Spring Sports
The Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse team opens the 2019 season atop the preseason NHHSS Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll for the first time, as the Astros prepare to defend their Division I title.
Division I
It rains in April, flowers bloom in May, and the Bishop Guertin High School and Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse teams play in the Division I final in June. That's how its been for the last six springs in New Hampshire, with the Cardinals having won four of those six matchups. But last season, it was
Division II
This will be the fifth season since the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team moved up to Division II and it sure seems like the Cougars have been enjoying the change. In the four previous season, Derryfield has lost just twice to a division opponent - both losses came in 2015 - and overall, the Coug
Division III-IV
The Hopkinton High School boys lacrosse team enters the 2019 season having won 34 straight games and two consecutive championships. The Hawks may be the favorite to make it three titles in a row - and perhaps another undefeated season - but there are quite a few teams in the division will have a say
Division I
There is excitement around the Londonderry High School boys lacrosse team. Coming off a final four appearance last year, the Lancers are optimistic they can do it again this season, and maybe even take a step further. Nothing would make Londonderry senior Anthony Federico happier.
Spring Sports
The boys lacrosse season is set to begin on April 8, and in preparation for the upcoming year, NH-HighSchoolSports.com has compiled a preseason watch list of players who could potentially earn all-state honors this season. The list was compiled from a combination of in-person performances, input fro
Division I
Ken Blaszka knew right away that Matt Licata was going to be a special lacrosse player from the moment he joined the Timberlane Regional High School varsity team. The bigger question for the Owls coach was how would his freshman phenom survive. "The first game we played, I think was against Winnacun
Division I
During his first two years of varsity lacrosse, Joe Bodi tried to soak up as much as he could from the players who had come before him. Whether that meant current upperclassmen or past players now in college, the Nashua High School South junior watched and learned how to be the guy everyone turns to
Division I
When Keith Bertrand took over as the head coach of the Souhegan High School boys lacrosse team before the start of the 2017 season, he had an idea of what kind of team he was inheriting. After coaching at Nashua North, a Division I opponent, for several years, Bertrand saw the Sabers at least once a
Spring Sports
The spring season is finally here and that means the return of the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition. This week, host Joe Marchilena and Derryfield boys lacrosse coach Chris Hettler preview the boys lacrosse landscape in all three divisions. The show is recorded weekly at Riverside Barbecue in Downtown
The Season
It's time to come full circle.
Spring Sports
In many ways, the 2018 high school boys lacrosse season felt like déjà vu. Hopkinton and Derryfield both repeated as undefeated champions, the second Division III title in a row for the Hawks and the third-straight Division II title for the Cougars. For the sixth year in a row, and seventh time in e