‘Souhegan Valley’ Archives
Watch It: Division II girls basketball final
The Souhegan High School girls basketball team completed an undefeated regular season (22-0) by beating Lebanon 47-44 in the Division II final.
Spartans bottle up Pythons to return to title game
DURHAM – When the Milford High School boys basketball team beat Pelham by 26 points a month ago, the Pythons were without senior Stephen Spirou. The Spartans did their best Wednesday night to make it seem like Spirou was out of the lineup again. No. 1 Milford overcame a slow start and Mike O’Loughlin did his best to shut down his AAU [...]
Portsmouth outlasts Souhegan in semifinals
DURHAM – Kamahl Walker was the only player to score in double figures in Wednesday’s Division II boys basketball semifinal between Portsmouth and Souhegan High Schools. It shouldn’t have been much of a surprise then that Walker, a junior guard for the Clippers, hit the game-winning shot to send No. 3 Portsmouth to a 35-31 victory over No. [...]
White, Sabers finish undefeated, win D2 championship
MANCHESTER – There haven’t been too many seasons like this for the Souhegan High School girls basketball team and there haven’t been many players at Souhegan like Jane White. And there certainly haven’t been many championship games that have ended like Saturday’s Division II title game between White’s No. 1 Sabers and No. 2 [...]
Milford uses defense to dispatch Bedford, reach semifinals
MILFORD - Mike O'Loughlin and Mike Mitchell each scored 17 points and the Milford High School boys basketball team cranked up the pressure on defense to defeated Bedford 64-52 in the Division II quarterfinals Saturday night. O'Loughlin scored most of his points in the first half, Mitchell scored most of his in the second and Jamie Holder added [...]
Playoff Roundup: Sabers reach D2 final
The Souhegan High School girls basketball team is headed to a title game for the first in 15 years following Thursday's 43-39 win over John Stark in the Division II semifinals. (more...)
Spartans cruise to playoff win over Sachems
MILFORD - If there was any question about whether the Milford High School boys basketball team had the focus to defend its title, the Spartans answered it Wednesday night. And then some. Milford cranked up the defense against Laconia, forcing nine turnovers, and got 20 points from Mike O'Loughlin. And that was just in the first quarter. [...]
Success started long ago for Milford basketball
Everyone knows the key players for the Milford High School boys basketball team. The Spartans made a name for themselves by winning a championship a year ago, and after finishing this regular season undefeated, they’re trying to embark on even more history. Everyone knows the talent Milford puts on the floor for every game, but it’s what [...]
Bishop Guertin, Milford take top boys basketball seeds
Both the Bishop Guertin High School and the Milford High School boys basketball teams have earned the No. 1 seed in their respective divisions' postseason, which begin this week. The Cardinals (16-2) finished the regular season on a 12-game winning streak and will host a first-round game in the Division I tourney on Tuesday. Milford (18-0) [...]
D2 girls basketball semifinals postponed
The NHIAA has postponed the Division II girls basketball semifinals scheduled for Monday night, according to the organization's website. The two games were moved to Thursday, March 10, at the same times and at the same place, Southern New Hampshire University. The championship game, which had been scheduled for Friday, has also been moved to [...]