Ninth State Sports Show

The games have started for real, and this week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler talk about some of the early-season outcomes, including Exeter's win over Londonderry, Bedford rolling past Concord, Portsmouth taking care of Winnacunnet and a surprise team that's off to a 2-0 start. 

The previews continue this week, as Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler tackle Division III boys lacrosse, giving a rundown of the teams in the division for 2023, who to keep an eye and who could surprise. 

This week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler turn their attention to Division II and give a run down of all the teams in the division, answering questions about what each squad is capable of in 2023. 

The preseason is underway, and on this week's episode, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler take a look at Division I boys lacrosse by asking and answering a dozen questions about the programs in the division. 

Get an early start on the spring sports season with the first episode of the Ninth State Sports Show: Lacrosse Edition. Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler go over some new things to look out for as the 2023 season gets ready to start, including rule changes, division changes and coaching changes, just to name a few. 

On this episode, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler get you ready for the return of lacrosse season with stories of Scotland, some thoughts on the high school playoff format, and a preseason look at some local college lacrosse storylines for both individuals and programs. 

Believe it or not, there's so much for Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler to discuss in the world of high school lacrosse in January. They delve into the recruiting trail with updates on recent signings and commitments. They talk about some new things going on in the NHIAA for this spring. And they are joined by Hollis Brookline girls lacrosse coach Linda Haytayan to remember a pair of coaches, Bill Monsen and Lindsay (Maynard) Toomey, who both passed away late in 2022. 

It's the final episode of the 2022 football season and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman take a look back at some of the things that stood out during the season in each division. They also share thoughts on what changes could be made to improve high school football in the Granite State. 

With only one playoff game left, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman breakdown Bedford's championship game win over Londonderry from every angle. They also discuss the two Thanksgiving Day games from last week. 

Three more games down and one more championship game to go, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman break it all down on this week's episode of the Ninth State Sports Show. They discuss how Pelham beat Souhegan for its third-straight championship and they look at how Bedford and Londonderry advanced to the Division I final. 

It was a wild and crazy weekend of high school football playoffs and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman spend this week's show recapping two division championship games, plus some quarterfinals and semifinals and look ahead to this week's action.

On this episode of the Ninth State Sports Show, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman go over the games from the first weekend of the New Hampshire high school football playoffs and talk about the matchups coming up in the next round of the postseason.

The 2022 season is done and champions have been crowned. Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley breakdown the championship games and look back at entertaining semifinals. They also discuss some of the surprises and great storylines from the season.

It's playoff time! This week, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap a couple of the best games from the final week of the regular season before breaking down this week's opening round of the playoffs.

The regular season is coming to a close, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman go over two of the biggest games of Week 8, Bishop Guertin-Nashua North and Pelham-Souhegan. They also discuss some other crazy games around the state and consider what some of the playoff implications might be. 

The first two rounds of the playoffs are done and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley recap all the games, including Sunday's Division I action. They also take a look ahead to this week's semifinal matchups, which start on Tuesday. 

There were a pair of big games in the Division I West Conference last week and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman discuss those results and their impact on the playoffs, along with other key games in all four divisions. They also take a look ahead to this weekend's marquee matchups, including Bishop Guertin at Nashua North and Pelham at Souhegan. 

With the brackets set to be released Monday morning, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley give their educated guesses as to what the field hockey tournaments will look like and what early-round matchups caught their eye. 

Fall is fully here and the games are getting bigger by the week. Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman talk about the biggest from last weekend, including Londonderry's win over Bishop Guertin and Souhegan's defeat of Hanover. They also take a look at what's coming up later in the week. 

There is one week left in the regular season and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley take a look at the craziness that is going within all three divisions. They also discuss results from two big games last week between Windham and Bedford and Souhegan and John Stark.