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Local roundup: Hanover softball nets first victory of season Staff Reports Modified: 4/26/2021 11:23:00 PM NORWICH — Every Hanover High softball player scored at least one run as the Marauders picked up their first victory of the spring season in a 22-10 defeat of Fall Mountain on Monday afternoon. Hanover (1-4) entered the bottom of the fifth with a two-run lead and scored nine times in the frame to force the mercy rule. Freshman Sage Johnson drove in senior Grace Lewandowski on a sacrifice...

Mascoma pitcher, catcher have joined forces for nearly a decade Now Mascoma High seniors, Mara Isham, right, has been pitching softballs to Paige Jette, left, since the two were in elementary school. Mascoma High senior pitcher Mara Isham winds up for a delivery during her elementary school softball days. Now a Mascoma High senior, Paige Jette has been catching deliveries from teammate Mara Isham, not shown, since the two played elementary school softball. Mascoma coach Chris Thurston watches p...

Local roundup: Lebanon girls tennis overtakes Bow Kaeley Skakalski Modified: 4/19/2021 10:25:34 PM LEBANON — The Lebanon High girls tennis team got its season off to a flying start on Monday, stopping the state runner-up the last time the NHIAA had a Division II tournament. Kaeley Skakalski won a singles tiebreaker and fought off five match points in her doubles match with partner Keira Hines, giving the D-III Raiders two key points in a 6-3 win over D-II Bow at the Carter Community Building ...

Local roundup: Mascoma softball sweeps Lebanon Mara Isham Modified: 4/14/2021 10:09:54 PM Staff Reports WEST CANAAN — Don’t tell anyone around the Mascoma High softball team that the offense will be the last thing to come around after a year away from the diamond. Two days after putting up double digits in a season-opening win at Lebanon, the Royals made it a sweep with a 10-8 victory over the Raiders on Wednesday. Mascoma (2-0) slapped out nine hits and got two-hit performances from four b...

Local roundup: Hanover’s Stocken shuts down Sunapee Wes Stocken Modified: 4/13/2021 9:50:02 PM NORWICH — The Hanover High baseball team rode six innings of four-hit Wes Stocken pitching and made the most of limited offensive opportunities to earn a 3-2 win over Sunapee on Tuesday at the Dresden Athletic Fields diamond, completing a two-game sweep of the Lakers. Stocken, a junior, struck out four, walked one and didn’t allow a run after Sunapee (0-2) scored in the top of the second inning ...

The cat gets out: Kearsarge ousts Mascoma boys from D-III hoop tourney Ben Seiler, of Mascoma, tries to block a pass from Adam Reeve, of Kearsarge, to teammate Sam Carl, left, in West Canaan, N.H., on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Kearsarge won the NHIAA D3 quarterfinal, 52-46. Cole Moulton, of Mascoma, is at right. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Mascoma coach Silas Ayres, and hi...

Local roundup: Cards get Condon a first playoff victory Zahna Rice Modified: 3/5/2021 10:08:27 AM WEST CANAAN — Progress should be measured in milestones. It took seven seasons, but Stevens High girls basketball coach Ivy Condon claimed a big one on Thursday. Freshman Kiley Bundy scored 13 points and hit three key free throws in the fourth quarter as Stevens edged Mascoma, 41-35, in an NHIAA Division III preliminary-round tournament win at Kehoe Gymnasium. That gave Condon, the Cardinals’ s...

Local roundup: Abrahamsen’s big night powers Windsor to victory Owen Abrahamsen Modified: 2/26/2021 3:02:02 PM WINDSOR — Owen Abrahamsen poured in a game-high 29 points on Thursday night, leading the Windsor High boys basketball team past Springfield, 67-44.  The victory ends a two-game slide for the Yellowjackets, who jumped out to a 32-9 lead at one point in the second quarter. They eventually took a 36-17 advantage at the break.  Ethan Lawyer added 11 points and Austin Gauld had six.�...

Local roundup: Finally getting a chance to play, Woodstock girls fall to Hartford Sophie Howe Kylie Taylor Lebanons Clara Smyrski, left, and Sally Rainey tie up Hanovers Caroline Adams for a jump ball in the first half of their game in Lebanon, N.H., on Feb. 23, 2021. Hanover won, 29-28. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Hanovers Melissa Whitmore drives for a layup past the defense o...

Local roundup: Oxbow girls win opener with late run Emma DeGoosh Modified: 2/13/2021 12:20:58 PM HYDE PARK, Vt. — At long last, let’s play ball. After a long wait for the season to get underway, the Oxbow High girls basketball team closed its season-opening contest on a 12-6 run to beat host Lamoille, 48-43, on Friday night. Emma DeGoosh had five of her 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Olympians. Emma Parkin added 14, including a 4-for-6 effort from the free-throw line in the fou...