Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition (Aug. 25)
The football regular season creeps a little bit closer, and this week, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman go over every team in Division I and what they might expect to see for the upcoming season.
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Ninth State Sports Show: Field Hockey Edition (Aug. 24)
The start of the field hockey regular season is here. But before it starts, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley share their thoughts on Saturday's Playing for a Purpose Jamboree and preview all three divisions.
Let the field hockey jamborees begin
The start of the field hockey regular season is just a week away, which means it's time for all the teams from around the state to ramp up their preparation this weekend.
Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition (Aug. 18)
Football is back and that means Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman have returned to bring you all you need to know about the 2026 season.
Ninth State Sports Show: Field Hockey Edition (Aug. 17)
The wait is over. Monday is the first official day of the field hockey preseason, and we can't let that go by without the first episode of the Ninth State Sports Show for 2026.
Highlights from the 1st NH Tomahawks Goalie vs. Shooter Showdown
The New Hampshire Tomahawks held their first Goalie vs. Shooter Showdown boys lacrosse competition Tuesday at the Derryfield School in Manchester.
Drouin, Laliberte writing next lacrosse chapter with PLL's Atlas
Hunter Drouin was already waiting by his cell phone on the morning of June 1 when he got a text message. Looking at his phone, Drouin saw the message was from Nathan Laliberte, and there was a song with it.
Highlights from the sixth week of Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey
Here are highlights from the sixth week of the Stix-0-3 Field Hockey Summer League.
Highlights from the Bow Wrestling Backyard Brawl (July 25)
Here are some highlights from a night of wrestling at the Bow Backyard Brawl.
Highlights from the Souhegan Girls Basketball Summer League (July 22)
Girls basketball highlights from the Souhegan Summer League playoffs.
Highlights from the fifth week of Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey
Highlights from the fifth week of the Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey League
Highlights from the fourth week of Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey
Here are highlights from the fourth week of the Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey League.
Spring Sports
A way-too-early look at the 2027 boys lacrosse season
It had been a while since there was a boys lacrosse season as wide open and exciting as 2026.
Fall Sports
Highlights from the third week of Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey
Here are highlights from the third week of the Stix-0-3 Summer Field Hockey League
Spring Sports
A way-too-early look at the 2027 girls lacrosse season
For the second year in a row, the seacoast was the hotbed for high school girls lacrosse in New Hampshire, with Portsmouth (Division I), Winnacunnet (D2) and St. Thomas (D3) all repeating as champions in their respective divisions. With a new two-year cycle set to begin for the NHIAA next school yea
Spring Sports
Bedford's Matthews named USA Lacrosse National Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year
Bennett Matthews wrapped up a memorable senior year with one more accolade announced on Wednesday.
Division II
Derryfield ran right play at right time to get win in D2 boys lacrosse championship
Chris Hettler started the timeout like he had every other break during the Division II boys lacrosse championship. The Derryfield School boys lacrosse coach got into the huddle with his players, and before discussing anything that was happening on the field, he told each of them to close their eyes
Fall Sports
Jackson, West extend win streak over East in CHaD All-Star Football Game (video)
MANCHESTER - Cody Jackson heard a few days before practice started for the CHaD East-West All-Star Football Game that he might end up being the only healthy quarterback on the West roster.
Spring Sports
Top Five Boys Lacrosse Games in 2026
It was a busy spring, as I saw all or parts of 76 games this season, including 17 playoff games, between both boys and girls lacrosse. There were plenty of good ones, but this list compiles the five best boys lacrosse games that I saw in person in 2026.
Spring Sports
Top Five Girls Lacrosse Games in 2026
It was a busy spring, as I saw all or parts of 76 games this season, including 17 playoff games, between both boys and girls lacrosse.
Spring Sports
MerchSquared.com/NHHSSports Boys Lacrosse All-State Teams for 2026
Here are the MerchSquared.com/NHHSSports Boys Lacrosse All-State teams, as selected by NH-HighSchoolSports.com. The teams were put together based on a combination of in-person performances, input from boys lacrosse coaches, and reports from other media outlets.
Spring Sports
MerchSquared.com/NHHSSports Girls Lacrosse All-State Teams for 2026
Here are the MerchSquared.com/NHHSSports Girls Lacrosse All-State teams, as selected by NH-HighSchoolSports.com. The teams were put together based on a combination of in-person performances, input from girls lacrosse coaches and reports from other media outlets.
Ninth State Sports Show
Ninth State Sports Show: Boys Lacrosse Edition (June 25), presented by Seacoast and Lakes Region Oral Surgery and Capitol Center Oral Surgery
The spring doesn't end until Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler do their look back at the boys lacrosse season. They discuss a number of things that happened in 2026 and take a look ahead to 2027.
Division I
Pinkerton's win in D1 boys lacrosse final was a year in the making
NASHUA - Marty Auger might have been frustrated with the way his Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse team lost the Division I championship game in 2025. But at the end of the day, he could see the bigger picture, and although the Astros had earned the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, it felt like they were