It was almost Ryan Day that was OC to Chip Kelly at Oregon, rather than Mark Helfrich, which could have changed Oregon’s history drastically.
There’s a new Marvel animated show called “What If?” that features stories from different universes and timelines that contemplate scenarios other than the main storyline.
In the college football universe, one of those could be what if current Ohio State coach Ryan Day had accepted an assistant coaching position at Oregon during the Chip Kelly days.
The two coaches are both from New Hampshire and were on the same staff for the Wildcats for a season in 2002 when Day was the tight ends coach and Kelly was the offensive coordinator. Day was Kelly’s quarterback for four years before that, so the two are close friends, even to this day.
When Kelly got the job as Oregon’s offensive coordinator in 2007 and then head coach two years later, getting Day to be on the staff would have been a natural fit. At the time Kelly was promoted to helm the Ducks’ ship, Day was the receivers coach at Boston College.
“We talked several times about going there (Oregon),” Day said. “It was hard for me at the time. We just had RJ (Day’s son) and we thought long and hard about doing it, but it was just too far to go at the time. With a young family, I didn’t want to go across the country.”
The conversation about Day leaving the East Coast to come out West wasn’t just a one-time thing. Kelly and Day talked about this scenario for years, and yet, the stars never aligned in Eugene.
They did align, however, in Philadelphia when Day joined Kelly’s staff in his last season as the head coach of the Eagles. Day was the quarterbacks coach and eventually decided that the move to the West Coast was the prudent decision as Day followed Kelly to San Francisco for the 2016 season before Ohio State snatched him up to be the offensive coordinator in 2017 and eventually the head coach when Urban Meyer “retired.”
So what if Day did accept a job at Oregon? Would he have been the offensive coordinator instead of Mark Helfrich? Would Oregon have hired Day to be Kelly’s replacement when he bolted for the NFL?
So many questions and no answers. Kelly never discussed hypotheticals with the media, but this one could have changed the course for a number of college football and NFL programs across the country.
The Irish are after a forward that’s on a bunch of schools’ radars.
Notre Dame is going after a player who has every intention of taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible. For the past two years, forward recruit Alex Karaban has played prep basketball in New Hampton, New Hampshire. As a senior, he will attend the renowned IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. That commitment to excellence was too good for the Irish to ignore, so they decided to become the latest program to make him an offer:
It’s hard to know for certain which direction Karaban is leaning towards. 247Sports believes Penn State and Northwestern, two schools he made official visits to in June, are the top contenders. Rivals forecasts him heading to Indiana. Of course, he also could choose one of the many other schools that have offered him, including Purdue, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Iowa, UConn, Georgetown, DePaul, Marquette, Stanford, LSU, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Creighton and even Harvard.
Merrimack High School has suspended practices and games after six students tested positive for COVID-19.
Merrimack High School in New Hampshire has suspended upcoming games and practices for six teams after six students tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
According to the Merrimack superintendent, the virus was not spread inside of the school. Students who are on the six teams that have been forced to halt activities are in quarantine for the next 14 days. Because of the individual start dates of quarantine for each team, students will be eligible to return from quarantine at staggered times beginning Oct. 8.
In addition to the high school, all sports activities in Merrimack have been suspended until Oct. 4 at the earliest pending results from other student-athletes. According to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, COVID-19 transmission in schools since reopening has been scarce, as only 60 of the 192,000 students in K-12 have tested positive.
The New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame Committee inducted its second class into the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame last October.
CONCORD, N.H. – The New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame Committee inducted its second class into the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame last October in a ceremony held at Manchester Country Club. Those inducted into the second class include Phil Pleat; Thomas J. Leonard Jr.; Laura Shanahan-Rowe, LPGA; and Stan Lencki Sr., PGA.
The four accomplished individuals joined the 10 inductees who were honored at the first New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony in October 2018.
The New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame was established in 2018 to recognize individuals for their contributions to the game of golf in the Granite State. The Hall of Fame seeks to identify those who have had a profound effect on the game through accomplishments in playing, volunteerism, teaching or any activity that has made a positive impact on the game within New Hampshire.
“When the Hall of Fame was established in 2018, we knew of the deep talent pool of golfers that live and compete in the Granite State,” said Matt Schmidt, New Hampshire Golf Association Executive Director. “Each year, the HOF Committee continues to be blown away by the accomplishments of our golfers and the Class of 2019 certainly represents that.
“We have the most decorated male amateur golfer in our history, a USGA ahampion, a six-time New Hampshire Amateur champion, and the consummate PGA professional. We enjoyed celebrating all of these worthy individuals last fall.”
