Keyword search: field hockey
By ALEX CERVANTES
BURLINGTON — The Windsor High field hockey team had been playing for this game, a state championship rematch with Montpelier, since the beginning of the season.The Solons, the defending two-time state champs, had ousted the Yellowjackets from the...
By ALEX CERVANTES
BURLINGTON — All Hartford High’s Charlotte Jasmin needed was a head nod from Madison Barwood. No words needed to be spoken between the teammates. The quick gesture and some simple eye contact sufficed.Just a shade under five minutes into the third...
By ALEX CERVANTES
HANOVER — Hanover’s Greta Mancini was somewhat astounded that her shot had trickled into the cage.Mancini’s first-quarter goal was the Bears’ lone tally in a 1-0 win over Pembroke in the first round of the NHIAA Division II field hockey playoffs on...
By ALEX CERVANTES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — When Hartford and Woodstock meet on the pitch, the game means just a little bit more.To say the two teams are quite familiar with one another is probably an understatement. Leanne Tapley, the Wasps’ coach, and Heather Scudder,...
By ALEX CERVANTES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — And so it begins.After opening the season with a four-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 31-1 in that span, Hartford field hockey coach Heather Scudder was ready to see her team test its mettle against Bellows Falls on...
By ALEX CERVANTES
HANOVER — St. Mary’s (Calif.) goalkeeper Sam Bentley sunk his butt onto the grass, slid his left arm down the goalpost and stared into the back of the net.Dartmouth men’s soccer coach Bo Oshoniyi wants to punish teams on set pieces. If all goes...
BURLINGTON — Hartford High’s Madison Barwood has piled up goals in three sports during her time with the Hurricanes. No tally has been bigger, however, than the one she scored Friday in field hockey.The junior knocked home a brilliant, one-time shot...
By TRIS WYKES
WINDSOR — On paper, Saturday’s Vermont Division III playoff quarterfinal field hockey contest between Windsor High and Lyndon appeared a fairly even matchup. However, the host Yellowjackets scored early and often en route to an 8-1 victory.Midfielder...
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 TRIS WYKES
HANOVER — The “thunk” created by Greta Mancini’s overtime shot hitting the wooden back of the goal Monday reverberated across Hanover High’s Merriman-Branch Field. The freshman’s low, accurate laser inside the left post lifted the Bears to a 2-1...
By TRIS WYKES
LEBANON — There was once this Gerry Cheevers chap. He was a goaltender who backstopped the NHL’s Boston Bruins to a pair of Stanley Cups. “Cheesie” became New England sports royalty en route to 1985 induction in his sport’s Hall of Fame.Friday, on a...
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 TRIS WYKES
Sydney Gonyea has found a comfortable niche at Simmons College, a private women’s school in the heart of Boston, not far from Fenway Park. The Lebanon High graduate has also discovered a higher gear in her field hockey game, recently producing a...
Here’s a look at some Upper Valley residents who played varsity college sports this fall: FIELD HOCKEY Sophomore Kaeli Bennett (Windsor) played in eight games and started one for Smith (Mass.) College, which was 9-11-0. … Wesleyan was 4-11-0 with...
By TRIS WYKES
BURLINGTON — The Woodstock High field hockey team used a sister act Saturday to capture its first state title in 14 years.Senior Hannah Gubbins scored off an assist from junior Lily Gubbins three minutes after halftime to push the top-ranked Wasps...
By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
MANCHESTER, Vt. — The Woodstock High field hockey team played so well in the first half on Tuesday that Wasps coach Leanne Tapley told her team she had nothing to change.The top seed in the VPA Division II playoffs scored twice in the first quarter...
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. — The fifth-seeded Woodstock girls soccer team saw its postseason run come to an end with a 3-1 loss at top-seeded Fair Haven on Tuesday afternoon in the VPA Division III semifinals.The Slaters (15-1-0) got things started with an...
CLAREMONT — A full 100 minutes wasn’t enough to settle a postseason classic between Stevens and Hopkinton in the NHIAA Division III girls soccer quarterfinals. No bother to the No. 3 seed Cardinals, who will gladly take the win, 4-2 in penalty kicks,...
By TRIS WYKES
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Alice Piper switched positions late in the Hartford High field hockey team’s regular season. The change of scenery clearly agrees with the senior captain, who scored three times on Thursday during a 4-1 defeat of Mount Abraham...
WINDSOR — The three-time defending VPA Division III champion Windsor High field hockey team got goals from Gwen Ambrose and Gianna Felice to post a 2-0 win over fifth-seeded Stowe on Thursday at MacLeay-Royce Field and move on to the...
HANOVER — Following a loss to a top-10 Vermont squad during the week, the Dartmouth College men’s soccer team picked up its second straight Ivy League victory on Saturday night with a 1-0 win over Columbia at Burnham Field.Senior midfielder Eric...
By using this site, you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience, measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users
Copyright © 2016 to 2024 by Valley News. All rights reserved.