Category: The Peach Basket

The Peach Basket: Jan. 27, 2022

Let’s throw it back on this Thursday with a trip down memory lane with The Peach Basket.

This week we have submissions coming from Mascoma Valley and Farmington alum…

• Bob Hunt (Farmington High School, Class of 1978) sent a long a pair of action photos from 1978.

• And 2,000-point scorer Tonya Young (Mascoma Valley, Class of 2007) sent in an emotional photo from the final game of her high school career, the 2007 state semifinals.

Be sure to knock the dust off your old photos, scan them in or take a pic of them with your phone and email us at TBT@ball603.com. Help us celebrate the history of New Hampshire basketball.

Now onto the photos…

Back in 1978, Farmington’s Gary Boulay (Farmington High School, Class of 1979) drives to the hole on Oyster River’s Chris Whaley as Mark Kinzly (32) looks on. (Photo submitted by Bob Hunt)
Mascoma Valley’s Tonya Young is consoled by NHIAA Hall of Fame head coach Ed Kehoe after the Royals six-point semifinal loss to Newport back in 2007. Young finished her illustrious career with 2,012 points. (Photo submitted by Tonya Young)
Farmington’s Bob Hunt (FHS Class of 1978) rises up for a jumper. (Photo submitted by Bob Hunt)

 

The Peach Basket: Jan. 19, 2022

Let’s throw it back on this Thursday with a trip down memory lane with The Peach Basket.

This week we have submissions from our resident historian, Mike Whaley.

• Two girls photos come from the 1976-77 season of the Oyster River High School team that went 20-0 to win its first state championship in old Class A. The Bobcats beat small-school giant Alton in the championship, 49-46, snapping their 64-game winning streak. Oyster River also won the Class M title the following year when the NHIAA went to four divisions.

• And a boys photo from the 1955 Holy Rosary High School team of Rochester that went undefeated to capture the Class C (now D-IV) title. It is Rochester’s only boys hoop state title and was the city’s lone hoop title period until the Spaulding girls shared the 2020 D-II crown.

Be sure to knock the dust off your old photos, scan them in or take a pic of them with your phone and email us at TBT@ball603.com. Help us celebrate the history of New Hampshire basketball.

Now onto the photos…

1976-77 Oyster River senior captains Jody Mooradian and Laurie Herbst admiring the championship plaque with coach Cathy Coakley.
1976-77 Oyster River junior guard Ellen Dieckelman handling the ball against Somersworth.
1955 Holy Rosary High School team of Rochester that went undefeated to capture the Class C (now D-IV) title.

The Peach Basket: Dec. 23, 2021

It’s time to dip into The Peach Basket to see what gems we’ve unearthed from Ball 603 fans around the state.

  • A 1997 Pittsfield High School graduate and an all-time great at Plymouth State University (Class of 2001), Tony Martinez sent in a photo from his hay day with the Panthers.
  • Randy Tetreault a 2018 inductee into the Farmington Sports Hall of Fame is an avid sports memorabilia collector, so it’s not surprise that he had a few gems to share with us.
  • Mike Whaley is at it again, sharing some photos from the 1970’s of the now defunct Austin-Cate Academy. Whaley also provided a little history of ACA as well, saying “The Wildcats went to four Class S championship games in five years, winning two titles (1971, 1974). The school closed its doors in 1980.”

Thanks to everyone that submitted photos. If your photo didn’t run this week, it will in a future installment of The Peach Back.

Be sure to knock the dust off your old photos, scan them in or take a pic of them with your phone and email us at TBT@ball603.com. Help us celebrate the history of New Hampshire basketball.

Now onto the photos…

The Peach Basket (Dec. 23, 2021)

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Tony Martinez • 1997 Pittsfield Panthers • submitted by Tony Martinez

The Peach Basket: Dec. 16, 2021

It’s time for our first installment of The Peach Basket where we throw it back to old school photos of New Hampshire basketball. Check out who we feature this week…

• Pinkerton Academy head coach Dave Chase went into the way-back machine to pull out a couple photos from his hay day back in Vermont from 1980 and also shared some special images from his time at Hopkinton.

• Brewster Academy assistant coach Josh Lee of Farmington continues to pass the rock as he sent along photos of the state’s all-time leading scorer (Dave Burrows) from the 1990 Class S State Champion Nute Rams and his 2,000-point scoring brother, Tim Lee, who is alongside NHBCO Hall of Fame coach and Josh’s dad, Mike Lee.

• The Farmington Booster Club also shared some images from the town’s first-ever state championship team, the 1970 boys squad that featured tri-captains Dan Reynolds, Paul Moulton & Alan “Mouse” Hagar. 

Thanks to everyone that submitted photos. If your photo didn’t run this week, it will in a future installment of The Peach Back.

Be sure to knock the dust off your old photos, scan them in or take a pic of them with your phone and email us at TBT@ball603.com. Help us celebrate the history of New Hampshire basketball.

Now onto the photos…

 

The Peach Basket (Dec. 16, 2021)

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Nute Rams • 1990 Class S State Champions • submitted by Josh Lee

Throwback with The Peach Basket

Join us each week as we take a trip down memory lane with your throwback Thursday photos. Scan in an old image or take a picture of one with your phone and email it to us at  TBT@ball603.com to be featured as part of our weekly feature entitled The Peach Basket.

Please include a caption of the photo to give us a point of reference and your name. Each week, we’ll empty out The Peach Basket and post these photos to celebrate the history of basketball in The Granite State.