Coupled with the Hall of Fame ceremony, the New Hampshire Golf Association presented the first-ever NHGA Distinguished Service Award to Joe Kane for his countless years of service to golf in the Granite State. Going forward, the award will be named the Joe Kane Distinguished Service Award.
Matt Schmidt with new HOF member Phil Pleat.
Philip Pleat
Twenty seems to be a common theme for Pleat’s golf accomplishments, winning 20 New Hampshire Golf Association championships and qualifying for and competing in 20 USGA championships. Pleat is the most decorated male golfer in New Hampshire, collecting three New Hampshire Amateur titles, three New Hampshire Stroke Play titles, eight New Hampshire Mid-Amateur titles and six New Hampshire Senior titles in years ranging from 1981 to 2017.
He has been named the New Hampshire Thomas J. Leonard Jr., Player of the Year three times and the New Hampshire Senior Player of the Year six times. In 2011, he finished runner-up in the 2011 U.S. Senior Amateur and has competed alongside his son, James, in two USGA events, including the 2012 U.S. Amateur and the 2017 U.S. Amateur Four Ball. He also won back-to-back New England Senior championships in 2016 and 2017.
Thomas J. Leonard, Jr.
“Tommy” Leonard is best-known in golf for winning eight New Hampshire Amateur titles (1939, 1941, 1947-1952), which held up as a record for 48 years until Bob Mielcarz won his ninth title in 2000. His record of six consecutive state amateur wins still stands today. Not only that, but he became the first amateur to win the New Hampshire Open, doing so in 1947. He also competed in six U.S. Amateurs over the years. Because of his accomplishments, the New Hampshire Player of the Year award is in his name.
Laura Shanahan-Rowe, LPGA
With accomplishments spanning both the amateur and professional side of golf, Laura Shanahan-Rowe is well-deserving of this honor. On the amateur side, one of her greatest accomplishments is winning the 2001 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, becoming the first female in New Hampshire to win a USGA event. She also took home titles at the New Hampshire Women’s Golf Association Championship in 1999 and 2002 and the New England Women’s Golf Association Championship in 2002.
Professionally, she has competed in numerous LPGA events and Legends Tour events, gathering top-3 finishes along the way. Regionally, she won the 2014 and 2016 New England Women’s Open and finished second in the 2004 Massachusetts Women’s Open. She competed in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open in 2018 and again in 2019, with a top-20 finish. Currently, she is a sought-after teaching professional at Sagamore Golf Center in North Hampton, New Hampshire, a role she has been in since 2009.
Stan Lencki, Sr., PGA
Stan Lencki’s service to the game of golf as a PGA professional for over 50 years has earned him his place in the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame. Stan served as an Assistant Golf Professional under Joe Makara at Manchester Country Club from 1956-1979. From there, he took over the position of Head Golf Professional at MCC from 1979-2000.
In May of 2000, he was honored with a “Lifetime Achievement” award from the New England PGA and presented a lifetime membership to MCC for his 50 years of service. Additionally, a permanently endowed McDonough Scholarship was named in his honor and in 2001, the McDonough Foundation created the Stan Lencki Distinguished Service Award. He was well-known for frequently declining to be honored by the New Hampshire Chapter of the NEPGA for its “Teacher of the Year” and “Professional of the Year” awards, but finally accepted the “Professional of the Year” honor in October of 2000 upon the announcement of his retirement.
Is sports betting legal in New Hampshire? We look at the latest information.
Yes, sports betting in New Hampshire is legal.
Sports betting in New Hampshire
Republican Governor Chris Sununu signed sports betting bill HB-480 into law in July 2019. New Hampshire residents do not have physical casinos where they can wager in sportsbooks, but they can bet online via an app. Wagering on in-state colleges such as Dartmouth, UNH, etc. … is prohibited.
Online sportsbooks in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Lottery Commission formed a Division of Sports Wagering, offering online betting through the DraftKings sportsbook app only, as long as you’re within state borders.
Retail sportsbooks in New Hampshire
None. There are no casinos or sportsbooks in the state of New Hampshire. However, Draft Kings plans to operate up to 10 in-person sports betting halls across the state in addition to an online gambling portal. The latest estimates were for spring of 2020. The state of New Hampshire will get to keep 50 percent of the gambling revenue, estimated to be in the neighborhood of $10 million in the first year of operations. The state is banking on additional revenue from players from nearby states that don’t allow sports betting.
In addition, Intralot, a Greek company which specializes in lottery administration, will administer lottery-based sports wagering across the state.
