Division II
EXETER - Up two points after three quarters, it looked like the Lebanon High School boys basketball team would need to do everything it could to hold on against Laconia. Instead, the Raiders hit their shots and cruised to a 58-46 win over the Sachems in the Division II semifinals,
Division II
EXETER - After a back-and-forth first half, the Pelham High School boys basketball team found itself up a dozen at halftime against Sanborn. The Pythons stormed out after halftime, scoring the first 11 points of the third quarter, and opening up a 22-point lead by the end of
Spring Sports
It's been a year since the global pandemic turned the world upside down, but after talking cancelations and postponements, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler are talking about highlights from local players in college and getting ready for the start of the high school preseason. As always, you can
Division I
NASHUA - Everything that has made the Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team successful over the last half-dozen years was on display in the opening 30 seconds of the second quarter Sunday. Up three points at the end of one, the Cardinals opened with possession, worked the ball around unti
Division I
HUDSON - The last two weeks have been an intense ride for the Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team. The Cardinals finished the regular season with games against rivals Nashua South and Nashua North, before playing both again in the postseason. Wins over both set up another playoff rivalry
Division I
MERRIMACK - There was more to the game plan for the Windham High School girls basketball team than just Xs and Os. Playing a road playoff game, the Jaguars focused on bringing their own energy when they took the floor against Merrimack. That enthusiasm helped Windham hold the Tomahawks to just four
Division I
GOFFSTOWN - The biggest cliché in the basketball book has to do with making free throws. And while there are many factors that go into who wins or loses a game, when a contest goes to double overtime, shots from the free throw line make a big difference. The Bedford High School boys basketball team
Division II
HOLLIS - The Manchester West High School boys basketball team took the easiest route to its Division II preliminary-round win over Hollis Brookline last night. The Blue Knights made sure to never fall behind. Two quick 3s got West rolling, and the Blue Knights did what they had to in the second half
Spring Sports
Welcome back, lacrosse! OK, we're not quite there yet, but Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler can't wait for the start of the spring season. On the first episode of 2021, they discuss some NH players having success at the collegiate level and talk about what the
Division I
GOFFSTOWN - After 16 minutes of basketball it looked like a victory for the Goffstown High School girls basketball team was assured, but Colby Guinta wasn’t going to let her career end that way. Down 15 points at halftime, the Trinity senior took over. Guinta scored 22 of her game-high 26 points in
Division I
BEDFORD - There were 4.2 seconds remaining in the season for the Manchester Memorial High School girls basketball team, unless a half-dozen things went the Crusaders way. But in those final moments Tuesday night against Manchester Central, everything broke Memorial's way. Jess Carrier made three fre
Division I
NASHUA - Nate Kane went into Monday night's Division I playoff game feeling like he and the Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball team had a lot of unfinished business. After the Cardinals were upset in the preliminary round a year ago, and Kane, who was at Nashua North in 2020 and saw the post