Ninth State Sports Show

A much more normal week led to some great games between contenders, and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley try to sift through all the results and look ahead to the biggest matchups of the upcomming week. 

A weekend of crazy weather and interesting results gets a full breakdown from Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman on this week's Ninth State Sports Show. They also pick this week's players and teams of the week and discuss the possibility for more crazy weather next weekend. 

Summer was in the air last week. and it wreaked havoc on the schedule, as games were moved around or postponed. Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley do their best to sort through some of that chaos and look back on some of the bigger games that were played last week. 

There was a lot that happened in the first week of the high school football season and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman go through all of the expected and unexpected. They also pick their first Players and Teams of the Week. 

It's still early in the field hockey season, but that ends this week, and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley explain why, as they look at teams that are already starting to separate themselves. They discuss who some of those teams are in all three divisions and what to watch out for this week. 

It's finally game week and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman are here to get you ready for the first weekend of football. They rundown the Queen City Jamboree before previewing Division II and III and taking a look at the biggest games of the opening week. 

The games have begun, and this week, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley discuss some of the early results for the 2023 field hockey season. They also run down the preseason coaches poll and take a look over Division III before highlighting some of the biggest games of the first full week of the regular season.

Another year of the Ninth State Sports Show: Football Edition kickoffs off with Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman previewing that state of Division I as the regular season creeps closer. 

The start of the 2023 field hockey season is almost here, which means it's time to get the podcast started. This week, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley open up the fall with a quick overview of what's to come this season before diving into previews for both Division I and II.

On the final show for the 2023 season, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler wrap up their final thoughts on the year, discussing what was good and what was bad about this spring and what to expect for next season.

The 2023 boys lacrosse championship games are in the books and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler recap each final and discuss the highlights from each one. They also go over the final Coaches Poll for the season in the next-to-last podcast of the spring. 

Super Sunday is here, and with just three games left on the boys lacrosse schedule, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler get you ready. They preview all three championship games and take a look back at how each of the six teams made it to the final.

It's playoff time, and this week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler get you ready for all the postseason action you can handle over the next couple of days. Be on the lookout for two shows next week, as the guys will do a semifinal preview for Tuesday and then take a look at the championship games next Friday.

The playoffs begin in under a week, and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler give their best guesses as to what the postseason tournaments might look like in each division and what to watch out for in the coming days. They also discuss how to improve on the playoff schedule. 

On this week's episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss recent results for teams battling for playoff seeding, while wondering where teams might end up. They also take a look at some big games from the past week and look ahead to Thursday's rivalry game between Pinkerton and Bishop Guertin. 

The boys lacrosse season continues on and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler run down some things to watch out for, including some teams getting back to full strength. They also discuss the locals playing in the NCAA tournaments, and once again, someone brings up eye black. 

There were some big changes to the NHHSSports Coaches Poll this week and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss the games that led to those changes. Plus, they take a look at a couple of recent rule changes that are have been noticable at games this year. 

It may be school vacation week, but the boys lacrosse schedule is burning up and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss the results of some of the big games from the last week. That includes Bishop Guertin's matchup with Staples (Conn.), Pinkerton's run of out-of-state games, who wants a playoff spot in Division I, who is on the rise in Division II and a game that featured two of last year's Division III final four teams.

On this week's show, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss New Hampshire teams' great start against out-of-state opponents, including Bishop Guertin's overtime win against Hingham and Pinkerton's comeback against St. John's. They also look at the teams in Division II and Division III standings that still have unblemished records.