Salem High School was listed by Sports Illustrated in 2008 as having the best athletics program in the state of New Hampshire. The varsity football team were state champions in 2009, defeating Nashua North and have won 4 other championships in recent years with Football championships in 1995 when in Division II, 1983 and 1975 in Division I, and when the high school used to be Woodbury High School in 1957 when the school was in Division IV a championship was won then also. This past fall 2021 Coach Steve Abraham in his 2nd season lead the Blue Devils to another Final 4 appearance in Division 1, Including a regular-season win over eventual champion Londondonderry. The men's varsity basketball team won the Class L state championship in 2007 and 2008 (the first championship in 1995). The field hockey team won the state championship game six times between 2002 and 2008. Softball has won seventeen Class L state championships (When?-2010), Coach Harold Sachs recorded his 500th win on May 24, 2011. Recently this past June 2021 the Softball program won its 18th State Championship. The boys' volleyball team has a national record 112-match win streak and have won ten straight state championships (2004–2014) according to NFHS.org. On June 18, 2010, German exchange student Philipp Becker won the boys' singles tennis tournament when he beat his rival from Londonderry High School. Becker is the first tennis player from Salem to win the boys title. Its currently rivalry in athletics is with Windham High School with "The Battle of Route 111" since their high school opened in the past 10 years, previously the Blue Devils had "The Battle of Route 28" Rivalry with Pinkerton Academy of Derry. Performing arts The Salem High School Performing Arts Program offers a robust offering of activities to students. The program offers Chorus, Theater Arts, Band and Color Guard. The bands program consist of performing ensembles including Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, as well as the Salem Blue Devils Winter Percussion Ensemble. The band program strives to enrich the lives of students through various music experiences. The marching band is open to all students, Grades 9-12, who have previously studied a musical instrument either in or out of school. The Marching band have performed in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Fiesta Bowl Parade. The theater arts program performs in the Seifert Performing arts center every