by Marc Ayotte
Racing is in his blood. His dad Joe, Sr.raced. His Uncle Bobby raced. He racedMinicups at HudsonSpeedway as a childwith his frst race (5HP open wheel) whenhe was just nine yearsold, at LondonderryRaceway. Fourteenyears later, JoeyPolewarczyk, Jr. hasemerged as one o the biggest stars on theAmerican Canadian Tour.On Sunday, July 22, the 2007 AlvirneHigh School graduate solidifed his risingstar status, when reaching top speeds o 105 miles per hour, he recorded one o the most dominating and proftable winsin Oxord 250 history. In capturing the39th TD Bank Oxord 250 at Oxord PlainsSpeedway in Maine. ‘Joey Pole’ amassedthe tidy sum o $45,500, a frst placetreasure o $25,000 plus a bonus o $100per lap or every lap led (205) during therace.“Ever since I couldstart turning wrenches,I was pretty much here”recalled Polewarczykas he sat in theupstairs ofce o Pole’sAutomotive, the amilybusiness located onRoute 111 in Hudson. His interest in carsand racing continued to expand during hishigh school years; enrolling in the dieselprogram o the vocational department atAHS and then later taking an automotiveclass at Nashua North.Polewarczyk’s frst ull year in the latemodel series A/C Tour was in 2006. Theensuing year, the young Hudson nativemade the frst o his now 14 trips to thewinner’s circle, taking the Phils Propane100 in Seekonk, MA. Ater a pair o wins which included bringing homethe Governor’s Cup rom Lee Speedwayin 2008, Polewarczyk ollowed that upby garnering Vermont’s version o theGovernor’s Cup by taking frst place atThunder Road. Joey recalls that race asbeing special, noting that world renownTony Stewart competed in that race,driving Pole’s back up 14 car. Polewarczykreected upon time he spent with theormer Winston Cup Winner; “we hungout the whole day, working on the carand getting it where we wanted it to be.”Stewart sent the appropriate decals or thecar, his custom seat, measurements, etc.,to Pole’s Auto where Joey and his regularcrew, including Pole Automotive employeeDoug Murray prepped the car.I there was ever any star-struckenergy resulting rom that experience,Polewarczyk may haveutilized it as a catalyst orhis own perormances, ashe exploded or six winsduring the 2010 season. Ina grueling schedule wherehe races in approximately25 races rom mid-April tothe beginning o October,Polewarczyk started hiswinning spree at the BeechRidge Motor Speedway inScarborough, ME. That wasa signifcant win or Pole andhis crew as it was their frstvictory ater switching romChevy to Ford. Pole recallsthat he made the switchbecause the Ford engine wasa “good product” and theincentives were right.Notable wins thatollowed during that seasonincluded the ACT Invitationalheld at NH Motor Speedwayin Loudon; “it occurred onCup weekend” recalledPolewarczyk,
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Laurel Place Residents
Visit 9-11 Memorial
by Marc Ayotte
On Thursday, July 26, 10 residents rom the Laurel PlaceAssisted Living Facility embarked on a short trip across townto visit the Hudson 9/11 Memorial located at Bensons’ Park.But just prior to that, the ladies went south o the border toTyngsborough, MA where they indulged in some Sullivan FarmIce Cream, with maple walnut and butter pecan being ‘the avs.’Laurel Place, which is under the umbrella o Fairview HealthCare, located on Lowell Road, allows their residents to have “agreat deal o independence” according to Activities CoordinatorCarolyn Abbott. As a 25-year employee o Fairview, Abbott, inher new role at Laurel Place, arranged the visit to the Memorialwith the assistance o Hudson Selectman Roger Coutu.Abbot and some o the Laurel Place residents had originallyplanned to attend the Memorial dedication last year, but whenthat did not come to ruition, she began working on other plansto visit the site. Abbot recalls meeting Selectman Coutu at aBusiness Expo held at Alvirne High School. At that time, thetwo made plans or the residents to visit the Memorial, withCoutu arranging or the gates to the park to be ully openedas to allow easy access or the acility’s passenger van to drivedirectly up to where the towers are situated.“I was amazed at how the seniors were in awe o themagnitude o the monument,” observed Coutu, adding “theywere very attentive to the description o how the monumentcame about to be or the Town o Hudson.” Only fve o the 10residents who made the trip exited the van and walked on thegrounds where the monument stands. However, the remainingladies were able to get a great view rom their seats in the van.One o the residents, Mary Sargent, approached and touchedthe steel beam rom the Trade Center Tower and shared herthoughts aterward; “I was very impressed” she said o thememorial site. With respect to the ateul day itsel, she added,“I can remember it so well.”Other Laurel Place residents shared their thoughts with Elsasaying that visiting the Hudson Memorial “gave her goosebumps,” recalling that she was in New York City at the time