Division II
AMHERST - There wasn't anyone in particular who was going to get the ball for the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team. So when Mia Smith saw a lane open up in overtime, she knew she had to take it. Smith's goal with 57.1 seconds left in the first extra session proved to be the difference and
Spring Sports
DERRY - The Pinkerton Academy girls lacrosse team went into this season with an offensive unit that had a lot of experience playing together. While many teams have tried to mesh on the fly, the Astros' familiarity with each other on that end of the field has been evident. After putting up 38 goals i
Division II
Over the last three seasons that were played, Division II girls lacrosse has been dominated by one program, with a couple of others challenging but unable to reach the top. Portsmouth has won three straight D2 titles, but even the Clippers, who have been to the final seven times since
Division II
The last time a Division II game was played, the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team was beating Winnacunnet to win its fourth Division II title in a row.
Spring Sports
Practices have started, games aren't far behind, and it's another look at what to maybe expect. This week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler take a look at Division II on the boys lacrosse side, as they rundown the teams and the players to watch in 2021.
Division I
KINGSTON - The Bedford High School girls basketball team braced itself for Portsmouth's best punch early in Thursday's Division I semifinal. The Bulldogs withstood it and countered with a big one of their own. Bedford went on a 13-0 run in the first half, turning a
Division II
Like many seniors across the state, the cancellation of the high school spring sports season was devastating for Ryan Groleau.
Spring Sports
On this week’s episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, Joe Marchilena and Derryfield coach Chris Hettler talk to St. Thomas boys lacrosse coach Sean Houlahan about the Saints and what the future might hold for the offseason, and JoJo Curro, who was going into her first
Division II
While the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team saw its overall win streak come to an end, there were two other streaks that continued for the Cougars in 2019.
Spring Sports
On this week’s edition of the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, Joe Marchilena and Derryfield coach Chris Hettler preview the Division II boys lacrosse landscape for 2020.
Division I
NASHUA - After watching the Portsmouth High School boys basketball team get into a track meet with Nashua North in the first half Tuesday night, John Mulvey had seen enough. The Clippers coach implored his players to get the tempo back where they wanted it in the second half and they did just that.
Division I
PORTSMOUTH — It was an up-and-down kind of night for the Portsmouth High School boys basketball on Friday. Following Tuesday’s loss to Exeter in a measuring-stick game, the Clippers’ chances for a bounceback win ranged from promising to “wait and see” at different points throughout the night. The r