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Cougars bring Old Time Football to Amherst, and leave with a title

There was something wrong with the picture. Saturday's Division III championship game should have been played on grass, in mud. Running back Scott Hershberger's jersey should have been covered in dirt by the time his 45-carry, 208-yard day was done, with the Cougars downing Trinity 16-14 for ...

Don’t be surprised if Patriots get an overseas game in 2023

Ah, Roger Goodell, who may or may not be knee deep in the mess that is the Washington Commanders, says the NFL has four more years after this morning's game, for an annual game in Germany. Oh, and the New England Patriots are said to want to be there. So do the Kansas City Chiefs. Against ...

Panthers believed in the faith Bellen had in their talent

Nashua South speedy boys soccer senior forward and team leader Rory Olsen always helped spread the philosophy of discipline and focus preached by his coach, Tom Bellen. But on the night of Sept. 22, he didn't believe what Bellen had to say as they sat in a circle on Motta Field at Stellos ...

Colts lack exactly what NFL teams need to have: a QB

If you want to know what it takes to be a good team in the NFL, take a look at the Indianapolis Colts today if you're either at Gillette Stadium in person or watching on television or whatever modern device you choose, the way things are these days. Oh, don't be mistaken. The Colts right now ...

Curing all icy blahs

Question, readers: What are the two most blah months of the year? Answer: November and January. November, it gets dark well before 5 p.m. and in January it’s just a frustrating stretch of cold with seemingly no end in sight. But first, November isn’t all that bad, because there’s some ...

Time Travel: Panthers nearly pull off shocker

NOV. 5, 1962 – “Nashua High threw a big scare into mighty Everett on Saturday, but finally succumbed 14-6 as the Red and White stayed unbeaten in 16 games (tied twice) in an engagement played at Everett in the wind, rain and cold with only a handful of faithful followers braving the ...