Seacoast Sports Weekly

Area high schools will be featured in nine prominent playoff matchups on Friday night and Saturday. Five of those games will be state championships. The guys give their takes on each matchup to preview a huge sports weekend on the Seacoast!

March 2 2019: The guys can't fathom waiting until Monday morning for the NHIAA tournament committee to get its act together and release the Division I boys basketball playoff bracket. Thanks to some trusted secret corespondents, the guys announce the full 15-team bracket, break down the local matchups and give their final four picks! Also, a recap of a wild tournament week on the Seacoast. Always one of our favorite shows of the year! 

Fully loaded Seacoast Sports Weekly program includes topics like the PHS girls basketball team's OT game with first-place BG, Dover High's hope for a new turf field getting nixed, the Maine hoop playoffs, the Exeter boys clinch the No. 1 seed, an various high school hockey and UNH sports takes! 

Portsmouth Herald sportswriter joins the podcast to discuss a wide range of topics, including the Maine high school hoop playoffs, the UNH men's basketball team's dismal season, the Exeter boys hoop team's chances of cutting down the nets in Durham. Also, sports betting in N.H. and the beautifully wacked-out tournament that's about to unfold in NHIAA girls hockey. 

The Patriots are world champions for the sixth time in 18 years. Exeter High School swept this year's rivalry hoop games with Winnacunnet, which Dover and Spaulding split. The guys react to the Super Bowl and high school rivalry week in this emergency pod! 

Boston Herald beat writer Kevin Duffy called in from Atlanta, the site of Super Bowl LIII, to help break down all things Patriots-Rams, from the age-gap factor, to Todd Gurley's health, to the craziness that is Super Bowl week from a media perspective. 

SMG sportswriter Jay Pinsonnault joins the Seacoast Sports Weekly program to help the guys take an early look at Pats - Chiefs in Super Bowl LIII, as well as the upcoming Exeter-Winnacunnet rivaly basketball games on Feb. 1.

JD was in Foxboro for the Patriots' dominating win over the Chargers, and the guys look ahead to New England's 8th straight AFC title game appearance. Also, a high school chat with Foster's sports editor Mike Whaley and some UNH hoop and hockey takes.

The UMass Lowell men's basketball team declined to speak to the media after Wednesday night's 68-64 loss to New Hampshire, and O'Leary has to vent. JD looks ahead to the upcoming Dover - St. Thomas Aquinas high school boys hockey game. 

Patriots beat writer for The Boston Herald Kevin Duffy joined the Seacoast Sports Weekly podcast on Thursday morning to help break down Sunday's AFC Divisional playoff game between the Patriots and Chargers. 

The guys kick-off 2019 with a break-down of Exeter's recent 2-2 draw with nine-time defending girls hockey champ Hanover. Is this the year Exeter, or another N.H. team, ends Hanover's reign? Other topics: The ousting of Bedford girls basketball coach Sue Thomas, UNH hockey's four-game win streak, Portsmouth's bounce-back week in Division I boys basketball, and a ranking of the Seacoast 5. 

The guys welcome Fosters.com correspondent Josh Seguin to the program to discuss the lastest torn in O'Leary's side: Ties in high school sports. JD and Seguin give their takes on the topic in the second half of the program. The guys also discuss opening night of the Division I boys basketball season. Is it time to panic after Portsmouth's dud at Winnacunnet? Or what about Spaulding's disappointing loss at Salem? And what's up with the new Dover High School gym? All that and more in this 45 minute episode! 

With high school basketball now in full swing, the guys preview what will be a loaded Seacoast on the boys side with local broadcaster Justin McIsaac. Also covered: The terrible officiating in high school girls basketball on both sides of the river, and what can be done to fix it. 

Boston Globe sportswriter Chad Finn joined the Seacoast Sports Weekly program on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Topics included context around the Patriots' dominant local TV ratings and the Nate Eovaldi contract. 

The guys take a look at the winter high school sports season and discuss UNH's rampant struggles across the board.

