Best New Hampshire schools for athletes? According to one study, these are top 25

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New Hampshire has long carried an athletic pedigree in the high school landscape.

The legendary Red Rolfe helped put baseball on the map in the area, and the momentum continued with names like Carlton Fisk and Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Mike Flanagan. Olympic gold medalists Tara Mounsey and Katie King dominated the hockey scene, and standout Matt Bonner helped add to the state's basketball legacy.

That legacy, of course, continues today, with the next generation of athletes paving their way into the record books.Which high schools in New Hampshire are considered the best for athletes today?

According to one study conducted by Niche, which accounts for survey feedback from students and parents—accounting for "reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school"—and data from the U.S. Department of Education, these are the top 25.

25. Pembroke Academy​

Total number of sports: 23

24. Sanborn Regional High School (Kingston)​

Total number of sports: 19

23. Hanover High School​

Total number of sports: 28

22. Holderness School​

Total number of sports: 34

21. Milford High School​

Total number of sports: 24

20. Dover Senior High School​

Total number of sports: 25

19. St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Dover)​

Total number of sports: 26

18. The Derryfield School (Manchester)​

Total number of sports: 43

17. Hollis-Brookline High School​

Total number of sports: 24

16. Winnacunnet High School (Hampton)​

Total number of sports: 27

15. Salem High School​

Total number of sports: 26

14. Windham High School​

Total number of sports: 25

13. Hopkinton High School (Contoocook)​

Total number of sports: 12

12. Concord High School​

Total number of sports: 17

11. Plymouth Regional High School​

Total number of sports: 24

10. Coe-Brown Northwood Academy​

Total number of sports: 24

9. Londonderry Senior High School​

Total number of sports: 29

8. Portsmouth High School​

Total number of sports: 25

7. Bow High School​

Total number of sports: 27

6. Pinkerton Academy (Derry)​

Total number of sports: 23

5. Gilford High School​

Total number of sports: 25

4. Souhegan Cooperative High School (Amherst)​

Total number of sports: 30

3. Exeter High School​

Total number of sports: 34

2. Bishop Guertin High School (Nashua)​

Total number of sports: 35

1. Bedford High School​

Total number of sports: 34

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: New Hampshire's best high schools for athletes in 2026

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