Sports
A Weighty Situation for Big Green Linemen
By Tris Wykes
Hanover — Ben Hagaman lowered himself gingerly to one knee late in Wednesday’s Dartmouth College football practice on the Blackman Fields. The offensive tackle is 6-foot-4 and 305 pounds, and his strained expression showed that everyday life isn’t...
Amen Corner: A Softer Way to Slow Down Your Swing
By Peter Harris
Don’t quote me on this, but I think it was Sam Snead (or someone) who once said, “If you want to hit the ball 250 yards, swing like you’re trying to hit it 200. If you want to hit it 200 yards, then swing like you’re trying to hit it 250.”Most golfers...
A Whole New Ballgame: Summer Baseball Undergoes Uneasy Transition
By Josh Weinreb
White River Junction — Upper Valley Nighthawks general manager Noah Crane is concerned about the future of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.Crane admits some of his anxiety is a matter of self-interest. His team belongs to a league that, in...
Evans a Hidden Notch Above
By Marty Basch
The spot is a delicate White Mountain National Forest diamond easily found in the rough notch less taken. There, at the base of the eastern edge of the Baldface-Royce Range in Evans Notch, sits the nearly 25-acre pond surrounded by a glacial cirque...
Amen Corner: For Proper Club Acceleration, Give the Swoosh a Try
By Peter Harris
It you’re inconsistent with your ball striking or you’re not hitting the ball as far as you normally do, take a look at the rate of acceleration you create when delivering the club to the ball. When you’re not hitting the ball like you normally would,...
Amen Corner: Only Simple Changes Needed to Stop Skulling Those Chip Shots
By Peter Harris
It’s so frustrating when we are so close to the green and just need a small chip or pitch shot to get on the green and we instead send it rolling out of control over the green. This type of shot is called a thin shot, or skulled shot, and it’s no...
A New Look: Dartmouth Hockey Locker Rooms Get An Upgrade
By Tris Wykes
Hanover — Bob Gaudet is not, by his own admission, a natural salesman. Gregarious? Yes. Respected? Absolutely. Ready to ease you into the latest model, ultra deluxe? Not so much.“It was awkward, but I had to do what was best for the program,” the...
A Look Back at Dartmouth Hockey Jerseys
By Dave Bailey
Earlier this season, the Dartmouth College men’s hockey team unveiled a snazzy new alternate jersey that might be unlike any in college hockey: green-and-white, horizontal barber-pole stripes with a classy “Dartmouth College 1769” crest across the...
Injuries Claim Life of Dirt Track Star
The Associated Press
Indianapolis — Bryan Clauson, a popular driver considered by many to be the top dirt track racer in the country, died on Sunday night from injuries suffered in a crash during a race in Kansas. He was 27.His death was announced Monday at Indianapolis...
Amy Patton Supporters Question Inquiry Process, Dartmouth Responds
By Tris Wykes
Hanover — An alumnae group affiliated with the Dartmouth College women’s lacrosse program has charged the school with conducting a “grossly unfair” investigation that led to the departure of longtime coach Amy Patton earlier this month after 26 years...
Nighthawks GM Hopes New Collegiate Baseball Team Is a Hit
By Josh Weinreb
White River Junction — It’s 8:15 a.m. on a Wednesday, and Noah Crane is holding an iPhone in one hand and a small camera in the other while sitting in his Ford Escape just in front of a small pavilion at the Maxfield Sports Complex. He is staring at...
Hanover High Cyclists Rolling to Future
By Jared Pendak
Hanover — For a first-year unit, the Hanover High road cycling team certainly didn’t much appear like rookies this season.Thrust into the competitive New England Road Cycling League, comprised mostly of private schools boasting longstanding programs,...
Ex-Dartmouth Coach Has New Home at KUA
By Tris Wykes
Meriden — Mark Hudak has been hired as head girls ice hockey coach at Kimball Union Academy, three months after he stepped down as the women’s coach at Dartmouth College. Hudak will also teach math and may take on additional duties, KUA athletic...
Dartmouth Grad Otley Turns CVU Girls Into Powerhouse
By Josh Weinreb
Dartmouth Grad Otley Turns CVU Girls Into Powerhouse- Ute Bowman Otley laughs about it now, thinking back on how things could have gone differently. Believe it or not, she said, her decision to go to Dartmouth College came down to pronunciation.Now the girls basketball coach at Champlain Valley Union...
