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
Ninth State Sports Show
The season previews begin this week, as Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler answer questions about the teams that will be battling in Division I this season.
The Season
The Nashua High School South boys basketball saw its the year come to an end in the quarterfinals against Exeter.
The Season
The playoffs got underway for both the Nashua High School South girls and boys basketball teams, but they had different results in the opening round.
Ninth State Sports Show
The Ninth State Sports Show is back for another spring lacrosse season, with Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler running down the important updates to get you ready for the beginning of the preseason next week.
Division I
DURHAM - The Bedford High School boys basketball team went into Sunday's Division I championship game believing that it would have an advantage against Keene when it came to rebounding.
Division II
DURHAM - With a little more than a minute to go in the third quarter of Sunday's Division II championship game, the Pembroke Academy boys basketball looked to be in complete control. The Spartans lead had been around nine or 10 points for most of the quarter, as their defense had held down Sanborn's
Division I
DURHAM - For a stretch of the third quarter in Saturday's Division I girls basketball championship, the Bedford and Londonderry high school girls basketball teams traded empty possessions. Frustrating as that might have been for Kevin Gibbs to see his team give the ball up on offense, the Bulldogs
Division II
DURHAM – The four seniors on the Milford High School girls basketball team had a goal of winning a championship from the first day of practice this season. Alexia Bausha wanted to do anything she could to help her teammates see that become a reality, and in Saturday’s Division II title game, the sop
The Season
With the regular season winding down, both the Nashua High School South boys and girls basketball teams still had key games to play.
Division I
ROCHESTER - Logan O'Connell was on the floor, watching as Nate McNeff went in for a breakaway layup late in Wednesday night's Division I boys basketball semifinals. Just before that basket, McNeff stole the ball from O'Connell, and the Bedford High School junior fell to the ground, realizing that,
Division I
ROCHESTER - It had been about 15 minutes since the end of Wednesday's Division I boys basketball semifinal and reality was starting to sink in for Javon Massiah. The Keene High School senior looked back toward the court as he spoke with reporters, his face a mix of awe and jubilation. "This is act
Division I
EXETER - Kevin Gibbs thought the Bedford High School girls basketball team might see something different Monday night from Concord Christian. Sure enough, the Kingsmen opened the game face-guarding Bedford senior Kate Allard, and did Gibbs and his coaching staff ever prepare the Bulldogs for it. Top