Around the Granite State: Fall playoffs get underway

Here’s a look at what’s going on in New Hampshire high school sports, including Wednesday’s Division II preliminary round field hockey action.

•  Beattie resigns as Winnacunnet basketball coach – Portsmouth Herald
•  Streaking Saints move to 15-0 – Foster’s Daily Democrat
• Quirk to return to coach Memorial boys – Union Leader
• Somerworth’s Hill one goal away from tying state mark – Foster’s Daily Democrat
• Thursday Thoughts – New Hampshire Sports Page

Division II Field Hockey preliminary round

• No. 5 Merrimack Valley 3, No. 12 Con-Val 0 – Concord Monitor
• No. 6 Souhegan 2, No. 11 Goffstown 1 OT – NH-HighSchoolSports.com
• No. 10 Hollis Brookline 1, No. 7 Plymouth 0 OT – Nashua Telegraph
• No. 8 Kennett 2, No. 9 Kingswood 0 – Union Leader

Division III Field Hockey preliminary round

• No. 1 Derryfield 5, No. 16 Mascenic 0 – Union Leader
• No. 8 Newport 3, No. 9 Winnisquam 0 – Concord Monitor
• No. 4 Stevens 3, No. 13 Laconia 0
• No. 12 Newfound 2, No. 5 White Mountains 0
• No. 2 Berlin 9, No. 15 Somersworth 0
• No. 10 Mascoma Valley 1, No. 7 Sanborn 0
• No. 3 Gilford 3, No. 14 Littleton 0
• No. 6 Hopkinton 1, No. 11 Conant 0