Sports
Hurricanes earn 10-9 victory over U-32 in girls lacrosse
By TRIS WYKES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The pass was perfect, a classic backdoor feed that arced from Paisley Danaher to Madison Barwood and resulted in the winning goal Saturday for the undefeated Hartford High girls lacrosse team.The strike lifted the host...
Local Roundup: Bears defeat Hollis-Brookline in softball slugfest
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Softball Hanover 19Hollis-Brookline 12 Key players: Hanover — Sophie Wise (3-for-4, 3 RBIs); Kit Tullar (3-for-5); Abby Campfield...
Stevens, Newport baseball split high-scoring games
By TRIS WYKES
NEWPORT — Newport High baseball coach Matthew Robbins is often on the job by 3:30 a.m. at his manufacturing employer and works as a locksmith on the side. The Tigers’ boss somehow survives on four or five hours of sleep per night during the...
Lebanon High senior comes to the aid of driver with health problem
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — Those darn teenagers. No respect for their elders. Always on their smart phones. You know the narrative.You must not know Lebanon High senior Paddy Mooney, however. The 18-year old recently aided 63-year old Mary Anne Sculley, who was...
Local Roundup: Oxbow’s Noemi Rosa pitches no-hitter
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Softball Oxbow 20, Craftsbury 0 Key players: Oxbow — Noemi Rosa, Mazie Bourgeois, Anastase Bourgeois, Faith Eastman Highlights: Rosa...
Local Roundup: Hartford players reach career marks in girls lacrosse
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls Lacrosse Hartford 13, Rice 8 Key players: Hartford — Audrey Rupp (5 goals, 1 assist); Madi Barwood (4 goals, 1 assist); Izzy...
Oxbow softball at dynastic, dominant best
By TRIS WYKES
BRADFORD, Vt. — The exuberant shout emanated from the home dugout Tuesday as Oxbow High entertained Thetford in a VPA Division III softball clash.“Hit it louder!” The hosts certainly did so, orchestrating a virtual cacophony of bat smacks and hand...
Local Roundup: Hanover, Lebanon girls tennis teams are undefeated
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls TennisHanover 9, Nashua South 0Key players: Hanover — Ally Lee, Julia LaweHighlights: Great playing and strong singles...
Local Roundup: Lebanon wins big over Bow in boys tennis
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Boys Tennis Lebanon 8, Bow 1 Key players: Lebanon — Nolan Arado, Will Katz Highlights: It was Senior Night, and the seniors held...
Peavine Whitewater Race scheduled for Saturday
BETHEL — The third annual Peavine Whitewater Race is scheduled to take place on the White River from Stockbridge, Vt., to Bethel this Saturday.The 8-mile race is set to begin at noon at the Route 100 bridge near Ted Green Ford in Stockbridge and is...
New Mascoma equestrian team has early success
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
WEST CANAAN — The group might be small with only four athletes, but so far the success of Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s newest team has been large.The newly formed Mascoma equestrian team — Molly Gray, Aubrey Meyveagaci, Abby Waugh and Rainah...
Lebanon has chances but still can’t solve Hanover baseball mystery
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — Lebanon High baseball coach Chauncey Wood stood on the first-base line on Friday afternoon, arms akimbo and staring into center field as if the answer to his team’s 7-5 loss to Hanover was hidden somewhere in the distant grass.The Raiders,...
Volunteers work to repair Upper Valley trails damaged by storms
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
WOODSTOCK — The Ottauquechee River Trail averaged around 500 visitors a week during peak months until last July’s flooding, which left behind debris along the trail, which begins at East End Park off Route 4.The roughly 3-mile trail in downtown...
Local Roundup: Hanover hangs on for 11-9 softball win over Lebanon
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Softball Hanover 11, Lebanon 9 Key players: Hanover — Emma Campfield (3-4, 3 runs, triple), Kit Tullar (3-3, 2 runs), Sophie Wise...
Local Roundup: Thetford shuts out Windsor in baseball no-hitter
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Thetford 21, Windsor 0 Highlights: Thetford’s Xander Oshoniyi, Owen Goordrich, Liam Brooks and Dempsey McGovern combined for...
Bears ride strong 2nd half to win in girls lacrosse
By TRIS WYKES
HANOVER — Nora Bradley scored four times and Bummy Loughman and Maeve Lee each added hat tricks to push Hanover High to a 13-5 victory over NHIAA Division II opponent Timberlane on Thursday at Merriman-Branch Field.The Bears (3-2) trailed by two goals...
Ahead of this summer’s Olympics, a Vermonter prepares to defy the odds one more time
By JUAN VEGA DE SOTO
His life is spare, almost monastic in its simplicity. Rowing on the water in the mornings. Working the rowing machine on land in the afternoons.Two weeks ago, lifelong Norwich resident Billy Bender fulfilled his dream — he qualified for this summer’s...
Local Roundup: Lebanon baseball, softball teams fall to Bow
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Bow 6, Lebanon 5 Key players: Bow — Brady Lover (1-3, 2 runs); Owen Webber (2 runs, 2 SB) Lebanon — Dominic Calandrella...
Local Roundup: Plenty of early season action on the diamond
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball White River Valley 4Proctor 3 Key players: White River Valley — Brayden Russ, Wyatt Cadwell, Joey Ferris, Zander Clark,...
Hanover’s Perreard may soon capture the attention of collegiate coaches in two athletic pursuits
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — Lea Perreard’s wrists are wrapped in bracelets. How many? The Hanover High sophomore isn’t sure, but 15 would be a solid guess.Rubber bracelets, woven bracelets, string bracelets with beads on them. It takes Perreard roughly five minutes to...
