Ninth State Sports Show

A weekly conversation about New Hampshire high school football.

Episode 20 - Preseason & Week 1 Football

The Ninth State Sports Show, hosted by Joe Marchilena, returns for the 2017 football season with a look at what to expect from all three divisions in New Hampshire. Joining the show for this season is Mike Lochman, longtime football coach in New Hampshire, most recently as the head coach at Souhegan High School. This season, each show will be recorded on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Riverside Barbecue in Downtown Nashua, and posted at NH-HighSchoolSports.com on Wednesday morning. You can submit questions for the show by sending an email to nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.

08-30
34:37

Episode 29 - Quarterfinal Recap

On this week’s show, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman go over all of the quarterfinal action in New Hampshire football and take a look at what's coming up this weekend in the semifinals.   This season, each show will be recorded on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Riverside Barbecue in Downtown Nashua, and posted at NH-HighSchoolSports.com on Wednesday morning. You can submit questions for the show by sending an email to nhhighschoolsports@gmail.com.

11-08
37:31

Episode 337 - Field Hockey Week 2

The regular season is in full swing and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley run down the early season results and some of the things that have caught their eyes as the first full week of the year gets underway. 

09-08
46:23

Episode 336 - Football D2 and D3 preview

The first game week is finally here, but before the regular season can start, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman give their preview of both Division II and Division III as both divisions get ready to start next weekend. 

09-02
01:15:39

Episode 335 - Field Hockey Division 2 and 3 preview

The regular season got underway last week and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley discuss those results, along with breaking down both Division II and III. 

09-01
01:11:33

Episode 334 - Football D1 Preview

As the start of the season gets closer, Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman preview what the Division I landscape will look like this season. They also look back on the beginning of the football podcast as it enters its 10th year. 

08-26
56:37

Episode 333 - Field Hockey D1 Preview

The regular season creeps closer and Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley begin to preview it, taking a look at Division I. This week, they also reminisce about the early days of the podcast and site, recap the Playing For A Purpose Jamborees, and recall important dates coming up early in the season.   

08-24
01:05:39

Episode 332 - Welcome Back Football

With the football preseason now underway, it's time for the return Ninth State Sports Show podcast. Joe Marchilena and Mike Lochman are back for the 2025 season, and they start the year with a special announcement. They also run down some things that are new as another football season kicks off. 

08-19
46:11

Episode 331 - Welcome Back Field Hockey

It's the first day of field hockey practice, which means it's time for the return of the Ninth State Sports Show podcast. Joe Marchilena and Kelli Braley are back this season and ready to guide you through 2025, starting this week with an update on rule changes and a refresher on everything else to get you ready. 

08-17
42:23

Episode 330 - Boys Lacrosse Season Wrapup

It's time for the final show of 2025 and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler share their thoughts on how the year played out. They also recap last weekend's Twin State All-Star game and take a look ahead to what's coming in the world of high school boys lacrosse. 

06-25
53:32

Episode 329 - Girls Lacrosse Season Wrapup

It's the final girls lacrosse show of the 2025 and Joe Marchilena wraps up the year and takes a quick look ahead to what could come in 2026.

06-25
28:19

Episode 328 - Boys Lacrosse Twin State Preview

The high school boys lacrosse season isn't done yet. The New Hampshire senior team will take on Vermont in the Twin State All-Star game and Joe Marchilena gets you ready for with interviews with Bishop Guertin's Paulo Vazquez, Laconia's Stephen Mingo-Timmins and Londonderry's Cam Ayotte, all of whom will be playing in the game.

06-21
47:50

Episode 327 - Girls Lacrosse Twin State Preview

The high school girls lacrosse season isn't done yet. The New Hampshire senior team will take on Vermont in the Twin State All-Star game and Joe Marchilena gets you ready for with interviews with Bishop Guertin's Jordan Gaebel and Pinkerton's Hannah Lisauskas, both of whom will be playing in the game. 

06-21
32:49

Episode 326 - Girls Lacrosse Championship Recap

The girls lacrosse champions have all been crowned and Joe Marchilena runs down how each of them got to the top. 

06-19
28:47

Episode 325 - Boys Lacrosse Championship Recap

The boys lacrosse championship games are in the books and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler break down what happened in all three games. 

06-18
59:19

Episode 324 - Boys Lacrosse Championship Preview

Championship Saturday is here and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler get you ready for it by breaking down the semifinal results and previewing the finals matchups for all three divisions. 

06-14
56:53

Episode 323 - Boys Lacrosse Semifinal Preview

The playoffs keep rolling along, and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler are here to recap the start of the postseason and to get you ready for the boys lacrosse semifinals. 

06-11
57:17

Episode 322 - Girls Lacrosse Finals Preview

The girls lacrosse championship games are here and Joe Marchilena and Helena Bird go over how the six teams remaining got to this point and look at what to expect from those finals matchups. 

06-10
49:04

Episode 321 - Boys Lacrosse Playoff Preview

It's time for the postseason to get underway and Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler go over the matchups and schedule changes for the first couple of rounds of the boys lacrosse playoffs. 

06-05
43:54

Episode 320 - Girls Lacrosse Playoff Preview

The playoffs are here and with the brackets set to be released on Monday, Joe Marchilena and Helena Bird run down what they expect the pairings to look like and what games will be the ones to keep an eye on this week. 

06-02
58:28

Lance Aughey

Listening from Vegas, baby! Not joking - I'm traveling for business. You fellas need some nicknames...like Big Hett and Lil Joe.

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