‘This was a family’: A championship team shared bond far beyond perfect season

SALEM, N.H. — While a championship banner hangs forever, a challenge coin left at a grave for a fallen hero usually does not. Nearly 20 years ago, former Salem High School wrestling coach Mike Bolduc placed one at the grave of Nicholas Arvanitis, a former wrestler and U.S. Army soldier killed in Iraq in 2006. The coin, a small medallion bearing the emblem of Arvanitis’ military organization, remains there today. kAm“xE 92D?’E 366? E@F4965[ H9:49 D2JD 2 =@E 23@FE E96 C6DA64E 7@C }:42FD@=6F> H96C6 2?@E96C 7@C>6C $2=6> HC6DE=6C[ |2C:?6 #@3 |@D4:==@[ 😀 3FC:65]k^Am kAmpCG2?:E:D 2?5 |@D4:==@ H6C6 >6>36CD @7 $2=6>…