Local roundup: Hanover, Woodstock win ski titles

GILFORD, N.H. — The Hanover High boys nordic ski team claimed seven different top-10 finishes to edge Kennett and claim the NHIAA state championship.Noah Phipps had the high finish of the day for the Marauders, taking third in the freestyle race in 12...

Local roundup: WRV girls topple Williamstown in first-ever tourney game

SOUTH ROYALTON — They may be representing the new school on the block, but the White River Valley School girls basketball team already has a grasp of history.Riding Toni Turner’s double-double, the seventh-seeded Wildcats won their school’s first VPA...

150 years, almost as many uniforms: Reds plan tribute to original 1869 Red Stockings

By DAN SEWELL

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds are fashionably celebrating the 150th anniversary of the professional baseball-pioneering Red Stockings team.Joey Votto and crew will play games in 15 sets of throwback uniforms, including a navy blue and a red-pants...

Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018

ScheduleTUESDAYBOYS BASKETBALLStevens at Lebanon, 6:30Hanover at Bow, 7Mascoma at Winnisquam, 7Blue Mountain at Mid Vermont Christian, 7Sunapee at Newport, 7Woodstock at Oxbow, 7Windsor at Thetford, 7GIRLS BASKETBALLBlue Mountain at Mid Vermont...

College Sports Notes: The Lowdown on Upper Valley Alumni

By Tris Wykes

Here’s a look at some Upper Valley residents who competed on the college varsity level this fall. A compilation of winter-sport competitors will follow that season.Men’s Cross CountryBryant (R.I.) University freshman Bodie Avery (Fairlee) was 64th out...

Local Roundup: Lebanon Football Catches Cougars by the Tail

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Litchfield, n.h. — A trio of forced turnovers in the second half helped spark the Lebanon High football team to a 17-16 comeback victory over defending NHIAA Division III champion Campbell on Saturday afternoon to close regular-season play.The win...

Views to Be Had Climbing Other Monadnock

By Marty Basch

Hiking to the top of Mount Monadnock in southwest New Hampshire from the banks of the Connecticut River would be quite the day.Hypothetically, starting in a place like Brattleboro, Vt., it would a good 30 miles or so to the top of the 3,165-foot peak...

Local Roundup: Thetford Boys Soccer Breaks Six-Loss Streak

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Thetford — The Thetford Academy boys soccer team snapped a six-game losing streak in style on Monday, exploding for five goals after halftime to defeat visiting Montpelier, 5-3.Will Bosco scored two minutes after intermission and again four minutes...

Family First: Woodstock Golfer Keegan Bradley Returns Home With Family Priorities In Mind

By Greg Fennell

Woodstock — As Keegan Bradley talked his way through the clinic that precedes his annual charity golf tournament at Woodstock Country Club on Monday morning, one little voice cut occasionally through the chatter. Bradley’s infant son, Logan, squealed...

More Room to Row: Dartmouth to Expand Boathouse

By Jared Pendak

Hanover — Thanks to Upper Valley winters, Dartmouth College’s rowing teams are almost never able to access the Connecticut River when the spring sports season begins in early February. Starting next year, they should at least be able to simulate it...

Amen Corner: Tight Elbows Will Make for a Comfy Swing

By Peter Harris

Staying connected in the golf swing is when the arms and body are in sync and move together to improve the overall timing and path of the golf club and provide better ball striking and consistency.Last week, we discussed the benefits of keeping the...

Amen Corner: Let Arms, Torso Work in Tandem During Swing

By Peter Harris

Staying connected is a common phrase you’ll hear in golf, but what does it really mean? There are many ways to talk about staying connected within in the golf swing. It assumes the premise that when the arms and body are moving together, the overall...

Bethel Family Skiing Off of Their Home-Built Rope Tow

By Jared Pendak

Bethel — Recent snowstorms and below-average temperatures may be causing some to pine for the arrival of spring, but Angus McCusker has a different perspective. As ski patrolman in his own front yard, he sees the joy in the faces of his sons,...

Family Left to Pray, Hope for Former Dartmouth Quarterback

By Tris Wykes

Temperatures sank into the low 20s and the wind chill approached single digits, but Pat Lahey’s mind wasn’t on the cold. Standing atop Fenway Park’s famous Green Monster left-field wall, the former Dartmouth College football captain stared out of the...

A Broad, Colored Landscape for Enfield-Based Artist

By Coleman Stokes

 Outdoor artist David Tibbetts, 80, can't recall a time when he wasn't drawing. Growing up in Holliston, Mass., Tibbetts always had a pencil or a brush in hand. After he graduated from high school in the 1950s, his interest in art led him to enroll in...

Grantham Indoor Closing as Retirement Beckons Owner

By Josh Weinreb

Grantham — Robert MacNeil was supposed to be retired already.Owning and operating Grantham Indoor, an indoor recreation facility just off of Interstate 89, he said, was more of a labor of love than anything else. Nineteen years later, the Lebanon...

Beauty Plus History: These Ponds Are Not to Be Skimmed

By Marty Basch

 On the south side of trail-less Scar Ridge in the White Mountains, a pair of remote ponds sit peacefully. One is tiny, shallow and cloaked with thickly wooded shores. The other, situated about a mile and a half away, is twice the size of its neighbor...

A Weighty Situation for Big Green Linemen

By Tris Wykes

Hanover — Ben Hagaman lowered himself gingerly to one knee late in Wednesday’s Dartmouth College football practice on the Blackman Fields. The offensive tackle is 6-foot-4 and 305 pounds, and his strained expression showed that everyday life isn’t...

Amen Corner: A Softer Way to Slow Down Your Swing

By Peter Harris

Don’t quote me on this, but I think it was Sam Snead (or someone) who once said, “If you want to hit the ball 250 yards, swing like you’re trying to hit it 200. If you want to hit it 200 yards, then swing like you’re trying to hit it 250.”Most golfers...

A Whole New Ballgame: Summer Baseball Undergoes Uneasy Transition

By Josh Weinreb

White River Junction — Upper Valley Nighthawks general manager Noah Crane is concerned about the future of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.Crane admits some of his anxiety is a matter of self-interest. His team belongs to a league that, in...