June 30, 2015 – “The final inductee of the morning is a local product,” Lawlor said. “Cory Hunter grew up in Tuftonboro, attended the local elementary school, and went to Kingswood for his junior high years. The Hunters are well known throughout Tuftonboro and the family has rich ties to Brewster Academy. Cory was the fifth generation of the Hunters to attend BA. And, Bobcat Nation reaped the benefits of having Cory Hunter for four years.
“Hunter was a standout, two-sport athlete during his time as a Bobcat. On the basketball court, he was a sharp shooter for head coach Dave Bolduc in the early 1990s. In his senior season, Cory knocked down 110 three-pointers, which was a school record at the time. On the baseball field, Hunter was a smooth infielder who hit in the middle of the lineup. Again, under coach Bolduc’s direction, Hunter thrived on the diamond in the spring.
In his senior year Cory was a two-sport captain and played on a basketball team that reached the prestigious Class A NEPSAC basketball tournament and was an All-League performer in baseball. After Brewster Cory attended Brandeis University where he was a member of their basketball program. At Brandeis, Hunter continued his slick shooting ways and as a junior earned the K.C. Jones Award, which is given to the Brandeis basketball player who demonstrates extreme dedication to the program.
After college Hunter returned to Tuftonboro and assisted with the Brewster baseball and basketball teams for seven years. In 2001, Hunter took over as the commissioner of the Wolfeboro-Tuftonboro Youth Boys Basketball program and has become the leader of a healthy youth program in the area. And, in 2007, Cory founded the Winnipesaukee Kings travel basketball organization and has been coaching those teams ever since.
“As a community, we are very fortunate to have a man like Cory Hunter donating his time and knowledge to our young people and it is even more special since he is a Brewster graduate,” Lawlor said.
Cory is now back on campus living in Mason House, where his wife, faculty member Lauren Hunter, is a community life parent. They have two children and when Cory isn’t sharing his passion for sports with the local youth, he is the own and operator of The Village Green Landscaping of Melvin Village.
