3/2/06
Salem's Lot
Time to pack up for New Hampshire, where you can live free or die shopping in Salem, NH, a once-dignified New England town that sold its soul to Circuit City, Best Buy, CompUSA, K-Mart, BJ's Wholesale Club, Bob's Discount Furniture, Pier I, JC Penney, Walmart, Kohl's, Target, Marshall's, Macy's, The Gap, TJ Maxx, Ann Taylor, Sear's, Filenes and probably a hundred others.Not all is lost though.
Salem is home to Canobie Lake Park, a 104 year old amusement park in which the original 1902 carousel still revolves daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Yankee Cannonball is as good as a roller coaster gets in these parts, and the Boston Tea Party is a good ride on a hot summer day. In 1937, at the old Canobie Lake Ballroom, on the park's grounds, Duke Ellington appeared. So genius has graced this town.
Speaking of which, Robert Frost went to grade school in Salem and later came back as a young schoolteacher.
But, for the first weekend in March, the Icenter is where it's at -- and let's not forget the fine dining and drinking establishments around town. The redoubtable Buzz Patterson has compliled a special edition of his respected USHR Dining Guide to help you in that regard. Just click on the link in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
NEPSIHA, presided over with an iron fist and a light touch by Choate head coach Patrick Dennehy, does a great job running this tournament, which seems to feature bigger crowds every year. We've seen some gripping games at this tournament over the years, the kind of games that stick in our memory bank. And we expect this year to be no different.
Here is the schedule. Note that Hebron vs. Vermont Academy is the first game on Saturday and begins at 11 am. Driving directions are below.
Div. I Semifinal Matchups:
Icenter, Salem, NH, Sat. March 4, 2006
Nobles vs. Taft, 3:30 pm
Cushing vs. Salisbury, 6:00 pm.
Div. I Championship game:
Icenter, Salem, NH, Sun. March 5, 2006 at 3:00 pm
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Div. II Semifinal Matchups:
Icenter, Salem, NH Sat. March 4, 2006
Hebron vs. Vermont Academy, 11:00 am.
Brooks vs. Proctor, 1:15 pm.
The Div. II championship game:
Icenter, Salem, NH, Sun. March 5, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Driving Directions to the Icenter:
3/5/06
Berkshire, GA Win Championships
Brookline, Mass. -- Berkshire topped Pomfret, 4-1, to win the 2006 Div. I title here today, and Greenwich Academy topped Brewster, 4-3, to take the Div. II championship, their second straight.In the Div. I championship game, Berkshire's Dawn Sullivan scored two goals and added an assist and was named tournament MVP. Freshman Kelly Wallace had a goal and an assist, and Liza Ryabkina also had a goal. Freshman Kristin Wolfe picked up the win in goal.
In the Div. II championship, Greenwich Academy's Emmy Burleigh scored the game winner for at 6:32 of the second period. There was no scoring after that, though Brewster outshot GA 11-3 in the third in a furious attempt to get the tying goal. This was an exciting up-and-down game. After the first period ended 1-1, there were six goals scored in a span of a little over five minutes early in the second. For GA, Julia Ireland (2g) and Bray Ketchum (2a) led the attack. For Brewster, Katherine Buesser (1g,1a), Nicole Louiseize (2a), and Carole LeBlanc (2a) each had two points. Alexa Pujol kicked out 23 of 26 shots to earn the win in the Greenwich net.
Berkshire 4, Pomfret 1
B- Sullivan (Wallace)
P -- St. Germain (Zeek)
B- Ryabkina (unn.)
B - Wallace (Sullivan)
B -- Sullivan (Holmes)
Goaltenders: Wolfe (B) and Bellonio (P).
Penalties: Berkshire 5, Pomfret 3
Greenwich Academy 4, Brewster 3
GA -- Crane (Ketchum)
B -- Anctil (Buesser, LeBlanc)
GA -- Ireland (Ketchum)
GA -- Ireland (Kratovil)
B -- Buesser (Hennigar, Louiseize)
B -- LeBlanc (Campbell, Louiseize)
GA -- Burleigh (Amicucci)
Shots: Brewster 26, GA 20
Goaltenders: Pujol (GA) and White (B).
Penalties: Brewster 4, GA 3
3/4/06
Brewster, GA, Berkshire & Pomfret Advance
Here are the results from today's semifinal action at the Southfield School.
Sat. March 4 -- Semifinals
at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
Div. II
Brewster 8, Hebron 1
Brewster goals: Campbell, Arsenault (2), Louiseize, LeBlanc (2), Buesser (2).
Hebron goal: Roy
Goaltenders: White (Brewster) and MacIsaac (Hebron).
Penalties: Hebron 5, Brewster 4
Greenwich Academy 3, St. George's 2
GA goals: Taussig, Castine, Amicucci.
St. George's goals: Reece, Pattemore.
