HOOKSETT, N.H. — Overcoming adversity on the road was just the ticket the Hanover High boys hockey team needed to pick up a 4-3 win, in overtime, on Saturday night over Londonderry.
The host Lancers had a 2-0 lead in the second period and a 3-2 lead late in third. No matter, though, with Hanover picking up clutch goals to counter both of the deficits. John Hill and Casey Graham each found the back of the net later in the second to knot things up at 2-2.
Londonderry answered to retake the lead and held the lead until late in the third. Facing defeat, Jack Stadheim scored the necessary game-tying goal with just a minute left late in regulation to tie it up at 3-3 and force overtime.
Hanover then squandered a bit of momentum in OT, committing a five-minute major penalty. This time it was on the Hanover penalty killing squad to do its job, and the Lancers were stymied to preserve the tie. Stadheim then picked off a clearing pass, beat a Londonderry defender and found the back of the net to give Hanover its onlyl lead of the night.
“We faced all kinds of adversity and overcame it all. It’s a real character win for the team,” Hanover coach Dick Dodds said.
Stadheim, Curtis Rice and Alex Rockmore each had assists for Hanover (3-1-1). Londonderry falls to 4-2-0 with the loss. Hanover hosts Exeter at Campion on Tuesday night.
Lebanon 5, Belmont-Gilford 2WEST LEBANON — The Raiders (3-1-0) rallied from a 1-0 deficit after the first period to pull away for the win.
Griffin Auch had two goals and an assist for Lebanon. Cesar Salcedo added a goal and a pair of assists. Will McGee had one each. Jack Clary scored a goal and Andrew Dannehy had an assist.
The Raiders are back in action at Campion Rink on Monday against John Stark-Hopkinton-Hillsboro/Deering.
Hartford 5, Stowe 2STOWE, Vt. — Connor Tierney had a pair of goals and an assist to help lift the streaking Hurricanes (6-0-0) over Stowe.
Ezra Mock, Cavan Benjamin and Blaine Gour also scored for Hartford. The Canes will look to keep it rolling at Burr & Burton on Wednesday.
Girls HockeyHartford 3, Burr & Burton 1WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Madelyn Durkee had two goals to lead the Hurricanes (5-2-0) in a home win over the Bulldogs.
Brianna Roberts scored in the second period to break a 1-1 tie for the Canes. Durkee, a Thetford Academy student playing her third year with the Hurricanes, scored the first and third goals of the night for Hartford. Durkee was inserted into a regular spot on the second line for this one and delivered immediately with the two goals.
“It’s always a good feeling when you can give a spot to a kid who works her butt off every practice and rarely sees ice time. Madelyn has been stepping up in practice and in any shift she’s had in a game, and today was no different,” Hartford coach Kylie Ammel Young said. “She showed every girl on the team where hard work gets you.”
The Canes visit Brattleboro on Wednesday.
Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge 9, ConVal 0KEENE, N.H. — Lilly Gogan and Phoebe Ballard each had hat tricks to help the Raiders improve to 3-0-0.
Claire Falcone chipped in a goal and an assist. Emma Leute and Greta Barber also had goals. Goalkeeper Nitara Murray made three saves in her first varsity start to earn the shutout.
“Great job by our girls to get off to a quick start. I’m very proud of all of our players, but especially Nitara Murray in goal tonight,” Raiders coach Mike Sheehan said.
LSK gets a tougher test against Hanover at Campion on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m.
Boys BasketballCoe-Brown 37, Hanover 36NORTHWOOD, N.H. — Costly turnovers in the final three minutes cost Hanover a chance to pick up a road win at Coe-Brown.
Colin Pierce made a pair of foul shots with 3:38 left to lift Hanover to a 36-33 lead. Hanover then committed a trio of turnovers and failed to score again as the hosts rallied to earn the one-point win.
Max Galbraith had three 3-pointers and 13 points to pace Hanover. Pierce finished with nine points. Jacob Kubik-Pauw and Kevin Pillsbury each added six points.
Hanover (2-5) hosts ConVal on Tuesday.
Girls BasketballWoodstock 61, Randolph 22RANDOLPH — The Wasps scored 22 points in the second quarter to take control against the Galloping Ghosts.
