Valley News Feedhttps://www.vnews.com/SpecialPages/RSS?feed=SportsRSS Feed for most recent Valley News articlesenSnow delays opening of Hartland shooting rangehttps://www.vnews.com/Opening-delayed-for-Hammond-Cove-shooting-range-54513230HARTLAND – The opening of the Hammond Cove Shooting Range has been delayed to April 11 due to snow from the late March storm, according to a release from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.The shooting range is monitored by the department, and...Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:23:08 -0400SportsfacebookHartland VThttps://www.vnews.com/Opening-delayed-for-Hammond-Cove-shooting-range-54513230Third-period onslaught ends Big Green’s playoff runhttps://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-vs-Cornell-men-s-hockey-54490025LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — “Sweet Caroline” played Friday between the second and third periods of the Dartmouth College men’s hockey team’s ECAC tournament semifinal against Cornell. Many in the seats waved illuminated phones to the iconic Neil Diamond song...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff Writer Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:35:37 -0400SportsfacebookDartmouth men's hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-vs-Cornell-men-s-hockey-54490025Snowmaking at Oak Hill ‘game-changer’ for skiershttps://www.vnews.com/Oak-Hill-Outdoor-Center-Announces-Improvements-54427039HANOVER — New Hampshire had its warmest winter on record this year, but cross-country skiers in the Upper Valley have enjoyed snow-covered trails into March thanks to recent upgrades at the Oak Hill Outdoor Center.For the first time in its history,...By CHRISTINA DOLAN / Valley News Staff Writer Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:00:02 -0400SportsHanover NHfacebookXC SkiingOak Hillhttps://www.vnews.com/Oak-Hill-Outdoor-Center-Announces-Improvements-54427039Goaltender stands tall for Big Greenhttps://www.vnews.com/dartmouth-college-cooper-black-profile-54448011HANOVER — Clint Mylymok, general manager of the Maryland Black Bears, quietly assessed the dozens of teenagers milling about before his junior hockey team’s tryout camp during the spring of 2019. Most were specifically invited or already signed,...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterThu, 21 Mar 2024 18:27:50 -0400SportsdartmouthfacebookDartmouth mens hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/dartmouth-college-cooper-black-profile-54448011Nordic skiing: Team New Hampshire bests Vermont, wins Eastern High School Championships for first time in nearly three decadeshttps://www.vnews.com/Eastern-HS-Championships-Nordic-54441927For the first time since 1995, Team New Hampshire took home the Eastern High School Championships title at the Holderness School on Sunday. The Nordic skiing competition features up to the top 48 skiers (24 boys and 24 girls) from each of New...By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL / Concord MonitorWed, 20 Mar 2024 10:24:07 -0400Sportsfacebookhttps://www.vnews.com/Eastern-HS-Championships-Nordic-54441927Kenyon: Karp’s Klassic youth basketball tournament resumes in new locationhttps://www.vnews.com/Karp-s-Klassic-on-the-Rebound-54424918It’s mud season and Paul Karp is back where he belongs: In the far corner of a basketball gym with his “bible,” watching hundreds of kids play in the end-of-winter recreational tournament that bears his name. After a two-year hiatus due to the...By JIM KENYON / Valley News Columnist Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:45:13 -0400SportsNHlebanonJim KenyonfacebookKarp's KlassicWitherell Centerhttps://www.vnews.com/Karp-s-Klassic-on-the-Rebound-54424918Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players’ unionhttps://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-refuses-to-work-with-basketball-players-union-potentially-sending-case-to-federal-court-54435045HANOVER — Dartmouth College will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court.In a statement announcing...The Associated PressMon, 18 Mar 2024 21:49:38 -0400SportsDartmouth Collegefacebookhttps://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-refuses-to-work-with-basketball-players-union-potentially-sending-case-to-federal-court-54435045Hartland’s Hammond Cove Shooting Range to open April 1https://www.vnews.com/Hammond-Cove-Shooting-Range-to-open-for-spring-54427130HARTLAND — The Hammond Cove Shooting Range is set to reopen on April 1 after its closure for the winter season.The range, which includes a six-port, 100-yard rifle range and a pistol bench, operates under rules set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife...Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:05:16 -0400SportsfacebookHartland VThttps://www.vnews.com/Hammond-Cove-Shooting-Range-to-open-for-spring-54427130Big Green hockey in conference semifinalhttps://www.vnews.com/dartmouth-men-s-hockey-vs-union-54384541HANOVER — It was a little like the old days in Thompson Arena on Saturday.The fourth-seeded Dartmouth College men’s hockey team defeated sixth-seeded Union, 4-2, sweeping the Garnet Chargers in an ECAC best-of-three quarterfinal series. It was the Big...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterSun, 17 Mar 2024 15:55:04 -0400SportsfacebookWoodstock HighDartmouth men's hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/dartmouth-men-s-hockey-vs-union-54384541Dartmouth’s third-line center makes a difference on the ice and in the locker roomhttps://www.vnews.com/steven-townley-feature-54384521HANOVER — He’s not the ECAC hockey conference’s leading goal-scorer. That’s Luke Haymes.Nor is he the 6-foot-8 goaltender who’s stopped more than 90% of the shots he’s faced. That’s Cooper Black.Dartmouth College’s Steven Townley is merely a humble...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterFri, 15 Mar 2024 20:01:13 -0400SportsfacebookWoodstock HighDartmouth men's hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/steven-townley-feature-54384521NLRB certifies union to represent Dartmouth basketball playershttps://www.vnews.com/NLRB-certifies-union-to-represent-Dartmouth-basketball-players-54394114BOSTON — The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday certified a union to represent Dartmouth men’s basketball players after the deadline passed for the school to object to the election.Big Green players voted 13-2 on March 5 to join the Service...The Associated PressFri, 15 Mar 2024 09:16:50 -0400Sportshttps://www.vnews.com/NLRB-certifies-union-to-represent-Dartmouth-basketball-players-54394114Hanover boys basketball turnaround ends with runner-up finishhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-vs-pelham-boys-basketball-54330355DURHAM, N.H. — One of the greatest turnarounds in Upper Valley sports history came up short of a fairy-tale ending Sunday when the Hanover High boys basketball team fell to Pelham, 51-41, in the NHIAA Division II final at UNH’s Lundholm Gymnasium.The...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff Writer Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:31:51 -0400SportsfacebookHanover HighBoys Basketballhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-vs-pelham-boys-basketball-54330355Bears author storybook ending in NHIAA D-I title gamehttps://www.vnews.com/Hanover-vs-OR-P-girls-hockey-54330328MANCHESTER — The story is told by Hanover High girls hockey coach John Dodds only if his team reaches the NHIAA final and at the conclusion of its last practice before the big game.The tale describes how Dodds’ 1973 Hanover boys hockey team used an...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff Writer Sun, 10 Mar 2024 20:31:52 -0400SportsHanover HighGirls Hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/Hanover-vs-OR-P-girls-hockey-54330328Hazen’s second-half surge denies Windsor girls in D-III final https://www.vnews.com/windsor-hazen-girls-basketball-championship-54328770There was no three-peat for the Windsor High girls basketball team.The second-seeded defending VPA Division III champions fought valiantly for a half but ultimately found themselves outmatched by a sizzling shooting performance by the top-seeded Hazen...By BEN HOOKE / For the Valley News Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:50:21 -0400SportsfacebookWindsor Highhttps://www.vnews.com/windsor-hazen-girls-basketball-championship-54328770A Life: Craig ‘CJ’ John Lanzim ‘was always upbeat and positive’https://www.vnews.com/A-Life-C-J-Lanzim-54213885PLAINFIELD — Craig John Lanzim, or “C.J.” as he was known, was a role model to many for how to treat others. He had a gift for making people feel valued, whether a close friend or a stranger. He accepted others as they were and exhibited patience and...By PATRICK ADRIAN / Valley News Staff Writer Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:01:53 -0400SportsPlainfield NHfacebookA LifeC.J. Lanzimhttps://www.vnews.com/A-Life-C-J-Lanzim-54213885White River Valley loses in semi-finalshttps://www.vnews.com/WRV-girls-hoops-vs-Hazen-54325246BARRE, Vt. — Two teams of Wildcats clashed in girls basketball Thursday night at the Barre Auditorium. Sadly for Upper Valley fans, the wrong bunch of Felis Silvestris prevailed in the Vermont Division III quarterfinals.Top-seeded Hazen’s 70-49 defeat...