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Memorial and Londonderry JV basketball photos

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Junior varsity players rarely get any ink for their efforts, so I posted some pictures I took at a high school JV basketball game last week between Manchester Memorial and Londonderry High School. Enjoy!

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Sports fundraisers…Where’s the beef?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Vegetarians beware. Crusader junior varsity basketball players are moooooving out into the Manchester neighborhoods to corral supporters for a team fundraiser.

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Are German youth deprived of team sports?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Can you imagine a town in the United States with no baseball, soccer or football fields? No volleyball, basketball, hockey, or softball teams for students to play on. That seems sad to me, but it is reality for students in Germany.

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Photos from Memorial football game vs. Pinkerton

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Here’s a few pictures from the Pinkerton Academy vs. Manchester Memorial football game last Saturday in Derry. Not the greatest field conditions in the rain, and the game didn’t go the Crusaders way. But, with several underclassmen in the starting lineups, they are a team building and hopefully improving as the season goes on.

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Defensive roll: defined as taking one in the Gluteus Maximus

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Baseball players learn the technique at a young age. When the ball is thrown at you, turn your other cheeks forward and take one for the team.

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Dirt, sweat and grass - Yum! - Take a drink…

Posted by bob hammerstrom

That’s no Gatorade or Powerade recipe for a sports drink. I’m sure my coaches weren’t thinking of e-coli bacteria, deadly viruses or poisoning when my teammates and I at Whitehall High School in Wisconsin, had to chug water during a break from football practice using an outdoor hose faucet and our football helmets. Looking back [...]

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Queen city passes Pay-to-Play for school sports

Posted by bob hammerstrom

The Manchester School District passed a budget including extracurricular user fees for the city’s schools. Pay-to-play has spread to the queen city like a disease among behives.

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Prayers from Manchester Memorial High School’s jv baseball team shows leadership and compassion

Posted by bob hammerstrom

I was an extremely proud parent after watching a junior varsity baseball game last week at Manchester Memorial high school. It wasn’t the efforts of the players on the field, but what happened before the game started.

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Pinkerton takes JV basketball title

Posted by bob hammerstrom

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

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Memorial and Pinkerton JV’s move on to finals

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Pinkerton Academy defeated Bishop Guertin Tuesday night in the JV Basketball Tournament at Manchester West. The game went right down to the buzzer. The Astros move on to the championship game Thursday night against Memorial High School, who defeated Londonderry last night as well.
My ears were ringing again last night with a Londonderry mom sitting [...]

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