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.
Hanover
Division II
Late defensive play secured Winnacunnet's D2 girls lacrosse finals win over Hanover
EXETER - Taylor Burness saw what was unfolding in front of her and decided to let things come to her. With just 18.5 seconds remaining in the Division II girls lacrosse championship game, the Winnacunnet High School senior was lining up to the left of Hanover's Cassidy Loughman on a free position.
Division II
Winnacunnet hangs on to beat Hanover, capture 2nd straight D2 girls lacrosse title (video)
EXETER - The second-seeded Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team dominated the second quarter and Taylor Burness broke up No. 5 Hanover's final play to preserve a 12-11 win Tuesday night for the Warriors in the Division II championship game.
Division II
Hanover girls lacrosse slips past Timberlane to reach D2 title game (video)
MANCHESTER - When the Hanover High School girls lacrosse team dropped its regular-season game with Timberlane, Bears coach Sarah Martin left the field thinking she'd sure like her team to have a chance to play the Owls again. Hanover got that chance in Saturday's Division II semifinal and the Bears
Division II
Race for D2 girls lacrosse title looks wide open at start of season
There wasn't much that was going to stop the Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team last season. The Warriors have been dominant in Division II the last two seasons, going unbeaten against division opponents during the regular season, but after finishing as the runner-up in 2024, they had their
Division II
Rest of D2 boys lacrosse looking to end Portsmouth, Derryfield run
The Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team has won four of the last five Division II championships, but the most recent one sure didn't look like the rest.
Division II
Hollis Brookline boys basketball grinds out win over Hanover to reach D2 final
ROCHESTER – When Ryan Kelley took over as coach of the Hollis Brookline High School boys basketball team three years ago, he envisioned that this would be the season the Cavaliers would take a major step in the evolution of the program. Kelley’s vision board was right, and HB is one win away from a
Division II
Division II West Conference 2025 All-State Football Teams
Here are the 2025 Division II West Conference All-State Football teams, as selected by the conference coaches.
Division II
Service leads Trinity's 2nd-half comeback to beat Hanover in D2 football playoffs
MANCHESTER - Whenever Trinity High School quarterback Ollie Service gets the ball in his hands, he doesn’t fail to put on a magic show. Turn a screen play into a touchdown pass over half the length of the field? Check. Lose the ball on the way to the ground and grab it in mid-air? Oh yes. For his fi
Division II
John Stark field hockey knocks off Hanover to get back to D2 semifinal
WEARE - The John Stark Regional High School seniors have spent a lot of time on their home field in their careers and they wanted their final game on it to be a victory. Hanover held the Generals scoreless in the first half, but junior Zoe Lawson and senior Caylin Worthen scored in the second to lea
Division II
No shortage of contenders in D2 field hockey this season
The Hollis Brookline High School field hockey team continued the recent trend last season of teams rising all the way up to win a Division II championship.
Division II
Winnacunnet girls lacrosse beats Hanover to return to D2 title game
NASHUA - Skyla Mace felt like the Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team was finally getting into its groove midway through the second quarter of Saturday's Division II semifinal. But two quick goals by Hanover cut the Warriors' lead down to one with a little more than two minutes remaining in