HISTORY MAKERS

From an April 1949 issue of the Peterborough Transcript. They thought 20 in a row was something special, but it was only the beginning for Hancock High. You forget that tiny, picturesque Hancock once had a high school (located on School Street, at the site of the Conval District grade school). You forget that in the 1940s and early 1950s, Hancock was one of the smallest and most competitive high schools in the state. In 1949, for example, there were 16 boys in the entire high

Though there was no official state champion in New Hampshire in 1905, the boys from this area were recognized to be among the strongest baseball teams in the state. Led by pitcher Orrin Smith, pictured first row, second from left (note the wear on his cleats from pushing off the mound!), Peterborough did not lose a single home game. “Its schedule this season has been an unusually attractive one,” wrote the Manchester Union, featuring the best teams from New Hampshire and Mass

In late March of 2022, Conval’s boys’ lacrosse team came within days of having their season cancelled because they had no coach. But Alan Shipman, father of senior attacker and team MVP Taylor Shipman, answered the call…and the rest is incredible history. With knowledgeable lacrosse input from assistant coaches Geoff Coburn and Peterborough police officer Mike Folini, the Cougars cruised into the state Division 3 tournament with just one loss, where they rolled over Hollis-Br