Joe has been covering high school sports for the better part of 12 years. A 2004 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he was worked at newspapers in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire befor
Division I
GOFFSTOWN - Rachel Allard was not happy with the way she played in the Alvirne High School girls basketball team's regular-season finale against Goffstown. So when the two teams met for the second-straight game Tuesday night in the Division I playoffs, the senior had a chance at redemption, and did
Winter Sports
Here are playoff pairings and results for the NHIAA boys and girls ice hockey tournaments.
Ninth State Sports Show
With the indoor league on break this week, the band gets back together for this podcast. Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler battle the late winter doldrums with some lacrosse talk and give an update on when the expect the spring podcasts to start.
Division I
NASHUA - Olivia Orlando believes in her Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team. The first-year coach believed her players would find a way to win, maybe even more than they did, and she believed early on this year that making the postseason was a possibility for the Cardinals. After Frida
Division I
With the Division I boys basketball regular season schedule done, here is what we expect the postseason pairings to look like when the NHIAA releases the brackets.
Division I
With the Division I girls basketball regular season schedule done, here is what we expect the postseason pairings to look like when the NHIAA releases the brackets.
Division II
With the Division II boys basketball regular season schedule done, here is what we expect the postseason pairings to look like when the NHIAA releases the brackets.
Division I
BEDFORD - There are three things the Bedford High School girls basketball team needs to do to play the way the Bulldogs want to. They've got to get out in transition when they can, and if they can't, they've got to execute on offense. Add that to a lockdown defense, and Bedford's ability consistentl
The Season
The Pinkerton Academy girls basketball team prepared for its biggest test to date - a road game at undefeated Bedford - and things did not go as planned for the Astros.
Division II
With the Division II girls basketball regular season schedule done, here is what we expect the postseason pairings to look like when the NHIAA releases the brackets. This year, 15 teams will make the playoffs in Division II girls basketball, with the top seed getting a bye into the quarterfinals. He
Division I
(Updated Feb. 21) Just one week remains in the NHIAA basketball regular season, and we’ll take a look each day for the rest of the week at the standings in the four divisions that are still playing. This year, 15 teams will make the playoffs in Division I boys basketball, with the top seed getting a
Division I
(Updated Feb. 22) Just one week remains in the NHIAA basketball regular season, and we'll take an in-depth look, each day for the rest of the week, at the standings in the four divisions that are still playing. This year, 14 teams will make the playoffs in Division I girls basketball, with the top t