o the attacks. Therese remembered watching the television onthe morning o September 11; “I saw the second plane,” as sherelated her eelings o the terrorist attack to having watched the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 70 years earlier. Irenetold o how she was one o over 30 people who let Nashuaand traveled to NYC via bus to visit ground zero just twoshort weeks ater the attacks. Thelma, not having ever seenthe monument, said “I was impressed; seeing the beam wasamazing.”The trip to the Memorial was just one o many ways theresidents stay busy and active at Laurel Place. As Abbottindicated, among the many activities held at the acility aredaily exercises, listening to music, tea parties, card games,table bowling, home science projects, making crats or theirannual air, and Tuesday night movies – “with popcorn” one o the residents added jubilantly. Additionally, the residents lookorward to playing the game o ‘Jeopardy,’ where like under thereal live TV version under the auspices o Alex Trebek, correctanswers are rewarded with ‘monopoly’ money. At the acility’sauction, the residents are then able to utilize the ake money topurchase arts and crats o which they can keep and add to theirpersonal possessions.
Town of Hudson Selectman Roger Coutu gives the residents of Laurel Place a personal tour of the 9/11 Memorial at Benson’s Park Mary Sargent, a resident at Laurel Place Assisted Living in Hudson,visited the Hudson 9/11 Memorial on July 26, with several of her friends
S t a f f p h o t o s b y M a r c A y o t t e
From Hudson Speedway
to the American Canadian Tour
“Ever since I could start turning wrenches, I was pretty much here”
by Marc Ayotte
For a dozen years, two constants in thegame o basketball or Litchfeld residentshave come in the orm o Sean Flynn andPat Roy. During that stretch, aspiringbasketball players rom the second gradeto the varsity hard wood have experiencedtheir tutelage. On Friday, July 27, theiconic coaching tandem concluded the lastsession o their fnal basketball camp. Thiscoming ater an earlier announcement byboth Flynn and Roy that they are steppingdown rom their head coaching positionso the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketballteams, respectively. As a result, the Cougarsidelines will certainly take on a dierentlook this coming all and winter.More important than sharing theirwealth o basketball “ X & O’s “knowledge with campers and high schoolplayers alike, was the style in whichthey did it. With a love or teaching thegame to the athletes that ell under theirumbrellas, Flynn and Roy were greatambassadors or Cougar athletics inparticular and Campbell High in general;inherently utilizing the our Campbell HighSchool cornerstones o Responsibility,Respect, Courage and Character in theirdaily practices and lessons.As he graciously did or so many yearsat the varsity level, Roy deected attentionaway rom himsel, this time as it relatedto the summer camp. In his many yearso co-running the camp, Roy pointed outtwo signifcant, resulting aspects. “Ourcounselors are ormer campers” noted Royin his recognition o current varsity playerssuch as Caleb McKearin, Max Gouveia,Kali Trunka, Hannah Neild, Nick Fresonand Jason Rodonis to name a ew. Manycampers have ound their way to theCougar Den, ultimately playing or eitherRoy or Flynn at the varsity level. A secondpositive coming out o the camp is thatmany CHS students have completed theirsophomore and/or senior projects via thehoops camp. “The projects are completedby working with younger kids and wehave a lot o un with it” added the ormerCougar varsity coach.Gouveia is a prime example o anindividual who has traveled the entirespectrum rom camper to school projectsto camp counselor. The senior point guardreected upon his eelings o attending thecamp in grades our through eight: “eversince I went to the camp, I wanted to playhere and be a counselor here.” As hissenior season directing the Cougar oenseapproaches and with the naming o Roy’ssuccessor imminent, Gouveia said thathe was comortable with the short list o names, noting that both are amiliar with
‘End of an Era’ in Cougar Country:
Flynn, Roy Close-up Camp
Rising Results - Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. and his 97 car have been tearing up the race tracks over the past three years,recording 10 wins, including the coveted TD Bank Oxford 250 on July, 22.Coaches Pat Roy (far right) and Sean Flynn (center in white) along with campers and counselors enjoy the last session of the Flynn-Roy/CHS summer basketball camp that has been a great stepping stone over the years for youngsters aspiring to play basketball at the high school level
S t a f f p h o t o b y M a r c A y o t t e
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The ollowing students have been named to the Dean’s List or thespring semester at Southern New Hampshire University-Manchester:Hudson:
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ChristopherConnolly
