The defending Class L champion Bishop Guertin cross country team retained its No. 1 spot in the New Hampshire Cross Country Team rankings following a second place finish in the Elite Division of the Manchester Invitational.
The Cardinals, who race in North Carolina on Saturday, were edged last Saturday by Bishop Hendricken of Warwick, R.I., who [...]

This week, as we hit the mid-sseason point, Merrimack is finally smiling, Bishop Guertin is playing in space and Alvirne is on the road again. Here’s a look:
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The unbeaten Cardinals are facing a Dover team on Saturday night that offensively likes to spread things out.
“The more you spread the offense, the more you get [...]

Yes, the Bishop Guertin High School football team has a tough road game coming up Friday — note the special 6:30 p.m. start — at Timberlane. But one other local school has a tough road TRIP.
The Alvirne Broncos are at Keene on Saturday afternoon, then have to head to the seacoast for successive games at [...]

Bishop Guertin is quickly becoming a mecca for cross country runners. Not only are the boys nationally ranked and a heavy favorite to repeat as Class L champions this fall, but the girls have moved up to the second spot in the state in rankings compiled the the New Hampshire Cross Country newsletter.
The BG girls [...]

Here’s a look at what’s going on with the area’s three Division II football teams as we approach Week Three:
ALVIRNE — The Broncos have an early game this week, hosting Exeter on Thursday at 7 rather than Friday out of respect for the Jewish holidays.
“It is a quick turnaround,” Alvirne coach Bobby Nimblett said, “but [...]

Coming off opening wins in crossover games, both the Nashua North and Nashua South football teams play opponents they are expected to beat this weekend, but don’t tell that to North coach Jason Robie, whose team travels to Manchester West on Friday night.
“Sure their numbers are down,” Robie said about West, “but I see a [...]

They lost nine starters on offense and nine of defense to graduation last spring, but that was just the start for the Campbell High School football team. Two players they expected to contribute this fall were declared academically ineligible. Another walked off the field and out of the program during a pre-season scrimmage.
Then before its [...]

 
Here’s what the area’s Division II football teams are up to this week, starting with Bishop Guertin and Merrimack, who square off on Friday:
 
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Friday’s Bishop Guertin - Merrimack encounter is always a rivalry situation, especially for the Tomahawks because there’s usually a high number of Merrimack residents on the Cardinals roster.
This year, there’s no exception. [...]

The Bishop Guertin boys cross country team enter the season as the top ranked team in the state, according to the New Hampshire Cross Country newsletter.
Rounding out the boys top 10, in order, are Pinkerton Academy, Hanover, Merrimack, Concord, Coe-Brown of Northwood, Nashua North, Londonderry, Winnacunnet and Belmont.
The nationally-ranked Cardinals have the top three returning [...]