On this edition of the SSF Sherm is joined by Jay Pinsonnault of the Seacoast Media Group.

The final days of the regular spring sports season are here and the teams are getting ready for the upcoming tournament action.

The guys discuss the success of the local teams and the tournament schedules….the Red Sox….the NFL ruling on “the tush push”…and the future of the Celtics.

Two Minute Drill covers parent behavior at school sporting events.

Sherm’s special guest on this edition of the SSF is Roger Brown from NHHARDBALL.Com

The upcoming week will determine who will be top dog in Division One schoolboy baseball and Roger previews the matchups and players.

The guys kick around MLB commissioner Rob Manfred allowing Pete Rose to become eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Football talk includes the announcement of the 2025 NFL schedule and the Patriots opener at home against the Las Vegas Raiders and former UNH Wildcat standout Dylan Laube.

Two minute Drill topics…Roger features an upcoming football camp..and Sherm giving kudos to the recent NH Special Olympics event and organizer Jim Tufts

Sherm is joined by Jay Pinsonnault and Brandon Brown from the Seacoast Media Group with a mid-season recap of the baseball and lacrosse seasons.

The guys also discuss the NFL draft results…Bill Belichick’s awkward interview on CBS…the MLB season so far….and the NBA playoffs.

During the “Two Minute Drill” the topics include Jay’s observation on parent conduct at high school contests and Sherm’s shout out to Exeter native Jackie Gaughan’s success at the recent Boston Marathon.

Coach Jim Tufts joins Sherm Chester on this edition of the SSF featuring the upcoming Secoast Special Olympics events May 4th at Exeter High School.

The Tufts family has been one of the founding organizers of the event since the 1971.

Jim and Sherm also discuss the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs and a post mortem on the Bruins season and their future.

The guys wrap up with high school lacrosse talk and review “Celtic City” on HBO MAX

Sherm Chester is joined on this edition of the SSF by Jay Pinsonnault from Seacoastonline.com

Jay shares his comprehensive article about the softball and baseball players to watch on seacoast teams.

As part of the “Two Minute Drill “ Sherm gives his review of the NETFLIX documentary THE CLUBHOUSE about the Red Sox 2024 season

The start of  N.H. spring sports is a week away  and Roger Brown from NHhardball.com joins Sherm Chester to give a thumbnail look at the upcoming schoolboy baseball season and the effect Mother Nature may have on the scheduled kickoff.

The guys discuss a recent national article about the problems the transfer portal and NIL have caused in college sports.

“The Two Minute Drill” features Sherm’s thoughts on the opening day tribute to the 1975 Red Sox World Series team and boxing legend George Foreman

Sherm Chester and Jay Pinsonnault with  a  special Baseball Edition of the SSF with special guest Red Sox broadcaster Dave O’Brien.

Dave talks about the upcoming season and some of the standout players to watch.

Sherm asks Dave for his advice to students looking for a future in broadcasting…his remembrances of Bob Uecker and an update on Sox veteran broadcaster Joe Castiglione.

March Madness is also discussed with Dave predicting his teams with the shot at number one for the men and woman’s tournaments.

You can watch a video edition of this interview on YouTube at the following link:

https://youtu.be/6f4AzytRLaU

Sherm Chester recaps the Championship weekend for high school hockey and basketball in the Granite State.

The highlights of the weekend included a D1 hockey championship for Concord in a historic 4 overtime victory against  Bishop Guertin followed by the boys D1 basketball title contest between Bedford and Keene with Bedford squeaking out the win in a great title tilt.

Congratulations to all the championship teams and all the student athletes involved in winter sports

It’s almost time to close the books on the high school winter sports season with the championship weekend.

Sherm Chester is joined by Roger Brown of NHHardball.com to discuss the pairings and to analyze the elimination of the Seacoast  teams in the tournament in two exciting semifinal contests.

In football news Exeter's Hunter Long changes teams during NFL free agency season and Roger breaks news that will have an effect on next falls schoolboy football schedule.

Sherm Chester with a reporters notebook that includes a recap of the NHIAA tournament action so far which included a big upset win and at the wire win for two of the Seacoast teams.

The winter season comes to a close with the state championships wrapping up this weekend.  

NHIAA Tournament Action: 

On Saturday..

The Girls Division 2 Championship game at Noon..Division One at 4pm

On Sunday..

The Boys Division 2 Championship game at Noon..Division One at 4pm

Both days the games will be at UNH's Lundholm Gym in Durham

NHIAA Championship Hockey Tournament action scheduled for Saturday at SNHU arena in Manchester... gametimes TBA