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Devin Harris,
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Kris King
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Mark Kleiner
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Nuno Araujo
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Ronald Lotti
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Sarah Leclerc
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Steven Decorpo
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William Roth
, BS Justice Studies/Terrorism andHomeland Security. Litchfeld:
Daniel Walker
, BA History;
JamesHayes
, BA Music Education;
Lauren Beliveau
, BS Business Studies/ Marketing;
Robert Harte
, BA Game Design and Development.The ollowing residents have been named to the President’s Listor the spring semester at Southern New Hampshire University inManchester. To be eligible or this honor, a student must compilean academic grade point average o 3.5-4.0. Hudson:
Alton Jones
,BS Business Administration/HR Management;
Amanda Cronin
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Andrew Cormier
, BA Graphic Designand Media Arts;
Arielle Chamberlin
, BA Child Development/EarlyChildhood Leadership;
Arielle Matthews
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Blair Mcnulty
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BradleyDupuis
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Cameron Stoughton
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Christopher Destramp
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Edgar Mack
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Jana Klein
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Jeffrey Dillon
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Jeffrey Stegner
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Jessica Campbell
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Jonathan Smith
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Joyce Goodale
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Justin Smith
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Kailey Bento
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Keith Jackson
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Keith Stickney
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Kimberly Stiles
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Kyle Coumas
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Mariah Katsohis
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Michael Lee,
BA Psychology;
MichaelUndercofler
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Nathaniel Sutliffe
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Nicolle Provencher
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Norma Savoie
, BS Business Studies/Accounting;
Peter Radziewicz
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Rachel Araujo
, BS BusinessAdministration/HR Management;
Sarah Hamilton
, BA Creative Writingand English;
Shayla Belanger
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StephanieBrainard
, BA Graphic Design and Media Arts. Litchfeld:
DavidRichards
, BS Computer Inormation Technology;
Kenneth Munsell
,BS Business Administration/Small Business Management;
VictoriaMendonsa
, BA Psychology/Child & Adolescent Development.
Christopher Brennan
, a resident o Litchfeld, and a member o the class o 2013, has been named to the Dean’s List at ProvidenceCollege or the spring semesterThe Massachusetts College o Pharmacy and Health Sciences ispleased to announce that
Chelsea S. Guill
o Hudson has been namedto the Dean’s List or the spring semester. Chelsea, a member o theclass o 2014, is the daughter o John and Rachel Guill and is pursuinga Bachelor o Science in Premedical and Health Studies.
Katelyn Egan
o Hudson was recently named to the President’s Listat the State University o New York-Potsdam. Egan, whose majoris Music Education, was among more than 800 students who werehonored or academic excellence.The ollowing students were recently named to the MerrimackCollege spring semester Dean’s List: rom Hudson,
Larissa Manning
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Travis Terrill,
asophomore majoring in Business Administration; and rom Litchfeld,
Kerry Anderson
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A Farmer’s Stand
by T.L. Geaghan
