Division I
Jimmy Lauzon remembers well the last time his Londonderry High School football team went up against Winnacunnet. Coming off an undefeated championship season in 2017, the Warriors continued that run into the next year, winning their first five games. But on the first Friday night of October, Winnacu
Division I
Jack McCann had just made the biggest defensive play of his high school football career, and moments later, he almost made the worst tackle. The Winnacunnet High School football team was driving, looking for the go-ahead score against Exeter in last weekend's Division I semifinals. That the Warriors
Division I
HAMPTON - There are a number of ways to measure the success of a defense. The Winnacunnet High School football team checked off just about every one Friday night in a Division I quarterfinal against Goffstown. The No. 1 Warriors' defense held the No. 4 Grizzlies without a first down for eight straig
Division I
EXETER - The nerves were front and center for the Exeter High School field hockey team Wednesday night. With the Blue Hawks playing in the Division I semifinals for the first time in eight years, Katelyn Varney could see that a lot of her teammates were feeling the moment, herself included. Varney h
Division I
GOFFSTOWN - Ryan Francoeur went back and forth all week over what the Winnacunnet High School football team should do if it won the coin toss Saturday. Give the ball to Goffstown's high-powered offense to start the game? Or take it and try to start eating up clock from the opening drive. The Warrior
Division I
HAMPTON — Coming off a victory in a low-scoring dogfight last week, it was fair to wonder whether the undefeated Winnacunnet High School football team had finally come back down to earth after thrashing its prior opponents to open the season. Any ideas that the Warriors might be leveling off were pu
Division I
WINDHAM - The way that Wednesday's field hockey game started, it looked like Winnacunnet and Windham high school might be headed for a shootout. Each side scored a goal on a penalty stroke in the first four minutes, and the Jaguars held a 2-1 lead at the end of one quarter. But Windham would make th
Division I
LONDONDERRY - This year's version of the Winnacunnet High School field hockey team is one of the youngest that Heidi Hand can remember having. So when the Warriors had controlled play for most of the first half of Monday's game, and then saw Londonderry score the game's first goal just 36 seconds in
Division I
BEDFORD - Anneke McStowe emphasized short passes to the Bedford High School field hockey team throughout the preseason. When the Bulldogs have stuck to that, they've been successful so far this season, including Wednesday. After getting away from its game early, Bedford got back to it late in the fi
Division II
MANCHESTER - The Winnacunnet High School boys lacrosse team had been in this spot before Thursday, going into overtime after a back-and-forth battle through regulation. So when the opportunity presented itself for Jack Ellis to send the Warriors home with a win, he took it. The senior buried a high
Spring Sports
Hannah Thompson is one of the youngest volunteer assistant softball coaches in the Granite State. Her Winnacunnet High School teammates would rather have their classmate and tri-captain patrolling second base for the Warriors. The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association denied the 19-year-old senior’s softball eligibility three
Division III-IV
MANCHESTER - The Derryfield School girls lacrosse team might have a young roster, but the Cougars have a handful of seniors who are ready to lead the way this season. That group showed just how they can do it Saturday against Winnacunnet. After a slow start that saw the Warriors grab the early lead,