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BRADFORD, Vt. — The Oxbow High softball team got a taste of a playoff-like battle with visiting Spaulding on Thursday afternoon, picking up a 2-1 win over the Crimson Tide to improve to 11-3 on the season.Anastase Bourgeois tossed another gem for the...

INDIANAPOLIS — Abby Allen has a hard time picking her favorite sport, rattling off all the ones she’s tried: tennis, golf, basketball, soccer, rock climbing and baseball.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Hanover High boys tennis team concluded an unblemished regular season with yet another dominant win, a 9-0 decision at Manchester Memorial on Friday afternoon.The win should lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NHIAA...

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. — It may have been a day later than originally scheduled and in a different venue, but the Hartford High softball team pushed its record above .500 for the first time in two weeks with a 17-9 victory at Fair Haven on Wednesday.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...

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — Hartford High star Caroline Hamilton surged past the 100-goal plateau as the Hurricanes girls lacrosse team added another blowout win to what is shaping up to be a memorable season. The Hurricanes dominated host St. Johnsbury on a...

A survey from The Trevor Project found that 45 percent of LGBTQ youth across the U.S. seriously considered suicide last year. Fourteen percent attempted suicide and the rate was even higher among transgender and non-binary individuals. That builds on what the CDC found last month in its first national survey of high schoolers. The Trevor Project's Sam Ames joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.

HUDSON, N.H. — Still undefeated, the Hanover High boys tennis team went on the road and escaped with a 7-2 win over host Alvirne on Tuesday afternoon.Alvirne earned wins at the top two singles matches behind twin stars Peyton and Ashton Meuse. Peyton...

LGBTQ people are being labeled by some far-fight activists as "groomers," and it's threatening their mental health.

Middle and high school students are demonstrating in support of trans rights after the Utah Legislature passed HB11, which bans transgender girls from competing in high school sports. LGBTQ advocates say the law unnecessarily targets a small group of students, who already face higher rates of suicide and depression than their peers.