DURHAM, NH – Oyster River defeated John Stark, 52-45, in Division II action on Tuesday night.
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NHBCO Hall of Fame induction
CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization inducted seven new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon at the Holiday Inn in Concord.
John Bagonzi (Woodsville), Ed Beattie (Winnacunnet), Ed Cloe (Pembroke) and Joe Giovannangeli (Conant) were part of the 2nd class ever to be inducted, while Don Maynard (Oyster River), Dave Nichols (Oyster River) and Buddy Trask (Colebrook) made up the 3rd class. The induction of the 2nd class had been delayed due to the pandemic, according to NHBCO President Dave Chase.
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Let’s take a further look at each inductee, with their bios that were featured in the Hall of Fame program. Special thanks to Mike Whaley for editorial assistance with these bios…
JOHN BAGONZI, Woodsville
John Bagonzi from Woodsville was a highly successful New Hampshire high school coach. from 1959 to 1977 he led his teams to 13 state championships and seven runner up finishes including a cross country title in 1972. His basketball teams earned 361 victories five state championships a 62 game winning streak and 20 consecutive winning seasons.
ED BEATTIE, Winnacunnet
Ed Beattie served as the head girls basketball coach at Winnacunnet High School for 31 years compiling a remarkable record of 519-173 and winning seven state championships including five consecutive titles from 2006 to 2011. He also started the girls soccer program leading them to an undefeated state championship in their division.
ED CLOE, Pembroke
Ed Cloe served as the head coach of the Pembroke Academy boys basketball team from 1970 to 2004 achieving an impressive 543 career wins. During his tenure he led the team to four state championships in 1972, 1978, 1985 and 1991 and three runner up finishes in 1977, 1979 and 1984. Cloe’s contributions to the sport were recognized with inductions into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 and the NHIAA Hall of Fame in 2006.
ARTHUR JOE GIOVANNANGELI JR., Conant
Arthur Joe Giovannangeli Jr. coached at Conant High School for 20 seasons where he led the boys basketball team to six state championships, including three in his final three seasons. Prior to his time with the Orioles, he also guided ConVal to a state title in 1986. Throughout his coaching career Giovannangeli fostered a competitive environment that contributed to the development of his athletes.
DON MAYNARD, Oyster River
Don Maynard coached basketball at Oyster River High for 26 years including 20 as head boys coach and one as head girls coach. He had a varsity record of 310-168 winning Class I state titles in 1992 1995 and 1996. He also coached JV boys for three years and was a varsity assistant for both boys and girls teams.
DAVE NICHOLS, Oyster River
Dave Nichols coached basketball at Oyster River for 23 years leading both the boys and girls teams to state championships. He coached the boys from 1979 to 1988 winning a Class I title in 1988 and guided the girls to three state titles in 2003, 2006 and 2009, two of which were undefeated seasons. Nichols, who also served as an assistant coach for the Hanover High School girls program, was the state’s first coach to win a state title with both genders: boys (1988) and girls (2003, 2006, 2009), all at Oyster River.
BUDDY TRASK, Colebrook
Buddy Trask coached varsity boys basketball for 45 seasons starting at Stratford high in 1976 and ending at Colebrook in 2022. He recorded 606 wins, the third most in New Hampshire boys basketball and won championships in 1997, 2002 and 2008. Trask also served on the NHIAA basketball committee supporting smaller divisions.
Check out the photo gallery below by KJ Cardinal. High resolution downloads and prints of this gallery can be purchased on the Ball603 photo site.
Granite State legends welcome Robie to 2,000-point club
The Granite State is abuzz with Josh Robie reaching the 2,000-point milestone on Thursday night. Watch as some of the biggest names in New Hampshire basketball history welcome Josh to the prestigious and elusive club…
Horne leads Merrimack Valley past Oyster River
Annika Horne poured in a game-high 26 points to lead Merrimack Valley to a 67-56 victory at Oyster River on Friday night.
Kayla Smith and Isabelle Navoy chipped in with 15 and 13 points, respectively, for the Pride. The Bobcats were led by 25 points from Wren Horne and 15 from Maeve Hickok.
