High School Sports

Rivals Court a Rematch

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Hanover — The Hanover High and Lebanon High boys tennis teams are set for a third clash this season after each squad won its NHIAA Division II quarterfinal match yesterday. Hanover played on the courts adjacent to Dartmouth College’s Thompson Arena while Lebanon competed in the nearby Boss Tennis Center. Top-seeded Hanover blanked eighth-seeded Souhegan 9-0, and third-seeded Lebanon did the same to sixth-seeded Kennett. The Marauders have beaten the Raiders by 9-0 scores twice this spring, and the next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at Hanover’s Storrs Pond, although rain could force the teams inside Boss. “Hanover is just in a class by themselves,” …

Oxbow’s Nate Smith slides into home for a run during the Olympians’ home game with Randolph yesterday. Oxbow prevailed in eight innings, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

O’s Nip Ghosts

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Bradford, Vt. — When the going gets tight for the Oxbow Union High baseball team, the Olympians’ bats come to life. The O’s won on a walk-off hit for the second time in three games and third time of the season yesterday, designated hitter Hunter Bingham driving home Andrew Lyman in the bottom …

OV Gets Best of Windsor

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Windsor — The Windsor Yellowjackets, despite their record, are probably not one of those teams that a top seed would like to face in the first round of the Vermont Division III baseball tournament. The Jacks fell to 3-10 with a 3-1 loss to a strong Otter Valley team at MacLeay-Royce Field yesterday. While Windsor has lost five out of its last six, …

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O’s Nip Ghosts

Randolph at Oxbow baseball in Bradford, Vt., on May 21, 2013. Oxbow won, 4-3. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

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In West Fairlee yesterday morning, Shay Paffenroth reaches for the fish she just caught, which she called a “pumpkin seed.” Paffenroth, of West Topsham, Vt., and her husband, David, were fishing in Lake Fairlee for the first time. “A lot of people don’t like catching small fish,” she said, laughing. “I don’t give a damn, as long as I catch something.” (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

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Local Roundup: Raiders Run to Victories

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Windsor — The Lebanon High track and field team turned in an impressive performance at yesterday’s Connecticut Valley Conference qualifying meet at Windsor with the girls teams cruising to victory while the boys team took second behind Kearsarge. …

Wasps Ace Stops Chieftains

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Chester, Vt. — Zach Cole pitched a one-hitter as Woodstock High coasted to a 10-0 win over Green Mountain yesterday in a Marble Valley League game at Adams Field. Cole, a junior right-hander, took a no-hitter into the …

Stevens first baseman Trey Dansereau strains to pick up the throw just as Windsor’s Ethan Hill makes it safely to first base at Barnes Park. Cards won, 5-4. (Valley News - Libby March)

Stevens Holds On for the Victory

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Claremont — As the old baseball saying says, it’s the good teams that win close games. Well, the Stevens baseball team certainly is candidate to wear that “good team” label. Last Wednesday the Cardinals defeated Newport in the …

Woodsville’s Dee Martin slides safely to home plate for a run against Blue Mountain during yesterday’s doubleheader sweep in Woodsville. (Valley News - Libby March)

Ghosts Regroup, Top Harwood

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Randolph — After seeing visiting Harwood rally back from a 4-1 deficit in the top of the seventh inning to tie the score, the Randolph Union High baseball team came right back to pull out the 5-4 victory …

Hanover's Hazuki Horiuchi serves to Windham's Aleesha Zandiek during a match at Storrs Pond. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Hartford Girls Earn First Victory

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Wilder — The Hartford High girls lacrosse team earned its first victory of the season yesterday, knocking off Randolph, 16-8. Taylor Johnson poured in eight goals, Esme Cole had three and Megan Potter and Skyler Gay each added …

Cougars Keep Rolling

Saturday, May 4, 2013

North Sutton, n.h. — On Monday, the Kearsarge Regional High baseball team took a 15-0 shellacking at Winnisquam that left the team at 3-6 and not feeling very good about itself. First-year coach Travis Pelletier called a team meeting, where it was decided that the season was going …

After Tough Battle, Sunapee Coach Looking Up

Friday, May 3, 2013

Sunapee — It was quite a change of scenery. On Feb. 14, 2012, Ed Tenney was on the sidelines as coach of the Sunapee boys basketball team for a game against Moultonbrough. One day later, Tenney was in the critical care unit at Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital in Boston …

Ex-Kearsarge AD Enjoying Florida

Friday, May 3, 2013

Gainesville, Fla. — Marty Brown is living the life. The former Kearsarge Regional High boys basketball coach and athletic director moved to Gainesville, Fla., last year to join his wife who had left earlier to take a position at a Gainesville hospital. Gainesville is also the home of …

Hanover’s Max Greenwald prepares to throw the javelin during a meet at Windsor High last month. (Valley News - Libby March)

Upper Valley Teams Sprint to the Finish

Friday, May 3, 2013

It’s a positive time for Upper Valley track teams. Normally powerful teams return with state title aspirations, while others report growing numbers of participants leading a number of coaches to predict a stronger showing for their team. At …

Windsor’s Brian Meagher watches a near-miss putt on the fifth green at Woodstock Country Club during a match with Woodstock, Mid-Vermont Christian, Rivendell and Springfield yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Raptors Rule the Greens

Friday, May 3, 2013

Woodstock — A trio of Rivendell Academy golfers shot 40 on the tricky front nine at Woodstock Country Club yesterday afternoon as the Raptors ran away from a field of area teams for a 27-stroke victory. Luke Bell, …