Goaltenders: A. Pujol (GA) and White (St. George's)
Penalties: GA 5, St. George's 5
Div. I
Berkshire 3, Lawrence 1
B -- Holmes (Wallace, Sullivan)
B -- Oberkoetter (Edell, Wallace)
LA -- Cottrell (Wheeler)
B -- Ryabkina (Edell, Schock)
Goaltenders: Wolfe (B) and Muse (LA)
Penalties: Berkshire 6, LA 4
Pomfret 2, Andover 1
PA-- Moramarco (Wadland, Tetreau)
P -- Lorms, ppg (Murphy, Hunter)
P -- Long (Lorms)
Goaltenders: Bellonio (P) and Fromkin (PA)
Penalties: Pomfret 7, Andover 6
Sun. March 5 -- Finals
at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
10:30 am -- Div. II Championship Game: Brewster vs. Greenwich Academy
12:30 pm - Div. I Title Game: Berkshire vs. Pomfret
3/1/06 Updated
Calling All Blackberries, Treos, Razors – and Plain Old Cell Phones
For this year’s quarterfinals, we’re going to do what we did last season, and post updates at the end of every period of every game, both Div. I and Div. II, both boys and girls.
We’re looking for volunteers to phone in scores at the end of each period and, if possible, include goal scorers, shots on goal, etc. This worked really well last year and, in pretty close to real time, we were able to bring updates to people across the country and around the world.
If you’re willing to help out, please email cwarner@ushr.com and let us know which game you will be attending.
With your help, we can pull this project off again. It should be fun.
Note:
We had the email address above incorrectly typed yesterday, so if anyone wrote in, and had their email bounce back, please try again. Thank you.
3/1/06 Updated
Today's Live Scoreboard
Div. I
#1 Berkshire vs. #8 Westminster, 3:00 (at Berkshire) -- Kostiner (B) and Lessard (W) in net. Westminster leads 1-0 after one on a Bethany Dymarczyk goal. Berkshire comes back in second with goals by Wallace, Ryabkina, and Edell to take a 3-1 lead. Berkshire's Wallace scores again in 3rd. Final: Berkshire 4, Westminster 1.
#2 Pomfret vs. #7 Loomis, 3:15 (at Pomfret) -- Kingston (L) and Bellonio (P) in net. 0-0 after one period. Pomfret 1-0 after two -- Lorms from Long and Nelson. No scoring in third. Final: Pomfret 1, Loomis 0.
#3 Nobles vs. #6 Andover, 3:30 (at Nobles) --Stephens (N) and Frompkin (A) in net. 2-0 Andover after one, both goals by Olivia Coffey. Lindsay Moramarco added an empty-netter in the game's final minute. Final Score: Andover 3, Nobles 0.
#4 Lawrence vs. #5 Choate, 6:00 (at Lawrence) -- Goaltenders are Yokow (C) and Muse (LA). 0-0 after one period. Shots in the first were LA 13, Choate 10. In the second the teams found the back of the net as Knight scored for Choate, then Hollstein for LA, then Gerasimow for Choate, then Hollstein again for LA. Prough scored the last goal of the period to put LA up 3-2 after two. Shots in the second were LA 19, Choate 4. In the third, Prough scored two more for the hat trick as LA won 5-3. Final: Lawrence 5, Choate 3.
Div. II
#1 Brewster vs. #8 Brooks, 3:30 (at Brewster) -- White (Brewster) and Christopher (Brooks) in net. 0-0 after one period. In the second, Louisa, LeBlanc, and Campbell scored for Brewster, and Conway and Bradley scored for Brooks to make it 3-2 Brewster after two. In the third, Sennerty and Kirker scored for Brewster and Bruno scored for Brooks. Final: Brewster 5, Brooks 3.
#2 Greenwich vs. #7 Kents Hill, 3:30 (at Southfield) -- Goaltenders: Doherty (KH) and A. Pujol (GA). Greenwich goals were scored by K. Pujol, Taussig, Crane, Ireland, and Amicucci. Kents Hill goal was scored by Rundlett. Final: Greenwich Academy 5, Kents Hill 1.
#3 Rivers vs. #6 St. George's, 4:00 (at Rivers) -- Parker (R) and Plunkett (SG) in net. 1-1 after one period, goals by Walsh (R) and Hood (SG). 2-2 after two periods. Final: St. George's 4, Rivers 3.
#4 Hebron vs. #5 Kingswood-Oxford, 4:15 (at Phillips Exeter) -- Hebron up 1-0 after one period. Goal by Fey. Kingswood scores in second to make it 1-1 after two. It's still 2-2 after three, and going into OT. Hebron wins it, 2-1, in OT on a Sarah Cain goal. Final: Hebron 2, Kingswood-Oxford 1 (OT).
Sat. March 4 -- Semifinals
at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
Div. II
10:00 am -- Brewster vs. Hebron
12:00 pm -- Greenwich Academy vs. St. George's
Div. I
2:00 pm -- Berkshire vs. Lawrence
4:00 pm -- Pomfret vs. Andover
Sun. March 5 -- Finals
at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
10:30 am -- Div. II Championship Game
12:30 pm - Div. I Title Game
