Division II
New era for D2 girls lacrosse beings with a wide-open field
For the first time since 2016, a team other than Portsmouth will be taking home the Division II girls lacrosse title. The Clippers are now gone to Division I, so who it will be?
Winnacunnet
Division I
Exeter shuts down Winnacunnet to win second-straight D1 field hockey title (video)
BEDFORD - The Exeter High School field hockey team played a good first half in Sunday's Division I championship game against Winnacunnet. But as the coaches and players talked at halftime of the scoreless game, they realized the Blue Hawks just needed to do a little bit more. Exeter got that, as Add
Division I
Winnacunnet comes back late again to beat Dover in OT, move on to D1 field hockey final (video)
EXETER - Comebacks have been the norm for the Winnacunnet High School field hockey team this season. So why would Thursday night's Division I semifinal against Dover be any different? Down and under siege for good portions of the second half, the top-seeded Warriors tied the game with a little more
Fall Sports
Quick Hits: Winnacunnet, Nashua South football pick up first wins of the season
It was 327 winless days and counting for the Winnacunnet High School football. Since that Nov. 20, 2021 loss to Londonderry in the Division I title game at Exeter, the Warriors opened the 2022 season with six straight losses to Dover, Portsmouth-Oyster River, Timberlane, Exeter, Bishop Guertin and P
Division I
Exeter, Windham field hockey look to be back at top of competitive D1
The Exeter and Windham high school field hockey teams played a Division I final for the ages last fall, with the Blue Hawks scoring two goals late to win their first title in eight years.
Division II
Windham girls lacrosse pulls away in the second half to beat Winnacunnet (video)
WINDHAM - There was a lot of time for the Windham High School girls lacrosse team to prepare for Wednesday's game against Winnacunnet. With just one game in the previous nine days, the Jaguars also had a lot of time to wait. While it took them some time to warm up on both ends of the field, the outc
Division II
D2 Girls Lacrosse Preview: Portsmouth looking to extend record run
With a little piece of the history books already under its belt, the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team will be looking to add a little more this spring.
Division II
Derryfield boys lacrosse holds off Winnacunnet rally to win opener (video)
MANCHESTER - Both Chris Hettler and Pat Snow had questions about their groups heading into Tuesday's season opener between the Derryfield School and Winnacunnet High School boys lacrosse teams. While the Cougars were able to hold off a second-half rally by the Warriors for a 9-6 victory, both coache
Division II
D2 Boys Lacrosse Preview: Familiar faces looking for a return to the top
The Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team has been no stranger to success in Division II over the last half decade. While the Clippers may not have been at the top of anyone's preseason list in 2021, they did finish the year there, as Portsmouth beat Timberlane in the final for the program's fi
Division I
Goffstown boys basketball pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Winnacunnet (video)
GOFFSTOWN - Ryan Cowette could see that his Goffstown High School boys basketball team needed to do something to create some separation from Winnacunnet. Despite not having practiced much full-court pressure this year, the Grizzlies coach put on one coming out of a timeout late in the third quarter,
Division I
D1 Football Final Notebook: Defense stepped up for Londonderry when it needed it
There was a very clear tempo that the first half of Saturday's Division I football championship was being played. The Winnacunnet High School team took the opening kickoff, held the ball for almost nine minutes and ran 17 plays before finding paydirt on a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterback Kyle T
Division I
Big third quarter lifts Londonderry football past Winnacunnet to D1 title (video)
EXETER - There were quite a few suggestions at halftime as to what the Londonderry High School football team could do differently on offense in the second half. To Lancers coach Jimmy Lauzon, there was really only one thing his offense had to do - get the ball. Londonderry ran just 19 plays in the f