‘Spring Sports’ Archives
Laconia gets big hits late to beat H/B in D2 softball final
MANCHESTER – The Laconia High School softball team lived on the edge all season. So why not do it again in the Division II championship game? The Sachems scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh and brought home the winning run in the eighth to beat Hollis/Brookline 5-4 in the title game Tuesday at Southern New Hampshire [...]
Times changed for baseball finals
Start times for Saturday's high school baseball championship games at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester have been changed. (more...)
Clippers take out Bulldogs to return to baseball final
CONCORD – The Bedford High School baseball team was just as good as Portsmouth Sunday in the Division II semifinals, except for one thing – defense. When the Bulldogs put the ball in play, the Clippers did what needed to be done. When Portsmouth did the same, Bedford came up a little short in the field and it translated into a 4-1 loss to [...]
Softball finals postponed (Update)
The NHIAA has postponed the four high school softball championship games scheduled for Saturday. The boys volleyball final is on as scheduled. (more...)
Cardinals fall to Crimson Tide in D1 semis
MANCHESTER – The Bishop Guertin High School softball team already took out one member of the Division I royalty this playoff season. It was another one that did the Cardinals in Friday afternoon. Coming off an upset of No. 1 Salem, ninth-seeded Bishop Guertin went toe-to-toe with No. 4 Concord before the Crimson Tide scored the winning run [...]
Alvirne needs extra innings to beat Londonderry, reach D1 softball final
MANCHESTER – The third time was a charm for Katie Donovan and the Alvirne High School softball team. The Broncos senior came to the plate with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning with runners on first and third, and Alvirne tied 2-2 with Londonderry in Friday’s Division I semifinal at Southern New Hampshire University. Donovan had [...]
Bishop Guertin shuts down Pinkerton in second half to win D1 title
NASHUA – Paul Spinney’s goal with 40 seconds left in the third quarter wasn’t a big deal because it was his third of the frame. It was a big deal because it gave the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team something neither it nor Pinkerton Academy had had yet in Wednesday’s Division I championship game – a three-goal [...]
Thursday’s games postponed (UPDATED)
The NHIAA has postponed all outdoor games for Thursday, due to potential thunderstorms and record-breaking heat. The boys volleyball semifinals scheduled for Thursday at Nashua North are still on as scheduled. Following is the new high school schedule through Monday Tuesday (Updated). (more...)
Dover sneaks by Souhegan to win D2 boys lacrosse
EXETER - Dylan Stohrer scored with less than a second remaining to give the Dover High School boys lacrosse team an 8-7 win over Souhegan in the Division II final Tuesday night at Bill Ball Stadium in Exeter. Stohrer had six goals, but none was bigger that broke the tie with 0.6 seconds left in the game. Eric Groleau added two goals for the No. [...]
Portsmouth beats Merrimack for D2 girls lacrosse title
MANCHESTER – When the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team played its game this season, it was close to unstoppable. Unfortunately for the rest of Division II, the Clippers played their game all year. Portsmouth capped off an undefeated season with a 19-14 win over Merrimack Monday night in the Division II championship by controlling [...]