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Lancers lose tough one to #3 Goffstown
The Lancers played a solid game today, but came up short in a 4-3 loss to a talented Goffstown team. The team that blinked last today was going to lose between these two evenly-matched teams. The Lancer bats were very good today, banging out 9 hits and making some loud outs! In the end it came down to defense, as it does in most tournament games, and the Lancers fell just a little bit short.
Kyle Neverman did everything he possibly could to push the Lancers to victory (at the plate and on the mound), we just didn't get the bounces that we needed. Neverman, Brian Finnegan and Sean Caron all contributed 2 hits apiece to the effort.
The 2008 season has to be considered a successful one, even if it is one that fell short of where we felt we should have ended up. The pitching and defense was impressive, while the bats really came on towards the end of the season. we will miss a talented senior class: Jeff Harding, Scott Worth, Rob McLarney, Justin Campo, James "dirty" Mariano, Adam Veino, and Jeff Wojewoda. This was a very fun bunch who knew how to play the game the right way. Good luck to all of you boys, you will be missed.
Thanks to all the support from the parents and the Dugout Club, we couldn't do any of this without your efforts! A special thanks to Coach Jon Rich- who really made a huge difference in the performance of this team and I really hope he will be back next season. To Steve Yankopolous, thanks for being there and adding your unique outlook on things! See you next year.
I hope to see all these boys, returning or not, out on the diamonds this summer! Good work this year guys, we had a real shot at the title- but things don't always go as they should! Good luck and see you in the off-season and let's take care of business next year!
Coach Demas
Londonderry placed 4 players on the All-State teams this year! Kyle Neverman and Sean Caron made first team for their excellent seasons. Chris Crutcher, who excelled both on the mound and at the plate, made second team. While Jake Finnegan was awarded third team honors for his 5-1 record during his sophomore year!
All the boys work hard and it is always nice to see them get some recognition at this level. Neverman, Caron, and Crutcher will also represent Londonderry on the Class L Junior team to particpate in the Junior Games showcase to be held at Franklin Pierce on June 21st! Well done boys!
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This past summer I ran into the former coach here at LHS from the team's last state titles, Mike Usenia. He was gracious enough to get me statistics that go from 1980 through 1986! I believe this is the most accurate recordbook we will be able to get as the coaches between Mr. Usenia and myself either did not keep stats or they do not have any copies. If a former player or parent of a player has stats from 1986-1999, please get them to me. I can be reached at bdemas@londonderry.org
The summer camp dates are set! For the Grand Slam Coaches Camp we will be running it a little differently this year (due to the school schedule). The camp dates are set for June 26th, 27th (Thursday and Friday) and the 30th, July 1st (Monday and Tuesday with a rain-day of Wednesday). We will be getting flyers out in the coming months and are pleased to add long-time coach John Vaughn to help out with the camps. He is excellent with kids and has many years experience running the Lancer softball camp!
The second camp, is from Michelle Hart-Miller's 2008 Lancer Power Strength and Conditioning Summer Camp
Michelle Hart-Miller Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist at Londonderry High School will be holding her annual Lancer Power Camp this summer. The camp is open to all athletes 8th grade and up interested in improving Strength, Speed, Agility, Quickness, and Power. This program starts June 23rd and is designed to specifically improve athleticism and reduce injuries. Three programs are available. For more information please visit Lancerpower.com.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Michelle and her staff for everything that they do for the baseball program. Without their dedication and efforts we would not have the success that we have year after year. I have been told numerous times from former athletes how they are ahead of other in-coming athletes in college because they already know how to do the exercises used at the next level. Michelle understands being an athlete is more than how much you can bench press, I believe the sooner you expose your athlete to her philosophies the sooner you set them up for future successes.
Londonderry places 4 on All-State teams!
RECORDS PAGE UPDATED! (3/6/08)
I would also like to puclicly thank Mr. Usenia for his efforts!
Summer Camp dates set!
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