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
The football teams from Merrimack High School and Bishop Guertin have something in common. Both teams rely on a bevy of players to share the offensive load. But how each one got there is a different story.
Division III-IV
The Souhegan High School football team scored 41 points and totaled 377 yards in last week’s win over Goffstown. And it could have been worse. The Sabers had three touchdowns called back on penalties, and that is what coach Mike Beliveau had at the top of his list following the game.
Division II
The Bedford High School football team returns home Friday after its first time on the road this season. The Bulldogs will play two more at home in the next two weeks to complete a stretch of four of five games in Bedford to start the season. After that, the Bulldogs play three of their final four on
Division III-IV
Scores can be deceiving. The Milford High School football team has played two games outside of Division III and lost by 21 and 19 points, respectively. But in each game, the Spartans were within striking distance in the second half. Last week against Tyngsboro, Milford led at halftime before the Tig
Division I
In Week 3, there were some expected blowouts - Bishop Guertin over Spaulding - and some surprise ones - Bedford over Pelham, Souhegan over Goffstown, Nashua North over Pinkerton. This week gives us two exciting games in Division I and Division II. Our group of high school football "experts" will try
Division II
Ty Costain was shaking when he took the football field. The Merrimack High School junior was lining up for a potential game-winning field goal that was definitely the biggest attempt of his short kicking career. Just a few short weeks before, Costain, who us a backup lineman on both sides of the bal
Division I
The Bishop Guertin High School girls volleyball team rallied and held on for a 3-2 win over Dover in Division I action on Wednesday. Scores were 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 22-25 and 15-9.
Division I
AMHERST – The final two minutes of a four-goal soccer game don’t usually reveal a lot about the two teams involved. In the last 120 seconds of Tuesday’s crossover game between the Nashua High School South and Souhegan girls soccer teams, one team got a glimpse of who it really is while the other lea
Division I
The Bishop Guertin High School girls volleyball team came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Merrimack 3-2 in Division I action Monday. Scores were 20-25, 11-25, 25-18, 25-21 and 15-13.
Division I
The Nashua High School North football team had scored just seven points after halftime in its first two games of the season before Saturday’s win over Pinkerton Academy. Titans coach Jason Robie had reason to wonder if it would be the same against the Astros, and at halftime, the
Division I
DERRY – The Nashua High School North football team is learning from its mistakes. Three games into the 2010 season, that looks like bad news for the rest of Division I. Andre Williams ran for 199 yards and three touchdowns and the Titans’ defense held Pinkerton to less than 200 yards on offense in a
Division I
The Nashua High School North football team needed to work on its timing and tempo, and the best place to do it was in practice. So somehow, leading up to the Titans’ Division I against Londonderry last week, coach Jason Robie got his team running nearly 70 plays in practice, just like it would in a