The Seacoast Sports Forum Podcast

Sherm broadcasts solo this week with a reporters notebook edition of the SSF. Topics from his list include the toughest contest yet for the Exeter Bluehawks football team…the network dream World Series matchup…the Patriots “soft” controversy and the Bill Belichick corn maze ? Sherm wraps up with his thoughts on the passing of two 1975 World Series baseball legends…Pete Rose and Louis Tiant.

Roger Brown from NH Football Report joins Sherm to review schoolboy football after the state rivalry week matchups  Also they discuss the sudden closing of Stellos stadium in Nashua and the meeting between UNH and Harvard for the first time since 1939. The guys wrap up with their take on the MLB teams shooting for a trip to the World Series. You can read Rogers column on NHFootballReport.com

Jay Pinsonnault from Seacoast Media Group is special guest this week on the SSF. Jay and Sherm discuss the annual Seacoast New Hampshire Rivalry Week between Exeter and Hampton…the Bluehawks vs the Warriors. Both schools and their fall sports teams put it all out on the playing fields for bragging rights and to secure a top spot in the conference.   Jay also gives his take on the Patriots and the...

The football season is underway…. Roger Brown from NHFootballReport.com joins Sherm on the SSF. The first week featured some surprises including a last minute head coaching change for the Granite States team with the longest winning streak.   The UNH Wildcats pick up their first win of the year against Holy Cross and the New England Patriots surprise fans by beating the Bengals and starting their...

Nick Anastos from FNLNH Media joins Sherm for this edition of the SSF. Nick a five tool play by play announcer shares his thought on the upcoming fall high school sports season.   The guys talk about what makes a solid broadcast team presentation no matter the sport. The Two Minute Drill includes Nick’s round robin look at all the New England teams. Catch high school football all season long on th...

Roger Brown joins Sherm on this edition of the SSF with the focus on the upcoming football season. The guys discuss Roger’s pre-season top ten school boy Granite State teams on his website.      NHHardball.com Roger also handicaps the UNH WIldcat football season as well. Catch Roger's football reports on the 603 Sports Podcastl.

Sherm Chester is joined by Jay Pinsonnault of the Seacoast Media Group for this edition of he SSF Baseball leads off with discussion of the successful run of Portsmouth American Legion Booma Post to the New Hampshire state championship and their run for the New England regional title. Jay gives his take on the Red Sox trade deadline acquisitions and the second half of the season and a local athlet...

On this edition of the SSF Roger Brown from NHFootballReport.com and NHHardball.com is special guest. Roger and Sherm discuss the upcoming football season for the New Hampshire high school divisions and the prospects for the UNH WIldcats. The talk swaps to the baseball season for the NH Legion champs Booma Post and injuries plaguing the MLB teams as they head to the post season.

On this edition of the SSF our guest is Jon Rineman author of "The Garden is Always Greener" (an alternate NBA timeline) of the Boston Celtics. Jon is a North Hampton native who has been a comedy writer with Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno among his resume and a lifelong Celtics fan using his talents to write this humorous account  of “what might have been” during the Larry Bird/Michael Jordan era of the N...

Summer is here and we kick it off with a SSF special edition starting off with Sherm’s New England sports notebook. We also feature a segment of an interview with Exeter High School’s retiring Athletic Director Bill Ball. Check out the entire video edition of the interview and a special SSF documentary  “Uncommon Champions” about the 1997 Exeter Bluehawk football teams first championship in 32 yea...

Jeff Collins, Executive Director of the NHIAA is special guest on this edition of the Seacoast Sports Forum. Discussion is about the successful completion of the 2023-2024 Granite State sports seasons. How divisions are structured and scheduling in the various sports are also topics on the table. The program concludes with Jeff Collins giving his take on Bill Balls effect on the New Hampshire spor...

The Spring sports tournaments are underway. On this edition of the SSF Sherm is joined by Roger Howe from the FNLNH network and the conversation is the boys lacrosse D1-2-3 brackets. Roger breakdown the upcoming action and makes his predictions on the road to the NHIAA championships. The guys also discuss the success of The Bishop Guertin Cardinals since the turn of the new century and keys to Exe...

