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The Division-I high school football championship game this Saturday will mark the conclusion of the 2024 high school fall sports season, and while several Manchester teams found success throughout their postseason campaigns, none managed to advance past the semifinals.
A big missed opportunity and four untimely turnovers cost the Crusaders as they were eliminated from the playoffs on the road Saturday against an undefeated foe.
With all Manchester’s varsity high school field hockey and soccer teams eliminated from playoff competition, the last week saw one volleyball semifinal featuring a Queen City team before attention turned to the gridiron where Manchester had three teams competing in postseason action for the first time in more than 20 years.
It may have been the Bedford High School girls volleyball team’s strongest challenge in the last five years and it came in the battle for the Bulldogs’ 100th-consecutive victory.
The postseason is now underway among New Hampshire high school varsity soccer and volleyball squads and while five of six of those teams were knocked from their respective tournaments over the last week, three more Queen City teams will join the playoffs in the week ahead.
A handful of Queen City teams locked up their postseason spots, while another finds itself in need of a big win this week.
With a come-from-behind goal in the second half, the Trinity High School boys soccer team was able to force a a 2-2 tie with cross-city rival Manchester West in each team’s final Division-III regular season contest.
MANCHESTER, NH – With a 3-0 victory at rival Manchester Central High School Wednesday evening, the Manchester West High School
MANCHESTER, NH – With the postseason beginning for field hockey this week and volleyball, soccer and football playoffs right around
Boosted by a dozen seniors, the Memorial/Central High School girls field hockey team put an exclamation point on its inaugural co-op campaign with a 4-2 home win over Nashua North Wednesday night.