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By ALEX HANSON

John Kuhns arrived at the Valley News at a big moment for the small, busy newspaper.His predecessor as publisher, Willmott “Bin” Lewis, announced in January 1993 that he would step down that spring with Kuhns to replace him. Just before Kuhns started,...

The Valley News is creating a Reader Advisory Board in an effort to connect dedicated readers and community-minded individuals with our newsroom to talk about our coverage of the Upper Valley.If you’re active in the community, have an interest in...

Starting April 1, the price for a single copy of the Valley News will be $2.00 Monday through Friday. There is no change in the Weekend edition single copy price. The price of home-delivered newspapers is not changing at this time.A portion of the...

HANOVER Coach: Sam Cavallaro (9) Last year: 6-4, lost in quarterfinals to Bow.League: NHIAA Division II Returners: Seniors — Caleb Buskey (TE/LB), Nels Jones (OL/DL), Roger Lucas (QB/DB), Jeffrey Vidou (RB/OLB), Teddy Sumner (WR/DB), Mateo Trimble...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVERCoaches: Eric Picconi (10) and Dorcas DenHartog (10)Last year: Girls were state champions, placed first in the N.H. Meet of Champions, seventh in the New England Championship and won the CVC Championship. Boys were third at the state meet,...

HANOVER Coach: Mallory Hillman (1).Last year: 9-6-1, lost in quarterfinals to John Stark.League: NHIAA Division II.Returners: Seniors — Savannah Walczak (F/capt.), Jolie Reznek (D). Juniors — Eva Bell (M/capt.), Sophia Costa (M), Lauren Evans (M),...

By BILL WILKINSON

HARTFORD Coach: Michael Barata (1) Last year: Fourth at VPA state tournament.Returners: Senior — Connor Rice; Juniors — Thomas Gross, Jack Grigsby; Sophomore — Coleman Waters. Newcomers: Junior — Logan White; Freshmen — Benjamin Potter, Triv-Ann...

HANOVER Coach: Joshua Flanders (1) Last year: seventh out of eight teams at state tournament League: NHIAA Division I.Home course: Montcalm Golf Club.Returners: Seniors — Adam Goodney, Andrew Cahoon, Trevor Lichtenstein, Jake Toulmin; Sophomores —...

HANOVER Coach: Hunter Gosselin (1) Last year: 6-9, lost in first round to ConVal.League: NHIAA Division II.Returners: Seniors — Rosa Bradley (OPP), Annika Lackstrom (MB), Ada Callaway (MB). Juniors — Laura Schaner (S), Dylan Simpkins (OH).Newcomers:...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

Entering the 2021 season, the Hartford High football team had quite the competition on its hands for the starting quarterback spot.Senior Colin Vielleux, who had spent the previous fall as the backup to the since-graduated Cole Jasmin in the...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

Jon Farnham grew up in Hanover and first took up ski jumping at age 6 with the Ford Sayre Academy, continuing through his graduation from Hanover High in 1975. He was the Eastern junior national champion in 1974 and ’76, and after a stint in the U.S....

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

CLAREMONT — Patty Deschaine knew that when the time came for her to step down as Stevens High field hockey head coach, she would have a succession plan in place.For the last four seasons of her 20-year run leading the Cardinals, Deschaine has had...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

When Greg Balch was growing up in Windsor, the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl was the biggest event of the summer.The annual football game between top just-graduated high school seniors in Vermont and New Hampshire was held at Dartmouth College back then, so...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

Nicholas Cain only took up boxing about 15 months ago, thanks to inspiration from his younger brother.The 32-year-old White River Junction resident, who lived in Windsor at the time, opted not to tell his brother that he had joined a boxing gym in...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

MONTPELIER — Time is running out on the Upper Valley Nighthawks.Monday afternoon’s 5-4, seven-inning loss to the Vermont Mountaineers at Recreation Field was the Nighthawks’ 13th defeat in their last 16 games, and it was a loss that, had Upper Valley...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

In a hearing at Wednesday evening’s Enfield Planning Board meeting, representatives from Dartmouth College Project Management Services will present plans for a new sailing facility on the shore of Mascoma Lake, to be used by the Big Green sailing...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

Justin DeSanto had never picked up a tennis racket until halfway through his senior year of high school.Growing up in Pittston, Pa., DeSanto played basketball, football and volleyball and ran track in his youth, but he wanted to try something...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Six summers ago, Garrett Nance was a game-day operations intern for the Upper Valley Nighthawks, doing everything from running the scoreboard to putting on the mascot costume.“I was a Division III baseball player, so being able...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — It’s been roughly two years since Mat Pause was passed over for what many would consider a dream job: head baseball coach at his alma mater, in this case Hartford High.But Pause has moved past that disappointment and taken on a...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

HANOVER — Shannon Hadlock was a center back for the White River Valley girls soccer team. It was as simple as that.The senior anchored the Wildcats’ strong defense last fall, a unit that allowed just nine goals in 16 games. But on the Vermont team for...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — It was equal parts elation and relief when the Upper Valley Nighthawks mobbed Austin Beck in shallow right field after three hours and 40 minutes of baseball on a hot Thursday afternoon at Maxfield Sports Complex.An infielder...