Division I
Pinkerton, Bishop Guertin favorites to reach D1 boys lacrosse final for 8th year in a row
There was already going to be a huge change in Division I boys lacrosse this season before the phrase “global pandemic” was on anyone’s mind.
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Spring Sports
Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition (April 9)
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 I
Exciting season looms as Division I football appears to be wide open
The football preseason was just getting underway and a Division I coach was rattling off a list of teams that could contend for a title in 2019.
Division II
Division II football may be deeper, but everyone still chasing Plymouth
For the last three seasons, the Plymouth High School football team has owned Division II. The Bobcats enter 2019 as three-time defending champs and have the state’s longest winning streak at 27 games in a row.
Division III-IV
Plenty of contenders eyeing a title in Division III and IV football
There is no shortage of contenders in both Division III and IV football this season.
Division II
Rest of D2 field hockey looking to keep Derryfield, Hanover from final rematch
After coming up short in previous attempts, the Derryfield School field hockey team finally captured that elusive Division II title in 2018.
Division I
Familiar faces look to stay atop D1 field hockey
The Winnacunnet High School and Pinkerton Academy field hockey teams have made a combined 13 appearances in the Division I championship game over the last 10 years, including four head-to-head matchups.
Division III-IV
Defending-champ Mascoma Valley among teams battling for D3 field hockey supremacy
The Mascoma Valley Regional High School field hockey team won a title last season for the first time in 35 years.
Fall Sports
Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Preseason Week 2
The preseason previews continue on the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, as Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman take a look at what Division II will look like in 2019, plus they share thoughts on the Queen City Football Jamboree and some other high school sports news. The show will
Division I
Exeter looks to break up Pinkerton-Bishop Guertin hold on D1 boys lacrosse
It rains in April, flowers bloom in May, and the Bishop Guertin High School and Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse teams play in the Division I final in June. That's how its been for the last six springs in New Hampshire, with the Cardinals having won four of those six matchups. But last season, it wa
Division I
Contenders looking to close gap between perennial favorites in D1 girls lacrosse
The final four in Division I high school girls lacrosse has had a familiar lineup for the last three years, with Pinkerton, Bedford, Souhegan and Bishop Guertin all getting to the semifinals. While odds are good at least three of those four teams make it there again, there are a handful of teams in
Division II
Several teams looking to stop Derryfield boys lacrosse’s quest for a 4th straight D2 title
This will be the fifth season since the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team moved up to Division II and it sure seems like the Cougars have been enjoying the change. In the four previous season, Derryfield has lost just twice to a division opponent - both losses came in 2015 - and overall, the Cou