Fall Sports
Playoff Picture: Football (Nov. 3)
Here is what the football playoffs are expected to look like when the tournament pairings are released on Monday.
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 II
Souhegan beats Derryfield in shootout to advance to D2 field hockey final (video)
EXETER - The Souhegan High School field hockey team had been playing a lot of defense in Friday night's Division II semifinal against Derryfield. But with the game still scoreless after 80 minutes, the Sabers needed goalie Ellie Byram to play just a little bit longer. With a shootout needed to deter
Division II
Hanover shuts out Merrimack Valley to return to D2 field hockey final for 3rd straight year (video)
EXETER - The Hanover High School field hockey team has played better in the second half of games this season. After getting a scare Monday in the quarterfinals, Marauders coach Jean Essex worked on a few things to try to get her players going a little earlier heading into Friday's Division II semifi
Division II
Playoff Picture: Division II Football (Nov. 1)
The last week of the regular season is here for the top three divisions in the state and there's still a few things left to be determined before the playoffs start next week. In Division II, seven of the eight spots have been wrapped up, with two teams trying to claim the final playoff spot. Here ar
Division I
Playoff Picture: Division I Football (Nov. 1)
The last week of the regular season is here for the top three divisions in the state and there's still a few things left to be determined before the playoffs start next week. In Division I, six of the eight spots have been wrapped up, with four teams trying to claim the final two playoff spots. Here
Division III-IV
Mascoma Valley field hockey returns to D3 final with win over Hopkinton
EXETER - Nicole Williams thought the start of the second half seemed like a good time to catch someone by surprise. The Mascoma Valley Regional High School senior had the ball to the left of the Hopkinton goal, but didn't have a great angle, so she decided to take a chance. Williams hit a reverse s
Division III-IV
Bishop Brady field hockey comes back to beat Newfound in OT in D3 semifinal (video)
EXETER – Halle Laramie may have been bumped and bruised after Wednesday’s Division III field hockey semifinal, but she wasn’t defeated. The Bishop Brady High School junior made certain of that. After having to leave the game in the final minute of regulation after taking a shot to the arm, Laramie r
Division III-IV
Playoff Picture: Division III/IV Football
The last week of the regular season is here for the top three divisions in the state and there's still a few things left to be determined before the playoffs start next week. In Division III, a handful of matchups this weekend could shuffle the seeding a little bit, while three teams at the bottom o
Division I
Concord field hockey knocks off Merrimack to advance to D1 final (video)
EXETER - Andrew Briers could see that momentum had swung away from the Concord High School field hockey team in the second half of Tuesday's Division I semifinal against Merrimack. The Tomahawks had tied the game at a goal apiece and were threatening to take the lead when the Crimson Tide coach took
Division I
Windham field hockey blanks Bishop Guertin in D1 semifinals (video)
EXETER - The Windham High School field hockey team talked about continuing to work together during halftime of Tuesday's Division I semifinal against Bishop Guertin. That commitment to teamwork paid off for the Jaguars a little more than 10 minutes into the second half. After the Cardinals had sent
Fall Sports
Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Week 8 Recap
On this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap results from last week's big games and take a look at the games with the biggest playoff implications coming up this weekend.
Division II
Rafuse scores twice to lead Souhegan field hockey to win over Pelham in D2 quarterfinals (video)
AMHERST - Kelli Braley felt that the Souhegan High School field hockey team played well enough to have a lead in the first half of Monday's Division II quarterfinal against Pelham. If the Sabers could keep it up, all they'd need was a bounce to go their way to get it. Instead, Souhegan got two boun