Sports in New England the New England Dragway facility in Epping, New Hampshire as one of the very few remaining dragstrips in the New England region. Additionally, four colleges compete at the Division I level in ice hockey only: American International and Bentley College compete in the Atlantic Hockey Association, while Merrimack and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell compete in Hockey East and America East in the second half of 2013. Sports in New England Two popular American sports were invented in New England. Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts,
Frederick G. Morgan Atherton, Michael, Australian made Australian played - handcrafted musical instruments from didjeridu to synthesiser, 1990, Published by New South Wales University Press, Kensington Frederick G. Morgan Frederick G. (Fred) Morgan (April 4, 1940 - April 16, 1999) was an Australian recorder maker. Fred first played recorder at age 12 in the family's home in Mentone, Victoria, Australia. After studying commercial art at Melbourne Technical College in 1959, he went to work at the Pan Recorder factory where he became enamored with the recorder. The Frederick Morgan Recorder Consort performed between 1964 and 1969, often accompanied on keyboard by his first