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.
Windham
Division I
Nashua North boys basketball pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Windham (video)
WINDHAM - After dropping two games in a row, the Nashua High School North boys basketball team needed a shot in the arm. Sam McElliott gave it to the Titans, twice. The North junior hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to give the Titans the final push they needed to put Windham
Division I
Bishop Guertin boys hockey puts enough together on the ice to beat Windham
TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. - There has been a lot so far this season to throw the Bishop Guertin High School boys hockey team off its routine. Snow days and midterm exams bunched around two regular-season games before the holiday break have kept the Cardinals from getting into a rhythm off the ice, but th
Division I
Windham girls basketball pulls out win over Winnacunnet in season opener (video)
WINDHAM - For most of the second half of Friday's season opener, the Windham High School girls basketball team couldn't find its offense. And while the Jaguars were struggling to score, Winnacunnet chipped away at the lead, eventually tying the game at 33 with a little more than two minutes remaini
Division I
Windham’s drive helped it capture program’s first D1 field hockey title
The Windham High School field hockey team has played in a championship game in seven of the last eight years, the most of any program in the state during that stretch. There are plenty of reasons for the Jaguars success, but coach Katie Blair attributes it first and foremost to one thing - the ment
Division I
Windham field hockey beats Concord to win first D1 championship (video)
BEDFORD – Ryane Farrell was just trying to get the Windham High School field hockey team one more penalty corner before halftime. Instead, the senior ended up giving the Jaguars a lead they would never relinquish. With time winding down in the first half, Farrell got the ball in the circle with 1
Division I
Windham field hockey blanks Bishop Guertin in D1 semifinals (video)
EXETER - The Windham High School field hockey team talked about continuing to work together during halftime of Tuesday's Division I semifinal against Bishop Guertin. That commitment to teamwork paid off for the Jaguars a little more than 10 minutes into the second half. After the Cardinals had sen
Division I
Windham field hockey starts strong in D1 playoff win against Dover
WINDHAM - On a day when Division I field hockey got turned inside out, the Windham High School team made sure that the upset wave passed it by like a soft summer breeze. The second-seeded Jaguars scored twice in the opening five minutes and added an insurance goal late as they defeated Dover 3-0 in
Division I
Windham girls volleyball battles back to take win over Bedford
BEDFORD - The Windham High School girls volleyball team had been looking for a signature moment to the season. Perhaps the Jaguars got it in their 3-1 win Tuesday night over Bedford. In the first two sets, Windham lost comfortable leads only to come back and win both, and after the Bulldogs rallie
Division I
Goal-to-go situations worked out just right for Salem football
The Salem High School football team found itself in almost identical situations on its first offensive drive of each half Saturday against Windham. On the game's opening drive, the Blue Devils ended up with a first-and-goal from the Jaguars' 1-yard line. In the second half, after forcing a punt on
Division I
Defense steps up to help lift Salem football past Windham (video)
WINDHAM - The Salem High School football team has been up to the task on defense for most of this season. So when Windham threw the Blue Devils a wrinkle Saturday afternoon, they were quickly able to adjust and continued to be one of the stingiest units in the state. Salem kept the Jaguars out of
Division I
Londonderry football stayed focused to avoid a trap game against Windham
The Londonderry High School football team might have thought coach Jimmy Lauzon was going to be flying high last Monday when the Lancers met after their first win over Pinkerton since 2001. That wasn't the case when the players saw Lauzon for the first time last week and there was a good reason why