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Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players’ union

03-18-2024 9:49 PM

HANOVER — Dartmouth College will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court.In a statement announcing...


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Hartland’s Hammond Cove Shooting Range to open April 1

03-18-2024 3:05 PM

HARTLAND — The Hammond Cove Shooting Range is set to reopen on April 1 after its closure for the winter season.The range, which includes a six-port, 100-yard rifle range and a pistol bench, operates under rules set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife...


Big Green hockey in conference semifinal

03-17-2024 3:55 PM

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — It was a little like the old days in Thompson Arena on Saturday.The fourth-seeded Dartmouth College men’s hockey team defeated sixth-seeded Union, 4-2, sweeping the Garnet Chargers in an ECAC best-of-three quarterfinal series. It was the Big...


Dartmouth’s third-line center makes a difference on the ice and in the locker room

03-15-2024 8:01 PM

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — He’s not the ECAC hockey conference’s leading goal-scorer. That’s Luke Haymes.Nor is he the 6-foot-8 goaltender who’s stopped more than 90% of the shots he’s faced. That’s Cooper Black.Dartmouth College’s Steven Townley is merely a humble...


NLRB certifies union to represent Dartmouth basketball players

03-15-2024 9:16 AM

BOSTON — The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday certified a union to represent Dartmouth men’s basketball players after the deadline passed for the school to object to the election.Big Green players voted 13-2 on March 5 to join the Service...


Hanover boys basketball turnaround ends with runner-up finish

03-11-2024 7:31 PM

By TRIS WYKES

DURHAM, N.H. — One of the greatest turnarounds in Upper Valley sports history came up short of a fairy-tale ending Sunday when the Hanover High boys basketball team fell to Pelham, 51-41, in the NHIAA Division II final at UNH’s Lundholm Gymnasium.The...


Bears author storybook ending in NHIAA D-I title game

03-10-2024 8:31 PM

By TRIS WYKES

MANCHESTER — The story is told by Hanover High girls hockey coach John Dodds only if his team reaches the NHIAA final and at the conclusion of its last practice before the big game.The tale describes how Dodds’ 1973 Hanover boys hockey team used an...


Hazen’s second-half surge denies Windsor girls in D-III final

03-10-2024 7:50 PM

By BEN HOOKE

There was no three-peat for the Windsor High girls basketball team.The second-seeded defending VPA Division III champions fought valiantly for a half but ultimately found themselves outmatched by a sizzling shooting performance by the top-seeded Hazen...


A Life: Craig ‘CJ’ John Lanzim ‘was always upbeat and positive’

03-10-2024 6:01 PM

By PATRICK ADRIAN

PLAINFIELD — Craig John Lanzim, or “C.J.” as he was known, was a role model to many for how to treat others. He had a gift for making people feel valued, whether a close friend or a stranger. He accepted others as they were and exhibited patience and...


White River Valley loses in semi-finals

03-08-2024 6:46 PM

By TRIS WYKES

BARRE, Vt. — Two teams of Wildcats clashed in girls basketball Thursday night at the Barre Auditorium. Sadly for Upper Valley fans, the wrong bunch of Felis Silvestris prevailed in the Vermont Division III quarterfinals.Top-seeded Hazen’s 70-49 defeat...


Nonprofit community ski hill sees one of the worst seasons in memory

03-08-2024 6:33 PM

By FRANCES MIZE

EAST CORINTH — A few weeks ago, Ben Nalette, a freshman alpine skier at Thetford Academy, was using rub-on hard wax to try to coax his skis into better shape for the dicey cover at Northeast Slopes.Rain had made the main face of the hill slick with...


Windsor 46, Richford 33: No. 2 to face No. 1 Hazen in Saturday’s final

03-08-2024 5:41 PM

By TRIS WYKES

BARRE, Vt. — Saturday’s Vermont Division III girls basketball title game at the Barre Auditorium will be a clash of past and recent champions when Windsor High and Hazen meet at 7:30 p.m.The second-seeded Yellowjackets, who coolly dispatched...


Hanover’s Oak Hill hosts ski championships

03-07-2024 10:01 PM

Due to the lack of snow and with temperatures approaching 50 degrees on Wednesday, the NHIAA’s Nordic skiing state championships for Divisions I and II were moved from the White Mountains to the 3.8K course of man-made snow at Hanover’s Oak...


Season ends in semifinals for Hanover boys hockey

03-07-2024 1:56 PM

MANCHESTER — The fifth-seeded Hanover High boys hockey team lost, 5-1, to top-seeded Windham during an NHIAA Division I semifinal on Wednesday at J.F.K Arena.“Windham showed why they are number one,” said Hanover coach Dick Dodds. “They took advantage...


Hartford boys complete hockey sweep for Hurricanes

03-06-2024 4:44 PM

By TRIS WYKES

BURLINGTON — Hartford High boys hockey coach Todd Bebeau was conducting a postgame interview outside the Hurricanes’ Gutterson Field House locker room Tuesday night when the conversation was interrupted by the exit of a screaming Ezra Mock.The senior,...


Hartford girls hockey wins program’s first state championship

03-06-2024 4:35 PM

By TRIS WYKES

BURLINGTON — Storylines abounded Tuesday following the Hartford High girls hockey team’s 5-3 defeat of Missisquoi in the VPA Division II title game at Gutterson Field House. It was the 30-year old program’s first state crown.Head coach Kylie Young, a...


Hanover 49, Pembroke 43: Bears use smart, methodical play in semifinal

03-06-2024 1:31 PM

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

DURHAM, N.H. — Entering Tuesday night’s Division II boys’ basketball semifinal, the No. 3 Pembroke Spartans (18-3) knew exactly what No. 2 Hanover (19-1) was going to do: run a remarkably methodical offense and play smart, disciplined defense.Pembroke...


Hanover girls shut out Bishop Guertin to advance to NH title game

03-06-2024 12:08 PM

By TOM KING

CONCORD — The tournament meetings between the Bishop Guertin and Hanover High School girls hockey teams are usually classics, tugging at nerves and emotions every minute.Not this time.No, Tuesday night’s 6-0 Bears semifinal win over the Cardinals at...


Jim Kenyon: Dartmouth not about to give up fight against basketball team’s unionization effort

03-05-2024 6:16 PM

By JIM KENYON

For everyone who thinks college athletes deserve to get paid for the work they do on behalf of their schools, the 13-2 vote by Dartmouth men’s basketball players to unionize Tuesday was cause for celebration.Unfortunately, Dartmouth President Sian...


Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain before forming labor union

03-05-2024 2:42 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN

HANOVER — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another attack on the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model.In an election supervised...



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