Local Roundup: Hanover sails to victory in ski jumping meet

Hanover wins seven-team meet Bears hosted at Oak Hill

Out & About: Fairlee takes on responsibility for Lake Morey skating trail

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

FAIRLEE — When Lake Morey’s ice skating trail officially opened Wednesday, it was the same as it was every winter: a miles-long glossy loop plowed and smoothed into Fairlee’s main winter tourist attraction.

Local Roundup: Hartford boys hoops win over Windsor

Hartford 72, Windsor 36

Hanover High parts ways with longtime boys soccer coach Grabill

By ADRIANA JAMES-RODIL

Longtime Hanover High School boys soccer coach Rob Grabill will not return next season after he was informed last month that his contract would not be renewed.

Local Roundup: Oxbow girls hoops rally from 20-point deficit to defeat Hartford, 58-52

Oxbow 58, Hartford 52

Local Roundup: Woodstock tops Springfield in boys hoops

Woodstock 75, Springfield 47

Storrs Hill sees high turnout for first weekend of free public skiing

By LUKAS DUNFORD

LEBANON — The Storrs Hill Ski Area drew big crowds for its first season of free skiing over the weekend. The hill’s opening had been delayed from the originally scheduled Dec. 23 due to unseasonable weather.

Local Roundup: Hartford boys hockey narrowly loses to Essex

Essex 5, Hartford 4

Local Roundup: Oxbow girls hoops extend undefeated streak

Oxbow 63, Randolph 33

Local Roundup: Hanover, Hartford girls hockey reach five wins in early season

Hanover 9Keene-Monadnock-Fall Mtn. 2

Girls basketball: Canes’ Jasmin makes scoring history on two fronts

By BEN HOOKE

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — As a youngster, Charlotte Jasmin would come to Hartford High basketball games and stare up at the banner with the names of the five 1,000-point scorers to wear the red, white and blue.

Vermonters hunted fewer bucks in 2024 than 2023, preliminary estimate finds

By KLARA BAUTERS

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department estimates that hunters in Vermont harvested more than 17,200 deer during fall 2024 — but the final tally won’t be released until March. 

Boys basketball: Bears on a tear despite roster losses

By BEN HOOKE

HANOVER — A year after a young roster brought them to a state title game, everything is surprisingly new for the Hanover Bears boys basketball team following an ofFseason of dramatic change.

Local Roundup: Woodstock boys hoops hang on to defeat Brattleboro

Woodstock 61, Brattleboro 52

Girls basketball: Jacks signal readiness for another run

By BEN HOOKE

WINDSOR — There are so many championship banners draped on the wall of Windsor High’s gym that the excess ones have begun to spill off the wall and onto the mezzanine that surrounds the court.This year’s girls basketball team may well force them to...

Local Roundup: Upper Valley runners finish strong at indoor events

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score. Indoor track Thetford boys win UVM meet BURLINGTON — The Thetford Academy boys indoor track team finished first among 21 teams in VPA...

Champs realize they have target on their backs

By BEN HOOKE

RANDOLPH — Last year’s young Thetford Academy boys basketball team somewhat slipped under the radar en route to a state championship.Now, with another year of experience, the Panthers have a target clearly on their backs — but also the veteran resolve...

Local Roundup: Lebanon hosts Hanover for Wechsler Cup hoops games

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score Boys Basketball Hanover 55, Lebanon 20 Key players: Hanover — Roy Lucas, Wyatt Daigle; Lebanon — Miles Saunders Highlights: Lucas had...

The owners of a NH ski area are trying to balance tradition with long-needed investment

By BRION OCONNOR

For visitors who haven’t stopped by Cranmore Mountain Resort recently, be prepared. This is no longer your father’s, or grandfather’s, cherished North Conway, N.H., ski area. That’s not to say it’s not better. But it is certainly different. And the...