Sports
Men’s lacrosse: Big Green finally holding serve in Ivy League
By TRIS WYKES
HANOVER – Spring weekends in Hanover mean an influx of late-model luxury vehicles rolling into the Scully-Fahey Field parking lot, their occupants headed to watch the Dartmouth College men’s lacrosse team tilt at the collective windmill of Ivy League opposition.
New Hampshire lawmakers target another source of PFAS: waxes used by skiers and snowboarders
By CLAIRE SULLIVAN
New Hampshire’s ski slopes and lakes are among its iconic natural attractions. They also face contamination from “forever chemicals” present in some recreational activities.
Out & About: New Suns plays host to ‘Learn to Skate’ program
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
NORTH THETFORD — Jean Carlan, who chairs the Bradford (Vt.) Parks and Recreation Commission, has been involved in efforts to build a skate park in town.
Whaleback seeks support to repair and replace ski lift
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
ENFIELD — Whaleback Mountain is seeking community support to help repair a mechanical failure that halted its chairlift service late last month and could threaten its ability to operate next season.
Hartland shooting range set to open for season
HARTLAND – Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open for the season on April 3.
Girls hockey: Hanover dominates Oyster River-Portsmouth, repeats at state champ
By TRIS WYKES
MANCHESTER — Hanover High girls ice hockey coach John Dodds instructed his players to pack a snack for Saturday’s NHIAA title game against Oyster River-Portsmouth at SNHU Arena.
Windsor outlasts Oxbow to win DIII hoops title
By BEN HOOKE
They’ll need to find some more space on the walls of Windsor High School’s gym. The Yellowjacket girls are champions again.
Dartmouth loses to Cornell in first-ever Ivy League Tournament
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — AK Okereke had 25 points in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament.
Land trust purchases, conserves 75 acres in Hartland
HARTLAND — The Upper Valley Land Trust has purchased 75 acres of land to create the Timotheus Pohl Conservation Area.
Girls basketball: Windsor eyes another title
By TRIS WYKES
BARRE, Vt. — Windsor High girls basketball coach Kabray Rockwood descended the stairs to his team’s locker room in the basement of the Barre Auditorium on Thursday night.
Girls basketball: Oxbow hangs on for trip to finals
By TRIS WYKES
BARRE, Vt. — The heat and humidity generated by warming spring temperatures and a couple of thousand bodies packed into the Barre Auditorium on Thursday drove a gaggle of high school basketball fans out the back door during halftime of the Oxbow-Peoples girls game.
Dartmouth faces perennial power Cornell in first-ever Ivy League Tournament
Staff and wire reports
After being picked to finish in last place in the Ivy League preseason poll, the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team finds itself in a position to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1959.
Hanover boys hockey falls in semifinal
By TRIS WYKES
MANCHESTER — The proverbial lights went out for the Hanover High boys hockey team Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Concord in the NHIAA Division I semifinals at John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum. The game and season, however, displayed what appears to be a bright future for the Bears.
Hanover girls hockey overwhelms Concord in state semifinal
By TRIS WYKES
CONCORD — The future is now for the Hanover High girls hockey team, which blasted Concord, 11-2, on Tuesday in the NHIAA Division I semifinals at Everett Arena.
Hartford girls hockey repeats as DII state champion
By TRIS WYKES
The Hartford High girls hockey team won its second consecutive VPA Division II title Sunday with a 2-0 defeat of Middlebury at the University of Vermont’s Gutterson Field House.
Local Roundup: Hanover teams advance to hockey semifinals
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Thetford boys basketball wins DIII state championship
By TRIS WYKES
BARRE, Vt. — The Thetford Academy boys basketball team did not just, as their warmup shirts read Saturday, “Journey to the Tourney.” They won the whole thing.
Hartford boys hockey bows out in DII semifinal
By TRIS WYKES
BARRE, Vt. — Hartford High’s Cavan Benjamin rushed the puck into the U-32 end Friday night. The rangy defenseman curled out from behind the net and flung a perfect pass back between the circles to gliding hockey teammate Nolan Morlock.
Undefeated season comes to sudden end for WRV basketball squad
By TRIS WYKES
BARRE, Vt. — A frustrated White River Valley boys basketball team and its fans saw an undefeated season come to a disappointing conclusion on Thursday night, falling short of the program’s championship goals.
Thetford boys basketball advances to DIII final
By TRIS WYKES
BARRE, Vt. — When Jason Gray took over as Thetford Academy’s boys basketball coach nine years ago, he had a simple message for a program that hadn’t reached the playoff quarterfinals during its four previous seasons.
