For many years my one child has always loved PB&J, minus the crusts, while the other won’t get near the classic. It’s always been a tactile thing and mixing foods together just doesn’t work for this kids taste buds.

From time to time we’re called up to volunteer, in some capacity or another, by the club. Last weekend one of the moms from my son’s team was on field marshal duty (the task involves retrieving balls that make their way over the super high fence and into the woods, reporting scores, keeping the crowd under control - a topic for a future blog- and wearing a beautiful vest that is the mark of authority!!!). A ball took flight over the fence and landed in the pond next to the field… there was no stick long enough to retrieve the ball, so our brave and dedicated volunteer had no choice but to tough it out and make her way across the thin ice. Well… I think its obvious what happened.

Interested in playing a high school sport this spring in New Hampshire? Chances are you tryouts will begin today after school.

Should a state athletic association of public school sports be allowed to sell rights for one media to cover a high school event, and ban another? That’s exactly what the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is trying to do.

Windham Recreation is excited to announce that former NBA player Bob Bigelow is coming back to Windham to speak on the topic of a “Common Sense Approach to Youth Sports.”

So what is this “Raising Athletes” blog all about? A recent comment on a blog entry questioned why this blog has several entries about Manchester Memorial sports, and fewer Nashua postings. The answer pure and simple - the internet audience is not just Nashua.

Happy news in our household! My daughter is thrilled to have been chosen for the NH U13 Girls ODP team.

Pinkerton Academy defeated Manchester Memorial last night to claim the junior varsity basketball title for Class L. Both teams played hard, but the Crusaders just weren’t shooting well throughout the game. Congratulations to both teams.
-Bob Hammerstrom

THE SEASON BEGINS
And here I thought finding a Soprano’s style café in the middle of Queens was going to be the highlight of my weekend. Little did I know that 20 minutes into the first half my son would be gushing blood before he hit the ground….

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’d like to introduce a new guest voice to this blog. I’ve been looking for bloggers with interests in youth sports that I’m not involved in. Soccer was one of those topics. Marcia Griffith of Amherst has voluteered to share her experiences with you.
Hi there… My name is Marcia Griffith and I am [...]