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Past articles by Mike:

FIRE AND ICE: Traip backs embrace differences

KITTERY, Maine — Cala McEllin was so calm and composed on the back line Tuesday, she looked like she could defuse any rush and then patiently explain her technique to any spectator that asked.Sophia Santamaria, the other center back on the Traip Academy girls soccer team, had her eyes focused on opportunities that would move her to the other end of the pitch — and jumped on them aggressively, no… → Read More

FIRE AND ICE: Traip backs embrace differences

KITTERY, Maine — Cala McEllin was so calm and composed on the back line Tuesday, she looked like she could defuse any rush and then patiently explain → Read More

Dover’s Wesley Dinnan fastest local at Boston Marathon

BOSTON — Ashley Busa had never spent pre-Boston Marathon hours quite like this.The question marks were spread out in front of her, right alongside the 26.2-mile route she was going to have to cover at the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday.“I was sitting in a car in Hopkinton and it was lightning out,” said the 34-year-old Portsmouth resident. “I had my poncho. I was geared up for a downpour.”But… → Read More

It's all over! After 42 years, Exeter gets its perfect ending

DURHAM — They set a tone at the beginning and closed things out at the end like they’ve been doing it their whole lives.It all added up to a once-in-a-lifetime feeling.The top-seeded Exeter High School boys basketball team rode standout Kevin Henry (18 points, 12 rebounds) and a stifling defense, and pulled away from No. 2 Salem, 53-30, in the Division I championship game Saturday at Lundholm… → Read More

CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND: Clippers work OT magic to stun Astros

MANCHESTER — This time, the tears flowing down Brittany Graham's face were tears of joy.Two years ago on this court at Southern New Hampshire → Read More

New coach, same style for John Mulvey's Clippers

PORTSMOUTH — John Mulvey was appointed to succeed his father, Jim, as coach of the Portsmouth High School boys basketball team in March because his qualities checked off a lot of the boxes.Credibility as a player? Few were better here than Mulvey, whose 1,299 career points stood as the all-time record at Portsmouth until Cody Graham surpassed that total last year.Familiarity with the program?… → Read More

Latest Marshwood title team owned the moments

PORTLAND, Maine — It wasn’t a perfect team. Just another great one.This latest edition of Marshwood High School football didn’t take the → Read More

Latest Marshwood title team owned the moments

PORTLAND, Maine — It wasn’t a perfect team. Just another great one.This latest edition of Marshwood High School football didn’t take the easiest road to glory. It produced a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time in three years, but didn’t get to enjoy his services in the state final.The offense didn’t look good on every possession, several getting slowed by penalties. But it looked good on… → Read More

BLUE DEVILS 4, MULES 1: Epping completes its long road to glory

LACONIA — Back in August, there was a short list of candidates to win the Division IV girls soccer championship, and Epping High School wasn't on it.Not by a longshot.Half its lineup had graduated. A small roster afforded only a handful of subs. There was a new coach.But champions aren't determined in the heat of August. They're crowned in the chill of November. And that's what Epping is for the… → Read More

D-II Golf Championship: Grondahl, St. Thomas are second to none

PORTSMOUTH — Paddy Vetter has played on good golf teams at St. Thomas Aquinas since his freshman year.With the arrival of Justin Grondahl, he can now claim to play on a great one.The top-seeded Saints are champions of Division II for the first time. Led by top player Grondahl’s 1-under par 70 — a round that tied for best of the day — they got three scores in the 70s and defeated runner-up… → Read More

Week 3 Preview Showcase: Local D-I squads have different expectations

Thanks to a scheduling quirk, all five local Division I football teams played on the Seacoast last Friday.For many fans, it was their first chance to get → Read More

Seacoast athletes get Hall of Fame treatment

PORTSMOUTH — Pedro Martinez had command of his audience of young stars from the very beginning.The Baseball Hall of Famer and Red Sox legend, the star attraction of the 2nd annual Seacoast All-Star Sports Awards on Thursday night at a sold-out Music Hall, connected with his fans in a way that so few hitters connected with him.Martinez, the three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2004 World Series… → Read More

D-II baseball: Clippers make it a sweet repeat

MANCHESTER — On his way to the plate, Calvin Hewett made a promise to teammate Jacob Grant.Grant, batting with the bases loaded and nobody out, in a tie game in the bottom of the seventh on Monday, missed his chance to be a hero for the Portsmouth High School baseball team when he grounded into a 6-2-3 double play, a gem of a defensive play by Goffstown.As the clock neared 10 p.m. at Northeast… → Read More

The 'ship sails home! Clippers outlast Windham for first state title in 9 years

BEDFORD — There is no clock in tennis. Points and games can meander indefinitely until nudged toward a conclusion. But there are moments. In the 20-minute span that wrapped up singles play in the Division II championship on Wednesday, the Portsmouth High School girls tennis team collected enough of them to get their hands on an elusive state championship. The top-seeded Clippers took the final… → Read More

Boston Marathon: Local runners poised to go low

BOSTON — So, who’s going to go low?In four of the last five Boston Marathons, a Seacoast runner has finished among the top 65, a quality feat in a race that this year has more than 30,000 registered runners.North Hampton native Sam Gray, a theology and economics double major at Boston College, finished 65th last year and is slated to return. Alex Leuchanka, a Lee resident and former graduate… → Read More

Baseball's Brave New World: Area ballplayers gaining college interest like never before

One senior bats left-handed, throws right-handed, and wears the blue and white colors of Exeter High School.The other bats right-handed, throws left-handed and wears the subtly different blue and white of Oyster River.But when it comes to Cody Morissette and Brennen Oxford, it doesn’t take long to nail down some similarities, too.Both are standout players on what should be very good Exeter and… → Read More

Baseball's Brave New World: Area ballplayers gaining college interest like never before

One senior bats left-handed, throws right-handed, and wears the blue and white colors of Exeter High School.The other bats right-handed, throws left-handed and wears the subtly different blue and white of Oyster River.But when it comes to Cody Morissette and Brennen Oxford, it doesn’t take long to nail down some similarities, too.Both are standout players on what should be very good Exeter and… → Read More

Zhe: Ryan McKenna among local pro ballplayers on the move this spring

Same faces. New places.Ryan McKenna is set to begin his fourth season in the Baltimore Orioles organization next week after getting a third straight promotion.Mike Fransoso is switching teams — and leagues — as he takes his bat, baserunning and defense to New Jersey.And Sam Fuld has traded in his spikes and Superman cape for a collared shirt as he goes to work in the front office of the… → Read More

Bourgoin becomes Epping/Newmarket's 5th head football coach in 7 years

EPPING — Ben Bourgoin has never been a head football coach before, but a lot of the qualities he brought to the the recent interview process made some people think he’ll make a good one.Bourgoin was approved as the new Epping/Newmarket football coach last week by the school boards at both high schools. He was selected from a pool of six candidates and then two finalists.“I’m excited,” he said… → Read More

MAKE IT REIGN: Clippers top Dover to repeat as D-I champs

DURHAM — Cody Graham stepped up to the foul line to take the one, and hopefully two, biggest shots of his team's season.The top-seeded Portsmouth High School basketball team had been a step ahead of No. 11 Dover on the scoreboard all afternoon in the Division I championship game Saturday. But with the clock under three minutes, the lead was a precarious two and Graham, their seen-it-all senior… → Read More