Division III-IV
Milford earns top spot in Class I boys basketball
The Milford High School boys basketball team will be the No. 1 seed when the Class I playoffs start on Tuesday. Also getting into the field were Souhegan and Hollis/Brookline.
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Division I
BG, Souhegan move on to hockey semis
Both the Bishop Guertin and Souhegan boys hockey teams won their quarterfinal games on Saturday, and advanced to the semifinals. Merrimack and Hollis/Brookline both saw their season come to an end with a quarterfinal loss on Saturday.
Division II
Surprise, surprise: H/B boys will get taste of playoffs
The playoffs looked like a distant dream for the Hollis/Brookline High School boys basketball team a month ago. The Cavaliers had lost five in a row to fall to 3-9 in Class I, a record that put them well on the outside of the top 16. And because of the Heal Point System, which is being used in all C
Division I
Playoffs: Rough night for the locals
Thursday was not a good night for Greater Nashua girls basketball teams. Four teams participated in quarterfinal games and all four lost, two of them on their home floors. In Class L, Nashua North and Bishop Guertin both fell at the hands of higher seeds, while in Class I, Souhegan and Hollis/Brookl
Division II
Playoffs: Hawks give Lancers a scare
The game seemed over before it was two minutes old. The No. 14 Merrimack High School girls basketball team was down 11-0 to No. 3 Londonderry just 1:49 into Tuesday night's Class L preliminary game. But the Tomahawks didn't fold, going on a 22-5 run and eventually take a lead of nine points before t
Division II
Watch It: H/B girls basketball beats Merrimack Valley
The Hollis/Brookline girls basketball team led by as many as 25 points in the first half of Monday's 61-34 win over Merrimack Valley in a Class I preliminary round game. To see highlights of the game, click below.
Division I
Playoffs: Cavs advance with win over Pride
The Hollis/Brookline High School girls basketball team advanced to the Class I quarterfinals for the first time thanks to an opening-round win over Merrimack Valley. Sultana Svirk led the fourth-seeded Cavaliers with 14 points and 13 rebounds while Kelly Morgan and Alicia Papineau had nine points ap
Division I
BG boys and girls hockey get a bye
A new day brings new playoff pairings from the NHIAA, which released the seedings for boys and girls hockey on Monday. Unlike Class L and I girls basketball, all of the high school hockey teams will have a few days to prepare for their first opponents. The Division I boys preliminary round starts We
Division I
Class L girls basketball pairings announced
The Class L girls basketball playoffs are also schedule to begin on Monday, with all games set for 7 p.m. Four local teams will be involved - Nashua North, Bishop Guertin, Alvirne and Merrimack.
Division I
Baulier leads locals at Meet of Champions
Tyler Baulier of Merrimack High School finished first in the 215-pound weight class at the Meet of Champions on Saturday at Nashua North. The meet was moved from Londonderry High School, which was being used as an emergency shelter.
Division II
Pairings released for Class I girls basketball
The NHIAA released the pairings for the Class I girls basketball tournament, which begins Monday. Three local teams will participate, with Souhegan and Hollis/Brookline opening the tournament at home, and Milford - which got in as the 16th seed - going on the road.
Division I
Titans hang on to big lead, beat Knights
NASHUA – The Nashua High School North boys basketball team has made a habit out of losing big leads late in games this season. In six of their eight losses this season, the Titans have led late in the second half, only to see the opponent rally. All six of those losses have been by nine points or le