The Seacoast Sports Forum Podcast

The Seacoast Sports Forum Podcast

A comprehensive look at the local and regional sports teams in Seacoast New Hampshire as well as interviews with the coaches and student athletes. Sherm Chester, Sam Bruno and "Coach" Bill Taylor are the hosts of the program.

Episodes

July 7, 2025 49 mins

Sherm’s special guest on this edition of the SSF is Nick Anastos from FNLNH Media.

Nick is one of the most prolific and versatile broadcasters in the business. If you are an aspiring play by play announcer pay attention to the expertise of one of the best.

 

The guys talk sports in general but focus on FNLNH coverage of high school sports in the Granite State and Nick gives a look ahead to the 2025 N.H. football season.

 

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A special notebook edition of the SSF for the 4th of July holiday.

 

Sherm gives his take on the recent NBA and NHL drafts and speculation on the upcoming seasons.  The MLB trade deadline is lurking and will the Red Sox make another move.

He also reveals the NHIAA D-1 Fall football schedule.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm gives major kudos to up and coming Bluehawk broadcaster Kyle Vivenzio.

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June 19, 2025 37 mins

Jay Pinsonnault from the Seacoastonline.com  joins Sherm Chester for a wrap up of the New Hampshire spring sports season.

The focus is the baseball championship for the Exeter Bluehawks with a recap of their 3-1 win over seacoast rival Winnacunnet Warriors as well as the other divisional championships at the home of the N.H. Fishercats.

Talk shifts to the bombshell trade of Raffi Devers from the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants.

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Sherm Chester is joined by Jay Pinsonnault from the Seacoast Media Group to discuss the ultimate seacoast matchup for the NHIAA Division One Baseball Championship….the Exeter Bluehawks and the Winnacunnett Warriors.

The guys recap the semifinal action that got the teams to the big game.

They also recognize some of the other successful seacoast teams taking home championship titles.

 

During "The Two Minute Drill"   Sherm highlights...

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June 4, 2025 20 mins

Sherm goes solo during this SSF highlighting all the state tourney matchups in lacrosse…baseball…softball and track.

 

Keep posted on the tournaments with daily coverage by Jay Pinsonnault at Seacoastonline.com and Roger Brown at NHHardball.com

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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 spor...

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May 17, 2025 26 mins

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...

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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 ...

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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

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April 11, 2025 44 mins

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

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April 6, 2025 33 mins

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 tribut...

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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 h...

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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 s...

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March 15, 2025 34 mins

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 fa...

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March 10, 2025 23 mins

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

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The Boys Division 2 Championship game at ...

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March 1, 2025 39 mins

The pairings for the NHIAA girls and boys basketball tournaments are posted and Sherm is joined by Jay Pinsonnault from Seacoastonline.com and they review the matchups and size up the teams leading up to the NHIAA Basketball Championships for D1 and D2 at UNH ‘s Lundholm Gym March 15 and 16.

Jay has been checking out Cactus League spring training baseball in Arizona and gives his take on the Red Sox acquisition of Alex Bregman.

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February 24, 2025 26 mins

Sherm is joined by Roger Brown from NH Football Report.com on this edition of the SSF.

The guys review the NHL 4 Nations tourney…the Super Bowl commercials….the upcoming state basketball and hockey tournaments and wrap up with a look at the Devers dilemma for the Red Sox.

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February 14, 2025 17 mins

Sherm rides solo with a reporters notebook SSF that includes his take on the Super Bowl…the coverage by Fox and Tom Brady’s performance in the booth.

Bill Belichick is also on Sherms radar including his biggest stumble in SB XLII against Eli Manning and the Giants.

 

The Red Sox sign their right handed bat... a look at schoolboy/girl sports and wrapping up with a “Two Minute Drill” about the return of “Dickie V”…Dick Vitale to coll...

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February 6, 2025 37 mins

Sherm is joined by Roger Brown of NHFootballReport.com and start the conversation off talking about the upcoming state basketball tournament and potential favorites to take the title.

 

The sports talk heads to football with  Coach Chip Kelly heading to the Las Vegas Raiders and of course the guys making their Super Bowl picks.

 

During the "Two Minute Drill"  Sherm welcomes the unofficial start of the baseball season.

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January 24, 2025 49 mins

Jay Pinsonnault sports editor from SeacoastOnline.com  joins Sherm for this SSF.

It’s getting near the mid season point of boys and girls basketball and hockey and the guys review the seacoast teams and some of their standout players.

 

Sherm and Jay recap the national championship for Manchester N.H.’s Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The talk shifts to the NFL playoffs and the road to the Super Bowl.  

 

They wrap up with ho...

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