Posts Tagged ‘Merrimack’
Lacrosse roundup: Area teams reach semifinals
A total of seven area high school lacrosse teams advanced to the semifinals Thursday, setting up two all-area matchups in both Division II girls and boys lacrosse. In Division I, the Bishop Guertin boys and the Souhegan girls moved on to the final four, and in Division II, the Merrimack and Bedford girls, and the Souhegan and Bedford boys, will [...]
Baseball roundup: Upsets all over
Upsets were the theme for Thursday, as four of the seven area teams were knocked out of the baseball playoffs by lower seeds. Nashua High School North made it through to the Division I quarterfinals, but Nashua South, Merrimack and Bishop Guertin were all done in by teams seeded lower. Same goes for Hollis/Brookline in Division II, while [...]
Softball roundup: Locals move on
An extra day of preparation seemed to help some area softball teams, as seven of the nine area teams competing in the playoffs Thursday moved on to their respective quarterfinals. Alvirne, the second seed in Division I, moved on and will face No. 10 Merrimack, which pulled off one of three upsets, beating No. 7 Pinkerton. Nashua South, seeded [...]
Matchups set for baseball playoffs
The high school baseball playoffs are scheduled to begin Thursday, and the Division I field has plenty of Greater Nashua teams among the high seeds. Nashua North, Merrimack and Bishop Guertin all earned top four seeds in the tournament and Nashua South will also host a playoff game. In Division II, Bedford and Hollis/Brookline also got high [...]
Alvirne, Bedford, Wilton-Lyndeborough softball get high seeds
The high school softball teams from Alvirne, Bedford and Wilton-Lyndeborough are among nine area teams to make the postseason, and all three are seeded second or better in their respective divisions. Nashua North, Nashua South, Merrimack and Bishop Guertin join the Broncos in the Division I field, while Bedford, Souhegan and Hollis/Brookline [...]
Girls lacrosse pairings released
The pairings are out for the high school girls lacrosse playoffs, which will start Wednesday. A matchup of two local teams will take place in Division I, with Souhegan and Hollis/Brookline playing for a third time this season. In Division II, Merrimack and Bedford join defending-champion Bishop Guertin in the field. (more...)
North boys, BG girls crowned D1 track champions
MERRIMACK - The city of Nashua has a pair of high school track champions after the Nashua North boys and the Bishop Guertin girls both won the Division I meet Friday at Merrimack High School. (more...)
Merrimack shuts out Winnacunnet
MERRIMACK - The Merrimack High School softball team scored five runs in the first inning and freshman pitcher Brittany Camara struck out eight in a 7-0 win over Winnacunnet on Wednesday. Camara retired 11 batters in a row at one point, and didn’t allow a runner to get beyond second base until the sixth inning. Tory Hoemke added a two-run [...]
Clippers beat Tomahawks, win this battle of the unbeatens
MERRIMACK - The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team got five goals from Emily Whitney and Devan Parker each to hand Merrimack its first loss of the season Saturday. The Clippers outscored the Tomahawks 9-2 in the second half to win 19-9 in a battle of the last two undefeated teams in Division II. Portsmouth is now 9-0 in the division [...]
Fast start lifts Merrimack over Hanover
MERRIMACK – The Merrimack High School girls lacrosse team hasn’t had trouble scoring goals this season. Despite that, the way the Tomahawks started Thursday’s game against Hanover was still a surprise. Merrimack scored the first seven goals of the game, an outburst of offense that the Marauders couldn’t overcome, and the ’Hawks [...]