Volleyball Wins 2026 DI State Championship

DERRY, N.H. – The Bishop Guertin girls volleyball team made history Saturday, Nov. 7, capturing the first state championship in program history with a thrilling five-set victory over Pinkerton to claim the 2026 Division I New Hampshire State Championship.

The Cardinals took down the defending state champions on their home court, defeating the No. 3-seeded Astros at Hackler Gym in a dramatic championship showdown.

It was a hard-fought victory for BG, which battled back after dropping the first (26-24) and third (25-23) sets. The Cardinals answered with wins in the second (25-22) and fourth (25-20) sets to force a decisive fifth. There, BG delivered its strongest performance of the afternoon, pulling away for a 15-10 victory to secure the championship.

The fourth-seeded Cardinals’ historic postseason run included a 3-0 victory over No. 13 Nashua South, a 3-2 win against No. 5 Exeter, and a 3-1 semifinal triumph over top-seeded Salem before dispatching Pinkerton in the championship match.

From the beginning of the season, BG set out to accomplish something no girls volleyball team in school history had ever done. The absence of a volleyball championship banner in Collignon Gymnasium served as motivation, and the Cardinals made it their mission to change that.

With an 18-4 overall record and a perfect 4-0 mark in the postseason, the 2026 Cardinals did exactly that.

And they have the banner to prove it.