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterFri, 8 Mar 2024 18:46:52 -0500Sportsgirls basketballfacebookWhite River Valley Highhttps://www.vnews.com/WRV-girls-hoops-vs-Hazen-54325246Nonprofit community ski hill sees one of the worst seasons in memoryhttps://www.vnews.com/Northeast-Slopes-finishes-out-a-slow-season-54280363EAST CORINTH — A few weeks ago, Ben Nalette, a freshman alpine skier at Thetford Academy, was using rub-on hard wax to try to coax his skis into better shape for the dicey cover at Northeast Slopes.Rain had made the main face of the hill slick with...By FRANCES MIZE / Valley News Staff WriterFri, 8 Mar 2024 18:33:38 -0500SportsCorinth VTfacebookNortheast Slopeshttps://www.vnews.com/Northeast-Slopes-finishes-out-a-slow-season-54280363Windsor 46, Richford 33: No. 2 to face No. 1 Hazen in Saturday’s finalhttps://www.vnews.com/windsor-vs-richford-girls-basketball-54325298BARRE, Vt. — Saturday’s Vermont Division III girls basketball title game at the Barre Auditorium will be a clash of past and recent champions when Windsor High and Hazen meet at 7:30 p.m.The second-seeded Yellowjackets, who coolly dispatched...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterFri, 8 Mar 2024 17:41:38 -0500Sportsgirls basketballfacebookWindsor Highhttps://www.vnews.com/windsor-vs-richford-girls-basketball-54325298Hanover’s Oak Hill hosts ski championshipshttps://www.vnews.com/NHIAA-ski-championship-in-Hanover-Nh-54298302Due to the lack of snow and with temperatures approaching 50 degrees on Wednesday, the NHIAA’s Nordic skiing state championships for Divisions I and II were moved from the White Mountains to the 3.8K course of man-made snow at Hanover’s Oak...Thu, 7 Mar 2024 22:01:56 -0500SportsNordic skiingNHIAAHanover N.H.https://www.vnews.com/NHIAA-ski-championship-in-Hanover-Nh-54298302Season ends in semifinals for Hanover boys hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-vs-windham-boys-hockey-54299494MANCHESTER — The fifth-seeded Hanover High boys hockey team lost, 5-1, to top-seeded Windham during an NHIAA Division I semifinal on Wednesday at J.F.K Arena.“Windham showed why they are number one,” said Hanover coach Dick Dodds. “They took advantage...Staff Reports Thu, 7 Mar 2024 13:56:05 -0500SportsfacebookHanover Highboys hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-vs-windham-boys-hockey-54299494Hartford boys complete hockey sweep for Hurricaneshttps://www.vnews.com/Hartford-vs-Colchester-boys-hockey-54285710BURLINGTON — Hartford High boys hockey coach Todd Bebeau was conducting a postgame interview outside the Hurricanes’ Gutterson Field House locker room Tuesday night when the conversation was interrupted by the exit of a screaming Ezra Mock.The senior,...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterWed, 6 Mar 2024 16:44:57 -0500SportsHartford Highboys hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/Hartford-vs-Colchester-boys-hockey-54285710Hartford girls hockey wins program’s first state championshiphttps://www.vnews.com/Hartford-vs-Missisquoi-girls-hockey-54285692BURLINGTON — Storylines abounded Tuesday following the Hartford High girls hockey team’s 5-3 defeat of Missisquoi in the VPA Division II title game at Gutterson Field House. It was the 30-year old program’s first state crown.Head coach Kylie Young, a...By TRIS WYKES / Valley News Staff WriterWed, 6 Mar 2024 16:35:25 -0500SportsGirls HockeyHartford Highhttps://www.vnews.com/Hartford-vs-Missisquoi-girls-hockey-54285692Hanover 49, Pembroke 43: Bears use smart, methodical play in semifinalhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-pembroke-boys-basketball-semifinal-54291351DURHAM, N.H. — Entering Tuesday night’s Division II boys’ basketball semifinal, the No. 3 Pembroke Spartans (18-3) knew exactly what No. 2 Hanover (19-1) was going to do: run a remarkably methodical offense and play smart, disciplined defense.Pembroke...By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL / Concord MonitorWed, 6 Mar 2024 13:31:57 -0500SportsfacebookHanover HighBoys Basketballhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-pembroke-boys-basketball-semifinal-54291351Hanover girls shut out Bishop Guertin to advance to NH title gamehttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-defeats-bishop-guertin-in-girls-hockey-semifinal-54292397CONCORD — The tournament meetings between the Bishop Guertin and Hanover High School girls hockey teams are usually classics, tugging at nerves and emotions every minute.Not this time.No, Tuesday night’s 6-0 Bears semifinal win over the Cardinals at...By TOM KING / Nashua Telegraph Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:08:32 -0500SportsfacebookHanover HighGirls Hockeyhttps://www.vnews.com/hanover-defeats-bishop-guertin-in-girls-hockey-semifinal-54292397Jim Kenyon: Dartmouth not about to give up fight against basketball team’s unionization efforthttps://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-Basketball-Players-Cast-Union-Votes-54263703For everyone who thinks college athletes deserve to get paid for the work they do on behalf of their schools, the 13-2 vote by Dartmouth men’s basketball players to unionize Tuesday was cause for celebration.Unfortunately, Dartmouth President Sian...By JIM KENYON / Valley News ColumnistTue, 5 Mar 2024 18:16:34 -0500SportsHanover NHJim KenyonfacebookSEIUDartmouth basketballunion votehttps://www.vnews.com/Dartmouth-Basketball-Players-Cast-Union-Votes-54263703