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
Ninth State Sports Show
Another year of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition kickoffs off with Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman previewing that state of Division I as the regular season creeps closer.
Ninth State Sports Show
The start of the 2023 field hockey season is almost here, which means it's time to get the podcast started. This week, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley open up the fall with a quick overview of what's to come this season before diving into previews for both Division I and II.
Division I
The record may not have shown it, but there was reason for Scott Knight to feel good about where the Nashua High School South football was at the end of last season. The Panthers coach and his staff knew they had a team that was going to take time to put things together. And while South won just th
Division I
When the Nashua High School football team gathered for its first official team meeting on Friday, there was one word written on the white board. Rebuild. Titans coach Chad Zibolis walked to the board and erased the word. "I said I hate this word," the coach said. "Everything I’ve heard so far is th
Division I
There are a lot of familiar faces as preseason practices have started for the Londonderry High School football team. Well, they're familiar to those within the Lancers' program. To those outside, it might take a few looks at the roster to get up to speed. After losing a senior class that helped lead
Division I
It's the first day of a new high school football preseason and the first chapter of this year is being written. Change is always prevalent in high school sports and there's a lot of it taking place across the state, including at Bedford High School, where the defending Division I champs are taking s
Fall Sports
Here are highlights from the final week of Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey action.
Fall Sports
Here are highlights from the fifth week of Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey action.
Fall Sports
Here are highlights from the fourth week of the Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey League.
Fall Sports
Here are highlights from the third week of the Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey League.
Spring Sports
By the end of the 2023 season, the boys lacrosse landscape looked a lot like it did in 2017.
Spring Sports
When all was said and done in 2023, there were some interesting things that happened across the girls lacrosse landscape, starting with the champions in all three divisions.