Spring Sports
Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 6)
Only three weeks remain in the girls lacrosse regular season, and some teams are going to have a busy couple of weeks as they push toward earning a postseason berth.
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
Bishop Guertin girls lacrosse gets strong defensive effort to hold off Westford (video)
NASHUA - With half of a regular season's worth of games under the belt, the Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team has learned what it needs to do in order to win games. Against Westford Academy on Saturday, the Cardinals have followed a script that's worked pretty well for them through the
Division I
Pinkerton boys lacrosse uses big second quarter to cruise past Londonderry (video)
LONDONDERRY - The rain and mud made things tough for the Pinkerton Academy and Londonderry High School boys lacrosse teams Friday. But for a six-and-a-half minute stretch in the second quarter, the Astros were operating like they were on a sun-drenched turf field. Pinkerton did everything it wanted
Division I
Pinkerton girls lacrosse pulls away in second half to beat Londonderry (video)
LONDONDERRY - Slow starts of been a little too common for the Pinkerton Academy girls lacrosse team this season, but Friday against Londonderry, was for a different reason. Playing in a steady drizzle on wet grass and plenty of mud, the Astros' offense spent the early part of the game trying to find
The Season
The Season (2019): Derryfield School Boys Lacrosse, Episode 4
The Derryfield School boys lacrosse team went on the road for a couple of tough games against Winnacunnet and Westwood (Mass.) and needed every last second to get a pair of wins.
Division I
Nashua South boys lacrosse settles in, takes care of Nashua North (video)
NASHUA - The intensity is always there whenever the Nashua High School South boys lacrosse team takes on Nashua North. But what the Panthers needed most Thursday night was to settle into a groove. After a quarter of peppering the Titans' cage with shots, South started to find its way in the second q
Division I
Big day on offense lifts Nashua South girls lacrosse to win over Nashua North (video)
NASHUA - The Nashua High School South girls lacrosse team wasn't able to get possession for the first few minutes of Thursday's game against Nashua North. But once the Panthers got it, they really didn't want to give it up. South scored the game's first four goals in a six-minute stretch and tacked
Spring Sports
Around the Granite State: Wednesday's Roundup
Lauren Lisauskas scored seven goals, including the 100th of her career, and had four assists Wednesday to help lead the Pinkerton Academy girls lacrosse team to a 19-14 win over Hanover. For the second game in a row, the Astros (7-1) found themselves down by four goals in
Spring Sports
Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, Week 4 Recap
This week, on the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, host Joe Marchilena and Derryfield boys lacrosse coach Chris Hettler take a look at each division on the girls and boys side and some of the biggest games over the last week. The show is recorded weekly at Riverside Barbecue
Spring Sports
Around the Granite State: Tuesday's Roundup
The Merrimack High School girls lacrosse team evened its record at 3-3 in Division I with a 16-4 win over Timberlane. Amber Brewster led the way with six goals and three assists and Ellie Boucher also had six goals for the Tomahawks. Mel Hutchinson added two goals and
Spring Sports
Around the Granite State: Monday's Roundup
The Derryfield School boys lacrosse team remained undefeated Monday with a 15-2 win over Manchester Central in Division II action. Matt Weimer and Ryan Etzo had three goals apiece to lead the Cougars (7-0, No. 4 in the NHHSS Coaches Poll) while Jon MacLean had two goals and
Spring Sports
Bishop Guertin girls lacrosse makes first-half lead stand up in win over Hanover (video)
HUDSON - The Bishop Guertin High School girls lacrosse team scored with fourth-tenths of a second remaining in the first half to take an eight-goal lead into the break Monday against Hanover. Good thing for the Cardinals, as they needed a lot of that cushion in the second half. The Marauders made a