Division I
DERRY - The Hollis Brookline High School girls volleyball team has every reason to take things for granted. The Cavaliers have won 53 matches in row, have lost just six sets in the last two years, and are three-time Division I defending champions, but going into Wednesday's semifinal against Spaudli
Division I
DERRY - For the last few weeks, the Bedford High School girls volleyball team has been playing like a team that doesn't want its season to end. With 10 seniors on the roster, the Bulldogs know there playoff run is the end of the line, and after Wednesday's performance, they'll get one more match tog
Fall Sports
It's playoff time, and on this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman discuss all 16 postseason football games scheduled for Saturday. The show is recorded every Tuesday this fall at Riverside BBQ in downtown Nashua. You can contact
Division II
DERRY - There were a number of things the Gilford High School girls volleyball team had to do in order to get past Laconia in the Division II semifinals. But it started with one thing, and from there the Golden Eagles were able to build off that. No. 1 Gilford paid extra attention to No. 5 Laconia's
Division II
DERRY - Beth Solan didn't have any groundbreaking strategy to relay to the Milford High School girls volleyball team during the fifth set of Tuesday's Division II semifinal against Oyster River. The Spartans coach just reminded her players that the only way they were going to win the match was by pl
Fall Sports
Here are the pairings and results for the football playoffs. Division I Quarterfinals: Saturday, Nov. 3 * No. 1 Bedford 41, No. 4 Goffstown 14 - NH-HighSchoolSports.com * No. 2 Merrimack 6, No. 3 Nashua North 0 (OT) - NH-HighSchoolSports.com * No. 4 Pinkerton 20, No. 1 Londonderry 14 - NH-HighSchoolSports.
Division I
BEDFORD - Going into Sunday's Division I field hockey championship, Winnacunnet High School coach Heidi Hand knew the Warriors would have to find a way to slow Windham's offense. The Jaguars averaged more than four goals per game, and had allowed just eight, but after watching Windham's Kate Blaisde
Division II
BEDFORD - The Derryfield School field hockey team had a game plan for trying to get a goal against Hanover in Sunday's Division II championship game. The teams had played to a scoreless tie in the regular season, and the Cougars added a few wrinkles to try to beat the Marauders' defense. Some times,
Division I
EXETER - Kate Blaisdell scored three goals and the Windham High School field hockey team recorded its 10th shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over Merrimack in the Division I semifinals Thursday night. Blaisdell gave the No. 1 Jaguars (15-1) the lead less than five minutes into the game, then gave h
Division I
EXETER – Carolyn Thompson dreamed about what it would be like to represent the Winnacunnet High School field hockey team in a championship game. The sophomore will find out after scoring on a penalty corner to send the Warriors to the Division I final. Thompson took almost a half dozen whacks at the
Fall Sports
There are several football teams who know they will be playing one more game next weekend, and there are some teams who know their fate rests in their hands - or someone the hands of another team - with one week left in the regular season. Here's what is at stake in the final week of the high school
Division II
EXETER - The Hanover High School field hockey team wanted to make some history this season. After Wednesday night's Division II semifinal, the Marauders have chance to continue writing. No. 4 Hanover withstood a dominant first half by No. 1 Kennett, and got the game's only goal off a penalty corner