14 - October 8, 2010
Pelham~Windham News Pythons Cap Successful Golf Season
by Chris White The Pelham Pythons finished up their best golf season in school history last week at Beaver Meadow Golf Course in Concord. After posting a record of 17-4 for fourth place in the regular season standings, the Pythons braved the elements last Thursday to take seventh overall at the Division 2 Championships. The seventh-place finish is the highest a Pelham team has ever finished at the golf state championships. In some rainy weather conditions, the Pythons
collectively shot a 431 overall, as they were led by Nick Neary and Alex Newton. Neary shot an 80 for the 18-hole course to be Pelham’s low man for the day, while Newton ended up with an 82. Their performances qualified them to participate in the Division 2 Individual Championship the following Saturday, where Newton shot an 83 to tie for 12th overall and Neary shot an 85. Thursday’s team championship round was also the final outing in a Pelham uniform for senior Jesse Vaiknoras. Vaiknoras made some outstanding contributions in his last season with the Pythons. The 2010 season included Vaiknoras taking medalist honors on three different occasions and setting a school record by registering a 34 over nine holes at Campbell’s Scottish Highlands Golf Course in Salem. Despite the loss of Vaiknoras after this season,
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Pelham’s Jesse Vaiknoras set a Pelham school record earlier this season when he shot a 34 over nine holes of play
the Pythons plan to return a strong, young group of players to the team next year. In addition to Neary and Newton, Pelham will return other significant contributors such as Doug Carton, Alec Surprenant, Dan Roberts, Jake Vaiknoras, and Alec Carignon. They are young players who are focused on improving and winning a championship. “This is a very young team and they’re all very
good,” Pelham coach Joe Vaiknoras said. “If not next year, then the year after—they have the potential to be the best team in the state.”
Windham Volleyball Earns Two Wins
by Chris White The Windham volleyball team picked up two important victories last week. The first came on Wednesday, September 29, versus ConVal at home, where the Jaguars defeated the visitors convincingly in three games. A number of Windham athletes turned in solid efforts to take the victory. Cristy Theriault led the team with five kills and eight aces, while Tess Powell led the Jags with three digs. Also making significant contributions to the offense were Marcela Trocha (four kills), Kerry White (three kills), Leandra Macary (one kill), and Alex Boucher (six aces). The Jaguars got their second win of the week
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when they faced Bedford at home on Monday, October 4. The Jags had to go the distance for it, but they earned their fourth win of the season after five intense games of volleyball. Up front, Windham was led by White (11 kills, three blocks), Boucher (nine kills), and Meghan Gosselin (nine kills, six blocks). Serving well for the Jags were Powell (five aces) and Theriault (four aces), while Melissa Cino and Maureen Wheeler contributed to the offense with 12 assists apiece. “The girls played an aggressive game and
never backed down, but they also played smart,”
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Pelham, Windham Compete at Black Bear Invite
as she ended up in 37th place with a time of 21:57. Rounding out Pelham’s top five were Erin Krawczyk (71st, 23:29), Meagan Walker (79th, 24:06), Katie O’Hearn (89th, 24:44), and Erica Pantaleo (96th, 24:58).
Shannen Arsenault led Pelham at the Black Bear Invite last weekend with a time of 21:57 for 37th place overall
by Chris White The Black Bear Invitational took place at Coe-
Brown Academy in Northwood last weekend, and both the Pelham and Windham girls’ cross country teams participated in it. Both teams ran against some stiff competition as Windham placed 10th overall, while Pelham took 14th. The Pythons ended up missing 12th by only two points. Kate Farrell led the way for the Jaguars, finishing 17th overall in a time of 20:52. Other top finishers for the Jaguars included Emma Boyd (42nd, 22:01), Lindsay Maffei (52nd, 22:27), Alexis Clemons (91st, 24:46), Glori Foster (105th, 25:24), and Taylor Darcy (106th, 25:26). Shannen Arsenault was Pelham’s first finisher,
In addition to the Black Bear Invite, Windham also had a good showing at the Manchester Invitational the previous weekend. The Jaguars totaled 252 points to place eighth overall out of 22 teams in the small school race. Once again, Farrell was Windham’s top finisher as she clocked a 20:48 for eighth place. Also scoring for the Jaguars in their top five were Boyd (25th, 22:05), Maffei (35th, 22:26), Clemons (109th, 25:45), and Mary Garside (112th, 25:49). Foster (114th, 25:51) and Darcy (151st, 28:47) also participated in the small school varsity race as part of Windham’s top seven.
Windham libero Tess Powell passes off to a teammate versus Bedford
Windham head coach Jill Bartlett said. “This was a huge win for us.” The win improved Windham’s record to 4-6 as
it heads into the final five regular season games on its schedule.
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by Chris White The Windham field hockey team recently earned a tie, a win, and a loss over the course of its last three contests. The Jaguars played to a 0-0 tie with Merrimack Valley back on Friday, September 24, and then took a 1-0 win at Pembroke the following Tuesday. They finished the string of games with a 3-1 loss at home to a strong Souhegan squad this past Tuesday, October 5.
Defensive players Hannah Peters and Jenn Peet, plus the exceptional goalkeeping of Meaghan Kelly (10 saves), led the Jaguars to the 0-0 tie at Merrimack Valley. Colleen Cooney scored the game’s lone goal against Pembroke early in first half to lead the Jags to victory in that game. Laura Viel provided the assist on the play.
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Windham’s Kate Farrell put together two strong races over the course of one week, finishing eighth at the Manchester Invite and 17th at the Black Bear Invite
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Windham Girls’ Soccer Falls to Brady, Souhegan
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by Chris White The Windham girls’ soccer team dropped a pair of games last week. The Jaguars’ first loss of
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Ashley Adamson moves the ball up field for Windham against Souhegan
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After this past Tuesday, Windham’s record stands at 3-5-2. The Jags have only a handful of games remaining and they will take on Pelham at Pelham’s homecoming this Saturday.
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the week came at Bishop Brady on Wednesday, September 28, by the score of 1-0. The Jags then hosted Souhegan on Tuesday, October 5, and lost 3-0. The halftime score at Brady was 0-0, but the Giants scored a goal 18 minutes into the second half and held on for the victory. Windham goalkeeper Morgin Wheeler had 12 saves in the game.
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Against Souhegan, the Sabers led Windham 2-0 at half and then tacked on an insurance goal in the second 40 minutes. Wheeler once again led the Jags with 16 saves. The Jaguars will play four out of their five remaining games away from their home field. For their next game, they will travel down the road to Pelham on Saturday to face the Pythons at their homecoming.
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