Division I
MANCHESTER - It was a wild contest in the Division I boys hockey semifinal at JFK Coliseum, and it was fifth-seeded Trinity High School escaping the chaos and defeating No. 9 Salem 4-3 to advance to its first state title game since 2011. The Pioneers came back from an early 1-0 deficit to secure the
Division I
MANCHESTER - With the Bedford and Concord high school boys hockey teams meeting in the first Division I semifinal at JFK Coliseum Wednesday, it meant that the D1 title game would feature one of the two squads as it has every year since 2014. It took a little over four minutes of extra hockey Bedford
Division II
MANCHESTER - Despite all the noise Tuesday night in the Stan Spirou Field House, Isabel Wrobleski could still hear a voice in the crowd, telling her to shoot. With the Kennett High School girls basketball team trailing Lebanon in the fourth quarter of the Division II semifinals, the senior decided t
Division II
MANCHESTER - Diana Schwarz knows that anything is possible in a playoff game. Even what the Hanover High School girls basketball team did Tuesday night, as hard as it might have been to believe. The top-seeded Marauders turned in a performance not often seen in a semifinal game, outscoring No. 5 Joh
Division III-IV
LACONIA - Deacon Blue has confidence in the Hopkinton High School boys lacrosse team from the top to the bottom of the roster. That's one reason why the Hawks coach likes to see his team play at a faster tempo. When someone needs a break, the next guy up is there to get the job done. In Wednesday's
Division III-IV
LACONIA - Andy Paronto thought his Laconia High School boys lacrosse team played great Wednesday for the first quarter and a half. With Stephen Towers in goal, the Sachems were able to survive playing less than that for stretches of the rest of the game. No. 2 Laconia got out to a 6-0 lead through t
Division II
NASHUA - The result was the norm for the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team, but getting there took everything the Cougars had. The top-seeded Cougars held off an intense and game No. 5 Windham squad to defeat the Jaguars 8-7 Wednesday in the Division II boys lacrosse semifinals at Stellos Stadium
Division II
NASHUA - It was balanced. It was precise. It was Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse. The No. 2 Clippers flexed their offensive depth to take down rival No. 3 Dover 12-7 in the first Division II boys lacrosse semifinal at Stellos Stadium on Wednesday. The win sends Portsmouth to its second consecut
Division I
EXETER - The Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team was able to score in different ways, and when the Cardinals didn't have the ball, they managed to keep Londonderry off the scoreboard. All around, top-seeded Bishop Guertin's 16-4 win over No. 5 Londonderry in Tuesday's Division I semifinal
Division I
EXETER - Brian O'Reilly liked what he saw when the Pinkerton Academy boys lacrosse was on offense during the first half of Tuesday's Division I semifinal. The problem for the Astros was they weren't on offense enough in the second quarter. With possession in its favor, Exeter went on a run to tie th
Division I
There appeared to be little chance for the Bedford High School football team to win last Saturday’s semifinal against Merrimack until, all of a sudden, there was. Early in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs trailed 20-7 and were struggling to move the football, with just over two hundred yards of offe
Division I
The Merrimack High School football team lined up at the Bedford 21-yard line for its third offensive play of last Saturday's Division I semifinal. The Tomahawks had picked up 51 yards on their first two plays, and it looked like they'd get more when quarterback Justin Grassini saw receiver Justin We