Ninth State Sports Show

The spring doesn't end until Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler do their look back at the boys lacrosse season. They discuss a number of things that happened in 2026 and take a look ahead to 2027. 

The New Hampshire boys lacrosse all-stars will be looking for revenge in Saturday's Twin State game, and Joe Marchilena gets you ready for the game with interviews with Merrimack's Gavin Hickey and Dover's Cooper Ketcham. 

The New Hampshire girls lacrosse all-stars are looking to get another win over Vermont in Saturday's Twin State game. Joe Marchilena gets you ready for the game with interviews with Exeter's Phoebe Christenson, St. Thomas' Talula Gregg and Hopkinton's Maeve Owens, who will all be participating. 

The boys lacrosse champions for 2026 have been crowned, and this week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler breakdown what was an incredible weekend of high school title games.

The champions have been crowned in all three girls lacrosse divisions and Joe Marchilena recaps each of the finals. 

It's Championship Saturday for boys lacrosse and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler put together a special podcast to recap the semifinals and preview all three finals to get you ready for an exciting day of lacrosse. 

It's down to the final four in all three boys lacrosse divisions, and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler run down how we got here and what to look for in the semifinals. 

The girls lacrosse championships are here and Joe Marchilena runs down the results from the opening rounds and then takes a look at the matchups for all three title games. 

The playoffs are finally here! Let Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler get you ready for the first two rounds of the postseason with this week's show. 

It's time for the girls lacrosse playoffs to begin and Joe Marchilena goes over every first-round game coming up on Tuesday and looks ahead to Thursday's quarterfinals for all three divisions. 

It's the final week of the regular season and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler try to sift through what things might look like as the postseason gets a little bit closer. 

With just 10 days left in the regular season, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss how the boys lacrosse postseason is starting to take shape, plus they dive into something that hasn't happened in New Hampshire high school sports in recent memory. 

The girls lacrosse regular season keeps moving right along, and this week, Joe Marchilena recaps some of the biggest moments that have taken place. 

This week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss one of the biggest regular-season games in recent memory, plus a few other key contests from the last week, and where a few teams stand in terms of the top overall seeds for the playoffs.

The regular season hits its midpoint and the boys lacrosse action is ramping up. Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler breakdown what's already been a busy week for a lot of the state's top teams. 

On this week's show, Joe Marchilena discusses an incident that happened over the weekend and goes through what was a relatively light schedule of games during April vacation week. 

As the third week of the boys lacrosse regular season moves along, there have been fast starts and impressive performances. Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss some that have stood out to them as the spring inches closer to the halfway point. 

On this week's show, Joe Marchilena is joined by Timberlane girls lacrosse coach Helena Bird, as they discuss the Owls' start to the season and other results from Division II, plus a rundown of results from Divisions I and III. 

As the second week of the regular season moves along, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler discuss some of the big-time matchups that have already taken place, between both division rivals and with teams from outside of New Hampshire. 

The first week of the regular season is done and there were some interesting results from around the state. Joe Marchilena runs down the first week of girls lacrosse in New Hampshire. 

The first week of the regular season is here and there has already been plenty of action across all three boys lacrosse divisions. Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler go over some of the highlights of the start of the season and what to keep an eye out for this weekend. 

It's time for the games to begin for real, but first, we'll wrapup the preaseason girls lacrosse talk with a look at Division III, as Joe Marchilena will talk with Derryfield coach Erin Boucher and Gilford coach Jen Watson. 

With the preseason winding down, it's time to wrap up the season previews. On this week's episode, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler take a look at Division III and what to expect from what should once again be a competitive division. 

The preseason is underway and its time to start discussing what's going on in the world of girls lacrosse. This week, Joe Marchilena takes a look at Division II, with interviews with Merrimack coach Katie Todd and Goffstown coach Marisa McLaughlin.

The preseason continues on and so the boys lacrosse previews. This week, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler run down Division II, which looks to be as competitive as ever this year. 

