Division II
While the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team saw its overall win streak come to an end, there were two other streaks that continued for the Cougars in 2019.
Spring Sports
On this week’s edition of the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, Joe Marchilena and Derryfield coach Chris Hettler preview the Division II boys lacrosse landscape for 2020.
Division II
EXETER - The Souhegan High School field hockey team had been playing a lot of defense in Friday night's Division II semifinal against Derryfield. But with the game still scoreless after 80 minutes, the Sabers needed goalie Ellie Byram to play just a little bit longer. With a shootout needed to det
Division II
WEARE - Lenny McCaigue had an easy message to deliver to the Derryfield School field hockey team after its regular-season finale Tuesday against John Stark. Good teams find a way to win even when they aren't playing their best. The Cougars did that against the Generals, as they struggled on the gr
Division II
AMHERST - The Derryfield School field hockey team knew it wasn't going to get many chances to score Tuesday against Souhegan. When the Cougars had their opportunities, they made the most of them. Derryfield had five penalty corners, and scored off three of them, to capture a 3-0 victory and had th
Division II
MANCHESTER - With the number of opportunities the Derryfield School field hockey team had in the second half of Tuesday's game against Kennett High School, it felt like only a matter of time before the Cougars did what no one else had done so far this season. Sure enough, with just under eight minu
The Season
Derryfield won its fourth Division II championship in a row with a win over Winnacunnet in the final. Afterward, the seniors reflected on their high school careers.
The Season
Derryfield moved on to the semifinals to face Goffstown in a rematch of the first game of the regular season.
Division II
Every high school team is different, and despite bringing back a solid core of seniors for 2019, Derryfield School boys lacrosse coach Chris Hettler knew that this year's mix of Cougars wouldn't put together the same season as the program's previous three championship teams. But while new players h
Division II
EXETER - The Derryfield School boys lacrosse team went into Saturday's Division II championship game against Winnacunnet believed it had a game plan that was going to work. Even after a scoreless first quarter, the Cougars felt if they stuck to the plan, it was going to work, and it did. No. 1 De
The Season
Derryfield celebrated senior day to end the regular season and then prepared for it’s playoff opener against St. Thomas.
Division II
NASHUA - Possession may not be nine-tenths of lacrosse, but the team that controls it has a good chance of controlling the game. That wasn't the case early in Thursday's Division II boys lacrosse semifinal between No. 1 Derryfield School and No. 5 Goffstown High School. The Grizzlies won faceoffs