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
NASHUA - It took about a half of Saturday night's game for the offense to get going for the Goffstown High School football team. Fortunately for the Grizzlies, the defense and special teams were up to the task. Bishop Guertin had the ball at Goffstown's 30-yard line or deeper five times in the first
Division I
MERRIMACK - When the door was left open Friday night, the Merrimack High School football team repeatedly barged in, taking advantage of every opportunity given by Nashua North. The Tomahawks scored off two turnovers and an unsuccessful fourth-down attempt by the Titans deep in their end, and the Mer
Fall Sports
(Updated Oct. 19) The final week of the regular season is here for girls volleyball and here is what the postseason in all three divisions would like if it started today. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button
The Season
The Goffstown High School field hockey team continued its strong play down the stretch, getting a win at Portsmouth before its final home game of the regular season against Hollis Brookline.
Fall Sports
The final week of the regular season is here for girls volleyball and here is what the postseason in all three divisions would like if it started today. (Updated Oct. 18) These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button
Fall Sports
(Updated Oct. 17) The final week of the regular season is here for girls volleyball and here is what the postseason in all three divisions would like if it started today. These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button
Division I
There are just two weeks left in the Division I football regular season, and it seems there is only one team that's locked up a playoff spot. Bedford (7-0) is the last undefeated team in the division and has already clinched first place in the North Conference, meaning the Bulldogs will have at leas
Division II
The list of playoff contenders is still long in Division II, and while some teams have a better shot than others, they field really still looks to be wide open. A lot of that can be credited to the playoff structure for the division, which seeds the top team in each conference as the first two seeds
Division III-IV
Here’s a look at what the postseason fields would look like in Division III and IV football, if the playoffs started this week. Division III This season, the top eight teams, based on football rating, make the postseason and are seeded 1-8. Playoff field (record, rating) 1. Monadnock
Fall Sports
On this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap some of the biggest games of last weekend, including Merrimack-Concord, Salem-Winnacunnet, Dover-Exeter, Bow-Hanover, and take a look ahead to this week's big games.
Fall Sports
The final week of the regular season is here for girls volleyball and here is what the postseason in all three divisions would like if it started today. (Updated Oct. 16) These standings and brackets are available to Sports Insider Members only; you can signup for a membership by clicking the button
Division I
NASHUA - The Bishop Guertin High School girls volleyball team faced a handful of challenges going into Monday's match with Bedford. Not only were the Cardinals taking on one of their biggest rivals who has also been one of the top teams in Division I this season, but it would be a match up of teams