The preseason is underway and its time to start discussing what's going on in the world of girls lacrosse. This week, Joe Marchilena takes a look at Division I, with interviews with Souhegan coach McKinley Sbordone and Nashua South coach Ciki McIntire.

The spring preseason is underway across the state, which means it's time to start taking a look at each division. On this week's episode, Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler ask the important questions about what to expect in Division I for 2026.

The Ninth State Sports Show is back for another spring lacrosse season, with Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler running down the important updates to get you ready for the start of preseason practices on Monday.

On this week's Ninth State Sports Show, Joe Marchilena is joined by Gilford senior Abby Watson and Portsmouth junior Nash Conklin.

On this week's Ninth State Sports Show, Joe Marchilena is joined by Hopkinton senior Emma Pelletier and Timberlane senior Rocco Psareas.

On this week's Ninth State Sports Show, Joe Marchilena is joined by Trinity senior Addison Moynihan and Hollis Brookline senior Luke Kinney.

On this week's Ninth State Sports Show, Joe Marchilena is joined by St. Thomas senior Talula Gregg and Bishop Guertin senior Cam Hayden.

On this week's Ninth State Sports Show, Joe Marchilena is joined by Merrimack senior Jackie Hayes and Dover senior Cooper Ketcham. 

It's the final show of the 2025 season and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap what an exciting year it was on the football field. They discuss some of the surprises that happened this year, some of the trends that showed all season, and take a look ahead to 2026. 

On the first Indoor Lacrosse episode of the season, Joe Marchilena is joined by Portsmouth senior Ginger Vinciguerra and Bedford senior Bennett Matthews.

The final championship game of the season saw Bedford turn in a performance for the ages and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman discuss what happened in this year's Division I championship. 

Two more champions have been crowned, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman discuss how Gilford and Trinity got to the top of their respective divisions. They also run down the semifinals in Division I and what to watch for in the last title game on Saturday. 

An exciting weekend of playoff football ended with a Division IV champion crowned, four teams punching their tickets to the title games in Division II and III, and the final four determined in Division I. Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman break it all down in a marathon episode. 

The first weekend of playoffs are in the rearview mirror, and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap the opening rounds of the postseason and take a look at what's coming up in the next round. 

On the final show of the 2025 season, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley wrapup what happened across the state in the world of field hockey, and begin talking about what to look forward to in 2026. 

Ready or not, here come the football playoffs. Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman highlight what was an exciting final week of the regular season and preview what is to come with the opening weekend of the players on tap.

Championship Saturday did not disappoint, with Bedford, Souhegan and St. Thomas capturing titles in their respective divisions. Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley breakdown each game and the key players for every team. 

It's championship Saturday and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley get you prepared for all three field hockey titles games with a special edition of the Ninth State Sports Show. Find out how each team got to its respective final and get ready for an exciting day of field hockey.

The final week of the regular season is here and many teams are still fighting for playoff positioning. Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman recap an exciting week and look ahead at the matchups that will be deciding the seeding in each division. 

The first two rounds of the field hockey playoffs are in the books and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley go over each of those early games and take a look at the semifinal matchups coming up later this week. 

This football season continues to delight and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman have been enjoying every moment of it. They discuss the long list of the best performances from last week and highlight some of the key games coming up. 

The playoffs are here, and while the pairings won't be out until some time later in the day on Monday, Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley are a little too eager to talk about the postseason. Here is what they expect the brackets to look like and what those expected matchups could be like. 

Another week of close games, with a couple of upsets, and a whole lot for Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman to talk about as the regular season is down to the final three weeks. The guys also remember Jim O'Rourke, a former high school coach in New Hampshire and fan of the podcast, who passed away earlier this month. 

The final week of the regular season is here and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley let you know what to keep an eye on and do their best to try to make some sense of what to expect in each division. 

It was a wild weekend of high school football and Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman discuss all the craziness as the season reaches the midway point.