‘Greater Nashua’ Archives
Cardinals open with big win over Tomahawks
NASHUA – The Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team wanted to make a statement Friday night to open the season. The Cardinals certainly did that, showing why they were on the short list of preseason contenders in Division I. Bishop Guertin outscored Merrimack 22-3 in the third quarter and cruised to a 78-30 win in the division [...]
Cards place nine on Division II first team
For the fourth straight year, the Bishop Guertin High School football team finished on top of Division II. The Cardinals were rewarded again for their season with a division-best nine players on the first team. In all, Bishop Guertin had 14 players receive Division II all-state honors. Merrimack had six players receive Division II honors, [...]
Bulldogs, Sabers, Cavaliers put five each on D3 football first team
Five high school football players each from Souhegan, Bedford and Hollis/Brookline received Division III first-team all-state honors. The Sabers had the most receive all-state honors, with 16 players named to the team; Bedford was second with 14 players and H/B had 12. Division-champion Portsmouth also had five players named to the first [...]
Bedford’s Winning earns girls soccer coaching honors
Bedford High School girls soccer coach Michelle Winning was named the Division II Coach of the Year after helping a young Bulldogs team to the division semifinals, while three Bedford players received all-state honors. A total of 23 area players were named to division all-state teams, including six on first teams. Souhegan, the Division II [...]
Bulldogs, Warriors lead boys soccer all-state teams
Almost two dozen area high school boys soccer players received all-state honors, including nine players who were named to their respective division's first-team. Leading the way was Bedford, the Division II champion, with four players named to the first team, and six overall. Wilton-Lyndeborough, the Division IV champion for the second straight [...]
Football Roundup: Thanksgiving
Here is a look at the Thanksgiving Day football action from around the Granite State. (more...)
Around the Granite State: Thanksgiving football
While high school football on Thanksgiving isn't quite the event it is just south of the New Hampshire boarder, there will be football played on Thursday. In Amherst, the state's longest running Thanksgiving game will take place for the 15th - and final - time, as Souhegan will play host to Merrimack at 10 a.m. The series that started in 1997 [...]
Pigskin Prophets: Final
The 2011 high school football season is in the books, which means its time to look at the final standings for Pigskin Prophets. All season long, our football “experts” selected the winners of various football games throughout the state. Click below to see how they did. (more...)
Football Roundup: Championships
Here’s a look at what went on this weekend in Week 12 of New Hampshire High School football. (more...)
Portsmouth rolls over Bedford to win D3 football title
BEDFORD - Billy Lane ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns and the Portsmouth High School football team finally captured that elusive Division III title, beating Bedford 41-6 on Saturday. It was the Clippers' fourth straight title game appearance - the previous three ended in losses to Souhegan - and fifth in six years, and the first title for [...]