Division I
EXETER - The lead may have only been one goal for the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team at halftime of Wednesday's Division I semifinal against Bedford. But the Cardinals liked what they'd laid out for an offensive game plan and knew they needed to stick with it in the second half. Tha
Division I
EXETER - The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team thought it would have an answer if Souhegan came out to challenge it during Tuesday's Division I championship game. Having played just two games all season that were decided by fewer than 10 goals, the Clippers wanted to get a test, and the Sa
Division II
BEDFORD – Ever since losing to Windham last June, the Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team has been determined to get back to the Division II championship game and finish the job this time around. The Warriors' drive throughout a dominant season was rewarded. Top-seeded Winnacunnet jumped out
Division III-IV
EXETER - The St. Thomas Aquinas High School girls lacrosse team knew that if it was going repeat as Division III champions, it was going to have to figure out how to consistently beat Gilford's zone defense. When the teams played in the regular season, the Golden Eagles held the Saints to their low
Division I
EXETER - Izzy Stevenson felt like she had been doing too much thinking during Sunday's Division I girls lacrosse semifinal. With the sophomore's Souhegan High School team trailing Pinkerton Academy by three goals with just over seven minutes remaining, she decided to let loose. It couldn't have co
Division I
EXETER - Playing in the second Division I girls lacrosse semifinal had Portsmouth High School coach JoJo Curro a little concerned about how the Clippers might start the game. When the first semifinal went into overtime, that feeling strengthened, but when the team started warm up, it started to fade
Division II
NASHUA - Alyssa Brodeur and Lilly Jones were walking back to midfield at Stellos Stadium to get ready for a draw in the final seconds of the third quarter of Sunday's Division II girls lacrosse semifinal. The Merrimack Valley High School teammates were quiet until Jones told Brodeur she needed to g
Division II
NASHUA - Skyla Mace felt like the Winnacunnet High School girls lacrosse team was finally getting into its groove midway through the second quarter of Saturday's Division II semifinal. But two quick goals by Hanover cut the Warriors' lead down to one with a little more than two minutes remaining in
Division II
HOLLIS - The St. Thomas Aquinas High School boys lacrosse team has relied on its offense throughout this season. When the offense wasn't clicking Saturday, the Saints found ways to pick up the slack all over the field. No. 5 St. Thomas held No. 4 Hollis Brookline scoreless in the fourth quarter, and
Division II
MANCHESTER - It had only been eight days since the Derryfield School boys lacrosse team wrapped up the regular season against Oyster River-Newmarket. With the result of that game having no weight on the final Division II standings, both teams played a flat through what ended up as a Cougars' win.
Spring Sports
Here are results from Saturday's high school playoff action.
Division I
Steve Gaudreau was surprised last fall when a couple of trucks pulled up in front of his house and two teenagers he recognized got out. The new Bedford High School boys lacrosse coach had yet to coach a game for the Bulldogs, but some of his soon-to-be players were coming to the door, but not to tal