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Boys Basketball

Hanover 55, Pelham 40

Key players: Hanover — Wyatt Daigle, Beckett Sobel, Roy Lucas

Highlights: Daigle scored a game-high 18 points. Sobel scored 14 and Lucas chipped in with 12 as the Hanover Bears start the season off on the right foot.

Coach’s quote: “The guys played with poise and control tonight. They didn’t let the emotions of a home-opener get the best of them. It was a great performance to kick-start the season.” — Hanover’s Denver Greene

Records: Hanover 1-0; Pelham 0-1

Hartford 72, Oxbow 30

Key players: Hartford — Ryan Murphy, Noah Jenks, Joey Gardner Oxbow — Jayden Huntoon

Highlights: Murphy notched 15 points and snagged seven boards in Hartford’s 42-point win over Oxbow on Saturday. Jenks added 15 points and Gardner tacked on 11 for the Hurricanes as well. Huntoon posted nine points in the loss for Oxbow.

Coach’s quote: “I thought our ball movement and defense was much better tonight. Its a new group and once they get more varsity experience and game exposure. They have a chance to be very good this year.” — Hartford’s Mike Gaudette

Records: Hartford 1-1; Oxbow 0-2

White River Valley 66, Green Mountain Union 33

Key players: White River Valley — Zander Clark, Brayden Russ, Wyatt Cadwell

Highlights: White River Valley won the fourth annual Stretch Gillam Tipoff Classic by routing Green Mountain Union by 33 points. Clark scored a game-high 21 points and blocked two shots, while Russ poured in 18 points and recorded six steals. Cadwell added nine points, six assists and three rebounds for the Wildcats.

Records: White River Valley 2-0; Green Mountain Union 1-1

Kearsarge 72, Newport 47

Key players: Kearsarge — Noah Whipple, Austin Needham, Elijah Whipple, Ajay Tremblay Newport — Aaron Fellows, Travis Avery, Aidan Couitt

Highlights: Kearsarge opened the season by sweeping past Newport 72-47 Friday night at the Wheeler Gym. The Tigers hung tough for a half going into the break only down 31-26. The Cougars exploded in the second half and cruised to the win. Kearsarge was led by the balanced scoring of Noah Whipple with 17 points, Needham with 16, Elijah Whipple with 13 and Tremblay with 10. Fellows paced the Tigers with 16 points, while Avery tossed in nine and Couitt with seven.

Records: Kearsarge 1-0; Newport 0-1

Girls Basketball

Newport 52, Kearsarge 37

Key players: Newport — Zoey Lord, Taylor Fellows, Skylar Nelson Kearsarge — Ava Shapiro, Ocie Ilg

Highlights: The Newport Tigers led from start-to-finish and beat the defending Division III champion Kearsarge Cougars 52-37 Friday night on the Marty Brown Court at the Carl D. Hill Gymnasium. The Tigers led 25-16 at the half and closed the game out with a strong second half. Lord led Newport to the win with a game-high 19 points, while Fellows added 12 and Nelson eight.

Records: Newport 1-0; Kearsarge 0-1

Girls Hockey

Hartford 5, Middlebury 5 (OT)

Key players: Hartford — Zoe Zanleoni, Nella Bowen, Maria Chaput

Highlights: Bowen made 18 saves for Hartford in its season-opening tie with Middlebury. Zanleoni scored two goals, with Madison Barwood, Maria Chaput and Aubree Vail each scoring a goal. Chaput’s goal was the first of her career, while Ali Morlock and Chelsea Stockwell each secured their first career points as well, both on assists.

Records: Hartford 0-0-1; Middlebury 0-0-1

Boys Hockey

Hartford 4, Colchester 2

Key players: Hartford — Nolan Morlock, Nick Daniels, Logan Caffrey, Nunu Mayer Colchester — Gunnar Navari, Colton Lefebure, Toffer Burt

Highlights: Colchester led 2-1 after the first period. Hartford scored three goals in the second — no scoring in the third. Morlock scored two goals, while Caffrey posted a goal and two assists and Daniels added a goal and an assist in the Hurricanes’ win. Mayer made 16 saves.

Records: Hartford 1-0; Colchester 0-1

Woodstock 5, Rutland 2

Key players: Woodstock — Kyle Costales, Reece Harriman, Cole Little, Trevor Carl, Marshall Sommerville

Highlights: Five different Wasps — Costales, Harriman, Little, Carl and Sommerville — scored a goal in Woodstock’s season-opening 5-2 victory over Rutland.

Records: Woodstock 1-0; Rutland 0-1

Bowling

Stevens wins home match

The Stevens Cardinals accepted their 2024 state championship rings and then went on to a dominant win at Maple Lanes on Saturday.

After impressive individual performances, Stevens won the Baker Match with two shutouts. Seeded first, the Cardinals defeated the No. 4 seed Dover, 2-0 in the semifinals then beat Coe-Brown, the No. 3 seed, in the finals, also 2-0. The win followed last week’s second place finish in the first match of the year at Keene on Dec. 7

In the individual play on Saturday, Lindsey Smrkovski bowled 186 and 194, Steven Rheaume (195-204) and Logan Aiken (228-253). Brennan Tallman, bowling junior varsity, had career highs of 194 and 1983.

“While it’s been a great start, there’s still work to be done if we want to repeat last year’s success,” Stevens coach Shawn Fitzpatrick said. “This team has so much potential and now it’s up to the athletes to step up, focus on their weaknesses, and keep improving throughout the season.”