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By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

LEBANON — Prior to last month, Bethany Robinson had not thrown a softball since she hung up her cleats upon graduating from Mascoma High in 2012.But now Robinson is the head softball coach at Lebanon High, where she works as the attendance secretary,...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

HANOVER — Following a strong season with the Dartmouth College men’s hockey team in which he posted a .922 save percentage and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team, goaltender Clay Stevenson signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

BRADFORD, Vt. — Oxbow High girls basketball coach Barry Emerson and girls soccer coach Dan Thomas are both leaving their positions, athletic director Derek Cipriano confirmed to the Valley News.Emerson, who spent nine seasons leading the Olympians on...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WINDSOR — After resurrecting the Windsor High field hockey program and leading the Yellowjackets to three consecutive VPA Division III state championships, Jody Wood is stepping down from her role as head coach.Wood graduated from Windsor in 1993 and...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

ANDOVER, N.H. — Both Lebanon and Hanover were well-represented at the NHIAA’s Meet of Champions for Nordic skiing, held Tuesday afternoon at Proctor Academy.In the roughly 7-kilometer skiathlon — meaning a combination of the two Nordic disciplines,...

By JIM KENYON

By promising the public a seat in the room when decisions are made, Vermont’s open meeting law is supposed to keep elected officials from doing whatever they want, whenever they want.But anyone who believes the law is worth the paper it was written on...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

BEDFORD, N.H. — Tuesday night’s game was following the script perfectly, as far as the Mascoma High boys basketball team was concerned.The Royals had made a habit of upsetting the top teams in their division on the way to their first trip to the NHIAA...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

DURHAM, N.H. — The Lebanon High boys basketball team’s season ended Tuesday night with a taste of its own medicine.The defending state champion Raiders, the No. 4 seed in the NHIAA Division II playoffs, hang their hat on getting to the rim on offense...

HANOVER — As the omicron surge wanes, Dartmouth College is reopening Leede Arena and Thompson Arena to the public for basketball and hockey games.Between Dec. 22 and Jan. 18, only guests of players and coaches on a pass list were permitted to attend...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WEST CANAAN — The biggest peril that comes with being a two-sport star is that there are twice as many chances to get injured.Senior Ben Seiler, far and away the top scorer for both the boys basketball and soccer teams at Mascoma High, found that out...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

ORFORD — For nearly 30 years, Tony Patterson was a fixture behind the counter at Patterson’s Grocery and Deli.In recent years, he put in as many as 80 hours a week and sometimes worked alone at the Orford store, which sits at the corner of Routes 10...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

MERIDEN — Anna Illsley distinctly remembers the first time she put on cross country skis.Illsley, now a senior at Lebanon High, was in first grade at the time. Her mother, Sara, did not allow her to carry poles because, in Anna’s words, “she wanted me...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

WINDSOR — There’s a certain expectation student-athletes at Windsor High have to uphold when they compete for the Yellowjackets.The school of less than 300 students punches well above its weight when it comes to winning state championships. After the...

By DARREN MARCY

CANAAN — Town Administrator Mike Samson has informed the Selectboard that he plans to retire.Although his contract runs through July 2, 2023, Samson said his target is the end of the calendar year.“The date I have in my head is Dec. 31,” Samson said....

By JIM KENYON

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — After abruptly leaving his job as a dishwasher at the Norwich Inn last summer, Jason Moots didn’t return to collect his final paycheck.The inn’s management tried mailing the check to the last address it had for Moots, but it was...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

BRADFORD, Vt. — Sarah Kuge hadn’t stepped on the basketball court during a game all season when Barry Emerson called her name.Kuge, a German exchange student with the Oxbow High girls basketball team, had remained on the bench throughout each of the...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

NEWPORT — Riely Skarin knew a special group could be on the horizon.As the senior captain of the Newport High girls basketball team, Skarin communicates frequently with head coach Ross Dole about building the program. The Tigers have not had a winning...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

BRADFORD, Vt. — Alexa Kosakowski has been playing basketball since kindergarten, and she honed her craft on wintry Saturday mornings at Oxbow High’s Mona Garone Gym, learning from the Olympians’ varsity players alongside her fellow local third through...

QUECHEE — After a slow start, the Mid Vermont Christian School boys basketball team slowly pulled away in the second half on Friday night to take a 49-31 win over Sharon Academy.Sophomore Abel Goodwin had 17 points, junior Roman Goeppner posted a...

WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Union High School’s Dailey Gymnasium was charged on Tuesday.Rivals Woodstock and Hartford played a chippy boys basketball game, heavy on fouls and emotions. The Hurricanes ultimately left with a 65-50 win.“There’s a pretty big...