Sports
Women’s hockey whips Cornell
A day after suffering a 7-0 defeat at No. 5 Colgate, the Dartmouth College women’s hockey team took down No. 10 Cornell, 5-1, in Ithaca, N.Y. on Saturday.The Big Green held the Raiders scoreless for a period Friday before Colgate exploded for three...
Vermonters learn how to ice fish at Barnard’s Silver Lake
By RAY COUTURE
The northern pike, pumpkinseed, and large- and small-mouth bass resting idly at the bottom of Silver Lake could not have anticipated the barrage of would-be ice fishermen that gathered above them on the slushy-covered frozen surface Saturday...
Local roundup: Hartford boys basketball edges Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Brody Tyburski scored seven of his 10 points in the fourth quarter as the Hartford High boys basketball team fought back from a six-point deficit to take the lead with a minute to go and hang on for a 43-42 road win against...
Hundreds of Vermonters learn about ice fishing at Barnard’s Silver Lake
By RAY COUTURE
BARNARD — The northern pike, pumpkinseed and large- and small-mouth bass resting idly at the bottom of Silver Lake could not have anticipated the barrage of would-be ice fishermen that gathered above them on the slushy-covered frozen surface Saturday...
Honesty is the policy for Mascoma’s Young
By TRIS WYKES
WEST CANAAN — Her team’s game finished, Mascoma High girls basketball coach Tonya Young swaddled her sparkly, 5-inch block heels in tissue paper and placed them inside their original cardboard box for safe keeping.The fabulous kicks are purple, as...
Local roundup: A dominant day for Hanover Alpine skiing
NEWBURY, N.H. — The Hanover Alpine ski team swept the slalom and giant slalom team scores for both girls and boys at a five-team meet at Mount Sunapee on Friday.For the girls, the Bears were led by Reilly Loughman (first in the giant slalom and third...
Lebanon, Hanover boys basketball trying to look beyond this winter’s struggles
By TRIS WYKES
HANOVER — Lebanon High and Hanover played ugly boys basketball Thursday night, the archrivals’ intensity leading to poor passing, botched shots and more turnovers than occupy the nearby Co-op Food Store’s pastry section.Balls sailed out of bounds,...
Lebanon School Board approves JV-only football plan
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — The Lebanon School Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the high school’s plan to drop its football program to the JV level for the upcoming season.The board also signed off on athletic director Mike Stone’s upcoming attempt to add...
Local roundup: Oxbow girls basketball earns comeback win over U-32
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Oxbow High girls basketball team erased a nine-point halftime deficit at U-32, storming back for a 45-40 victory on Thursday night.A slow start offensively had the Olympians (8-5) down, 24-15, at halftime. The second half...
Local roundup: Windsor girls basketball completes season sweep of Thetford
WINDSOR — Make it eight consecutive wins for the Windsor High girls basketball team.The Yellowjackets pulled away from Thetford on Tuesday night for a 56-42 victory, snapping the Panthers’ own eight-game winning streak in the process.Junior Sydney...
Dartmouth roundup: Men’s hockey tames Bears and Bulldogs on the road
The Dartmouth College men’s hockey team picked up their first two road wins of the season, edging Brown, 4-3, on Friday night in Providence, R.I. and thumping Yale, 4-0, the next evening in New Haven, Conn.The Big Green overcame three separate...
Local roundup: Gaudette wins 200th as Hartford boys basketball trounces Milton
Staff ReportsWHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Brayden Trombly scored 14 points and Christian Hathorn added 12 points and the Hartford High boys basketball team defeated Milton, 73-40, on Monday at Hanley Gym to improve to 9-1. The victory was the 200th of...
Local roundup: Woodstock girls hockey completes season sweep of rival Hartford
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Woodstock High girls hockey team scored twice in the third period to overcome a one-goal deficit and defeat rival Hartford, 4-3.Kassidy Haley got the game winner at the 2:20 mark of the third to break the tie with an assist...
Lebanon High to play JV-only football next fall
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — Lebanon High, which two years ago was an NHIAA Division II football state title contender, will make what’s intended to be a one-year drop to junior varsity competition next fall, the school announced this week. It’s hoped a 2024 return to...
Thetford boys hoop back in the high life again
By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
THETFORD — Last year, suffice to say, was not the type of season the Thetford Academy boys basketball team aspires to have.After four straight appearances in the VPA Division III semifinals, including state championships in 2019 and 2020, the Panthers...
Local roundup: Hartford boys basketball beats Windsor, runs win streak to six
WINDSOR — Make that a six pack of wins for the Hartford High boys basketball team. The Hurricanes took down host Windsor, 66-36, on Friday night for their sixth straight win.Brady Olmstead had three 3-pointers and 23 points to pace the VPA Division II...
Dartmouth’s Schram in right place at right time
By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
HANOVER — Taylor Schram did a lot of moving about the United States over the last decade, all in pursuit of becoming a Division I college soccer head coach.Last month, Dartmouth gave Schram that coveted opportunity.The Big Green parted ways with...
Local roundup: Hartford girls basketball beats Woodstock in Route 4 rivalry
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Freshman Charlotte Jasmin scored 19 points, 14 of them in the second half, to lead the Hartford High girls basketball team past rival Woodstock, 38-23, on Wednesday night.Madi Willey added 10 points for the Hurricanes, with six...
MVCS boys basketball taking wing
By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
QUECHEE — Prior to last year’s playoffs, Mid Vermont Christian School boys basketball coach Erva Barnes wrote “1-10” on the chalkboard and asked his team if anyone knew what those numbers meant. Nobody did.Barnes, in his third season as head coach,...
Local roundup: Hartford boys basketball picks up gritty win over Harwood
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Sometimes you have to get down and dirty, whatever it takes, to get the job done. The Hartford High boys basketball team did just that on Tuesday night, using relentless team defense to win its fifth straight game, 48-43 over...
