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By BEN HOOKE

HANOVER — A year after a young roster brought them to a state title game, everything is surprisingly new for the Hanover Bears boys basketball team following an ofFseason of dramatic change.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

High school indoor track in the Upper Valley has a number of top individual performers and strong overall teams that can compete at the state level. Among them are the Thetford boys, led by Uly Junker, and the Hartford boys, who bring back a lot of...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Hanover will again be a contender for the NHIAA Division II state championships as both the boys and girls have strong teams this year. The girls will look to defend their title while the boys, champions two years ago and runner up last year, look to...

LEBANON — The Hanover boys and girls swim teams came out on top in its opening season meet, defeating Lebanon, Stevens and Mascoma in a dual meet format at the CCBA Witherell Recreation Center on Tuesday.Hanover’s Claire Uiterwyk, Sofia Ye, Adelaide...

By ALEX CERVANTES

MANCHESTER — Henry Cotter’s left glove was off before the referee’s arm had even extended fully upward, the ensuing red card confirming what Cotter already knew: His night was over.In the 54th minute of Hanover’s 1-0 semifinal loss to top-seeded...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

With Megan Faris and Leah Perreard leading the girls and Ben Groves and Ryan Faris the boys, Hanover High easily won the NHIAA Division II cross country state championships at Derryfield Park in Manchester on Saturday.The boys repeated as champions...

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

HANOVER — Do you know who Wally Pipp is?It was a simple question, and Hanover boys soccer coach Rob Grabill likely knew the response he’d receive. Noah Winchester, the target of Grabill’s inquiry, was unaware of Pipp’s legend.With Hanover’s preseason...

By DALTON BARTLETT

HANOVER — Hanover High girls soccer continued a hot streak against visiting Salem on Saturday, though it took a half for the Bears to break through.Hanover’s offense got rolling shortly after halftime and kept it rolling en route to a 3-0 win.“It took...

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

The Hanover and Lebanon boys soccer teams didn’t need any reminders of their opponents on Tuesday.Lining up opposite the maroon-clad Upper Valley squads were the two teams that had defeated them in last season’s D-I and D-II state title games, Bedford...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVER — Though his name is next to the title New Hampshire High School Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year for 2024, Hanover head coach Steve McConnell said the award recognizes the work of the entire coaching staff.“We are fortunate to have a...

By ALEX HANSON

HANOVER — Education is a series of expanding horizons. Students do their work, fail or succeed, move forward and repeat the process all over again.“The human condition is complex,” Hanover High School Principal Julie Stevenson said at the start of the...

By TRIS WYKES

Here’s a look at some of the Upper Valley residents who played varsity collegiate sports during the spring season:BASEBALLBowdoin (18-17) enjoyed the services of freshman pitcher Sam Sacerdote (Norwich/Hanover), who started three times in 15...

By TRIS WYKES

BOW, N.H. — Hanover High baseball coach John Grainger elected to keep his sunglasses on for a family photo after Saturday’s 4-3 loss to Bow in the NHIAA Division II playoff quarterfinals. There might have been a few tears under the tinted lenses, the...

By BEN HOOKE

HANOVER — The Hanover High boys tennis team rolled past seventh-seeded Keene, 8-1, on Friday at Storrs Pond to advance to the semifinals of the NHIAA Division I state tournament.Hanover won all six singles matches in dominant fashion, dropping a total...

By TRIS WYKES

NORWICH — Lebanon High’s Ava Kaercher was under the weather Monday. The sophomore softball pitcher nonetheless lifted her team over the top, striking out 16 Hanover batters while throwing a two-hitter during the visitors’ 5-0 defeat of their archrival...

By TRIS WYKES

LEBANON — Lebanon High baseball coach Chauncey Wood stood on the first-base line on Friday afternoon, arms akimbo and staring into center field as if the answer to his team’s 7-5 loss to Hanover was hidden somewhere in the distant grass.The Raiders,...

By TRIS WYKES

LEBANON — Lea Perreard’s wrists are wrapped in bracelets. How many? The Hanover High sophomore isn’t sure, but 15 would be a solid guess.Rubber bracelets, woven bracelets, string bracelets with beads on them. It takes Perreard roughly five minutes to...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Lebanon and Hanover have been historically joined at the hip in all sorts of high school sports. Tennis is no different.What puts the Raiders and Bears in the same conversation these days is their success rather than head-to-head battles. Hanover is...

When it comes to Upper Valley high school softball, one program stirs the proverbial championship drink.In three years under coach Chuck Simmons, Oxbow High has reeled off 49 wins in 53 games and raced relatively unimpeded to state honors each time....