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Winter Moments: Titans, Cavs make some history
The 2009-10 high school season was an interesting one. Two local girls basketball programs made some history, while another went through a mid-season change to continue on its success.
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Cards rally comes up short
The Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team nearly pulled off a comeback for the ages Wednesday night in the Class L semifinals against Winnacunnet. [More...] The Cardinals were down by as many as 23 points to the top-seeded Warriors, and rallied to make it a two-point game with three minute
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Spartans, Cardinals get ready for semifinals
This week is the final one of the high school winter season in New Hampshire, and two local boys basketball teams remain heading into Tuesday night. The teams from Milford and Bishop Guertin are in the semifinals of Class I and Class L, respectively, and both will play for a spot in the championship
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Hawks, Cards to host Class L playoff games
The Merrimack and Bishop Guertin boys basketball teams will host first-round games when the Class L playoffs start on Wednesday. Should the fourth-seeded Tomahawks and the fifth-seeded Cardinals win their opening games, they'll face each other in the quarterfinals. The teams finished in a five-way t
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Playoffs: Rough night for the locals
Thursday was not a good night for Greater Nashua girls basketball teams. Four teams participated in quarterfinal games and all four lost, two of them on their home floors. In Class L, Nashua North and Bishop Guertin both fell at the hands of higher seeds, while in Class I, Souhegan and Hollis/Brookl
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Playoffs: Hawks give Lancers a scare
The game seemed over before it was two minutes old. The No. 14 Merrimack High School girls basketball team was down 11-0 to No. 3 Londonderry just 1:49 into Tuesday night's Class L preliminary game. But the Tomahawks didn't fold, going on a 22-5 run and eventually take a lead of nine points before t
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Playoffs: Cavs advance with win over Pride
The Hollis/Brookline High School girls basketball team advanced to the Class I quarterfinals for the first time thanks to an opening-round win over Merrimack Valley. Sultana Svirk led the fourth-seeded Cavaliers with 14 points and 13 rebounds while Kelly Morgan and Alicia Papineau had nine points ap
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Class L girls basketball pairings announced
The Class L girls basketball playoffs are also schedule to begin on Monday, with all games set for 7 p.m. Four local teams will be involved - Nashua North, Bishop Guertin, Alvirne and Merrimack.
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Titans hang on to big lead, beat Knights
NASHUA – The Nashua High School North boys basketball team has made a habit out of losing big leads late in games this season. In six of their eight losses this season, the Titans have led late in the second half, only to see the opponent rally. All six of those losses have been by nine points or le
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Warriors, Panthers have done this before
Don't expect to see any basketball fans from the Lisbon area asking for directions to Wilton on Tuesday. By now, you'd expect the Panthers to know their way to the Wilton-Lyndeborough gym. For the fourth straight year, the Lisbon Regional boys basketball team will make the nearly three-hour drive to
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Spartans keep cruising toward postseason
The Milford High School boys basketball team continued on its path to a top four seed in the Class I playoffs with a 74-62 win over Bedford Friday night. The win was the eighth straight for the Spartans (14-1), and their second over the Bulldogs this season.
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BG girls track makes it eight straight
It's safe to say the Bishop Guertin girls indoor track program is a dynasty. Eight Class L championships in a row should do that, right? The Cardinals won an eighth consecutive Class L indoor track title on Sunday at Dartmouth College, recording 78 points to finish ahead of Manchester Central (66) a