Division I
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
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
DURHAM - For a stretch of the third quarter in Saturday's Division I girls basketball championship, the Bedford and Londonderry high school girls basketball teams traded empty possessions. Frustrating as that might have been for Kevin Gibbs to see his team give the ball up on offense, the Bulldogs
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EXETER - In the postseason, anything is possible. Like a high school girls basketball team that's been consistent all year near the hoop all of a sudden missing at least a dozen layups in one half of a semifinal. Londonderry coach Jon Doherty thought for sure the Lancers wouldn't repeat that perf
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LONDONDERRY - There were a few wrinkles Jon Doherty expected to see Monday night when his Londonderry High School girls basketball team hosted a Division I preliminary-round game against Nashua South. That included seeing a zone defense from the Panthers, and sure enough, that's what South did to s
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BEDFORD – The anticipation for Friday night’s heavyweight battle between the undefeated Londonderry and Bedford high school girls basketball teams had grown since the preseason favorites began practice in December. With the wait over, Londonderry was on the verge of making a statement, but defendin
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PORTSMOUTH – Coming into the season, freshmen Derek Swartz and Finn McCauley figured to have big roles in helping to determine if the Portsmouth High School boys basketball would have a chance at competing at the top of the Division I standings. The frontcourt duo have done more than just fill into
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DERRY – Sophomore Gemma Murray was given the task to guard recent Pinkerton Academy's 1,000-point scorer Sydney Gerossie entering Londonderry High School’s girls basketball rivalry matchup against the Astros on Friday. Murray did her job on her defensive assignment and complemented Londonderry’s le
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DERRY – Matt Luongo was in the midst of a rivalry battle with Pinkerton Academy when the Londonderry High School senior got elbowed in the nose and subsequent bleeding occurred early in the third quarter of Friday night’s basketball game. After roughly eight minutes of game time, Luongo returned to
Division I
Here are the 2024 Division I Central Conference All-State Football teams, as selected by the division coaches.
Division I
The top division of New Hampshire high school girls basketball has always been about dynasties.
Division I
EXETER - Life can sometimes get in the way, even for high school coaches. Brian O'Reilly saw it firsthand more than 40 years ago and it gave him the opportunity to become the football coach at Pinkerton Academy. The year was 1978, the Astros were a Division II program at the time, and getting rea