Division II
Only guarantee is there will be a new champ in D2 girls lacrosse
There will be a new team at the top of Division II when the season comes to an end, and it make take until then to figure out which team is in the best position to do it.
Merrimack
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
Nashua South boys basketball does enough to pull out D1 playoff win over Merrimack
NASHUA - Once the playoffs start, there's really only one goal for every team involved: survive and advance. Every time Wednesday night it looked like the Nashua High School South boys basketball team did just that, Merrimack put the Panthers right back into survival mode. In the final minutes, N
Division I
Nashua North boys basketball overcomes slow start to end with win over Merrimack (video)
NASHUA - The venue and the crowd may have been different Tuesday, but the Nashua High School North boys basketball team ended its season with the same energy and intensity as it did a year ago. Then, it was at the University of New Hampshire's Lundholm Gymnasium, as the Titans fell to Pinkerton in
Division I
Merrimack boys basketball starts fast, holds off Pinkerton for victory (video)
MERRIMACK - There has been a lot for Austin Denton to like the last couple of times his Merrimack High School boys basketball team has taken the court. That continued Tuesday night when the Tomahawks hosted Pinkerton Academy in their final home game of the regular season. Merrimack hit five 3-poi
Division I
Bishop Guertin boys basketball cranks up defense in 4th to beat Merrimack (video)
MERRIMACK - The Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team had just one practice to prepare for Thursday night's game against Merrimack. The Cardinals spent most of that time focusing on their defense, and in the fourth quarter against the Tomahawks, it paid off. Bishop Guertin held Merrimack
Division I
Bedford girls basketball still among favorites in competitive D1
The top division of New Hampshire high school girls basketball has always been about dynasties.
Division I
Morrison’s return helps Pinkerton football roll past Merrimack in D1 playoffs
DERRY – Matt Morrison was on his way toward capping off an already great high school football career in spectacular fashion for Pinkerton Academy through five games this season. The senior’s campaign then hit the pause button when he broke a pinky during a showdown against two-time defending Divisi
Fall Sports
NHHSSports Football Performances of the Week (Nov. 5)
Every week during the football season, on the Ninth State Sports Show podcast, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman will each select a Player and a Team of the Week from the previous weekend’s performances.
Division I
Nashua South football takes care of business quick to beat Merrimack
MERRIMACK – If you arrived just a few minutes late for the Nashua High School South vs. Merrimack football encounter at Student Memorial Field, well, you pretty much missed the game. It was 14-0 South before you could blink, 21-0 less than six minutes in, and the Panthers enjoyed a 35-0 win to stay
Division I
Merrimack field hockey keeps playoffs hopes alive with win over Goffstown (video)
GOFFSTOWN - The seniors on the Merrimack High School field hockey team knew what was potentially on the line Wednesday night against Goffstown. A win could mean the Tomahawks reach the Division I playoffs for the first time in their high school careers. A loss to the Grizzlies and that dream became