Pinkerton junior Rachel Keisling flew into the high school softball season this past spring — in more ways than one.

The Windham football team had already made plans for a “Lift-A-Thon” weightlifting event for the end of the school year. The Jaguars just hadn’t decided where the money they raised would be donated.

One name stood out on the New Hampshire Division 1 All-State Softball team, which was announced last week.

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — A perfect season had a perfect finish for the Windham High boys volleyball team on Saturday.

LONDONDERRY — As innings piled up in the pitching duel between Pinkerton and Londonderry starters last Saturday afternoon, it became evident that whichever team scored first likely would be advancing to the semifinals.

For Pinkerton star Hunter Drouin, lacrosse wasn’t exactly love at first sight.

Head boys track coach Mike Leal has quite a bit of flexibility when he figures out his lineup for Central Catholic’s meets.

With one swing, freshman Adi Runge fulfilled her goal as a rookie on the Pinkerton softball team.

New Hampshire

Experience makes difference

DERRY — It was the first of its kind and only the third marathon held in New England since the pandemic started last year.

LONDONDERRY — Londonderry made sure that Timberlane’s boys basketball team lost its Cinderella slipper in the second half last Saturday afternoon.

DERRY — In its first game since Jan. 19 due to COVID-19 challenges, Pinkerton Academy's varsity Astros held on for a 48-45 win over Londonderry High School's Lancers. 

The 2021 regular season was off to a dream start for the Pinkerton boys basketball team.

It’s been quite a basketball journey for Stefanie Murphy, and it’s probably far from over.

Craig Fram has followed the same path as many former runners.

Michelle Hart-Miller, the current Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Londonderry High School, has been named one of four finalists for 2021 NHSSCA National Coach of the Year.

Amy Lanouette was the MVP for the Derry New's sister paper, The Eagle-Tribune, last fall and she took her game to a higher level this season.

In the first true role of his young acting career, former Salem High football star Jason Martinez found himself sharing the screen with one of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the last 30 years, two-time Oscar nominee and Boston royalty Mark Wahlberg

DERRY — The rain was steady and cool and there was a slight breeze on Thanksgiving morning — hardly ideal weather for running a road race.

DERRY — Pinkerton 2021 lacrosse captains Justine Doyle, Abby Jowett and Caroline Daziel recently signed national letters of intent to continue their careers in college.

SALEM — With the game, and a trip to the Division 1 state semifinals on the line, Salem’s Aidan McDonald had a hunch.

Golf is a cruel, cruel game.

Windham High freshman Ava Sanchez had considered it, but she was far from convinced that she should run cross country in addition to playing field hockey, which has always been her No. 1 passion.

Freshman Sophia Ponzini was not expecting to start for the defending Division 1 state champion Windham field hockey team. Not at all.

Pinkerton’s girls cross country team always seems to have a freshman standout.

Ella Koelb will probably be the first to admit that she owes a debt of gratitude to older sister Jocelyn.

Sanborn may have an unusually strong team — perhaps the strongest small school squad in decades — but it will still need to be in peak form to overtake Pinkerton as the king of area boys cross country.

There’s a lot that Windham softball coach Dave Hedge likes about having rising senior Jasmine Moskowitz in his program.

Many students enter college with dreams of becoming a doctor. Then they take, say, organic chemistry and make a beeline to the registrar’s office to change majors.

BRADY DAY, Shortstop/pitcher

Growing up as a basketball star in New Hampshire, Mark Dunham learned what it meant to face Central Catholic on the court.

Pinkerton’s proud tradition in girls cross country took a major hit last year.

DERRY — In the Big 10, Geo Baker is known as an all-conference guard and a two-time academic all-conference student.

Finally, track fans would get a chance to witness Pinkerton Academy junior Ryan Dane at his best.

Even when Abby Bedient was in middle school, Windham High softball coach Dave Hedge could tell that the now-senior had enormous potential.

Some may view a New England title as the pinnacle. But most of the area girls New England track champions seemed to go on to bigger and better things.

Name, Position: ALYSSA DIMAURO, Shortstop

Few wrestlers had a more up-and-down collegiate career than former Pinkerton standout Phil Moricone.

Windham senior Jacob Kuczynski may be able to enhance a friendly rivalry with his brother, Matthew, on a new scale next year.

Ryan Day had no specific goals for the 2020 baseball season at Tufts.

Breaking a state record is enough to make any high school swimmer’s entire career.

Dufresne honored

DERRY, N.H. — Lauren Riviere knows, at first glance, that she hardly fits the image of a dominant defenseman, or a hockey player at all.

In the record books, the Londonderry girls basketball team will go down as Division 1 runners-up for the 2019-20 season.

KAYO COMMITS