Norah Harper came off the bench to score 10 of her 14 points in the second-quarter rally for Woodstock. Emma Tarleton also had 14 points. Mikala Myers added 10 points and Lara Tarleton had eight. The Wasps built a 31-9 lead at halftime and cruised to the win from there.
Woodstock (6-4) has now won four straight. Up next is a tough battle with visiting Windsor on Tuesday night.
Hanover 62, Coe-Brown 22HANOVER — Make that seven wins in a row for Hanover.
Stella Galanes had 16 points to lead a balanced attack for Hanover, which built a 34-7 lead at halftime. Melissa Whitmore and Jane Lackley each added 10 points. Caroline Adams and Sydney McLaughlin had eight each.
Hanover will look for eight in a row at ConVal on Tuesday.
BowlingWindsor dominantCLAREMONT — Patrick Kelley and the Windsor High bowling team were not to be denied in a home meet at Maple Lanes.
Kelley helped Windsor coast to the top seed with qualifying games of 216 and 279. Avery Bean added 160 and 181 for the Yellowjackets. Alyssa Stebbins (161-171) and Bailey Eddie (a 151 in the second qualifying game) also contributed high scores for the Jacks.
Second-seeded Randolph took down Brattleboro in the opening round of the Baker bracket. Windsor then won a three-game thriller over the Galloping Ghosts, dropping the first game by a 138-124 score before rallying to win the final two (200-139 and 164-148).
Hartford winsCOLCHESTER, Vt. — Cean Lieberman Jr. paced the Hurricanes in qualifying before the Canes took down host Essex Junction in the Baker bowl final to pick up the win.
Lieberman Jr. had 181 and 193 in qualifying for Hartford. Joey Gallant added games of 127 and 153. The Canes beat Essex Junction in two-straight to clinch the win in Baker, 153-128 and 170-130.
WrestlingNewport at WinnisquamTILTON, N.H. — Seth Adams and Anson Ritondo each finished in second place in their weigh classes to lead Newport in a four-team match at Winnisquam.
Adams came up just short in the championship match at 145 pounds, losing 7-6 in the final seconds. Ritondo was 2-1 on the day to take second at 132 pounds.
Ryan Nelson picked up his first varsity win, going 1-2 on the day at 126 pounds. Eric Wilkinson went 3-2 and took fifth place at 138 pounds. Tommy Spiker, a first-year wrestler, went 2-2 at 152 pounds.
MEN’S BASKETBALLDartmouth 58, Brown 46HANOVER — The Big Green ended more than a month of frustration by snapping an eight-game skid with a victory over visiting Brown at Leede Arena.
Ryan Cornish led the Big Green (4-9, 1-1 Ivy) with 14 points. Dame Adelekun picked up his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Sharpshooter Brendan Barry added 10 points.
Brown held a 35-34 lead in the middle of the second half in what had been a back-and-forth battle. Dartmouth answered with a 14-0 run to take command, a rally begun by a three-point play from fifth-year senior Aaryn Rai. Izaiah Robinson followed with a 3-pointer before quick buckets by Adelekun and Robinson as the Big Green took control.
Dartmouth shot just 19-for-56 as a team, and 7-for-24 from 3-point land, but corralled a season-high 43 rebounds. The Big Green’s next scheduled game, against NVU-Johnson on Tuesday, has been postponed. Up next is a trip to Penn on Saturday.
Men’s Track & FieldDartmouth fifthCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Big Green opened the 2022 portion of their schedule on Saturday at the Harvard Multi & Beantown Challenge.
Jacob Fishler set a personal record in weight throw with a toss of 15.32 meters. Nils Wildberg had a PR in the long jump (7.10 meters). Thomas Lingard was third in the mile with a PR of four minutes, 13 seconds.
The Big Green had 38 points to finish fifth. UConn won with 201 points.
Women’s HockeyCornell 5, Dartmouth 0ITHACA, N.Y. — Dartmouth’s four-game winning streak is no more.
The Big Green (8-8-0, 2-7-0 ECAC) allowed a goal 24 seconds in, and another just five minutes later, in this shutout loss at the Big Red.
The five goals is the most the Big Green have allowed since Nov. 13. Dartmouth is back in action on Sunday at Colgate at 3 p.m.