Division I
MERRIMACK – Madison Mahoney and Brooke Kane were as good as advertised on Thursday evening. The senior captains on the Pinkerton Academy girls basketball team combined for 39 points during an impressive 48-32 win over Merrimack on the second night of a back-to-back in Division I action. The sharps
Division I
NASHUA – The Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team once again flexed its muscles with another out-of-state victory against a New England powerhouse. On this occasion, the Cardinals welcomed to town Braintree (Mass.), the reigning Division I champions in Massachusetts, who also won titles
Division II
HOLLIS – Look at Diana Schwarz’s laser-focused face during a basketball game and it becomes clear that she possesses the killer instinct. The senior guard for the Hanover High School girls basketball team finished with a game-high 20 points and three 3-pointers, as the Marauders extended their winn
Division I
HUDSON – No one has been able to smack around the Salem High School boys basketball team this winter. That was until the Blue Devils met Alvirne on Tuesday evening. The Broncos won the first half, 45-20, and buried eight 3-pointers in the opening 16 minutes during a wire-to-wire 72-47 triumph over
Division I
NASHUA – The Nashua High School South boys basketball team stuck to its game plan on Friday evening. The Panthers knew in order to keep up with explosive Nashua North, they needed to slow the game down, maximize possessions and try to make life difficult for the Titans with strong on-ball defense.
Division I
NASHUA – The Nashua High School South girls basketball team knew what was at stake on Friday during its showdown against Nashua North. City bragging rights were on the line, but also playoff positioning, as the Panthers tried to distance themselves from the basement in the Division I standings. Th
Division I
NASHUA – The undefeated and loaded Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team has been sitting at the top of the Division I standings in a league of its own, as the Cardinals have accumulated blowout wins in eight of their first nine games this winter. That was not the case on Saturday after
Division I
MERRIMACK – The Portsmouth High School girls basketball team put on a clinic on the defensive end Friday evening. The Clippers held host Merrimack scoreless for more than six-and-a-half minutes to open the first quarter, while relinquishing only three points in the entire first period and nine tota
Division II
AMHERST – To say that the Pembroke Academy boys basketball team came out on fire Friday night would be an understatement. The Spartans traveled to Souhegan for an mid-season showdown featuring a pair of 6-1 teams in the Division II landscape. Pembroke was ready to battle from the start, as it light
Division I
NASHUA – If you want to be an elite team, closing out tight games is a necessity. The Merrimack High School girls basketball team passed that test with flying colors on Tuesday evening, as the Tomahawks were even at 35-35 with Nashua South at the end of three, but the visitors won the fourth, 11-4,
Division I
HUDSON – This was a collective team win. The Nashua High School North boys basketball team saw four players score in double figures, as the Titans utilized strong shooting from the floor and foul line, along with a tenacious defensive mindset, during an impressive 65-55 road win against Alvirne on
Division II
AMHERST – Nobody could grab control during the Milford and Souhegan high school boys basketball matchup on Tuesday evening. The Spartans raced out to a 14-4 lead after one and the Sabers fought back to take a 34-26 lead into the fourth, but then Milford had one more run in the tank during a 44-43 v