Pelham-Windham News 12-4-09

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Athletic Pythons Plan to Execute Up-Tempo Game this Season
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pre-season schedule with a home scrimmage
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a year ago and make the playoffs, something that
against Conant on Monday. After practicing for it did not do last season. The Pythons return a
a week, the Pythons ﬁ nally got a chance to apply strong core, which includes seven pla
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the things they had been working on in practice to last year’s team. Jacqui Perry, Nicole Masticouris,
a game situation. They moved the ball well and Katie Halpin, and Sarah DeBaldo are the returning
attacked the basket aggressively on the offensive seniors on the team. Bri Trainor, Alex Catalano,
end throughout the contest. From the beginning, and Amanda Blake all return as juniors. Eight new
they used their full-court press to pressure their players, which include two sophomores and six
opponent and speed up the pace of the game. freshmen, will also join them.
This year, the team features smaller players, In order to be successful this season, Pelham
but also ones who are more athletic. The will also need to continue improving on its
overall athleticism of the Pythons is one of their help defense and boxing out on rebounds. To
distinctive strengths. With that, head coach Tim effectively maintain an up-and-down style of play, hite
Powers has decided to implement a new system, the team must be able to control the boards in
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in which his players will use their quickness and order to quickly start the fast break on offense.
stamina to create an up-tempo style of play. Players on the team will also need to be able to
“We’ll have to be an up-tempo team and be consistently hit the outside shot, but also work the b
y Chris
Rebecca DeBaldo drives to the basket in a able to run up-tempo well,” the ﬁ fth-year head ball around and create good looks in transition
scrimmage against Conant
coach said. “Creating turnovers on defense will when they are not shooting well, Powers said.
by Chris White
also lead to better looks offensively.”
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The Pelham girls’ basketball team opened its
Pelham looks to improve on a 4-12 record from
Jacqui Perry leads the Pythons on the fast break
Pelham-Windham Hockey Team Prepares for Much Anticipated Inaugural Season
by Chris White male athletes and two female athletes, who are all played on the
Both Pelham and Windham High Schools in grades nine through 12. Blue Devils’ state
have combined to form an ice hockey team Doug Watson will coach the team this season championship
that will play a JV schedule in its ﬁ rst season of and he will receive help from his assistants, Neil team in 2004.
competition this winter. The team is comprised of O’Connell and Joe Ouellette. O’Connell assisted The coaching
18 players from both high schools. It includes 16 Salem High School in the past, while Ouellette staff will work on
blending players
from the two
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The squad has
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Th e Pelham-Windham hockey team will play its home games at the Cyclones Arena in Hudson
December 23,
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during its inaugural season
at the Cyclones
123 Nashua Road (Crossroads Mall), Londonderry, NH 437-3266
Arena in Hudson.
The team will practice and play its home games
The arena, located on Constitution Drive off Route
there over the course of the winter season.
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Watson said he is looking forward to watching
the new team grow and
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improve during that time. The
players on the team have been
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that have contributed to
building a good foundation
heading into the season.
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expanding the players’ hockey
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Eighth graders considering
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game to see how we stack up
against another team.”
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of Winter
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submitted by Sandie Gentile
The New England
Gymnastics Training Center of
Hudson competed in its second
State Sectional of the season,
held in Brentwood. Each
gymnast needed to achieve an
all-around score of 33.00 to
qualify for the upcoming Winter
State Meet on December 6 in
Hampstead. Many gymnasts
placed in the top three and
qualiﬁ ed for States. Good luck
to all the gymnasts at States!
Level 4, 6-8 Age Division:
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Olivia Faro of Windham placed
sixth with an all-around score
of 33.575. She received a score
of 9.35 on vault (second place),
8.375 on bars (sixth place), 7.6
on beam (sixth place), and 8.25
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