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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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — At a meeting Tuesday morning, Charlestown and Springfield, Vt., business owners and public officials said the planned 34-week closure to repair the Cheshire Bridge linking the two communities will “kill” the area economy.About 50 people...

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...

CLAREMONT — The Route 12A bridge over the Sugar River in Claremont will be closed during the day for at least three days next week, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.The DOT is beginning the next phase of rehabilitation work...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Cheshire Bridge linking Charlestown with Springfield will undergo extensive repairs that will require the bridge to be closed to traffic for more than eight months beginning next spring.The New Hampshire Department of...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVERCoach: Dan O’Rourke (23)League: NHIAA Division IILast year: 15-5Returners: Seniors — Sydney McLaughlin (G), Elena Mierke (G), Nina Marshall (F), Bella Hunt (G), Erin Kirkpatrick (F); Juniors — Sophia Costa (G), Dylan Simpkins (G); Sophomore:...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVERCoach: Ben Davis (2)League: NHIAA Division IILast year: 5-13Returners: Seniors — Christian Blix (F), Freddie Mierke (F); Juniors — Dave Frechette (G), Beckett Sobel (G); Sophomores — Ryan McLaughlin (G), Roy Lucas (G), Jaysen Oriol (F), Allie...

By TRIS WYKES

BOYSHANOVERCoach: Dick Dodds (43)League: NHIAA Division ILast year: 9-13Returners: Seniors — Jack Wilkinson (F), Wyatt Seelig (F), Trevor Lichtenstein (F), Mateo Trimble (F); Juniors — Henry Cotter (D), Andrew Rudd (D), Gavin Nartowicz (F), WIll...

By BILL WILKINSON

ALPINE SKIINGHANOVERCoach: Gabi Formankova (16)Last year: Boys were state champions, girls were runners-up.League: NHIAA Division IIReturnees: Seniors — Adam Goodney, Sam Loescher, Nicholas Reiss, Peter Stover, Virginia Adams, Emilia Elder, Ava...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVERCoaches: Steve McConnell (8 years), Rileigh Goulette (1 year)Last year: Boys were third at the Division II state meet.League: NHIAA Division IIReturnees: Boys, seniors: Aidan Bradley, James Chafouleas, Justin Dickson, Lucian Gleiser, Joaquin...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LEBANONCoach: Chauncey Wood (6).Last year: Sixth out of 18 teams at the state meet.League: NHIAA Division IIIReturnees: Seniors — Zach Thornton, Ben Nelson, Jon Eylander, Abigail Stone; Juniors — Aero Buzby, Garret Rose, Nick Wolstenholm, Chris Kinne;...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVERCoaches: Swimming – Trent Staats (3), Diving – Carl Renshaw (7)Last year: Boys and girls were state runners up.League: NHIAA Division IISwimming returnees: Seniors – Erica Holmes, Josh Stearns, Rosie Keith; Juniors - Elizabeth Staats, Aiden...