With the win, MV improves to 7-8 on the season, while Oyster River falls to 10-5.
Check out photos of the action by Hannah Smith…
Dexter leads Pembroke past Oyster River
Annelise Dexter poured in 36 points to lead Pembroke to a 68-58 overtime victory over visiting Oyster River on Tuesday night.
Anne Phillips also added 17 for the Spartans who improve to 12-1 on the season. The Bobcats were led by 11 points from Vivian O’Quinn.
After starting the season 7-0, Oyster River has dropped four of their last seven and falls to 10-4 on the season.
Check out the full gallery of the action by Todd Grzywacz of Stonewall Photography…
Welcome new intern Jayda Davis (UNH ‘24)
Join us in welcoming aboard Jayda Davis as an intern for the final semester of her senior year at the University of New Hampshire.
A native of Dennis, Mass., Jayda is majoring in Sports Management & Leadership with a concentration in Marketing and minoring in Business Administration. She will be assisting us in a wide array of areas including writing game recaps, graphic design, marketing and more. She is coming off a recent internship with the Oyster River High School Athletic Department.
Thanks for joining the team, Jayda!
Oyster River rolls to victory over Sanborn
By Nathaniel Ford
DURHAM – The Bobcats captured a 63-56 victory at home against the visiting Indians in a Division II matchup.
The final score does not reflect how one-sided this game was. Oyster River never trailed and led by as much as 16 points in this contest.
“When you don’t have to chase the whole game and can play in front, that helps us relax and strategically plan the game out,” said Oyster River coach Lewis Atkins.
They jumped out to a massive lead in the first quarter and were all over Sanborn. In the blink of an eye, it was 8-2 in the Bobcats favor, and they blew it open even more to 18-4 midway through the quarter.
They held a double digit lead entering the second, leading 23-13. The only reason it wasn’t bigger was because of a buzzer beater three-pointer from Sanborn’s Jake Pitre, which helped slow the bleeding a little.
A huge reason for this Oyster River lead was sophomore Matt Jernigan. He opened up the game with back-to-back three-pointers, and he ended the quarter with 12 points.
The second quarter was less one-sided than the first, but Sanborn could not expose the Oyster River defense and cut the lead down. Luca Varney and Jack Carpenter hit timely shots from beyond the arc to help extend the Bobcat lead even more.
Sanborn’s Dylan Rego connected on a shot in transition at the buzzer, but it only cut the lead to 35-23 going into the break. Rebounding was a big factor in Oyster River’s success in the first half.
“That is the identity we want to build in our team, and the last couple of games, we’ve done a good job,” said Atkins. The Bobcats are not the biggest team, but they rebound as a unit and work hard, which was on display tonight.
Coming out in the second half, Oyster River got in foul trouble extremely early, with three quick fouls in under two minutes of play. Sanborn was in the bonus early, which gave them plenty of chances from the foul line.
Despite this, they could not capitalize on free throws, which were a big reason they were unable to claw back into the game. The quarter ended in a tie, and the lead remained 12 points in the Bobcats’ favor entering the fourth.
Oyster River remained in control in the fourth quarter, just as they had the whole game. Owen Jacques and Ethan Brewer both knocked down three-pointers in the quarter, and they held a double digit lead up until the end.
They led by 13 points with time running down, but two Sanborn triples from Chase Frizzell and Dylan Rego cut it to 7 points down the wire. Nevertheless, the Bobcats ran away with the victory 63-56.
With this win, Oyster River improves to 4-3, with two of their losses coming to Pelham and Manchester West, two top teams in the division. They are now on a two game win streak after coming into this game off of a 40 point victory over Bishop Brady.
“We just tried to put a complete game together, and I thought we did. If we can put together 32 good minutes, we can play with any team in the division,” said Atkins. The Bobcats proved tonight that they can be very competitive in Division II.
They were paced tonight by a balanced scoring attack led by 18 points from Matt Jernigan. Jack Carpenter added 10 points, while Ethan Brewer and Luca Varney each scored 9. As a team, the Bobcats knocked down 10 three-pointers.
