Friday's New Hampshire State Am quarterfinals at NCC, and waited for the fan reaction. Crickets. He pulled a Patrick Reed and put his hand to his ear. Nada. That, he said, fired him up. “It's one of those things you ...

Through illness, Bill Lochhead perseveres; still hitting course

The 117th New Hampshire State Amateur Golf Championship started out this past week with a blast from the past. But you know what, Bill Lochhead isn’t passing up on the present, either. He was the perfect guy to kick off the tournament with the ceremonial first drive. Lochhead, 84, has ...

All that was missing at NCC was Nance and a TV tower

Jack Brown looked up when he was hitting his tee shot on the 16th hole at Nashua Country Club in the sweltering heat on Thursday afternoon. He saw the carts along the trees. Who says today you can't play sports in front of fans? If you want to know why the NHGA State Amateur Championship is ...