Division I
PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team didn’t need any validation as to how good it is, but the Clippers certainly gained an extra spring in their step last Wednesday when they defeated defending Division I champion Bedford. Afterall, it was the Bulldogs who squashed Portsmouth
Division II
DOVER – After an 11-day layoff following the only loss of the season to Division I Bishop Guertin, the Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team has come back from its break looking like a team ready to take another run at an elusive Division II championship. The Warriors followed their lopsided
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – Sage Bussiere started in goal as freshman and displayed a ton of promise for the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team’s inaugural Division I season that ended with a loss to Bedford in the championship game. With that year under her belt, Bussiere is aiming to take her game to an
Division II
DURHAM – For the past three years, the Concord Christian Academy girls basketball team has tested itself and passed the challenges it sought out in a unique fashion that is a rarity. After winning the Division IV championship in 2022, the Kingsmen moved up and conquered Division III in 2023, before
Division II
DURHAM – It took a little extra effort, but the Pelham High School boys basketball team will get its chance to repeat as Division II champions. Top-seeded Pelham led by four points late in regulation of Tuesday night’s semifinal game against No.4 Coe-Brown Academy, when the Bears rallied to force o
Division II
DURHAM – In one year, the Hanover High School boys basketball team went from missing the Division II tournament to earning a spot in this year’s semifinals against Pembroke Academy on Tuesday night. And the Bears are not done with their turnaround season just yet. Second-seeded Hanover jumped out
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – With a fourth straight trip to the Division I semifinals on the horizon, the Portsmouth High School girls basketball team got off to a good start in the first quarter of Friday night’s quarterfinal game against Salem. Then the Clippers turned it up a few notches and emphatically put th
Division I
EXETER – After making a run towards last year’s Division III semifinals with St. Thomas Aquinas, Exeter High School senior guard Brady Rogers immediately noticed the difference in the competition and intensity of the Division I boys basketball tournament when his Blue Hawks took on Merrimack in Wedn
Division I
ROCHESTER – With a roster heavily weighted with sophomores, Spaulding High School boys basketball coach Lorne Lucas knew that this season would be one full of learning experiences that would be building blocks to future success. The Red Raiders knew they had no chance to qualify for the Division I
Division III-IV
DOVER – Neither freshman Cole McClure or senior James Allen were on the St. Thomas Aquinas High School boys basketball team that made a run towards last year’s Division II semifinals, but both are integral reasons why the Saints are headed back. After seventh-seeded Belmont gave No. 2 St. Thomas al
Division I
DERRY – It has been nearly a year since the Bedford High School boys basketball team won its first Division I championship at the expense of Pinkerton Academy and the teams have seemingly been on a collision course for a title-game rematch ever since. While that game may lie on the horizon next mon
Division I
DOVER – In the midst of a two-game losing streak, the Goffstown High School boys basketball team needed to reverse its fortunes on the road Friday night against Dover, but the obstacle seemed to become more daunting after the Green Wave traveled to Derry last week and handed high-powered Pinkerton A