Sanborn was led by their scoring duo of Chase Frizzell and Dylan Rego. Frizzell scored 18 points, while Rego scored a game high 20 of his own.
“I thought we did a good job on their two best players and making it tough for them to score. I thought we came out and set the tone there,” said Atkins.
Rego and Frizzell both averaged over 22 points a game coming into tonight, and the Bobcats were able to limit both of them to below their season averages.
Oyster River looks to continue their win streak this Friday as they make the long trek to face a tough 4-1 Kennett team.
Sanborn falls to 2-5 after tonight and extends their losing streak to three games. They look to right the ship and bounce back on Friday in a home matchup against Bishop Brady.
[Sanborn coverage is sponsored by What’s The Scoop?]
Ball 603’s Whaley publishes book
Longtime NH sportswriter and Ball 603 contributor Mike Whaley has released a book – “A Pen For All Seasons: Dispatches From a Rural New England Life in Sports.” It contains 65 of Whaley’s favorite stories and columns with photos from 35 years in the newspaper business.
Rochester and Farmington figure most prominently in the book, which includes stories Whaley has written since the late 1980s from the Rochester Courier, Rochester Times, Foster’s Daily Democrat and Portsmouth Herald.
There’s plenty on basketball. Here’s a list: Spaulding boys and girls basketball, including long-time former SHS coach Tim Cronin; Holy Rosary HS of Rochester, 1955 Class C boys champs; Nute’s David Burrows; Farmington’s 1970 state championship boys team and the 1967-68 Tiger Tigers, who were undefeated that season in volleyball, basketball and softball; Portsmouth’s Dan Parr and Sox great Carlton Fisk; Newmarket’s Ron Weitzell and Bert McGloughlin; UNH coach Gerry Friel; Oyster River girls coach Cathy Coakley; Whaley’s old college hoop teammates and friends, Bill Fitzgerald and John LeMieux, and the Austin-Cate Wildcats, 1971 NH Class S boys champs.
The book will be available (for $22) at the following book events: Collins Sports Center, Rochester, Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Farmington House of Pizza, Sunday, May 21, 5 to 7 p.m.; Rochester Public Library, Wednesday, June 7, 6 to 7:30 p.m., and Goodwin Library in Farmington, Thursday, June 22, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The book may also be purchased at Collins during regular business hours (closed Sundays) starting May 22.
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Whaley was a full-time area sportswriter from 1987 until his semi-retirement in 2019. He still writes occasionally for Foster’s and the Herald, as well as Ball603. A two-time New Hampshire Sportswriter of the Year, Whaley lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife, Jill.
Pembroke rolls to D-I title game
No. 2 Pembroke outscored #14 Oyster River by 16 in the second half to roll to a 70-49 victory in semifinal action of the NHIAA Division II Boys Basketball State Tournament at Sanborn Regional High School on Tuesday night in Kingston. The Spartans advance to the title game where they will take on #4 Pelham on Sunday at the University of New Hampshire.
The Spartans led by three after one (14-11) and five at the half (27-22) before pouring in 21 third quarter points to take a 19-point led to the final stanza, 58-37.
Check out the full gallery of the action by Jeff Criss of Perfect Photos…
Klein beats the buzzer for the Bobcats
Caitlin Klein’s heave just inside of half court beat the buzzer to give Oyster River a dramatic 52-49 come-from-behind victory over visiting Hollis-Brookline on Monday night.
The Bobcats trailed by 10 at half and seven entering the fourth quarter, before tying the game at 49-49. Oyster River called a timeout with 3.1 seconds to go, setting up Klein’s heroics.
Riley Drapeau (16 points) and Gabrielle Deane (14) led the way for the Bobcats, while the Cavaliers boasted three players in double digits: Daniella Allanach (14), McKenna Dunn (13) and Cheyenne Colbert (10).
Oyster River improves to 8-3 on the season, while Hollis-Brookline falls to 7-4.
Check out the full gallery by Dave O’Brien of Your Athletes In Action…
