Division I
Summer baseball roundup
Here is a look at this week's action in both Senior Babe Ruth and American Legion baseball.
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
Watch it: Division I track championship
Division I track championship at Merrimack High School.
Division I
Kelly, Jordan receive boys lacrosse player of the year honors
Bishop Guertin's Erik Kelly and Souhegan's Stephen Jordan led 33 area players on the high school boys lacrosse all-state teams. Kelly was named the Division I Offensive Player of the Year, helping the Cardinals win their second-straight division title. Jordan received Division II Defensive Player of
Division II
Watch it: Hollis/Brookline at Souhegan softball
Hollis/Brookline at Souhegan softball.
Division I
Bedford, North lead locals on all-state baseball teams
The Bedford and Nashua North high school baseball teams both reached the semifinals of the playoffs in their respective divisions this season. No surprise that the two teams combined to put 13 players on the all-state teams. The Bulldogs landed seven players on the Division II team, including three
Division II
Watch it: Portsmouth at Bedford baseball
Portsmouth at Bedford baseball.
Division I
Watch it: Bishop Guertin at Bedford girls lacrosse
Bishop Guertin at Bedford girls lacrosse.
Division I
Carbone leads locals on all-state softball teams
Taylor Carbone got more than just a Division I softball title this season. The Alvirne High School junior was one of 11 area players named all-state first team.
Division I
Over two dozen locals named to girls lacrosse all-state teams
A total of 27 area high school girls lacrosse players received all-state honors for the 2011 season, five of whom were named to their respective division's first-team. Merrimack and Bishop Guertin led the way with a total of six players each receiving all-state honors in Division II. Hollis/Brooklin
Division III-IV
Sabers come in second in passing tournament
Members of the Souhegan High School football team competed in the Bates College Annual Pinetree Shootout 7-on-7 Passing Tournament last weekend. The Sabers were one of a dozen teams, and the only one from New Hampshire, and finished second to Wells High School.
Division I
Big inning helps lift North past Concord for D1 title
MANCHESTER – The Nashua High School North baseball team was in need of a spark in Saturday’s Division I championship game. Down 3-0 after 2 ½ innings, the Titans hadn’t been able to shut down Concord’s hitters and were struggling to find their own offense against the Crimson Tide.
Division II
Campbell squeezes past Somersworth to win D3 baseball title
MANCHESTER – Nick Freson might have been running, but he felt like his heart stopped. The Campbell High School sophomore popped up his bunt attempt in the top of the sixth inning of Saturday’s Division III baseball championship game, and it looked Somersworth pitcher Josh Jacques was going to make a