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Local golfers perform well in Vermont Division II state championships
By ALEX CERVANTES
BURLINGTON — Late in the afternoon on Thursday, with a gaggle of onlookers gathered adjacent to the 18th green at Burlington Country Club, Hartford’s Rowan Irvine stood over a short putt for par. The sophomore needed to sink it. Having already torn...
Local Roundup: Lebanon field hockey shuts out Laconia
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Field Hockey Lebanon 8, Laconia 0 Key players: Lebanon — Norah Burns (3 goals, 1 assist); Mackenzie Ray (2 goals, 2 assists); Annella...
Dartmouth football: Big Green works to repeat itself
By ALEX CERVANTES
Off to the program’s best start since the 2021 season, Dartmouth football coach Sammy McCorkle finds himself leaning on the “24-hour rule” early in the 2024 campaign.“Winning is hard,” McCorkle said. “Hey, you better enjoy it, but enjoy it quick. … We...
Local Roundup: Mascoma boys win Hopkinton cross country meet
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Cross Country Mascoma boys win meet in Hopkinton With four runners finishing in the top ten, the Mascoma boys took first among 10...
Claremont gets grant for pickleball court
CLAREMONT — The city has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant for construction of outdoor pickleball and tennis courts at Veterans Park.The money from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund will be added to the $300,000 in American Rescue Plan...
High School Field Hockey: Cards happy at home
By ALEX CERVANTES
CLAREMONT — A loud roar erupted from the Stevens High field hockey sideline upon the conclusion of its game against Mascenic on Tuesday night. A similar elation reverberated from the opposite end of the field where the Cardinals’ cheering contingent...
Local Roundup: Hanover boys soccer win again
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Boys Soccer Hanover 4, Bishop Guertin 0 Key players: Hanover — Gavin Munson, Sam Ames, Andres Tzilianos.Highlights: Senior Munson...
Local Roundup: Mascoma cross country finishes strong in Moonlight Madness race
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Cross Country Mascoma’s Currier second at Moonlight Madness SWANZEY, N.H. — Mascoma senior Gunner Currier finished second at Friday’s...
Big Green equestrian team follows trip to national tournament with big plans for season
By ALEX CERVANTES
ETNA — Fresh off the program’s first appearance at the National Collegiate Equestrian Association nationals tournament, Dartmouth’s equestrian team opened its 2024-25 campaign with an 8-2 win over Sewanee on Sunday at Morton Farm.“”We’ve been working...
Big Green delivers the goods, beats Quakers
By ALEX CERVANTES
HANOVER — Propelled by a stingy second-half performance from its defense and a master class in clock management from its offense, the Dartmouth College football team christened Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field with a 20-17 victory over Penn on...
High school football: Stevens pulls past Lebanon
By DALTON BARTLETT
LEBANON — Saturday night saw a physical matchup between young Lebanon High and Stevens High teams that saw the Cardinals come away with a 29-14 win in an NHIAA Division III football game at Henry Emerton Memorial Field.“It was a physical game and a...
Mascoma runner, Bear boys highlight Woods Trail results
By PATRICK O’GRADY
THETFORD — Close to 1,000 runners competed at the Woods Trail Run 5K high school cross country meet Saturday at Thetford Academy, with several Upper Valley athletes finishing with strong performances against some of the best runners from New England....
Local roundup: WRV girls soccer edges Randolph
Football Windsor 48, Poultney 27 Key players: Windsor Yellowjackets — Justin Draper, Aiden Doxter, Tanner Crane Poultney Blue Devils — Peyton Book, Dickerson Highlights: Tanner Crane had four rushing touchdowns and Draper had 180 yards rushing as the...
Dartmouth names football stadium for late coach Buddy Teevens
By ALEX CERVANTES
HANOVER — Dartmouth’s football stadium officially bears the name of the program’s all-time winningest coach.“Every person who comes here to a game, they’re going to walk by the sign, they’re going to see the words ‘Buddy Teevens Stadium’ and in those...
High school girls soccer: Raptors extend winning streak, while Phoenix remains winless
By ALEX CERVANTES
ORFORD — Rivendell girls soccer coach Jason Knowles doesn’t want the regular season to end. In a perfect world, the first-year coach could prolong it. He could manufacture a little more time to capture every bit of magic this group of 17 girls has to...
Out & About: Groups to study trail accessibility
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vermont’s trails — like many others throughout the country — saw increased use and interest.As organizations examined how to make trails more durable for that use, another conversation started to gain...
Local Roundup: Hartford boys soccer shuts out Stratton Mountain
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Boys Soccer Hartford 2, Stratton Mountain 0 Key players: Hartford — Tighe Hrabchak, Sam Peckinpaugh, Jackson Jewett.Highlights:...
Teevens to be honored with stadium naming as Big Green face Penn
By ALEX CERVANTES
How do you honor the legacy of a man whose impact on the field, on the game at-large, on a school, on a community, is so profound and far reaching? That’s the question Dartmouth has been asking itself in the 365 days and counting since longtime coach...
High school field hockey: Hurricanes shut out Wasps in state title game rematch
By ALEX CERVANTES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — When Hartford and Woodstock meet on the pitch, the game means just a little bit more.To say the two teams are quite familiar with one another is probably an understatement. Leanne Tapley, the Wasps’ coach, and Heather Scudder,...
High school boys soccer: Stevens falls to Winnisquam
By ALEX CERVANTES
CLAREMONT — All Brendan Goodwin needed was one errant touch. Stevens and Winnisquam, two diametrically opposed teams, had played 74 minutes of scoreless soccer on Tuesday before Goodwin capitalized on a heavy touch from a Cardinals defender. The...
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