Division I
MERRIMACK - The Merrimack High School girls basketball team struggled to get shots to fall Friday night against Londonderry. Except for when the Tomahawks needed them to fall. Gillian Waller hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 2.7 seconds left and then hit a 3 in overtime, and Kaylee Bormuth scored
Division I
GOFFSTOWN - The play didn't work out as planned, but it ended the way the Winnacunnet High School boys basketball team wanted. Down two points in the final seconds of regulation, James O'Hara saw a lane open in the Goffstown defense and outran everyone to the basket to score and forced overtime. In
Division I
DERRY - The Pinkerton Academy girls basketball team doesn't have to play perfect to have a successful night, but the Astros do have to cut down on mistakes. That's what Lani Buskey has been trying to impress upon the Astros as they get ready for the postseason. Pinkerton wasn't mistake-free Wednesd
Division I
DERRY - Every moment on the basketball court is an opportunity for Dave Chase to be teaching the sport. Usually, this point in the season is when the players start to put everything they've learned in a marathon of a schedule together for the playoffs. This year, it's been like cramming the week be
Division I
GOFFSTOWN - The rebound kicked way out toward the foul line, where Elizabeth Barrientos was the first to it, and didn't hesitate in swinging the ball over to Emma Rossi behind the 3-point line. Rossi drained the long-range jumper, giving the Manchester Memorial High School girls basketball team a fi
Division I
NASHUA - Ahead of their tournament matchup on Monday, the Nashua South and Bishop Guertin high school boys basketball teams played an exciting 32 minutes, and despite picking up the 55-39 win, it was probably a game the Cardinals would rather forget. The Cardinals sprinted out early to a 16-2 lead,
Division I
Throughout his years as a basketball coach, Kevin Gibbs has met a lot of fellow coaches at every level of the game. About a year ago, a college coach approached him to talk about the shot of Isabella King, then a junior for the Bedford High School girls basketball team.
Winter Sports
With the shortened boys basketball regular season scheduled to end this week, the NHIAA released guidelines and brackets for all four divisions for its open tournaments. All schools that felt comfortable participating in the open tournament were placed into brackets divided by division and region. Each division was broken down
Winter Sports
With the shortened girls basketball regular season scheduled to end this week, the NHIAA released guidelines and brackets for all four divisions for its open tournaments. All schools that felt comfortable participating in the open tournament were placed into brackets divided by division and region. Each division was broken down
Division I
BEDFORD - After a slow start offensively Friday night, the Bedford High School girls basketball team seemed to get going in the opening minutes of the second quarter. A 7-0 run in just 72 seconds put the Bulldogs up by nine points against Manchester Memorial, but the offensive struggles returned. Be
Division I
DERRY - It was a herky jerky game from start to finish, and it was the Pinkerton Academy boys basketball team's size on the inside that proved to be the difference Friday night, as the Astros beat Nashua South 46-36 at Hackler Gymnasium. Pinkerton never trailed but also never made it easy. A 10-2 le
Division I
DERRY - The Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team went into Thursday night's game against Pinkerton Academy with a defensive game plan. It turned out, the Cardinals best defensive plays came while they were on offense. Bishop Guertin was patient with the ball against Pinkerton's zone defen