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Thetford’s Weider Sets Marks at Vt. Decathlon Meet

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Burlington — Thetford Academy senior Ian Weider grew into decathlon over the past two years. Now the University of Vermont may have to grow into watching Weider. Although a fine first day wasn’t enough to guarantee a title, Weider recorded his second runner-up finish in as many years in the boys’ half of the Jerry Jasinski Vermont Decathlon-Heptathlon Meet at UVM yesterday. Weider held a 213-point lead on Mount Mansfield’s …

Lebanon’s Schmidt Wins N.E. Title

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Keene, n.h. — Lebanon High’s Colette Schmidt shot a 75, then prevailed in a four-way playoff to capture the New England girls high school championship yesterday at Bretwood Golf Course in Keene. Schmidt, a senior, beat out Julia Kemmling of Berlin (Conn.), Nicole Scola of Prout (R.I.) School and Marissa Grillo of Avon (Conn.) High. Schmidt, a Grantham native, was the runner-up in …

Randolph catcher Ross Caswell hugs teammate Alex Gilbert after the Galloping Ghosts won the Vermont Division III championship last night at Centennial Field in Burlington. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Motivation Works for Ghosts: Unusual History Lesson Lifts Randolph to Baseball State Crown

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Burlington — To motivate his players prior to yesterday’s 3-2, come-from-behind win over BFA-Fairfax in the Vermont Division III state championship game, Randolph Union High baseball coach Mike Czok didn’t mind alluding to a little history — albeit unflattering. Lest the Galloping Ghosts’ six seniors forget how long of a road it’s been, …

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Mike Cotroneo, a barn restorer, sets up scaffolding around the lowered steeple of the Norwich Congregational Church in Norwich yesterday. Work to restore its rotted framing will take about two months. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Steeple Repair in Norwich
Randolph catcher Ross Caswell hugs teammate Alex Gilbert after the Galloping Ghosts won the Vermont Division III championship last night at Centennial Field in Burlington. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Motivation Works for Ghosts: Unusual History Lesson Lifts Randolph to Baseball State Crown
Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax in the VPA D-III baseball championship in Burlington, Vt., on June 17, 2013. Randolph won, 3-2. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax Baseball Championship
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Lebanon’s Amelia Gage fires a shot into the goal past Pembroke defenders Alex Byrne (11), Madison Cote (5) and goalkeeper Nathalee Clarke during the Raiders’ opening-round win in the NHIAA Division III tournament yesterday in Lebanon. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Opening With a Flourish: Lebanon Scores Early and Often in First-Round Rout

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Lebanon — Emily Perryman always had an older brother and sister to help her build her lacrosse skills. Now that both are in college, she’s on her own to develop … well, with help from a pitch-back net …

Engineers Roll in Playoff Opener

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Woodsville — In yesterday’s playoff opener, the Woodsville High softball team demonstrated it can do damage from anywhere in the lineup — and at any juncture of the game. The No. 3 Engineers scored at least one run in every inning and received half its run production from …

By a Whisker, Cougars Earn First State Title

Thursday, May 30, 2013

With a half-dozen boys teams in contention during most of Sunday’s NHIAA Division III state track and field meet, the public address announcer was listing off a new order of leaders seemingly every time he took to the microphone for an update. The host Lakers, Hopkinton, Bow and …

Greg Blanchard, left, owner of Blanchard Construction, and Richard Nelson, president of Peachtree Builders Inc., are part of a project to rebuild a pedestrian bridge in Windsor that was lost to Tropical Storm Irene’s flooding. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

Bridging the Gap: A Windsor Icon Restored

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Windsor — Before Tropical Storm Irene wiped it out almost two years ago, the wooden footbridge connecting Windsor’s Union Street neighborhood to the high school athletic fields was just as much a historic landmark and community asset as …

Hanover High freshman Kotaro Horiuchi, left, grins back at doubles partner Sandy Yu after their victory during yesterday’s NHIAA Division II boys tennis championship at Bedford High School. The Marauders routed Portsmouth for the title. (Valley News - Libby March)

The Clipper Tripper-Uppers

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Bedford, n.h. — After his Hanover High School boys tennis team knocked off Lebanon in the NHIAA Division II semifinals last Thursday, Marauder coach Mark Lewis gave the squad three days off to help them stay loose heading …

Newport’s Early Runs Net an NHIAA Baseball Upset

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Meredith, n.h. — The Newport High baseball team has often fallen behind early this season. That storyline was flipped yesterday, however, when the Tigers scored twice in the first inning en route to an 8-4 defeat of InterLakes …

Raptors Plus One To States

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

West Dover, Vt. — Rivendell Academy golf coach Justin Bonnett took in a stray this spring: With no team of his own, Oxbow High junior Chase Andrews became something of a Raptor, joining Bonnett’s squad for workouts and …

NHS Football Meeting

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Newport — Newport High School football coach Larry Carle will hold a meeting for candidates for next fall’s team on June 4. The meeting will be held in the high school’s cafeteria from 5:30-6 p.m. Parents of interested varsity and junior varsity players are invited to attend, as …

Lebanon’s Craig Telfer, right, runs the last stretch of the 4x100-meter relay at the NHIAA Division II track & field championships yesterday at Pelham High School. Telfer helped Lebanon finish in second in the event. (Concord Monitor - Andrea Morales)

Double Doses of Victory

Monday, May 27, 2013

Pelham, n.h. — With their fellow Lebanon High Raiders counting on them to win two events each at the New Hampshire Division II outdoor track championships yesterday, veterans Kelly Ludew and John Cioffredi delivered. Cioffredi just followed a …

Marauders End Season on a High Note

Monday, May 27, 2013

The Hanover High softball team won’t be in the NHIAA Division II tournament, but the Marauders can say they ended the season with a victory. Hanover split a two-stop doubleheader yesterday, losing at Sanborn 26-5 before returning home to thrash Kingswood 13-2 in the nightcap. The Marauders finished …