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
Here is a look at this week's schedule of games in Division II and any playoff implications each might carry. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs based on football rating, which means that every game counts toward who will move on and who won't. Teams get 10 points for every win and two poin
Fall Sports
Here are this week’s picks. Sean Sendall EXETER over Bishop Guertin Nashua South over PORTSMOUTH MILFORD over Sanborn HANOVER over Kennett Pinkerton over MANCHESTER CENTRAL Monadnock over NEWPORT GOFFSTOWN over Salem JOHN STARK over Bow ConVal over ST. THOMAS CAMPBELL over Winnisquam Last week: 6-4. Season: 53-17.
Division I
The Merrimack High School football team snapped one streak last week, and the Tomahawks will be looking to end an even longer one this week. Merrimack's win over Pinkerton clinched the program's first playoff berth since the 2005 season, but this week, it will be trying to get its first win over Tim
Division II
When it comes to the Division II playoffs, every game counts. With the eight postseason slots determined by football rating, they all really do. That makes it difficult to figure out who is in and who is out, because over the next two weeks, the outcome of all 22 games will count.
Division I
The Bishop Guertin High School girls volleyball team bounced back from its first loss in three weeks with a 3-0 win over Winnacunnet. Game scores were 25-11, 25-16 and 25-14. Meagan Morelli led the Cardinals (14-3) with seven kills, 11 digs and four aces while
Division I
The Hollis Brookline High School girls volleyball team won its seventh match in a row with a 3-0 win over Bedford on Wednesday. Game scores were 25-21, 25-23 and 25-12. Katie Connors led the Cavaliers (14-3) with nine kills and Taylor Hamel added seven kills
Division III-IV
One high school football team in Division III has looked like the dominant team this season, but it's not the only team that appears to have a top seed locked up Monadnock (6-0) is the last undefeated team in the division, outscoring opponents 263-25 this year on its way to the top of the North Conf
Division II
The postgame message Chris Sanborn gave to his Plymouth High School football team on Saturday was as much a reminder as it was anything else. Sure, the Bobcats had just suffered their first loss of the season on a late touchdown by John Stark, but that fact could take a backseat to what both teams h
Fall Sports
There's not much breathing room this week among the top teams in the state rankings, and there could be a major changeup in the week ahead.
Fall Sports
Here is the Union Leader/ESPN New Hampshire football power poll for Week 7 of the 2016 season. These are the top 10 high school football teams in New Hampshire, with record, first-place votes/points in parentheses, plus last week’s ranking: 1. Bedford, 7-0 (6/69), 1st
Division I
Kip Jackson stood among a group of reporters Friday night, after his Merrimack High School football team had accomplished a few things that might have been unbelievable just 19 months ago. After being informed that his Tomahawks, who had just defeated Pinkerton 68-29, had likely clinched a playoff b
Division I
George Pendleton knows how quickly a two-game lead can unravel. So with the Spaulding High School girls volleyball team on the verge of missing out on a sweep against Bishop Guertin, the Red Raiders head coach called a timeout.