Division I
EXETER - Brian O'Reilly wanted the Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse team to think for a moment that, when the Astros went into the locker room at halftime of Saturday's Division I championship, the game was already over. After going up 5-1 in the first quarter, Pinkerton watched Bishop Guertin come a
Division I
HOOKSETT - Bishop Guertin High School’s Abigail Ahearn did her best to silence the crowd as she set herself for a free-position opportunity with 24 seconds remaining in regulation of a tied Division I girls lacrosse title game with top-seeded Pinkerton Academy on Thursday night at Penmen Stadium. On
Division I
EXETER - It wasn’t close from the start, and it’s exactly how the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team drew it up. The top-seeded Cardinals scored three goals in the opening three minutes and never looked back as they rolled No. 4 Souhegan 17-3 in the second Division I boys lacrosse semifin
Division I
NASHUA - How a team responds to adversity, no matter when it arrives in a game, can be the difference between a win or a loss. The choice to rise or fall came early for the Londonderry High School baseball team came early in Tuesday’s Division I semifinal against Concord, and the Lancers did not shy
Division I
EXETER - It took awhile, but eventually the Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse team did what Pinkerton does. A sluggish first quarter gave way to a dominant second frame, and the No. 2 Astros put No. 3 Exeter away late Tuesday to win the first Division I boys lacrosse semifinal 12-7 at Eustis Field.
Division I
NASHUA - When two high school pitchers are locked in like Bedford’s Trevor Anibal and Portsmouth’s Ryan Minckler were on Tuesday, you get the feeling it’s going to take something incredible or crazy to break a stride. The latter ended up playing to the sixth-seeded Bulldogs’ favor, as they used a lu
Division I
Here are the 2019 Division I girls lacrosse all-state teams, as selected by the division coaches.
Spring Sports
This week on the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, host Joe Marchilena and Derryfield boys lacrosse coach Chris Hettler get you ready for the boys semifinals and the girls championship games, as the lacrosse season heads into its final week. The show is recorded weekly at Riverside Barbecue in
Spring Sports
Jon MacLean had five goals and four assists to lead the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team to a 15-5 win over St. Thomas in the Division II quarterfinals on Saturday. Matt Weimer added two goals and two assists for the top-seeded Cougars (17-1, No. 4 in the
Spring Sports
The third-seeded Derryfield School girls lacrosse team punched its ticket back to the Division III championship game with a 10-6 win over No. 2 Kearsarge on Saturday in the semifinals at Laconia High School.
Division I
AMHERST - Keith Bertand left the field after Saturday's Division I boys lacrosse quarterfinal feeling prouder than he ever has of his Souhegan High School team. The Sabers coach had plenty of reason for that feeling. Down two starting defenders for most of the game, No. 4 Souhegan was able to stifle
Division I
DERRY - Every time the Londonderry High School boys lacrosse team threatened to make Saturday's Division I quarterfinal a game, Pinkerton Academy had the perfect answer. In fact, it was so good, the Astros usually did it twice, and if you blinked, you probably missed. No. 2 Pinkerton scored back-to