As a writer, you never know where a storyline or idea will leadyou. I had an idea o going out into the surrounding communitiesand gathering stories about local citizens to tell you, the reader.The frst interview I chose to do was with Matt McQuesten, whocomes rom a long line o the frst settlers o Litchfeld. I packeda bag ull o pens and paper and headed o in my car towardsRoute 3A, which runs the length o the small town o Litchfeld. Aew miles later, I turned o the highway and pulled into a dustyparking lot at McQuesten’s arm stand.I saw a man in shadow standing under the eaves o a white andgreen building. I grabbed my bag rom the car seat and startedwalking towards the still fgure. When my eyes adjusted romthe bright June day to the darkness, I noticed he was looking atme and had his back leaning against the building. I approachedhim with my hand out ready to shake his. “Hi, are you Mr.Matt McQuesten I spoke to last week on the phone about aninterview?” I questioned. “Yes, that would be me,” he said as heoered me a seat in a rocking chair.While I was taking out pen and paper I asked, “What do youremember about growing up on this arm?” “Well … I guess Iremember some o the animals we had around, like chickens,goats, cows … we even had a couple o drat horses back then,”he said. “I remember when the animals didn’t get ed they wouldbreak out o their pens and wander around the neighboring felds.Our neighbors would call and tell us where they were located andwe’d go get them and bring them back and eed them. It took awhile to calm them back down and settle them in.”I mentioned that I had never lived on a arm but was rom theMidwest. Out where there are endless crops o feld corn, sky,and huge combines that are almost bigger than a highway. Thereare no trees growing by the side o a highway like here in NewHampshire. When there was a tree out in the countryside itusually was alone, lost somewhere in a feld o corn and lookedlike a piece o sculpture. “I didn’t know dirt came in any dierentcolor other than black until I moved away,” I said which got me achuckle rom Matt.The regions o this country may have dierent landscapes butarming is the same anywhere you go. It is endless hours o work,worry, and wondering. “In arming there are no set hours, Mattsaid. “I have to be available twenty-our hours seven days a week,day or night. “Our greenhouses are started in February and i an alarm goes o in the middle o the night, I get up and checkto see how low the temperature has gone down. Then, I’ll stokethe urnace back up and stay in the greenhouse until the righttemperature is reached. This will help the plants make it throughthe night.”I asked i I could see the arm, greenhouses and all in whichMatt readily agreed to show me. We drove out to the felds,the tires o John Deere Gator churning up the dust. He pointedto each feld as we passed and told me about when they wereplanted, how good or bad they looked, and i any insect damagehad been done on a particular crop. “When a crop isn’t doingwell I have to fgure out what the cause is. I had one cropthat was being eaten up by an insect. I had to look through amagniying glass at a group o insects I had captured. I had tofgure out the one that was causing the damage and think o away to annihilate it. I just laid some traps flled with apple cidervinegar to catch them. You alwayshave to stay a step ahead, youknow,” he said.“But how do you know allthe steps it takes to keep a armrunning? I asked. “How do youknow when to plant, what to plant, how to keep the soil in goodcondition or next year’s planting?” “Farming is a way o lie,” hesaid. I’ve learned the rhythms o a season, o planting times, o harvesting times, and when to start the process all over again.” Inoticed as he was driving around the crops his eyes would scanthe horizon constantly. He told me it’s a habit o his. “I amalways aware o the weather, hourly I would bet,” he said“What do you do i it hasn’t rained in a while?” I asked. Mattpointed to some long, white pipes that were lying close to theriver. “We set up those pipes to pump water out o the river. Thewhole process takes about our hours to do. A good two inchsoak is enough to help the crops or a while.” he said. I lookedbetween the rows o plants at the dry earth and thought to mysel they’ll probably have to do that soon.As we headed back towards the arm stand rom the armtour, I remembered something I had read about nature. It statedthat i some catastrophic event happened to the population onearth, nature would take control and take back the land it hadlost through civilization. Specifcally, say a city the size o NewYork, nature would take about 10 years to cover it up as i it hadnever existed. Matt McQuesten arms on plots o land that wouldprobably be entirely taken over within a year’s time. He usesnature and his understanding o it to grow crops and make hisliving. But, he also struggles with nature; the struggle to keepcrops alive, the struggle to keep insects rom destroying thosecrops, and the struggle or that perect balance o sun and rain.To be a armer is a very complicated and hard way to carve outa living. I asked him i he ever wanted to be anything else whenhe was growing up. “No I never thought about anything else butwhat I am today, a armer,” he said. Matt McQuesten gets up eachday with the challenge o being a step ahead o nature. Leavingthe interview, I hoped it would rain soon so he and his amilywouldn’t have to spend hot hours laying out those pipes rom theriver to the crops.It rained later that night and I thought to mysel: a smallreprieve or a armer.
