This past weekend marked the end of an era as baseball head coach Ken Howe coached his final Keene State game. At the beginning of the semester, Howe announced his retirement after coaching at the college for 35 years. In the top photo, Howe stands beside his family members and the baseball teams six graduating seniors (Josh Andrade, Josh DeFrancisco, Ryan Sliwinski, Isaac Keehn, Jacob Laskosky, Greg Poggioli) and waved his final goodbye. In the photo on the right, UMass-Boston’s head coach and team members removed their caps to bid farewell to Howe. Howe will be leaving Keene State with 584 wins under his belt and a long list of accolades to go along with it.
Claire Boughton
Hello! My name is Claire Boughton. I have worked with the Equinox for a little over two years and have held the position of the Senior Sports Reporter and now the Sports Editor. I am from West Simsbury, Connecticut, and live with my mom and dad. I have an older brother named Grant who is currently living in Albany, New York, but plans to move to New York City in a few months (because a global pandemic didn’t seem to scare him away from city-life). I have two cats named Stella and Luna, a dog named Sage and a fish named Shrimp. My cats are both 16 years old, making them both 108 human years old. That means that they would have survived through the Great Depression, both World Wars, the Cold War, women earning the right to vote and so much more. That’s a lot of wisdom. My dog is 12 years old, making her 74 human years old. We adopted her when she was four years old from Arkansas. I’m not sure how old Shrimp is but he is a baby betta I bought at PETCO about three weeks ago. I am an avid plant owner and love to help my friends and family keep their plants alive. I also wrote an article on kscequinox.com about what plants are good for what dorm rooms. I paint and draw in whatever free time I have and sometimes ride my bike that I got in middle school. My favorite part of the Sports Editor position is creating the weekly layout for the sports section. I have always loved design and making things nice to look at which I get to do every week with this job! If you are interested in writing for the sports section or have any questions you can contact me at cboughton@kscequinox.com.