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Lebanon's Kelly Ludew competes in long jump at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H. on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Valley News - Libby March

Stepping Up

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Hanover — Even athletes as experienced as senior Kelly Ludew sometimes have trouble finding their rhythm. A mighty contributor to the Lebanon High girls track and field team since her freshman year, the hurdles ace struggled with form early in her senior campaign. It began over the winter during the indoor season, when her fourth-place time of 9.39 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles at the New Hampshire Division II state championships was her worst showing in four years competing at the meet. Having difficulty maintaining form while three-stepping between hurdles, Ludew’s struggles continued into the early part of the outdoor season. It wasn’t until the …

Olympians Stifle Northfield

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Northfield , Vt . — The Oxbow Union High baseball team continued its hot season with a 4-2 defeat of Northfield yesterday. Andrew Lyman turned in a dominant pitching performance, tossing a six-hitter with 14 strikeouts and two walks. The senior right-hander, who no-hit Winooski earlier this season, allowed only one earned run. …

Woodstock, Stevens Athletes Stand Out

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Hanover — Woodstock sophomore Kathryn Bassette and Stevens junior Akeem Bailey won a meet-high three events each at yesterday’s Hanover Invitational, a tuneup for the upcoming state championship meets. Bassette won the long jump (16 feet, 7 inches), triple jump (34-00.25) and 100-meter hurdles (16.77 seconds) while placing second in the pole vault …

Raptors Remain Upbeat During a Rough Season

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Orford — The Rivendell Academy softball team lost 13-8 to visiting Thetford yesterday. The Raptors committed five errors, allowed runners to advance on six wild pitches and threw in a passed ball for good measure. There were baserunning …

Local Roundup: Canes Rely on Small Ball

Saturday, May 18, 2013

White River Junction — The sunlit skies gave one clue to the advancing season on the baseball diamond outside Hartford High school yesterday afternoon. The Hurricanes’ starting pitcher, Steve Cerrone, provided another, showing a practiced and polished arsenal …

Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends

Friday, May 17, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — When junior Mikayla Hodge deposits her hundredth career goal for the Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse team, she’ll be the first player in program history to realize the milestone as it happens. In the past, …

Cougars Take Rematch

Friday, May 17, 2013

Lebanon — The burgeoning rivalry between the Lebanon High and Kearsarge girls lacrosse teams picked up additional steam yesterday when the visiting Cougars escaped with a 7-6 victory to maintain their undefeated record. Kearsarge also won the schools’ …

Local Roundup: Patchwork Wasps Top MSJ

Friday, May 17, 2013

Rutland — Shorthanded and on the mend from a nasty flu bug, the Woodstock Union High girls tennis team pulled out a 5-2 victory at Mount St. Joseph yesterday afternoon. Kathleen Sheppard (6-0, 6-2), Katie Miller (6-1, 6-0) …

Canes Coach Steps Down

Friday, May 17, 2013

White River Junction — The only coach the Hartford High School girls hockey program has ever known has stepped down from the job. In an email yesterday, Hartford Athletic Director Joe James announced the hiring of Marc Gattie …

Wasps Put It All Together In Easy Win Over Terriers

Friday, May 17, 2013

Westminster, Vt. — Every so often, a team plays so well it makes the coach realize why he loves the game of baseball. Woodstock Union High had one of those games yesterday. Woodstock, losers of four of its last five, forgot all about recent team history to turn …

Local Roundup: The ‘D’ Does The Job

Friday, May 17, 2013

Keene, n.h. e_SEmD In an offensive game, Hanover High’s defense was the standout, holding host Keene to just one goal in a wet and wild 19-1 girls lacrosse victory. “They did a great job,” said Hanover coach Chris …

Like He Never Left: South Royalton Senior Happy, Healthy and Winning

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Bethel e_SEmD Finally healthy and with his grades on track, Thomas Ingham is determined to help the South Royalton School baseball team accomplish what it couldn’t three years ago. South Royalton went 17-1 and was the top seed …

Canes One-Hit By Slaters’ Ace

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Hartford — It’s all so simple when the pitcher throws strikes, the defense picks up the ball and bats click at the right time. That’s what happened for Fair Haven in its 7-1 win over Hartford High’s baseball team yesterday afternoon. The Slaters got a one-hit pitching performance …