Spring Sports
Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition (April 29)
There have already been plenty of close games and surprises to start the 2021 high school lacrosse season and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler take a closer look at them this week.
Joe Marchilena
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
Bedford boys lacrosse continues to roll with win over Souhegan (video)
AMHERST - Matt Johansmeyer has been waiting for the Bedford High School boys lacrosse team to put together a complete effort all season. The Bulldogs finally got it on Tuesday. From one end of the field to the other, for an entire 48 minutes, Bedford was on top of its game, as the Bulldogs cruised p
Spring Sports
Around the Granite State: Bishop Guertin boys lacrosse knocks off Nashua South (video)
Ten players scored goals as the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team defeated Nashua South 16-3 on Tuesday night at Stellos Stadium. Nick McGovern had two goals and an assist while Connor Bouvier, Michael Kiely, Jon Krikorian and Aiden Laurendeau also had two goals apiece. Declan Wilkie, JJ
Spring Sports
Around the Granite State: Monday's Roundup
Jaden Murphy scored six goals and had two assists to lead the Nashua High School South boys lacrosse team to a 20-5 win over Alvirne on Monday. Griffin Johnson added three goals and four assists and Connor Rowsell also had three goals and added a helper. Drew Fleury had
Division II
Portsmouth boys lacrosse grinds its way to win over Timberlane (video)
PLAISTOW - When the season started, Chad Vischer wasn't sure what kind of squad the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team would be. Turns out, the Clippers are a group that isn't afraid to do all the little gritty things that help a team win. Portsmouth did all those things on both ends of the f
Spring Sports
Bedford makes jump in this week's NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll
The Bedford High School boys lacrosse team picked up three wins last week to help the Bulldogs continue their climb in the NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll. After placing 10th in the preseason poll, Bedford moved up to seventh last week and sixth this week after getting two wins over
Division I
Offense erupts in second quarter to lift Bedford boys lacrosse past Windham (video)
BEDFORD - The Bedford High School boys lacrosse started Saturday's game against Windham playing the way the Bulldogs wanted. But after Bedford took an early, the Jaguars came back to tie it up before the end of the first quarter, thanks in part to a couple of manup situations. In the second quarter
Division II
Portsmouth girls lacrosse comes back to beat Souhegan in OT (video)
AMHERST - There wasn't anyone in particular who was going to get the ball for the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team. So when Mia Smith saw a lane open up in overtime, she knew she had to take it. Smith's goal with 57.1 seconds left in the first extra session proved to be the difference and
Division II
Derryfield boys lacrosse withstands second-half surge by Goffstown (video)
GOFFSTOWN - The Derryfield School boys lacrosse team was watching a comfortable lead slip away in the second half of Friday's game. Up as many as seven goals early in the third quarter, the Cougars lead was down to just three early in the fourth against Goffstown when the team's seniors stepped up.
Spring Sports
Around the Granite State: Thursday's Roundup
The Hollis Brookline High School girls lacrosse team picked up its fourth win of the season by beating Pelham 15-5 on Thursday. Abbey Magnuszewski (two assists), Alyssa Hill (one assist) and Ellie Maxwell each had three goals for the Cavaliers (4-0) while Kaitlyn Castriotta added two goals. Sammy
Division I
Bishop Guertin girls lacrosse rolls past Pinkerton (video)
NASHUA - The Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team has focused on the process that will lead to success in the early portion of this season. That focus Thursday night helped the Cardinals get a big win over a rival and helped one player reach an individual milestone. Bishop Guertin made the
Division III-IV
D3 Girls Lacrosse Preview: St. Thomas, Derryfield appear to be ahead of the pack
With a lot of coaching changes and player movement, the teams in Division III appear to be evenly matched to open the season, aside from two programs.