Sports
Local Roundup: Woodstock boys hoops win back-to-back games
Woodstock 58Leland & Gray 40
Local Roundup: Lebanon girls hoops rally to defeat Hollis-Brookline
Lebanon 56Hollis-Brookline 47
High school boys basketball: Tigers win D-III home return
By PATRICK O’GRADY
NEWPORT — The last home playoff game for the Newport High boys basketball team was a loss 11 years ago. The current version of the Tigers made it worth the wait on Tuesday night.
NH school athletic association tells districts to enforce Trump’s transgender sports ban
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
The organization that governs sports for New Hampshire public schools told districts they must comply with a recent executive order from President Trump forbidding transgender girls from playing on girls sports’ teams.
120 skiers evacuated when Pats Peak chairlift stalls, likely due to high wind
About 120 people were evacuated from a chairlift at Pats Peak Ski Area in Henniker, N.H., on Monday after it became stuck, apparently due to high winds.
Local Roundup: White River Valley boys hoops defeat Springfield, extend unbeaten streak
White River Valley 88Springfield 32
Ayotte’s budget has $15 million to do something – upgrade? replace? enlarge? – to Cannon Mountain’s aerial tram
By DAVID BROOKS
Gov. Ayotte’s budget includes $15 million to do something for the iconic Cannon Mountain aerial tramway, which state officials have wanted to upgrade for years.
Weathersfield couple conserves more than 100 acres as bird sanctuary
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
WEATHERSFIELD — Birds were at the forefront of the minds of Marianne and Michael Walsh when they purchased 102 acres of forest land on East Camp Hill Road from their neighbor a few years ago.
A Life: Jimmy Proctor ‘was the father of the town’
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
ENFIELD CENTER — The first time a customer came into Proctor’s General Store, proprietor James “Jimmy” Proctor would learn their name. The second time, he’d call them by it.
NHIAA D-II state swimming/diving championship: Hanover girls extend reign; boys runners-up
By PATRICK O’GRADY
DURHAM, N.H. — The Hanover High girls swimming and diving team defended its NHIAA Division II state title with a dominating performance on Friday evening at the Swasey Pool on the campus of the University of New Hampshire.
Local Roundup: Hanover wins fourth consecutive ski jumping state title
Hanover wins fourth consecutive state title
Carnival races give Dartmouth a taste before hosting NCAA championships next month
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
HANOVER — Dartmouth College’s ski team has dominated the East Coast racing circuit this season as the Big Green prepares to host the NCAA ski championships next month.
Local Roundup: Hanover boys and girls win alpine ski titles
Boys Alpine Skiing
Over Easy: In praise of big screens
By DAN MACKIE
Every year before the Super Bowl, Dede ties me to a mast for several days to block me from dashing off to buy a 98-inch color TV for the big game. That method worked for Jason versus the Sirens — the original nasty women of Greek legend — and it works for me.
High school boys basketball: Hurricanes prime for playoffs
By TRIS WYKES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford High’s boys basketball uniforms don’t feature names on the back, which is fitting for a group of somewhat anonymous players.
Local Roundup: Upper Valley hoops teams successful on the courts
Woodstock 59, Green Mountain 44
Local Roundup: Hanover boys hoops win over Manchester West
Hanover 46Manchester West 21
Kearsarge Regional schools has ‘adjusted practices’ following Trump transgender sports order
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday aimed at barring transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams has already had a tangible effect on at least one local school district.
High school indoor track: Newport, Mascoma athletes win at states
By PATRICK O’GRADY
Newport’s Callie Dixon, Mascoma’s Barnaby Diehn and Hanover’s Alexander Valentino were the Upper Valley’s top performers at the NHIAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships at Plymouth State University on Saturday.
Local Roundup: Back to full strength, Hartford boys hoops defeat Windsor
Hartford 81, Windsor 33
