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Woodstock boys lax defense steps up, holds off Hartford
By TRIS WYKES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Monday night’s boys lacrosse game between host Hartford High and Woodstock came down to the final minute, with the Wasps prevailing, 11-10.The Vermont inter-division clash might have been decided, however, by a pair of goals at...
Local Roundup: Hartford girls lacrosse gets decisive win over Colchester
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 12, Colchester 3 Key players: Hartford — Audrey Rupp, Maddie Barwood, Nella Bowen, Zoe Zanleoni Highlights:...
Pick a sport and Pete DePalo’s has probably officiated it over the past 40-plus years
By TRIS WYKES
Pete DePalo spent his first 15 years living on Coney Island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, home of America’s first large-scale amusement park. His family moved to the Upper Valley and his life since has been filled with games.Soccer games....
Lebanon girls lacrosse prevails over Coe-Brown
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — At one point during Friday’s Lebanon High girls lacrosse game, Raiders coach Sara Ecker closed her eyes and gently tapped her head against the shoulder of longtime assistant Rob Fett.Lebanon was winning and would prevail over visiting...
Local roundup: Lebanon softball sweeps wins from Souhegan, Stark
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Track & FieldMascoma boys and girls second at Laconia meetKey players: Georgia Kondi, Silas Jukosky, Barnaby Diehn, Braelyn Stone,...
2024 Upper Valley high school tennis guide
By PATRICK O’GRADY
Lebanon and Hanover have been historically joined at the hip in all sorts of high school sports. Tennis is no different.What puts the Raiders and Bears in the same conversation is their success rather than head-to-head competition. Hanover is an...
Local Roundup: Rivendell extends baseball win streak
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Rivendell 16, Mill River 6 Key players: Rivendell — Luke Avery, Mason Fahey, Cillian Kenneally, Will Knowles, Robert McNelly,...
2024 Upper Valley high school softball guide
When it comes to Upper Valley high school softball, one program stirs the proverbial championship drink.In three years under coach Chuck Simmons, Oxbow High has reeled off 49 wins in 53 games and raced relatively unimpeded to state honors each time....
To Raiders’ Reilly, rebuilding isn’t a dirty word
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — Dennis Reilly doesn’t shy away from the label “rebuilding season.” The first-year coach of the Lebanon High boys lacrosse team has a 26-player roster, and 19 are either freshmen or sophomores.“That’s the definition of rebuilding,” said...
2024 Upper Valley high school girls lacrosse guide
Two words best describe Upper Valley high school girls lacrosse: quality and consistency.All four squads made the playoffs last spring. While none came home with a state title, Hanover and Woodstock made their finals, with the Wasps’ trip coming at...
Lebanon dominates ConVal in baseball opener
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Baseball Lebanon 8, ConVal 0 Key players: Lebanon — Nick Brill, Jack Clary, Bennett Hewett Highlights: Brill went 2-for-4 with two...
Football helmet maker buys Lebanon’s Simbex
By JOHN LIPPMAN
LEBANON — Riddell Sports, which makes the helmets worn by more than 75% of players in the National Football League, has purchased Simbex, a Lebanon-based company that revolutionized the monitoring of head impacts in athletics.The purchase price was...
2024 Upper Valley high school track and field guide
By PATRICK O’GRADY
As surely as snapping the finish-line tape signifies a winner, the Upper Valley is filled with high school track and field potential this spring.A number of area schools won outdoor titles last year, and some followed that up with indoor successes...
Thetford tops Windsor in 19-18 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 Thetford 19, Windsor 18 Key players: Thetford — Eiea Morgan, Paige Tremblay, Mckayla Stanley, Natalie Perry, Grace Elmer;...
2024 HS boys lacrosse guide
Once you’ve finally been to the top of the mountain, what do you do for an encore?That’s the challenge facing the Hartford High boys lacrosse program this spring. After multiple attempts that came up short, the Hurricanes ran the table en route to...
Kenyon: Dartmouth alumni join union-busting effort
By JIM KENYON
Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock has made it clear the college views its men’s basketball players — and their recent historic vote to unionize — as a threat to ….Fill in the blank.The college’s bottom line? The status quo? The misconception that...
Windsor baseball’s annual gauntlet begins with Hartford defeat
By TRIS WYKES
WINDSOR — How does Windsor High baseball coach Jamie Richardson keep his players emotionally afloat as they face their notoriously tough schedule each spring? “There are a lot of hugs and back rubs,” the veteran bench boss said.It worked last season,...
Local Roundup: Hanover pitcher throws a perfect game
Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.BaseballHanover 5, ConVal 0Key players: Hanover — Alex Boone, Jackson McBrideHighlights: Boone threw a perfect game, including 12...
2024 Upper Valley high school baseball guide
The arrival of the Upper Valley high school baseball season marks the return of one top-shelf rivalry (Thetford vs. White River Valley, last year’s VPA Division III title-game matchup) along with another roster (Hanover) good enough to hang some...
Ex-Virginia assistant Kirwan latest to step into the Big Green breach
By TRIS WYKES
HANOVER — The fruits of yet another Dartmouth College men’s lacrosse rebuilding effort have yet to become publicly evident.This time, the undertaking is led by first-year coach Sean Kirwan, lured from a high-powered program at the University of...
