‘Souhegan Valley’ Archives
Spartans, Grizzlies battle for playoff spot
There should be plenty of smash-mouth high school football in Goffstown on Saturday. Milford and Goffstown, two of the most physical teams in Division III, will meet there for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. (more...)
Pigskin Prophets: Week 8
Let's call it Separation Weekend. In Division II, the top four teams are tied for first place and they play each other. In Division III, four of the top six teams also go head-to-head. And in Division I, a few teams could find their seasons coming to end rather quick. Our group of high school football "experts" try to successfully [...]
Sabers wary of road game against Cougars
Souhegan High School football coach Mike Beliveau was impressed with his quarterback in last week’s win over Milford. True, Beliveau was amazed at the way senior Mike Luks was able to toss the ball around despite less than ideal conditions. But what caught the coach’s eye even more stretched throughout the whole team, and has all season [...]
Locals fall in Division II field hockey playoffs
All three area teams went down in the opening round of the Division II high school field hockey tournament Wednesday. Third-seeded Souhegan fell to No. 14 Plymouth, 1-0, on a goal scored by the Bobcats with just three minutes remaining in the game. Plymouth advances to face No. 11 Hanover, which upset No. 6 Merrimack Valley 2-1. Souhegan [...]
Pairings set for field hockey playoffs
The fields are set for the high school field hockey playoffs and five Nashua-area teams will participate in the Division I and II postseason. That includes Merrimack High School, which earned a bye in the first round of the Division I tournament, and Souhegan, which earned a top-four seed in Division II. (more...)
Football rewind: Week 7
The Milford High School football team had already been canceled on twice this season. So when Souhegan decided to play Friday night despite a forecast of less than ideal conditions, the Spartans were relieved. A team that runs the ball more often than not, Milford was put on hold by two teams - Manchester Memorial and Portsmouth - who run [...]
Neither Spartans, nor elements, can stop Sabers
Add Mother Nature to the list of opponents unable to stop the Souhegan High School football team’s passing attack. Despite wind and rain and frigid air, the Sabers didn’t hesitate to take to the skies against Milford. Quarterback Mike Luks threw for almost 200 yards and four touchdowns as Souhegan remained undefeated in Division III with [...]
Milford, Souhegan ready to meet again
Both high school football teams from Milford and Souhegan can look to last season for motivation. During the regular season, the Spartans snapped the Sabers’ 18-game winning streak by beating Souhegan for the first time in school history. The Sabers returned the favor in last year’s Division III playoffs by shutting out Milford 30-0. The [...]
Pigskin Prophets: Week 7
A few upsets around the state wrecked havoc on last week's football picks. This week brings some interesting matchups, like Milford-Souhegan, Keene-Dover and the Battle for Manchester between Memorial and Central. Our group of high school football "experts" hope for a better week as they try to successfully predict the outcome of a handful [...]
Andrews, Vlachos lead Spartans to win
Morgan Andrews had two goals and Christina Vlachos had an assist to help the Milford High School girls soccer team to a 4-1 win over Con-Val in a Division II game on Thursday. Mary Donavan and Kendra Bonczar also scored a goal each while Kelsey Landry and Dina Pitsas each had an assist each for the Spartans (10-5). Alex Hiley made 10 saves in [...]