Niko Kvietkus

New Hampshire: Anticipation is high for UNH as Wildcats kick off the season Thursday night

August 31, 2022
0 comment

Football is back in Durham. Thursday night, Wildcat Stadium will be rocking when Monmouth visits for the 2022 season opener. This isn’t just your ordinary opener either, as a new era begins for the Wildcats. After hanging up the whistle to enjoy retirement following his illustrious career, Sean McDonnell hands the reigns over to Ricky Santos. Santos is of course well versed in what it takes to lead the program,…

Read More >>

College: 3 things to watch for as New Hampshire opens camp

August 6, 2022
0 comment

The UNH Wildcats are opening their first training camp since 1998 without Sean McDonnell at the helm of the program. After 22 years on the job, McDonnell retired after last season. In steps Ricky Santos who served as interim head coach when McDonnell took a leave of absence in 2019. Santos inherits a roster with talent but the Wildcats battled injuries and inconsistency last season en route to a 3-8…

Read More >>

UNH: New captains ready to embrace the role

April 19, 2022
0 comment

Photo: @UNH_football The New Hampshire Wildcats have four new captains for the 2022 season and three of them are local guys. Brian Espanet (Millis/Hopedale), Pat Flynn (Hanover), Niko Kvietkus (Southington, CT/Deerfield) along with Pop Bush have all been tasked with leading the team during head coach Ricky Santos’ first full season. All four guys are beyond thrilled for the opportunity that was voted on by their teammates, but don’t just…

Read More >>

College: 5 Observations from the UNH spring game

April 17, 2022
0 comment

Image courtesy of UNH Athletics The New Hampshire Wildcats played their annual Blue and Spring game. Team Cats beat Team Wild 7-3. The energy was good in Head Coach Ricky Santos first Blue and White Spring Game. You can see the tempo and pace has been wretched up a notch. Here are five observations from the Blue, White Spring Game. 1. Offensive line was physical: The Wildcats offensive line will…

Read More >>