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Time Travel: Dufour leads Nashua to win

JAN. 8, 1972 – “The Nashua High Purple Panthers rolled to their fourth straight victory last night behind the superb shooting of NHS captain Pete Dufour by outclassing the Winnacunnet Warriors in the final period for a commanding 74-58 victory. “Dufour led all scorers by putting ...

A different feeling at Gillette on 2022’s first Sunday

It was a cloudy, cold day, and snow had started to fall and blow around in the wind at Gillette Stadium. No, not Sunday, but a year ago today – Jan. 3, 2021. That's when the New England Patriots wrapped up their season with a win over the hapless New York Jets. There were no fans at Gillette ...

Don’t worry Pats fans, they’ll get the win, others get them in

Recovered yet from last Sunday's debacle vs. Buffalo? If not, fear not: the Jacksonville Jaguars are in town, New England Patriots fans, and they are the cure to your holiday Patriots hangover. It's been an interesting week, as the Patriots always provided us with entertainment: New Year's ...

Time Travel: Nashua hoop hopes work pays off

DEC. 31, 1951 – “Time may be catching up with Tony Marandos and his schoolboy basketball company. The high school quintet was soundly beaten in its initial public appearance over a week ago by a smooth working alumni crew, and despite indications of tremendous prospects looked to be far ...

Patriots, still a step behind, get beaten by another good player

Blame it on the bye? To be certain, the New England Patriots haven't been the same team since the NFL's mandated week off earlier this month. The seven-game winning streak that had fans, pre-Omicron, booking flights to Los Angeles for mid February has been replaced by a two-game losing streak ...

Slate is still screwy

Ahhh, there’s nothing like the holidays, because while you can enjoy great food you can also enjoy some tasty tids and bits in this space, so here we go: First, we’re going to miss the Chic-fil-a Nashua Holiday Basketball Festival. Last year the pandemic put a halt to all holiday play as ...