Division II
EXETER - When the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team went into the locker room at halftime of the Division II championship game, there were two things the Cougars discussed being wary of happening. One was avoiding penalties, as the Cougars hadn't done and suffered the consequences in their regul
Division III-IV
EXETER - The road to a championship is different every year and for every program, but none of them looked anything like this one for the Hopkinton High School boys lacrosse team. Before the season even started, coach Deacon Blue wasn't quite sure who was going to be his starting varsity goaltender
Division I
EXETER - Every season comes with expectations, and for the Bedford High School girls lacrosse team, this year started with high ones, from both inside and outside the program. There was good reason for that. The Bulldogs returned to the Division I championship game last season for the first time in
Ninth State Sports Show
The 2023 boys lacrosse championship games are in the books and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler recap each final and discuss the highlights from each one.
Division II
EXETER - When it was all over, Chris Hettler wasn't surprised Chili Cabot was the one who delivered the overtime goal in Sunday's Division II championship game. With the Derryfield School and Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse teams tied halfway through the extra period, the ball was rolling arou
Division III-IV
EXETER - Momentum played a big part this season for the Hopkinton High School boys lacrosse team. When the Hawks caught some late in the regular season, they never lost again. And when they grabbed it late in Sunday's Division III championship against Campbell, they rode to a victory. No. 5 Hopkin
Division I
EXETER - Chris Cameron knew the blueprint on how to beat his Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team in Sunday's Division I championship game. Pinkerton Academy was going to have to slow the game down by frustrating the Cardinals' offense with a zone defense while getting possessions off face
Ninth State Sports Show
Super Sunday is here, and with just three games left on the boys lacrosse schedule, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler get you ready. They preview all three championship games and take a look back at how each of the six teams made it to the final.
Division I
EXETER - Olivia Matthews knew on the bus ride to Bill Ball Stadium that the Bedford High School girls lacrosse team was ready to go. The energy was high and the Bulldogs where feeling confident Tuesday when they arrived at Exeter for the Division I championship game. When Bedford finally got on the
Division I
Brooke Paquette has done a lot of different things over her four years playing for the Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team. In the fourth quarter of Sunday's Division I championship game against Bedford, with the Bulldogs leading by 10 points, the Cardinals needed the senior to do one
Division I
DURHAM - There were several things the Bedford High School boys basketball team could have tried change up facing Pinkerton Academy a second time in Sunday's Division I championship game. Instead, Frank Moreno and the Bulldogs coaching staff decided to stick with what got them there, and it paid o
Division I
DURHAM - There came a point in the second half of Sunday's Division I girls basketball final where Brad Kreick started to doubt what he'd been saying to the Bishop Guertin High School team. The Cardinals trailed Bedford for all of the first three quarters and were looking at a 10-point deficit head