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
BEDFORD - There were a lot of question marks on the offensive side of the ball this season for the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team and it wasn't in a good way. Now, with just one game left in the season, a lot of those questions for the Clippers look like they've been answered. Sixth-seed
Division III-IV
The No. 1 Coe-Brown Northwood Academy boys lacrosse team continued its undefeated season by knocking off No. 4 Hopkinton 14-7 in the Division III semifinals Thursday at Bank of NH Stadium in Laconia.
Spring Sports
The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team is back-to-back Division I championship, along with finishing in the top spot of the MerchSquared.com/NHHSSports Coaches Poll for the second year in a row.
Division I
EXETER - The way Marty Auger sees it, there's nothing wrong with a little fear. Certainly not when its handled the way the Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse team did in Wednesday's Division I semifinal against Exeter High School. The Astros had led 6-0 at halftime and 7-2 going into the fourth quart
Division I
EXETER - The lead may have only been one goal for the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team at halftime of Wednesday's Division I semifinal against Bedford. But the Cardinals liked what they'd laid out for an offensive game plan and knew they needed to stick with it in the second half. Tha
Division I
EXETER - The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team thought it would have an answer if Souhegan came out to challenge it during Tuesday's Division I championship game. Having played just two games all season that were decided by fewer than 10 goals, the Clippers wanted to get a test, and the Sa
Division III-IV
EXETER - The St. Thomas Aquinas High School girls lacrosse team knew that if it was going repeat as Division III champions, it was going to have to figure out how to consistently beat Gilford's zone defense. When the teams played in the regular season, the Golden Eagles held the Saints to their low
Ninth State Sports Show
The playoffs keep rolling along, and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler are here to recap the start of the postseason and to get you ready for the boys lacrosse semifinals.
Spring Sports
Here are results from Monday's high school playoff action.
Division I
EXETER - Izzy Stevenson felt like she had been doing too much thinking during Sunday's Division I girls lacrosse semifinal. With the sophomore's Souhegan High School team trailing Pinkerton Academy by three goals with just over seven minutes remaining, she decided to let loose. It couldn't have co
Ninth State Sports Show
The girls lacrosse championship games are here and Joe Marchilena and Helena Bird go over how the six teams remaining got to this point and look at what to expect from those finals matchups.
Division I
EXETER - Playing in the second Division I girls lacrosse semifinal had Portsmouth High School coach JoJo Curro a little concerned about how the Clippers might start the game. When the first semifinal went into overtime, that feeling strengthened, but when the team started warm up, it started to fade