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THETFORD — The No. 4 seed Thetford Academy baseball team was briefly on the ropes in its playoff opener against 13th-seeded Northfield, trailing by four in the fourth inning after the visiting Marauders plated five runs in the top of the frame.The...

KINGSTON, N.H. — Down, but not out, the Lebanon High baseball team found itself in an early 7-2 hole but erupted with seven unanswered runs to top host Sanborn, 9-7, on Tuesday afternoon.Sanborn scored five runs in the top of the third to build that...

PEMBROKE, N.H. — The Hanover High baseball team showed why it’s considered a strong contender for its first state title this seaosn, pounding Pembroke, 9-0, on Monday in its season and NHIAA Division II opener. Sam Sacerdote threw a two-hitter,...

ANDOVER, N.H. — Both Lebanon and Hanover were well-represented at the NHIAA’s Meet of Champions for Nordic skiing, held Tuesday afternoon at Proctor Academy.In the roughly 7-kilometer skiathlon — meaning a combination of the two Nordic disciplines,...

LEBANON — For three quarters on Wednesday evening, the Lebanon High girls basketball team played some of its best basketball of the season.It was enough to overcome a run by visiting Pelham in the fourth.The No. 7 seed Raiders (14-8) advanced past the...

Boys’ HockeyConcord 5, Windham 1Key players: Concord – Brooks Craigue (goal, 2 assists), Cam McGonigle (3 assists), Parker Frederickson (2 goals), Tyler Coskren (goal, assist), Jack Shoemaker (goal), Kevin Jones (15 saves)Highlights: Coskren assisted...

MERIDEN — Anna Illsley distinctly remembers the first time she put on cross country skis.Illsley, now a senior at Lebanon High, was in first grade at the time. Her mother, Sara, did not allow her to carry poles because, in Anna’s words, “she wanted me...

LEBANON — The Lebanon High boys basketball team trailed arch-rival Hanover by 15 points late in Wednesday’s first quarter at Lang Metcalf Gymnasium. Undeterred, the defending NHIAA Division II champions rallied for a 47-35 victory that left coach...

Local roundup: Patience pays for Windsor softball Kate Murphy Modified: 5/1/2021 10:25:59 PM WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Patience proved to be a virtue for the Windsor High softball team on Saturday. The Yellowjackets (3-2) combined seven hits with 15 walks and used them to earn a 19-3 win over Hartford in a five-inning Southern Vermont League softball contest at Hartford High School. As for the hit parade, Hannah Wood, Paige Kleefisch and Kate Murphy led the way by driving in three runs apiece. W...

Worth the wait: Lebanon girls win first NHIAA D-II cross country ski crown Ayla Weale Modified: 3/4/2021 10:06:46 PM PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — In the end, it was worth the wait. Delayed by two days when weather softened the course, the Lebanon High girls cross country ski team won its first NHIAA state championship on Thursday, taking the Division II crown at Great Glen Trails. Senior Ayla Weale recorded a pair of top-10 finishes for the Raiders, who had previously recorded four runner-up results...