Competing without a senior on the court, the Crusaders nearly pulled off a big playoff road upset for the second year in a row.
The Crusaders battled throughout Friday night’s contest but couldn’t keep up with Goffstown’s three-point barrage.
Memorial honor roll for Q1.
Manchester Memorial was upset at home Friday, but that doesn’t take away from the team’s many other accomplishments this season, said the Crusaders coach.
The Memorial High School football team continued its ascent up the D-I ranks with a major road win led by a standout performance from one of its seniors.
Despite challenges, the Crusaders had fun and competed hard throughout the 2025 season.
The Manchester Memorial High School Class of 1985 will be celebrating its 40th reunion on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 5-9 p..m at the Oscar Barn Venue at 191 W. River Road in Hooksett. It will be an inside and outside (weather permitting) affair where attendees will enjoy music from the ’80s, delicious food, lawn games and reminiscing around a fire pit.
As high school athletes around the state return outside for the spring season, teams at Manchester Memorial High School look for improvement and, hopefully, postseason success. Here’s a glance at some of those teams and athletes.
The Manchester Memorial boys basketball team has proven it can go toe-to-toe with any team in the state. Winning those close battles, however, has often come down to whether Memorial is playing at home or on the road.
In one of the more lopsided contests between the two Queen City rivals in recent memory, the Memorial soundly dispatched Central Friday night.
The fields outside are mostly covered in snow or ice. However, things are heating up inside the gymnasium, the pool and outside on slopes and trails throughout the Granite State as athletes and coaches at Manchester Memorial High School prepare for the winter sports season to begin over the upcoming weeks.
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.
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.
Both teams had their opportunities. Neither team could finish those chances.
Division I is now in the rearview mirror, and if the first three games in Division II are any indication, the road ahead looks welcoming for the Manchester Memorial High School girls volleyball team.
The Crusaders of Manchester Memorial High School are officially off and running, charing headfirst into the fall sports season. Here’s a glance at this year’s teams, as well as some early-season results.
