Division I
DOVER – There were some high expectations placed upon the Salem High School football team, which naturally led to questions as to why the Blue Devils opened this season with a pair of losses. Salem coach Steve Abraham wanted to simplify the equation entering Friday night’s game against Dover, and th
Division I
DOVER – Daniel Batstone emerged onto the scene as a starting running back for the Exeter High School football team last season and became a relied upon chain mover and touchdown scorer. In Friday night’s season opener against Dover, the senior immediately made his bid to be regarded as the best runn
Division II
NASHUA – By the time the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team stepped onto the field for Wednesday night’s Division II semifinal against Timberlane, the Clippers knew what awaited them if they took care of business against the Owls. And Portsmouth junior Ben Purcell personally made sure the und
Division II
NASHUA – It’s another year and another trip to the Division II championship game for the defending-champion Derryfield School boys lacrosse team. The second-seeded Cougars stamped their latest ticket to the title game when they jumped out fast against No. 6 Winnacunnet on their way to a 13-4 victory
Division I
EXETER – Annie Parker already missed a chance to break a tie off a free position opportunity in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Division I semifinal between her Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team and Souhegan. She didn’t miss a couple of minutes later, and now the Clippers are headed
Division I
EXETER — Entering last year’s Division I tournament as the four-time defending champion, the Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team’s effort for five-straight titles ended when Portsmouth upended the Cardinals in the semifinals. Bishop Guertin’s goal ever since then was to reclaim its spot o
Division III-IV
NORTHWOOD — After a breakout season, the Coe-Brown Academy girls lacrosse team finally qualified for the Division III tournament after 11 years as a program, and it appeared the Bears’ first visit was going to be a short one. That’s because No. 9 Laconia reeled off three straight goals to begin the
Division II
EXETER – Every year, Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse coach Colleen Farias wants to enter the Division II tournament by playing Division I rival Exeter in the regular-season finale and hopes the Warriors will get a good test before the postseason begins. And even though Thursday afternoon’s re
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team didn’t need any validation as to how good it is, but the Clippers certainly gained an extra spring in their step last Wednesday when they defeated defending Division I champion Bedford. Afterall, it was the Bulldogs who squashed Portsmouth’
Division II
DOVER – After an 11-day layoff following the only loss of the season to Division I Bishop Guertin, the Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team has come back from its break looking like a team ready to take another run at an elusive Division II championship. The Warriors followed their lopsided w
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – Sage Bussiere started in goal as freshman and displayed a ton of promise for the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team’s inaugural Division I season that ended with a loss to Bedford in the championship game. With that year under her belt, Bussiere is aiming to take her game to ano
Division II
DURHAM – For the past three years, the Concord Christian Academy girls basketball team has tested itself and passed the challenges it sought out in a unique fashion that is a rarity. After winning the Division IV championship in 2022, the Kingsmen moved up and conquered Division III in 2023, before