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by Andrew Belliveau
Hudson’s annual Old Home Days estival is undernew management. This year, the estival runs romThursday, August 16 to Sunday, August 19. The estivalused to be run by the Hudson Historical Society,but the Society has passed the torch onto the newlyormed Hudson Old Home Days Committee. TheHudson Historical Society could no longer take on theresponsibility o the estival due to time constraints.The Historical Society will act as an advisor to the newcommittee or its frst two years running.The Hudson Old Home Days Committee’s soleresponsibility is to run Old Home Days. Because o this,the estival now has the ability to grow as it is gettingmore attention by the people running it. This year’sestival will include many new things, such as a mix o old style and contemporary live music, a car show, morevendors, a tractor show, and trick-or-treat.This year, the Hudson Old Home Days Committeeis made up o eight people. When asked about whathe eels the estival means to the town o Hudson,Committee President Tim Malley stated, “It is basicallya ull carnival, to help bring our town back to the oldtimes and the type o gatherings they used to haveback then. It is a place or everybody to go and havea good time.” Malley also stated that the committee isalways looking or new people. Elections are held everyyear or positions, and anybody interested in joiningthe committee should contact Tim Malley at tim@tjmalleyelectric.net.In addition, anybody interested in volunteering or theOld Home Days weekend this year should also contactTim Malley at the aorementioned e-mail address.Volunteers are always needed or the estival.
Ulery Returns from AmericanLegislative Exchange Meeting
submitted by Jordan Ulery
State Representative Jordan Ulery recently returnedrom the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 39thAnnual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, where more than2,000 ALEC members rom both sides o the aisle androm all 50 states discussed ways to drive Americancompetitiveness, promote innovation and put more menand women in this country back to work.At the meeting members also re-adopted their primarymission statement, “To advance ree markets, limitedgovernment and ederalism.” Members also developeda new strategic plan and reiterated the organization’socus on economic, budget and fscal issues.O his time at the conerence Representative Ulerysaid, “While Washington remains gridlocked, statehouses are the places where real solutions are enactedand where lawmakers are working on behal o thepeople to get things done. This conerence and thesuccess o ALEC as an organization is a testament tothat.” Ulery also said, “The presenters were nationalleaders in economics, fnance, tax policy, education,health care and law. Attending this conerencewill better prepare me to serve the people o NewHampshire.”Ulery’s comments come on the heels o our days o interactive workshops ocused on advancing economic-ocused policies in the states that will urther ALEC’score principles and its core values o accountability,leadership, ethical behavior and collaboration. Inthose conerences Representative Ulery learned that theleadership shown by the New Hampshire House thispast session was recognized nationally. He confrmedthat the reorms enacted by New Hampshire havelaid the groundwork or a return to fscal health inthe Granite State. The educational conerence wasnot paid or with taxpayer dollars nor lobbyist grants.Unlike others’ junkets to taxpayer-unded conerences,Representative Ulery paid or this instructive symposiumrom his own unds, some o which may be reimbursedvia a blind educational trust und or New Hampshire.“There has never been a more important time oran organization like ALEC,” Board Chairman andIndiana State Representative Dave Frizzell said. “Thisis why we’ve decided to ormally reafrm our missionstatement and adopt a new strategic plan that reectsthe important fscal, economic and budgetary work ourmembers are doing in statehouses across the country.We are ocusing our attention where it’s needed most –and where we can and should be the most eective.”
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“so it was a pretty big deal” and theThunder Roads Milk Bowl in Barre, VT.One o the rewards or taking frst placehad Polewarczyk oering up a reminiscentsmirk; “the winner had to kiss a cow.”Acknowledging that the race is wellknown in this region, he said “it was aspecial win, (there’s) a lot o history withit.”In 2011, Polewarczyk took his 97 carand winning ways on the road to NewSmyrna, FL, where he captured the GoodYear sponsored Speed Week’s Cup. Hefnished the racing season with wins inCanaan, NH, and at Airborne Speedwayin Plattsburgh, NY.Prior to the big win two weeks ago atOxord, the Pole Crew had yet to enter thewinner’s circle in 2012 , despite turning inan impressive our second place fnishes.In recounting all the victories early in hiscareer, Polewarczyk admits that the winat Oxord two Sundays ago is the mostimportant. In addition to the nice payday, he noted; “this race is the biggest inthis region”, adding a broader stake tothat claim, he said “it’s defnitely one o the top fve biggest races in the countryin late model racing” as evidenced by theappearances o Kyle Busch in 2011 andKevin Harvick in 2008.Looking down the road, Polewarczyk’sracing aspirations include