The Seacoast Sports Forum Podcast

The Special Olympics will be holding their Seacoast event on May 27th at Exeter High School and our guest is Jim Tufts the coordinator of the big day.

 

Jim and Sherm discuss the highlights of the Seacoast Olympics and how folks can volunteer to be a part of the events.

 

The guys also talk about two of Jim’s favorite sports hockey and soccer….the Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs and the World Cup coming this summer to New England and Jim's long time involvement in lacrosse officiating.

Roger Brown from NHHardball.com joins Sherm as the Granite State schoolboy baseball season gets underway.

 

Roger handicaps the different divisions and their strengths and weaknesses heading into the first week action.

 

New Hampshire college baseball…the Fishercats and MLB also are topics on the table during this episode of the SSF.

 

During the "Two Minute Drill" Sherm and Roger discuss headlines from NH Football Report.com

During this notebook edition of the SSF Sherm recaps his special visit to Fenway Park with Jay Pinsonnault for a press conference with members of the 1986 World Series Red Sox.

 

Sherm and Jay recap the day and their hopes for the Sox and also pitching prospect Connerly Early.

 

Jay highlights articles about the upcoming high school baseball season and 17 Seacoast pitching prospects as well as articles on boys and girls seacoast tennis players to watch for the 2026.

Jays articles are available now on seacoastonline.com.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill “ Sherm congratulates the Seacoast Media Group girls basketball player of the year Exeter Bluehawk  Lexy Rogers.

Its time to play baseball and host Sherm Chester is joined by Jay Pinsonnault of the Seacoast Media Group to size up the upcoming Red Sox season and the rest of the American and National League teams.

 

Baseball talk shifts to the 2026 high school season and the seacoast teams vying for the Division One title.  Jay gives his take on the teams that can be contenders in June.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Jay previews an article about Cody Morissette and Ben Malgeri two former Exeter Bluehawk teammates making their way up through the ranks of the MLB minor league system.

On this edition of the SSF host Sherm Chester is joined by Justin McIsaac the voice of UNH Wildcat football.

 

The topics include March Madness and the recent report on sports betting and its potential effect on college teams.  

 

Justin gives his take on the effects of the transfer portal on college sports and the recent change of head coach for the Wildcats.

 

He also shares advice to up and coming play-by-play announcers.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm congratulates the girls Bluehawk track team on their great showing at the Winter National Tournament in Boston

In this notebook edition of the SSF host Sherm Chester reviews the results of the weekend of NHIAA hockey and basketball championship action.

 

Congratulation to all the teams and student athletes who participated in the winter sports programs throughout the Granite State.

 

Now it’s onto spring !!

Sherm Chester is joined by Brandon Brown from Seacoast Media Group with the focus on the surprising turn of events leading to the upcoming NHIAA Division One Basketball Championship pairings.

 

Brandon previews the NHIAA  boys and girls hockey championship action and gives kudos to outstanding games and players he has covered this winter.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm billboards the times and  championship locations capping off the high school winter sports season.

A notebook edition of the SSF.   With the winter weather causing changes in the NHIAA tournament competitions Sherm covers the upcoming matchups in girls/boys basketball and hockey and the game schedules.

 

Coach Bill Taylor joins Sherm to review the Exeter Bluehawk boys preliminary tourney game with Goffstown Grizzlies. 

 

During the “Two Minute Drill”  Sherm gives an update on the Girls Division One Basketball Semifinal pairings.

The NHIAA Division 1 Boys and Girls Tournament Brackets are up and Sherm is joined by Jay Pinsonnault from Seacoast Media Group to break down the matchups.

 

The talk shifts to baseball and Jay’s article on Seacoastonline.com that highlights seacoast baseball prospects playing in MLB spring training camps.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill”  Coach Bill Taylor gives his take on the Exeter boys and girls basketball teams heading into the tournament.

Coach Taylor will be doing play by play of the games on Bluehawk Media’s YouTube channel.

 

This edition of the SSF salutes two NHIAA Division 1 champions The Exeter High School Bluehawk Unified Co-ed Basketball and Indoor Girls Track teams.

 

Host Sherm Chester gets to interview Unified Head Coach Katherine Nichols and Indoor Track Head Coach Nate Leveille.

 

The D1 regular basketball and hockey seasons for boys and girls teams are wrapping up and teams preparing for the upcoming tournaments standings.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm acknowledges a new start up media outlet for high school sports coverage in seacoast New Hampshire.