The Spring sports tournaments are underway. On this edition of the SSF Sherm is joined by Roger Howe from the FNLNH network and the conversation is the boys lacrosse D1-2-3 brackets. Roger Howe breaks down the upcoming action and makes his predictions on the road to the NHIAA championships. In the second segment Sherm is joined by Roger Brown of  NHHardball.com and the focus shifts to the upcoming...

Sherm and Roger Brown discuss the upcoming schoolboy baseball playoffs on this edition of the SSF. Exeter Coach Bruce Joyce is featured in an interview with his take on the great season for the Bluehawks and the road ahead going after the D1 title. The guys talk about the recent UNH Wildcat Blue/White game and the future of NFL draft pick Wildcat standout Dylan Laube. During the “Two Minute Drill”...

Coach Jim Tufts is guest on this edition of the SSF discussing the upcoming Seacoast Special Olympics event May 5th at Exeter High School. Also on the agenda Jim and Sherm talk high school lacrosse…NHL Stanley Cup action and wrap up with Coach Tufts expressing his feelings on the retirement of Exeter’s athletic director Bill Ball

Roger Brown joins Sherm in this edition of the SSF with spring sports finally underway. The guys talk Granite State baseball with Roger giving early season observations on teams and players. Other topics on the agenda..the busy month ahead for the pros…The Stanley Cup and NBA playoffs are underway…the upcoming NFL draft with the potential of a UNH Wildcat going pro and the Wildcat Blue/White game...

Josh Morissette,  a standout college athlete from Exeter is the special guest on this edition of the SSF with the emphasis on basketball and in particular his development as a successful college player. Sherm talks with Josh about his transition from high school to prep school to college player and the differences in coaching techniques he’s received and his advice to young players. Josh also give...

Sherm Chester is joined by Roger Brown of the Union-Leader and they handicap the upcoming Granite State basketball championships and discuss one of the most dominating players in the tourney, Pinkerton Academy’s..Jackson Marshall. Roger gives his take on the upcoming high school baseball schedule….proposed legislation to protect high school sports officials and the guys discuss the announced retir...

Jay Pinsonnault from the Seacoast Media Group joins host Sherm Chester for a discussion of the Super Bowl..the stretch run to the playoffs for winter high school Seacoast sports teams and focus their conversation on a proposed bill from the N.H. Legislature to protect sports officials from spectator abuse at sanctioned events. They wrap up with a review of Red Sox baseball spring training.  

Coach Bill Taylor and Roger Brown join host Sherm Chester to discuss the end of an era in New England sports with the exit of Bill Belichick as the coach of the Patriots and the announcement of Jerod Mayo as his replacement. The guys also discuss boys and girls basketball in the Granite State and wrap things up during the “Two Minute Drill” with a review of Patriot coaches since the teams inceptio...

Host Sherm Chester celebrates the 100th edition of the Seacoast Sports Forum with a "Notebook" program with his take on the shows very first guest in 2020 comedian Jimmy Dunn and his success on the new version of FRASIER. The future of the Patriots and Bill Belichick. The Dodgers spending a Billion dollars in baseball free agency and the Red Sox loss of Chris Sale to the Atlanta Braves. Previews a...

Sherm Chester is joined by Jay Pinsonnault of the Seacoast Media Group to size up the winter season for seacoast boys and girls basketball and hockey teams.   Exeter’s Hunter Long NFL update and the Red Sox potential moves at the MLB winter meetings also on the agenda.

Sherm is joined by Roger Brown from the NH Football Report and Union-Leader finishing up the Thanksgiving leftovers…and celebrating the four Granite State football Champions. The guys reflect on this season and look ahead to 2024.  They also congratulate the winner of the inaugural Joe Yukica award for the best football student athlete in New Hampshire. Roger gives his take on the future of the UN...

During this holiday week Sherm has a solo program and discusses the upcoming NHIAA Division I football championship…the wrap up of the UNH Wildcat football season…the possible future of a seacoast Thanksgiving Day contest…and Sherms take on Mac Jones as the Patriots quarterback for the rest of this season.

Sherm Chester is joined by “Coach” Bill Taylor for an episode to be featured on both the Seacoast Sports Forum and it’s sister program The Seacoast Forum.   The guys discuss changes in the broadcast industry and then shift to sports and review the local state high school football tournament…the Patriots dismal season…the state of the Red Sox and wrap up with Bill summing up an exciting NASCAR seas...