Sports
Hurricanes handle fourth-ranked Raiders in boys lacrosse
By BEN HOOKE
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Five games from playoff time, the Hartford Hurricanes defense of the VPA D-II lacrosse championship appears to be going full speed ahead. The division-leading Hurricanes built an early lead with great defense then weathered a...
Local Roundup: Hartford, Hanover girls lacrosse teams win
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls Lacrosse Hartford 6, Stowe 4 Key players: Hartford — Madi Barwood (1 goal, 2 assists); Audrey Rupp (4 goals, 1 assist); Braelyn...
Miscues overwhelm Hurricanes baseball in Tuesday night contest
By BEN HOOKE
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — If the Hartford Hurricanes want to make a deep run in the upcoming VPA Division II baseball playoffs, they can scarcely afford more performances like Tuesday night’s. The Hurricanes battled well at the plate against Brattleboro...
Local Roundup: With win, Lebanon girls tennis locks in No. 2 tourney seed
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls Tennis Lebanon 6, Bishop Brady 3 Key players: Lebanon — Hannah Rich, Mari Utell, Laura Hines, Sophie Longacre Highlights: Rich,...
Raiders, Cardinals short on boys lacrosse victories but making up for it with effort
By TRIS WYKES
CLAREMONT — Last place was on the line Monday at Monadnock Park, and neither the Stevens High boys lacrosse team nor rival Lebanon wanted to claim the dubious prize.The NHIAA Division III squads entered a combined 0-18 and it was Lebanon that got off...
Local Roundup: Hanover, Hartford, Windsor win on the softball diamond
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Softball Windsor 16, Poultney 3 Key players: Windsor — SS Gianna Felice, P Molly Burke, 1B Mackenzie Kleefisch Highlights: Windsor...
Bears girls finish first in CVC Championships
At Saturday’s CVC Championships in Hanover High, the host Bears ran away with a first-place overall finish in the girls meet and second overall for the boys. Hanover distance runner Lea Perreard swept the distances, winning the 800-, 1,600- and...
Local Roundup: Hartford baseball defeats Otter Valley 1-0 in pitchers’ duel
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Hartford 1, Otter Valley 0 Key players: Hartford — Zach Johnson (7 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 8 Ks), Kyle Spaulding (1-for-3, RBI);...
WRV baseball prevails on an off day
By TRIS WYKES
SOUTH ROYALTON — Had Friday’s baseball game between White River Valley High and Leland & Gray gone into extra innings, the path paced by Wildcats coach Devin Cilley in front of the home dugout might have become a trench.Back and forth walked the...
Wild divide: Can wildlife management policy reflect Vermonters’ complex views?
By EMMA COTTON
This is the second story in a two-part series that examines the increasingly inflamed debate about wildlife management in Vermont. Part I of the series looked at the voices that are most often heard in the Legislature and in Vermont media. This story...
Wild divide: A debate over wildlife management in Vermont runs deep
By EMMA COTTON
This is the first story in a two-part series that examines the increasingly inflamed debate about wildlife management in Vermont. Part I of the series looks at the voices that are most often heard in the Legislature and in Vermont media. Part II...
State parks celebrate 100th anniversary while rebuilding from historic July floods
By TIFFANY TAN
JAMAICA — Vermont state parks are marking their centennial this year, a season-long celebration that park officials are hoping will bring a record number of visitors after the disruptions from last summer’s statewide flooding.Officials are hoping to...
Local Roundup: Lebanon boys tennis blanks Kingswood
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Boys Tennis Lebanon 9, Kingswood 0 Highlights: The team held strong today with a 9-0 win.Records: Lebanon 9-0; Kingswood 0-9 Girls...
Local Roundup: Oxbow softball extends unbeaten streak
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.SoftballOxbow 21, U-32 0Key players: Oxbow — Anastase Bourgeois, Brooke Osgood, Mazie BourgeoisHighlights: Anastase Bourgeois had 11...
Lebanon’s Jewell back from auto accident, more aware of ‘drowsy driving’ dangers
By TRIS WYKES
PLAINFIELD — Maddie Jewell realized she was tired when she embarked on the half-hour drive home from Grantham late on a Saturday night last November.It had been a busy start to the school year for Jewell, a three-sport student-athlete at Lebanon High....
Local Roundup: Bears boys lacrosse win in OT
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Boys Lacrosse Hanover 7, ConVal 6 (OT) Key players: Hanover — Schuyler Clapp (one goal two assists); John Scherer (two goals); Sam...
Young Oxbow baseball team struggles, but coach still finds joy in teaching the game
By TRIS WYKES
BRADFORD, Vt. — Oxbow High’s baseball scoreboard remained aglow half an hour after Tuesday’s game with U-32. Not that the Olympians needed a lengthy reminder of the loss or its 22-6 denouement.Oxbow is 1-6 and has been outscored 91-36 this season....
Local Roundup: Hartford tops Woodstock in close girls lacrosse contest
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls LacrosseHartford 11, Woodstock 7Key players: Hartford — Audrey Rupp (six goals, one assist), Madi Barwood (three goals), Nella...
Local Roundup: Bears defeat Hollis-Brookline in softball slugfest
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Softball Hanover 19Hollis-Brookline 12 Key players: Hanover — Sophie Wise (3-for-4, 3 RBIs); Kit Tullar (3-for-5); Abby Campfield...
Hurricanes earn 10-9 victory over U-32 in girls lacrosse
By TRIS WYKES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The pass was perfect, a classic backdoor feed that arced from Paisley Danaher to Madison Barwood and resulted in the winning goal Saturday for the undefeated Hartford High girls lacrosse team.The strike lifted the host...
