Division I
EXETER – Annie Parker already missed a chance to break a tie off a free position opportunity in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Division I semifinal between her Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team and Souhegan. She didn’t miss a couple of minutes later, and now the Clippers are headed
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team didn’t need any validation as to how good it is, but the Clippers certainly gained an extra spring in their step last Wednesday when they defeated defending Division I champion Bedford. Afterall, it was the Bulldogs who squashed Portsmouth’
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – Sage Bussiere started in goal as freshman and displayed a ton of promise for the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team’s inaugural Division I season that ended with a loss to Bedford in the championship game. With that year under her belt, Bussiere is aiming to take her game to ano
Division I
DERRY - It's one thing to have nervous energy going into the first game of the regular season. It's another to have it when the teams on either side of the field have high expectations for their season and are more than capable of executing them. So despite controlling the draw in the first half an
Division II
Since the turn of the century, Division II boys lacrosse in New Hampshire has seen successful multiple-year runs by many different programs. But there are two programs that have, more recently, taken that to the next level.
Division I
For the last decade, the Division I girls champion has been won by only a handful of teams. With a few exceptions, those same four teams have largely made up the final four each season as well.
Ninth State Sports Show
The season previews continue with the marathon of the bunch, as Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler tackle Division II.
Division I
EXETER - After one quarter of Tuesday night's Division I semifinal, the Bedford High School girls basketball team was in need of a quick fix. The biggest thing the Bulldogs changed was how they were talking to each other. Top-seeded Bedford improved its communication on defense and focused on play
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – With a fourth straight trip to the Division I semifinals on the horizon, the Portsmouth High School girls basketball team got off to a good start in the first quarter of Friday night’s quarterfinal game against Salem. Then the Clippers turned it up a few notches and emphatically put the
Division I
NASHUA – The season – and his high school career – weren't going to end on the Belanger Gym floor on Wednesday, not if Nashua High School South boys basketball point guard Zac Castonguay had anything to say about it. “Oh no, I wasn't going to let that happen,” he said after the No. 8 Panthers rallie
Division I
NASHUA - There may not be a hotter team heading into the postseason than the Nashua High School North boys basketball team. Since losing four straight games to drop to 4-4 in mid-January, the Titans have been on a roll heading into a showdown Tuesday night at home against Portsmouth. Thanks to a str
Division I
PORTSMOUTH – With an up-and-down first half of the season in the rearview mirror, the Exeter High School boys basketball team entered Friday night’s game against Seacoast rival Portsmouth looking to jumpstart a hopeful climb up the Division I standings. It wasn’t easy inside a raucous Stone Gymnasiu