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By ALEX CERVANTES

WINDSOR — The Woodstock High field hockey team runs a 400-meter all-out sprint at the end of every practice. It’s an exercise in physical endurance, sure, but it’s also an exercise in mental fortitude, one that happens away from the field to...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

It’s time to tee it up.Upper Valley high school golf has a rich history of success. It extended last season when Hartford High rolled to a Southern Vermont League crown before adding a VPA Division II state championship for the second time in five...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls Soccer Hanover 12Manchester Memorial 0 Key players: Hanover — Malia Pratt, Cosi Torresani.Highlights: Hanover came out strong...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

High school girls volleyball isn’t a huge sport in the Upper Valley, with just three varsity programs active. It remains a game of growth.As such, learning experiences are as valuable as victories. Hanover and Mascoma both missed their respective...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Nothing brings out the bodies like a state championship. Mascoma High recorded a school first when it claimed its first NHIAA bass fishing state championship last fall. The two anglers who combined on that title, senior Tanner Moulton and sophomores...

By ALEX CERVANTES

HANOVER — St. Mary’s (Calif.) goalkeeper Sam Bentley sunk his butt onto the grass, slid his left arm down the goalpost and stared into the back of the net.Dartmouth men’s soccer coach Bo Oshoniyi wants to punish teams on set pieces. If all goes...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Boys Soccer Mascoma 4, Bishop Brady 0 Key players: Mascoma — Brayden Pierce, Tanner Moulton. Highlights: Pierce assisted on a Landon...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

The past year was a banner one for Upper Valley high school cross country teams.Hanover rang up a bunch of honors, with the Bears winning conference and state meets along with a strong showing at New Englands. Thetford was its usual excellent, with...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Girls Soccer Windsor 3, Green Mountain 1 Key players: Windsor — Audrey Rupp, Amelia Rockwood, Avery Ducharme, Sophia Rockwood; Green...

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...

Editor’s note: To have your team’s results included in the Local Roundup, visit https://www.vnews.com/submit-a-score.Cross Country Hanover sweeps Early Bird invitational The Hanover Bears won both the boys and girls meets at the Early Bird Cross...

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...

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...

ALEX CERVANTES

WINDSOR — Moments before kickoff, White River Valley girls soccer coach Kim Prestridge held up a large easel paper pad outlined with a list of goals for her team to accomplish Friday. Prestridge got the idea from her assistant coach, Omar...

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 ALEXANDER RAPP

Parker Tirrell went down after a hard foul in front of goal in the second half of a girls soccer scrimmage on Tuesday night, and she drew a much-needed penalty for her team while down 1-0.Tirrell played for Plymouth Regional High School in a friendly...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST LEBANON — The Eastern Mountain Sports in Powerhouse Mall is, at present, not on the list of stores slated to close following the parent company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last week.Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores, which are owned by...

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....

Two words best describe Upper Valley high school girls lacrosse: quality and consistency.All four squads made the playoffs last spring. While none came home with a state title, Hanover and Woodstock made their finals, with the Wasps’ trip coming at...