Posts Tagged ‘Merrimack’
Merrimack, Keene try to keep playoff hopes alive
Joe Battista isn’t one for change, but he couldn’t be happier that his Merrimack High School football team will be playing on Thursday. Anything to get the taste of last week’s 24-0 loss to Timberlane out of the Tomahawks’ collective mouth. (more...)
Merrimack, Timberlane meet in pivotal D2 football game
There were two football games in Division II last weekend that changed the landscape heading into this week's games. Manchester West’s 28-17 win over Keene and Alvirne’s 28-27 win over Timberlane means that, going into this week, there are six teams in the division that have at least one win. Three of those teams - Keene, West and [...]
Cardinals explode in second half to best Tomahawks
NASHUA – It took a half for the Bishop Guertin High School football team to find its offense Saturday night against Merrimack. Once the Cardinals did, look out. BG scored 28 points and racked up almost 300 yards after halftime to pull away from the Tomahawks and run off with a 37-6 win at Stellos Stadium. (more...)
More than meets the eye to Pinkerton’s win over Merrimack
MERRIMACK – On paper, Monday’s boys soccer game between Merrimack High School and Pinkerton Academy looks like anything but a matchup of two of the top teams in Division I. The schedule shows the Astros scored four goals in the first half and won 5-1, but that’s only part of the story. (more...)
Merrimack, Alvirne looking for first D2 win
The Merrimack High School football team is doing the things that would be a expected of a young team. The bad news for the Tomahawks is that it's leading to losses. First, Merrimack rallied from a first-half deficit before falling to Goffstown by one point in the opening game of the season. Then last week, the Tomahawks had leads of 14-7 and [...]
Pinkerton takes advantage of overtime in win over Merrimack
MERRIMACK – When Pinkerton Academy’s Jordyn Hamilton lobbed a pass into the air during Monday’s field hockey game, a few Merrimack fans wondered why play wasn’t stopped. In field hockey, play can be whistled to a stop if a pass is determined to be too dangerous. That’s what usually happens if a ball rises above waist level. So then [...]
Merrimack goes for first win against Dover
What a difference a year makes. Last season, the Merrimack High School football team opened the season with a win over Hollis/Brookline. (more...)
High school football season is here
Friday night marks the beginning of another high school football season. Six schools - Pinkerton, Bishop Guertin, Souhegan, Lebanon, Kearsarge and Newport - will try to repeat as champions of their respective divisions. Locally, there are many questions that will be answered in what will be a quick 12 weeks. (more...)
Tomahawks enjoy cooler weather to open football double sessions
MERRIMACK – It wasn’t quite the expected start to the football season, but the Merrimack High School players were happy to take it. Double sessions in mid-August usually mean a lot of sweat, but Wednesday’s cool morning temperatures left the Tomahawks smiling. (more...)
Watch it: Division II girls lacrosse final
Editor’s note: It was a hectic spring, but it’s not over yet. We still have a few videos from the spring season that have yet to go up. Here is one of them. Division II girls lacrosse final: Portsmouth vs. Merrimack.