Around the Granite State: Goffstown field hockey hangs on to beat Londonderry

Here are results from Thursday's high school field hockey action.

Winnacunnet field hockey takes battle with Pinkerton (video)

Warriors remain unbeaten on the season, hand Astros their first loss.

Pigskin Prophets: Week 6

The final stretch of the football season is approaching, and for some teams, if they want to keep playing beyond October, are at their limit.

The Season (2026): Souhegan Field Hockey, Episode 6

The Souhegan High School field hockey team wrapped up a week of road trips with a game at John Stark and then started a stretch of home games against Hollis Brookline.

Playoff Picture: Football (Oct. 8)

It's a week closer to the end of the regular season, and in some cases, it almost feels like the playoff picture got murkier.

Around the Granite State: Souhegan field hockey knocks off Bedford

Here are results from Wednesday's high school field hockey action.

Londonderry football found its spark by taking from Salem

Lancers get back to what had been missing in second half of win over Blue Devils.

Around the Granite State: Plymouth field hockey gets win over Manchester (video)

Here are results from Tuesday's high school field hockey action.

Nashua North football able to get it together, then hang on for key win

Whether it was something on the field or not, the Nashua High School North football team got off to a slow start in the first half of Friday night's game against Goffstown.

NHHSSports Football Performances of the Week (Oct. 6)

Every week during the football season, on the Ninth State Sports Show podcast, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman will each select a Player and a Team of the Week from the previous weekend’s performances.

Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition (Oct. 6)

The air is getting chilled and the football is getting exciting as the regular season reaches the halfway point.

Around the Granite State: Londonderry field hockey holds off Merrimack

Here are results from Monday's high school field hockey action.

Division I

Keefe's performance helps Nashua South football beat Dover, clinch D1 playoff spot

DOVER - A year after missing the Division I playoffs, the Nashua South High School South football team emphatically clinched its postseason return on Friday night against Dover. South junior quarterback Chris Keefe rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries, and completed five of eigh

Division I

Windham field hockey starts strong in D1 playoff win against Dover

WINDHAM - On a day when Division I field hockey got turned inside out, the Windham High School team made sure that the upset wave passed it by like a soft summer breeze. The second-seeded Jaguars scored twice in the opening five minutes and added an insurance goal late as they defeated Dover 3-0 in

Division I

Scoring spurt to start second half gives Concord field hockey win over Londonderry in D1 playoffs (video)

LONDONDERRY - Nothing was going to keep Maria Armaganian from playing Friday in the Concord High School field hockey team's Division I quarterfinal. Not a stomach bug that popped up on the bus ride to Londonderry. Not a couple of collisions on the field, one of which forced her to the junior to the

Division III-IV

Beaupre a force on the field for Franklin football

Jeff Davis knew the Franklin High School football team was going to have a tough time replacing the seniors from last year's Division IV runner-up. With a roster of 17 by the end of 2018, losing almost a dozen players to graduation meant turning over around three-quarters of the lineup.  But there w

Fall Sports

Playoff Picture: Football (Oct. 25)

With two weeks remaining in the regular season, there's still a lot left to be determined in Divisions II and III, with a lot of big games still left on the schedule. But the Division I playoff picture has almost developed, so let's take a closer look at what is at stake as the teams head into Week

Division II

Goffstown field hockey advances with win over Bow in D2 playoffs (video)

GOFFSTOWN - Shannon Gifford wanted to give the Goffstown High School field hockey team a little bit of breathing room. So when the senior got the ball cleanly at the top of the circle, she pulled back and ripped a shot into the goal to give the Grizzlies a two-goal lead. It was more than enough to h

Division I

Hollis Brookline girls volleyball holds off Nashua North to extend win streak (video)

HOLLIS - Of all the photos shared Wednesday night of the seniors on the Hollis Brookline High School girls volleyball, the one that stood out the most to Becky Balfour was from a while ago. Mixed in the collage of pictures was a group shot of the seniors from when they played together long before hi

Division I

Merrimack field hockey rolls past Manchester Memorial in D1 playoffs (video)

MERRIMACK - The Merrimack High School field hockey team has tried all season to find the right combination on offense to improve its ability to finish. Against Manchester Memorial on Tuesday, the Tomahawks put it all together and then couldn't stop scoring. No. 8 Merrimack scored two goals in 57 sec

Division I

Turgeon's overtime goal lifts Dover past Timberlane in D1 field hockey playoffs

DOVER - Trailing, Dover High School field hockey coach Sarah Michaud sensed her team recognized the blunt reality of the situation entering the second half of Tuesday afternoon’s prelim game of the Division I tournament against Timberlane. Jeannine Turgeon calmed down the Green Wave’s nerves by tyin

Fall Sports

Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Week 7 Recap

On this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman take a look at the biggest games from last week, including Merrimack's resurgence, Salem's defensive dominance and how big was Hollis Brookline's win over Souhegan.

Division I

Nashua South girls volleyball comes back to knock off Bedford, remain unbeaten (video)

BEDFORD - It makes sense that the Nashua High School South girls volleyball team would have revenge on its mind Monday night against Bedford. This season, the Panthers returned most of the lineup that was upset by the Bulldogs in last year's Division I semifinals, so it wasn't too surprising when So

Division I

Pinkerton girls volleyball bounces back to beat Exeter

EXETER - After being outplayed in the second set of Monday’s night volleyball match against Exeter High School, Pinkerton Academy once again found itself in a battle during the pivotal third set against the underdog Blue Hawks. The Astros snapped an 18-18 tie by closing out the third set strong for