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By ALEX CERVANTES

HANOVER — A cacophony of noise descended upon Hanover High’s turf field in the waning minutes of regulation Friday night.Dozens of stomping feet rattled the bleachers. Parents’ voices clamored from the sidelines. The Hanover student section, glued to...

ALEX CERVANTES

WINDSOR — The Windsor football team, victors of the last three Division-III state championships, commenced another title defense Saturday hosting Division-II Fair Haven.But this offseason has been a period of transition for the Yellowjackets. Coach...

By ALEX CERVANTES

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford High football is getting back to its roots this season.“We’re one of the few teams that still believe in running the ball,” coach Matt Trombly said. “Everybody wants to spread it and throw it around. We still believe in...

By ALEX CERVANTES

HANOVER — Amid a gaggle of white jerseys last November, Dartmouth College football coach Sammy McCorkle thrust his arms triumphantly toward the sky and clutched a gleaming silver trophy in his right hand.He had just overseen a dominant 25-point...

By BEN HOOKE

HANOVER — At the stadium that will be named in his honor this fall, family, friends and colleagues of late Dartmouth College football coach Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens gathered Saturday for an emotional celebration of life.The event highlighted the...

By TRIS WYKES

LEBANON — A quick trip to the store wasn’t often possible with Chuck Hunnewell.Ubiquitous on the Upper Valley sports scene for more than 30 years, the longtime teacher and coach would be waylaid in Rich’s Department Store or Johnson’s Home Center on...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Dartmouth College football team finished in a three-way tie for the Ivy League championship Saturday after beating Brown, 38-13, at Brown Stadium. Harvard, which began the afternoon needing a victory at Yale to claim the crown...

By TRIS WYKES

RUTLAND, Vt. — They embraced near the 40-yard line, father and son, coach and player.Hartford High’s Brayden Trombly, a senior quarterback mature beyond his years, was poised while sobbing. Hurricanes boss Matt Trombly consoled him, holding his boy...

RUTLAND — Utilizing punishing line play and a misdirection offense on Saturday, the Windsor High football team powered past Woodstock, 36-0, for its third consecutive Vermont Division III title.The Yellowjackets dominated from start to finish at...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LACONIA, N.H. -- After defeating Bishop Brady in the semifinals last week, the Tigers' coach John Proper told his team they had the talent to win it all if they didn't beat themselves. But Newport did just that with four lost fumbles, some untimely...

By TRIS WYKES

When the Dartmouth College and Woodstock High football teams play crucial games today, their players will have prepared for them in one similar fashion. Both programs utilize Guardian Cap soft-shell helmet covers during practice.“I love them and I...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — Win and they’re in. That’s the playoff entry challenge facing Hanover High’s football players and coaches on Friday night at undefeated Pelham.Key to the Bears’ efforts will be sophomore Jaysen Oriol, 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds, whose...

HANOVER — Dartmouth College has taken the interim tag off Big Green head football coach Sammy McCorkle.On Thursday night, the college announced McCorkle had been promoted to the permanent role, officially know as the Robert L. Blackman Head Football...

HANOVER — The wind whipped around Memorial Field on Saturday. Upon it, the Dartmouth College football team’s 31-24 loss to Yale dealt a blow to the Big Green’s Ivy League title hopes.Not since 1982 has a team with two league losses captured an Ancient...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — When Dartmouth College football place kicker Owen Zalc lined up last weekend for a potential game-winning boot at Penn, the freshman could take solace that he’d been through more pressure-packed situations in the past.Such as the one that...

By TRIS WYKES

LEBANON — Things are better these days around the Lebanon High football program. There are smiles and laughter and a sense of progress.Sure, the Raiders have dropped down to the junior varsity level for this season and perhaps beyond, but just about...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — Last week’s death of Dartmouth College football coach Buddy Teevens created a tide of grief and an avalanche of memories from his friends and acquaintances throughout the Upper Valley and far beyond. The 66-year old succumbed to injuries...

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

HANOVER — After six months of uncertainty and four days of mourning, the Upper Valley community paid tribute to the memory of former Dartmouth College football coach Buddy Teevens during a somber candlelight vigil held Saturday night on the green.A...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — Nick Howard ran for 73 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Dartmouth College football team past Lehigh, 34-17, on Saturday at Memorial Field.It was after the nonleague contest, however, that the fifth-year senior truly shone. Brought into a...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens III, who led Dartmouth College football to 1970s prominence as a player and restored its luster during two separate coaching stints, died Tuesday, six months after he and his bicycle were struck by a pickup truck in...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — The most unique Dartmouth College football season in years kicks off on Saturday evening with the Big Green visiting No. 11 New Hampshire under the possibility of rain and wind related to Hurricane Lee.Dartmouth has been buffeted by...