advancingto the next step involving the K&N ProSeries – a development team or NASCAR.With Joe Gibbs, Michael Waltrip andRichard Childress all having teamswhose racers come up through thoseranks, Polewarczyk admits that it’s greatexposure, but it’s basically cost prohibitiveat this point; “you can’t just bring talent,you need to bring some money alongwith you.” But, the big win at Oxord hascertainly put him on the K&N radar, andsome o that much needed sponsorshipmoney may soon be lining up at theoverhead doors while he’s working atPoles Automotive.But until such time, he will continuedoing what he loves. And as ar asromance in his personal lie is concerned,he will have no problems ‘grooming’Brittany Theriault, his fancé, or a lie o Sundays at the race track, as her brotherAustin Theriault also races with Joey. Withhis ame on the rise, the twenty-threeyear old observed that “younger kidsare looking up to me, it’s surreal.” Still,despite the onset o success, ame andfnancial reward, the gravitational pullo reality struck him within 24 hours o garnering the biggest win o his lie; as‘Joey Pole’ the celebrity recalled; “I wasstill at work at 7:30 Monday morning.”the program; “either way I’m excited.” Additionally, Roysaid that the camp has been “instrumental in Campbellbeing able to feld a reshman program.” He continuedby saying that having a reshman team at a school thesize o Campbell is “such a bonus. This camp helpsbuild that program.” Both he and Flynn hope that thecamp will continue to be held in years to come. Royalso believed that a “unique relationship at the varsitylevel” existed between he and Flynn. Not only hastheir personal riendship through the years enhancedthe running o the Cougar basketball camp, it has paiddividends on the court and in practices via the sharingo game tapes and strategies.Ater a short stint as an assistant coach at RivierCollege, Roy joined the Campbell coaching sta,heading up the JV team under then varsity coach Dan‘Coach K’ Kiestlinger. Beore being named the varsityhead coach, Roy racked-up two junior varsity Coacho the Year honors, in 2003 and 2005. He ondlyremembered his frst year as varsity head coach recallingthat the 2005-2006 team was a great group that workedvery hard. He also commended CHS athletic trainerChip Cloutier, saying “Chip really helped me outwith conditioning.” In 2009, Roy received his thirdprestigious award at Campbell, being named Division IIICoach o the Year. In what proved to be his fnal seasonas head coach, Roy’s Cougars had a tremendous regularseason and advanced to the quarter-fnals o the statetournament.In September, Roy will be moving on to HopkintonHigh School where he will continue his proession asa special education teacher. In acknowledging thathis decision to hang up the Cougar whistle was aamily-based one, Roy said; “my wie has been asaint over the last 16 or 17 years while I have beenin a gym somewhere or three- ourths o the year.Now it’s time to support her.” Although Roy willbe vacating his coaching role on the sidelines o the Cougar Den, his legacy to Campbell hoops willnot be measured in wins, but more importantlyby his respectul approach to his players andopponents alike – a true gentleman o the game,revered by ellow coaches throughout the state.In similar ashion to Roy, Coach Flynn, althoughvery excited about his new role as Merrimack HighSchool girls’ varsity basketball head coach, spokefrst o the camp and its impact on basketballat Campbell. “We put (practice) drills into thecamp, preparing them or travel ball and the highschool years,” recalled Flynn. Having establisheda virtual D-3 girls’ basketball dynasty at CHS overthe past fve seasons, Flynn, along with ‘CoachK’ established the Cougar camp and relished theconnection between the long running success o the summer program and his ultimate success at thevarsity level.In expounding upon Roy’s comment about thebasketball relationship combined with the personalriendship that the two share, Flynn noted; “you won’tsee that much in any other program. I think it’s a verysuccessul program that we run here.” Confrmation o that has come in the orm o requests or the dynamicduo to run clinics in town or travel teams. In addition,they were asked by the New Hampshire BasketballCoaches Organization (NHBCO)to conduct a coachesclinic; “that’s a great honor,” exclaimed Flynn.Like his counterpart Roy, Flynn will be missedstrolling the black sidelines next season; the very sameones that proceeds rom earlier summer hoop campsprovided. But ater a 12 year run that has producedfve consecutive trips to the D III title game, one statechampionship banner hanging in the CHS raters, three– 1,000 point scorers as well as 2011 Coach o the Yearrecognition, it was time or the Lady Cougar head coachto attack dierent personal goals.Saying “it’s been a huge goal o mine to coach at theD-I level,” Flynn will be doing just that when he headsup the Lady Tomahawks this coming season. “I’mvery excited or the opportunity” commented Flynn,also saying o his stint in Cougar Country; “but at thesame time, I treated this program like a D-I team.”In revealing that his outline or potential basketballsuccess at Merrimack will incorporate his experienceat Campbell, Flynn said; “my objective is to bring awinning attitude, a winning tradition; a passion not onlyto the program but to the community”.
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