Winter Sports
Boys basketball all-state teams, awards announced
Here are the boys basketball all-state teams and awards for all four divisions, as selected by the New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization.
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Division II
Hollis Brookline boys basketball muscles its way past Oyster River to D2 title
DURHAM - The Oyster River High School boys basketball team went into Saturday's Division II championship game looking for a way to slow down Matt Simco. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, there was no way to slow down the Hollis Brookline senior. Simco found ways to beat the double teams, whether it was
Division I
Portsmouth boys basketball holds off Dover to win second straight D1 title
DURHAM – The free throw line in the final minute of a championship game is a scary place to be for many high school basketball players. For Cody Graham, it might as well be his comfort zone. With 38.1 seconds left in Saturday’s Division I championship game, and the Portsmouth High School boys basket
Division III-IV
Second-half comeback lifts Somersworth boys basketball past Campbell in D3 final
MANCHESTER - Bryton Early thought the Somersworth High School boys basketball team needed to get the trust back. Hilltoppers coach Rob Fauci felt his team was playing too much "hero ball." Tyler Clark said it seemed the pace Campbell was playing at forced he and his teammates to do things they would
Division I
Bishop Guertin girls basketball takes charge, beat Pinkerton win third straight D1 title
MANCHESTER – When a team plays great defense, it can make things miserable for the opposition. For the final three quarters of Saturday’s Division I championship, the Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team made life miserable for Pinkerton Academy. The No. 5 Cardinals stifled the No. 2 Ast
Division II
Hollis Brookline girls basketball knocks off John Stark to win first D2 championship
MANCHESTER - The unknown can be scary, and it was doubly so for the Hollis Brookline High School girls basketball team going into Friday night's Division II championship game. Not only were the No. 3 Cavaliers facing a team they didn't see during the regular season, but No. 13 John Stark hadn't been
Division I
Bishop Guertin girls basketball holds off Bedford to reach D1 championship game
MANCHESTER - Brad Kreick had a short answer as to why the Bishop Guertin High School girls basketball team was able to come out on top in Thursday's Division I semifinal against Bedford. Caroline Hoffer. The Cardinals lone senior scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to help kee
Division I
Pinkerton girls basketball pulls away in second half to beat Manchester Memorial, advance to D1 final
MANCHESTER - The Pinkerton Academy girls basketball team had to play with four things. If the Astros were able to maintain execution, speed, focus and composure, coach Lani Buskey thought they'd be able to hold off Manchester Memorial long enough. But Pinkerton didn't do that in the first half, as t
Division II
Defense did the trick for Hollis Brookline girls basketball in semifinal win over Hanover
It was almost like the Hollis Brookline High School girls basketball team was playing on a loop. Steal or rebound, outlet pass, fast break, shot, score. Repeat. It happened almost too many times to count for the third-seeded Cavaliers in Tuesday night's 52-37 win over No. 7 Hanover in the Division I
Winter Sports
Alvirne's Bonney-Liles named New Hampshire's Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Alvirne's Max Bonney-Liles has been named the Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year for New Hampshire.
Division II
John Stark girls basketball continues run, beats Bishop Brady to reach D2 title game
MANCHESTER - Emily Patten never felt the John Stark High School girls basketball was ever in trouble during Tuesday night's Division II semifinal. Not when Bishop Brady went on a 12-3 run in the fourth quarter to turn an 11-point Generals' lead to two. Not when John Stark missed the front end of tw
Division II
Hollis Brookline girls basketball beats Hanover to return to D2 title game
MANCHESTER - Brodie Kelley thought that if the Hollis Brookline High School girls basketball team could go into Tuesday's Division II semifinal and play the way its capable of playing, things would be just fine. After a slow start, the Cavaliers were able to play the game they wanted to, with the HB