Division I
BEDFORD – After back-to-back seasons that ended with a Division I championship plaque and a trip to the semifinals, the core group who forged that success was mainly gone from the Bedford High School boys basketball team when it returned to practice in November. Bedford coach Frank Moreno is excite
Division I
BEDFORD – With Lana McCarthy no longer patrolling the paint in dominant fashion, the Bedford High School girls basketball team knows that it will take a different approach to succeed if it wants to defend its Division I championship this winter. It’s a challenge the Bulldogs have embraced and thriv
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – Jon Mulvey made the difficult choice not to coach his Portsmouth High School boys basketball team last winter because he knew he had another job that was more important. The Mulveys already had a now 4½ year-old son, Max, when they welcomed twin daughters, Blake and McKenna, last fall
Division I
DERRY – Matt Morrison was sick all week and purely running on adrenaline throughout his Pinkerton Academy football team’s Division I quarterfinal matchup against Windham on Friday night, but he mustered enough energy to close out the Jaguars. After a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first
Division I
DERRY – Matt Morrison was on his way toward capping off an already great high school football career in spectacular fashion for Pinkerton Academy through five games this season. The senior’s campaign then hit the pause button when he broke a pinky during a showdown against two-time defending Divisi
Division I
DOVER – It had only been three years since the Winnacunnet High School football team lost to Londonderry in the Division I championship game, but the Warriors have suffered some struggles since then in missing the past two postseasons. After getting off to a 4-1 start this season, Winnacunnet’s pla
Division II
WEARE – With two games left in the regular season, the playoffs essentially started for the John Stark Regional High School football team entering Saturday afternoon’s must-win game against Manchester West. The Generals did what they needed to do and are still alive for a postseason berth. Senior
Division I
DERRY – Jamie Isaac was looking for a way to atone after fumbling the ball away three plays into Pinkerton Academy’s football game on Friday night against Concord High School. The dynamic senior speedster more than made up for his miscue in the remainder of the first half. Isaac opened the game’s
Division III-IV
DOVER – The Newport High School field hockey team got off to a fast start to this season, but a five-game winless slide led to the Tigers hitting the road for the first round of the Division III tournament. While it wasn’t the most ideal position, Newport made the most of its opportunity on Thursda
Division I
HAMPTON – Zeynep Yildirim is the starting goalie for the Salem High School girls ice hockey and lacrosse teams, but the senior had never played the position in field hockey prior to this season. Yildirim’s solid progression during the regular season turned into excellence when Salem needed it most
Division I
WINDHAM – It’s no secret that the Salem High School football team wants to get the ball in the hands of standout running back Kevin Todisco as much as possible and it’s the main focus of every opposing defense to slow him down. Windham accomplished its mission of keeping Todisco relatively in check
Division III-IV
DOVER – After winning the past two Division III championships, the Gilford High School field hockey team has left every opponent it faced this season in its wake. Now it’s time for the Golden Eagles to truly take aim at a three-peat. Senior Liv Keenan scored both goals as Gilford picked up its 11t