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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....

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,...

By TRIS WYKES

LEBANON — A quick trip to the store wasn’t often possible with Chuck Hunnewell.Ubiquitous on the Upper Valley sports scene for more than 30 years, the longtime teacher and coach would be waylaid in Rich’s Department Store or Johnson’s Home Center on...

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...

NASHUA — The Lebanon Post 22 senior American Legion baseball team ended its season Sunday with a 9-3 loss to Concord Post 2 in the double-elimination state tournament at Holman Stadium.Lebanon trailed, 1-0, after an inning but forged a 1-1 tie through...

NASHUA, N.H. — The Lebanon Post 22 American Legion baseball team split its first two games in the state tournament on Saturday at Holman Stadium. Post 22 opened the double-elimination tournament with a 9-2 loss to Londonderry Post 27. Lebanon is the...

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 TRIS WYKES

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — On a different night and under different circumstances, Wednesday’s senior American Legion baseball matchup between White River Junction Post 84 and Lebanon Post 22 at the Maxfield Sports Complex might have ended with tempers...

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

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...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — What was shaping up to be a highly disappointing day for the White River Junction Post 84 American Legion baseball team turned quite exciting late, as WRJ rallied from a six-run deficit, then coughed up a late lead before...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — As the old saying goes, if you watch baseball long enough, you’ll see something you’ve never seen before.The eventual game-winning run scoring on a ball lodged inside the catcher’s chest protector was a new one for Upper Valley...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Eventually, the Upper Valley Nighthawks’ pitching staff was due for a clunker. The surprising part was that it came against the team with the worst record in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.The North Adams SteepleCats...

LEBANON – The Lebanon American Legion Post 22 senior baseball team rallied for a 4-3 victory over Manchester’s Sweeney Post 2 on Friday at Lebanon High School’s Doug Ashey Field.Trailing, 1-0, midway through the fifth inning, Lebanon began its...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Even before all of the Upper Valley Nighthawks’ pitchers had arrived, the hurlers were carrying the team to a strong start this summer. Now that the staff is nearly complete, opposing New England Collegiate Baseball League...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Adarius Myers may have played in just 10 games for the Upper Valley Nighthawks at the tail end of the 2022 season, but that was enough time for him to decide he wanted to be back in the Upper Valley this summer.Six games into...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

BURLINGTON — Xander Oshoniyi may have fallen three outs shy of a no-hitter, but leading the Thetford Academy baseball team to its first state championship in 37 years as a freshman still makes for a pretty good Saturday.Oshoniyi baffled the White...

BRADFORD, Vt. — The brilliant pitching of Anastase Bourgeois, not to mention an explosive offense, was more than enough to help top-seeded Oxbow softball earn a berth in the VPA Division III state championship game.The Olympians topped fourth-seeded...

By TRIS WYKES Valley News Staff Writer SOUTH ROYALTON — Monday’s Vermont Division III baseball quarterfinal between White River Valley and Windsor moved quickly, but memories of the clash will last a long time.The fifth-seeded Wildcats and 13th-seeded...

By TRIS WYKES

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION - Hanover High’s hunt for its first state baseball title will stretch into next year after the top-seeded Bears were upset, 8-6, by eighth-seeded Plymouth during Saturday’s NHIAA Division II quarterfinal game at the Maxfield...