Division I
Portsmouth looks like the team to beat as D1 girls lacrosse season gets closer
It didn’t take long for the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team to leave its mark on Division I.
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Division I
Despite plenty of change, top teams look to remain the same in D1 boys lacrosse
There will be plenty that’s different about Division I boys lacrosse this season. With the start of a new two-year cycle in the NHIAA, the number of teams in the division increased by two to 14. That means an extra team will make the postseason and create a play-in game between the eighth and ninth
Ninth State Sports Show
Ninth State Sports Show: Boys Lacrosse Edition (March 27), presented by The Event Center Nashua
The season previews begin this week, as Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler answer questions about the teams that will be battling in Division I this season.
Division I
Bedford boys basketball returns to D1 title game after holding off Exeter (video)
ROCHESTER - Logan O'Connell was on the floor, watching as Nate McNeff went in for a breakaway layup late in Wednesday night's Division I boys basketball semifinals. Just before that basket, McNeff stole the ball from O'Connell, and the Bedford High School junior fell to the ground, realizing that,
Division I
Exeter boys basketball controls both ends in win over Nashua South in D1 quarters
NASHUA - The Exeter High School boys basketball team has had a similar game plan defensively the last three times it faced Nashua South. The Blue Hawks wanted to make things difficult for Panthers senior Josh Caruso and force someone else to beat them, but on the previous two occasions, it hadn't w
Division I
Bedford girls basketball takes care of business to beat Exeter in D1 quarters (video)
BEDFORD - The Bedford High School girls basketball team went into Thursday night's quarterfinal wanting to show why it was the top seed in the Division I playoffs. The Bulldogs accomplished that, and then some. No. 1 Bedford jumped out in front of No. 9 Exeter early, went on a big run to end the
Division I
McNeff, Greco lift Exeter boys basketball past Goffstown, on to D1 quarterfinal
EXETER – Nate McNeff and Nik Greco knew heading into Wednesday night that it would be the last time they’d play a game inside the Exeter High School gymnasium when the Blue Hawks faced off against Goffstown in the opening round of the Division I boys tournament. The dynamic senior duo then proceede
Division I
Exeter girls basketball comes back in 2nd half to beat Dover in D1 playoffs
DOVER – Through the first half, the Exeter High School girls basketball team provided little resistance against Dover, as the Green Wave seemed primed to cruise to a victory in Monday night’s first-round matchup in the Division I tournament. Dover sophomore point guard Avery Littlefield carved thro
Division I
Nashua South boys basketball puts it together in win over Exeter
NASHUA - The Nashua High School South boys basketball team put a lot on display Friday night against Exeter. Perhaps the biggest thing the Panthers showed was how far they've come this season. South scored when it needed to, defended when it needed to, and ended Exeter's eight-game win streak wit
Division I
Three-point barrage helps Bishop Guertin girls basketball rally against Exeter (video)
NASHUA - The focus for the Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team this season has been consistency. At the start of the third quarter Thursday night, the Cardinals were consistent from behind the 3-point line and it changed the game. After trailing for most of the first half, Bishop Gue
Division I
Fully-loaded Exeter boys basketball hangs on to knock off Trinity
EXETER – With senior point guard Nate McNeff in the backcourt and classmate Nik Greco up front, Exeter High School boys basketball coach Jeff Holmes feels pretty good about his team’s prospects entering the second half of the season. The duo showed how much of a crucial difference they can make dur
Division I
Pair of Bulldogs shine in Bedford boys basketball’s win over Exeter
EXETER – Logan O’Connell has thrived in becoming the top scoring threat for the Bedford High School boys basketball team this winter, but he knows a lot of his success has been parlayed from the blossoming play of senior center Connor O’Rourke. O’Rourke’s emergence as an overall presence in the pai