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Before a recent golf event, I knew little about Joshua Frase, his dad, Paul, his mom, Alison, or the illness that they are fighting.
NASHUA - Updated, 10:02 p.m. New Hampshire’s No. 1 team — and top seed in Division II — clinched its sixth straight title-game berth Friday night by overwhelmin heavy semifinal underdog Alvirne of Hudson at Stellos Stadium, 38-0.
►NHIAA Football Playoffs Scoreboard, Schedule
►NHIAA postpones Saturday football games (23)
►The Union Leader’s High School Grid Chart
►Click here to visit Marc Thaler's 'Moving the Chains' high school football blog
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- > H.S. Football: Turn up the intensity, it's playoff time (19)
- > Girls' Volleyball: Schwartz girls lead Londonderry to first title
- > Class I: Hanover works two overtimes to tip Coe-Brown
- > Division V football semis: Trinity, Brady to clash for title (5)
- > Class M Boys' Soccer: Abildgaard's second-half goal lifts Hawks
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Today, in a showdown in Williamsburg, Va., (1:30 on the UNH Sports Radio Network), the Wildcats will step it up in their level of competition and try to keep rolling against No. 5-ranked William & Mary.
►Flu postpones UNH women's hockey tilt
►Men's Basketball: Central grad Roche makes most of start in BC win (6)
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Talk high school football with Salem head coach Jack Gati for even a few minutes and you're bound to hear his season-long mantra: The next game is the biggest. What's upcoming -- the Division I championship -- tops them all.
►Pick up a print copy of Friday's Union Leader for Marc Thaler's complete "First and 10" analysis and his picks for this weekend's championship games.
►Click here to visit Marc Thaler's 'Moving the Chains' high school football blog
►Click here to view our Fall 2009 High School Sports galleries.
DURHAM - Chances are, the University of New Hampshire will be back in the playoffs. Head coach Sean McDonnell doesn't want to take any chances.
►John Tucker's Unbalanced Line: Unbeatens create another BCS mess
►C.J. McCarthy's Heisman Watch: Tide RB rolls to the top
►Click here to visit Allen Lessels' 'Tracking the 'Cats' blog
You might not have a lot to take to the bank these days, but in college football, there's plenty you can bank on:
ATLANTA - Updated, 10:08 p.m. Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped a three-game slide, beating the Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.
New York - Updated, 2:49 p.m. The Cardinals ace, Bedford resident and Trinity High of Manchester grad was runner-up to the Giants' Tim Lincecum.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Far more goes into the Jets' blitzes -- and into defending against them -- than meets the eye.
After going with alternate captains only this season, the Monarchs finally sewed a "C" onto a jersey on Saturday night when defenseman Drew Bagnall was awarded the honor of team captain.
►Click here to view Ian Clark's NEW Monarchs blog, 'Puttin' On The Foil.'
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