Burlington — Hanover High’s Matti Hartman took home Granite State MVP honors as New Hampshire defeated Vermont, 3-2, in the annual Make-a-Wish Classic ice hockey event at the University of Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Hartman scored two goals, including the game-winner with 5 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the game. Fellow Marauder Kelly Brigham also scored a goal.

Kaley Cambell was named Vermont MVP.

New Hampshire defeated Vermont, 2-1, in the boys game.

Legion Baseball Lebanon Srs. 7, Bedford 4

Lebanon — Henry Day’s three-run home run in the eighth inning closed the scoring at Lebanon High and improved Post 22 to 4-2 this season.

Andrew Houde and Matt Braley each had two hits and Chase Hussey had a triple. The hosts had nine hits total and dropped Bedford to 3-1.

Hussey also started on the mound and allowed four hits and four runs in 7 innings. He struck out nine batters and walked four.

Post 22 visits Bedford for a 7 p.m. rematch Wednesday.

White River Jct. 9, Hartford 5White River Jct. 7, Rutland 4

Rutland — White River Junction Post 84 (4-4-1 overall, 3-1 league) split a twin bill with Rutland.

Post 84’s Moises Celaya was 3-for-3 with two runs scored in game one, while Jacob Perkins and Ryland Richardson added two hits apiece. Perkins, working his way back from a knee injury, allowed three hits and two runs in three innings of relief. He struck out seven.

In game two, Seth Balch — who also tossed a shutout inning in game one — scattered seven hits and four runs over six innings. Jordy Allard relieved in the seventh and struck out the side.

Perkins was 2-for-3 with a bases-clearing double, and Dylan Spencer was 3-for-4 with a double.

The teams meet again on Thursday, this time at Maxfield Sports Complex.

Lebanon Juniors 7, Alton 6

Lebanon — Derek Griffin’s one-out double in the bottom of the seventh inning was followed by a two-out Emyrs Elkouh single to right-center field to end the game at Lebanon High.

Post 22 trailed, 4-1, in the fifth inning and 5-3 in the sixth, before taking a 6-5 lead in its half of that frame. Alton tied the score in the top of the seventh.

Seanon May and Elkouh each had two hits and were hit by a pitch. Eli Jaynes had a single and a triple. Cedric Elkouh started and allowed seven hits and four runs in 4 innings while striking out four batters and walking five.

Post 22 (4-1) plays Jutras Post 2 at Manchester’s Gill Stadium on Wednesday night.

H.S. Basketball N.H. Sweeps Vt.

Concord — The New Hampshire boys’ seniors slipped past Vermont, 78-75, in the New Hampshire-Vermont Senior Basketball Classic at New Hampshire Technical Institute.

The game came down to the final play, when Vermont’s Ben Shengu (Rice) launched a 3-point attempt less than a second after the buzzer. The shot fell, but did not count.

New Hampshire’s Keith Brown (Pelham) led all scorers with 22 points. Brown added nine rebounds. Bishop Brady’s Joe Bell knocked down 13 points and six rebounds. Joe West (Manchester West) added 10 points and three rebounds off the bench.

Shengu led the Vermont squad with 21 points and added six assists. Eli DiGrande (Essex) pulled down a game high 14 boards and added 10 points.

Keith Brown earned the game’s MVP honors.

Woodstock’s Dylan and Hunter McDonough represented Vermont, while Lebanon’s Austin Whaley and Sunapee’s Matt Tenney represented New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire senior girls topped Vermont, 70-63, in the other half of the twin bill.

New Hampshire jumped out to an 18-2 lead nine minutes into the first half with a balanced attack. Lexie Hamilton scored six of her nine points in the run. Vermont rallied to draw even at the half, 27-27.

New Hampshire broke a 60-60 tie on a free throw from Adaeza Okorie (Nashua North) and held the lead until the final buzzer.

Emeilee Bose (Enosburg) led all scorers with 12 points.

H.S. Soccer Team Monadnock Wins GSG Title

Manchester — Team Monadnock rolled to its second consecutive Granite State Games boys soccer championship with a pair of victories on Saturday to finish the tournament unbeaten.

In the morning matchup against Coastal, played at the Derryfield School, Monadnock posted a dominant 4-0 win, followed by a 3-1 win over Lakes for the title.

Ethan Sweet (Stevens High) netted a pair of goals, while Graham Chickering (Lebanon) and Jake Acker (Hanover) also scored.

Pat Logan (Hanover) and Lebanon keepers Davis Cole and Erik Spaulding combined for two saves in the win, which secured first place for Monadnock following group play and a spot in the afternoon’s championship game against Lakes.

In a hard-fought title game, Monadnock hit the crossbar three different times before the game was five minutes old, before Sweet tapped in a Noah Spaulding (Stevens) goal-mouth pass for a 1-0 lead. Lakes answered with a Ryan Klesco goal at 19 minutes to even the game at-1, before Noah Spaulding wove his way to an unassisted goal at 30 minutes for a 2-1 Monadnock halftime lead.

Several acrobatics second-half saves by Lakes’ keeper Jon LeClair kept things close until 11 minutes remained, when Tucker Stegner (Mascoma) was taken down in the box for a penalty. Noah Spaulding buried the spot kick to account for the 3-1 final. Logan made three first-half saves, and Cole one in the second half in the Monadnock goal.

The back four of Carter Adams (Lebanon), Sam Pych (Hanover), Henry Kahl (Hanover) and Noah Didehbani (Lebanon) was air-tight throughout the event, allowing only a single goal over the course of four games (the other goal conceded by Monadnock was an own goal on a 20 yard back pass in Thursday’s 9-1 win over Lakes). In defending its crown, Monadnock scored 24 goals over four games while allowing just two.