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 II
AMHERST - Anne Golding spent time during the preseason talking to the Oyster River High School field hockey team about how it has what it takes to be a contending team this year. Tuesday afternoon at Souhegan, the Bobcats did their best to show their coach was right. After the Sabers took the lead
Division I
NASHUA - There were a few different things happening Monday for the Salem High School field hockey team. First game of a new season and the Blue Devils were playing on turf for just the second time this year, and at various points in the game against Nashua North, players were being shuffled around
Fall Sports
Audrey Carter had two goals and two assists Monday night to help lead the Dover High School field hockey team to a 5-1 win over Manchester Central-West.
Ninth State Sports Show
It's finally game week and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman are here to get you ready for the first weekend of football.
Fall Sports
For the first time this fall, the Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation will give out a Player of the Year award.
Ninth State Sports Show
The games have begun, and this week, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley discuss some of the early results for the 2023 field hockey season.
Fall Sports
Caitlin Ridings scored on a penalty stroke in overtime Friday to give the Souhegan High School field hockey team a 2-1 win over Lebanon in the season opener.
Fall Sports
The defending champions in Division I start the year in the same place last season ended.
Division II
Some history was made in Division II field hockey, when the John Stark Regional High School team won the first championship in program history.
Division I
In the last 10 years, there have been four programs that have made it to the top of Division I field hockey, and another four programs have advanced to the championship game in that time.
The Season
The Souhegan High School football team was one win away from taking it all in Division II a year ago.
Division I
Brian Pafford has been a part of the football program at Portsmouth High School for a while. There have been ups and downs in terms of participation, including the decision to co-op with Oyster River before the start of the 2018 to increase numbers, but the last two seasons have been unlike any othe