Championship Saturday arrives in high school football ... with no New Hampshire teams remaining. The guys look ahead to Marshwood-Brunswick in the Maine Class B final, touch upon the NHIAA championship games at UNH, and give some UNH takes, including a men's hockey team that's looking a lot like the product we've seen in recent seasons. 

Portsmouth Herald sportswriter Mike Zhe joined the Seacoast Sports Weekly podcast on Saturday morning to preview Marshwood's chances at winning a fourth Gold Ball in five years. 

O'Leary and JD treat this Nov. 10, 2018 episode as a "re-entry Saturday" after unforseen circumstances cancled last week's pod. Topics include high school football games being increasingly moved and postponed due to rain, the cat stuck in the tree, some UNH sports takes, and shout-outs to our local fall sports champions. 

NEWS CENTER Maine reporter Jessica Gagne covered Friday night's longest game in World Series history, and she rejoins the show to discuss the scene following Boston's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers in 18 innings. Also, SMG reporter Jay Pinsonnault previews Winnacunnet's field hockey championship game against Windham. 

The guys discuss Week 8 of the high school football season, and pose a question: How much should enrollment numbers matter in state alignments. Editor's note: please excuse our technical difficulties! We'll have that ironed out for next neew's episode. 

On this week's podcast, John Doyle talks with Jeff Pearlman, author of "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL".

The guys dig into Week 6 of the high school football season, including the big Winnacunnet - Londonderry result. Mike Whaley calls in for the second half of the show to discuss the area's many volleyball powers and look ahead to the playoffs.

The guys break down Friday's high school action, look ahead to Exeter-Winnacunnet football, and discuss UNH's must-win game at Elon with color man Justin McIsaac.

Week 4 of the high school football season gave us everything we've been craving. We had last-minute drives. Offensive fireworks. Defensive battles. MVP-like performances. Winning streaks extending. Jay Pinsonnault covered the Dover-Winnacunnet game and joins the program to help break down a good week for high school football in New Hampshire and Maine.

Week 3 of the high school football brought a few surprises, with York taking down undefeated Gardiner at home and Dover getting blitzed at Windham, 42-0, in a game that looked closer on paper. Also, a take correction on UNH football, which has been in tough spots like this before and still made the FCS playoffs. 

The guys react to the UNH football team's second straight lackluster effort, this one a 10-3 loss to Colgate in Saturday's home opener. Also, a recap of Week 2 of the local high school football season, and Alex Abrami of the Burlington Free Press rejoins the program to talk about the sorry state of Vermont high school football. 

The guys break down an opening week of the high school football season that was full of blowouts. Sportswriter Jay Pinsonnault joins the program to discuss a potentially serious injury to York senior QB Dawson Gundlah. Also, O'Leary on UNH's embarrassing season opener at UMaine, and beat writer Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston rejoins the program discuss the first-place Red Sox. 

Travis Lazarczyk of the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal joins the podcast to discuss an evolving concept in high school football — the idea of creating an 8-man league for struggling programs in New Hampshire and Maine. 

University of New Hampshire Associate Athletic Director for Communications Mike Murphy rejoins the show to help break down what is expected to be a good UNH fotball team this season. Also, JD responds to tweet beef. 

The guys preview the high school football season, which kicks off with practices on Monday, Aug. 13. Also, why UNH football's time is now. 

Greg Madia of the Daily Times Record joins John Doyle to discuss his baseball quest to visit all 30 big-league cities. 

Patriots beat writer Kevin Duffy of the Boston Herald joins the program to help preview Training Camp, which kicks-off at Gillette Stadium this week. 

Herald sportswriter Mike Zhe calls into the Seacoast Sports Weekly program to discuss the State Am and pros and cons of Portsmouth joining forces with Oyster River in football this season.

The guys react to another memorable night at the Seacoast All-Star Sports Awards with National Baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez. Also, SMG contributing writer Terrill Covey joins the pod to preview next week's NHRA New England Nationals at the Epping Dragway. 

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