Thetford — After suffering its first loss of the season at U-32 on Thursday, the Thetford Academy girls soccer team appeared to be in more trouble facing a halftime deficit on Saturday against Lamoille.

Regan Covey had other ideas.

Covey, a senior, netted her first hat trick since sophomore year to help the Panthers (9-1) knock off the Lancers, 3-1.

Lamoille’s Lily Loomis scored 10 minutes in, and the visitors maintained a 1-0 halftime advantage after Thetford missed on a penalty kick opportunity.

The Panthers finally began applying sufficient pressure in the second half, and netted the equalizer when freshman Arwen Clayton picked the ball up on the right midfield in space and took a few quick dribbles before releasing a pass over the top of Lamoille’s central defender. Covey was there in stride, taking the ball into the penalty area before lining up her first goal.

A similar play — this time the pass coming from fellow senior Emily Emerson — set up Covey’s second goal before she iced the game with an unassisted goal off of a corner kick with just over five minutes remaining.

Danielle Robinson was solid down the stretch and finished with six saves for Thetford, which is back at home on Tuesday against Lyndon.

Whitcomb-Rochester 2
Twinfield 0

Plainfield, Vt. — Grace LaFromboise had a goal and an assist as the Mountaineers evened off at 5-5.

Both goals came in the second half, the first by LaFromboise, assisted by Hayley Mears and the second when LaFromboise set up Amelia Mattrick.

Krista Townsend (first half; three saves) and Sammy Barcomb (two saves) split time in net for Whitchester.

The Mountaineers visit Cabot on Wednesday.

Oxbow 2, Richford 1

Richford, Vt. — The Olympians overcame a first-half Rockets’ penalty kick and improved to 4-6.

Natalie Barton netted the equalizer on a shot that rang off both posts before going in, and Zoe Barton had what stood as the winner on a strike six minutes into the second half.

Kaysea Neil made six saves for Oxbow (4-6), which plays its fifth straight road game Tuesday at Lake Region.

Sharon 2, Rivendell 0

Sharon — The Phoenix (10-0) remained unblemished against a pesky Raptors team that slipped to 4-5.

“(Rivendell) had a great game plan that put us on our heels and made it difficult to be creative offensively,” Sharon coach Blake Fabrikant said. “Fortunately, we were rock solid on defense and were patient with our opportunities.”

Mallory Lloyd and Eleanor Frost eventually scored for the Phoenix, with assists to Grace Dorman and Jasmin Johnson.

Fabrikant also credited defender Lily Crowley and midfielder Jocelyn Johnson with solid games.

Sharon faces a strong test on Tuesday at home against Peoples. The Raptors are home for their next three, beginning Tuesday against Stratton Mountain.

Proctor 3, Windsor 0

Windsor — Windsor (1-9) was shut out at home by Proctor, which led 1-0 at the half. Kaycee Herschel made 12 saves for the Jacks, who host Twin Valley on Tuesday.

Boys SoccerWhitcomb-Rochester 5 Twinfield 1

Plainfield, Vt. — Ambrose Wigglesworth and Zak Gillette each scored twice as the Mountaineers (7-3) won their fourth in a row.

Liam Walker added one goal and Dan Labejsza and Matteo Villa contributed one assist each for Whitchester, which needed only a single save from goalie Isaac Hodgdon.

Whitcomb-Rochester plays at Cabot on Tuesday.

Craftsbury 3, S. Royalton 1

South Royalton — The Royals fell to 5-4.

Brais Figueroa scored South Royalton’s goal in the first half, assisted by Josh Scoskie.

Jason Perron made six saves for the Royals, who visit Twinfield on Tuesday.

Rutland 1, Hartford 0

Rutland — The Raiders scored in the 68th minute to defeat the Hurricanes (6-3-2).

Jordy Allard made 12 saves in goal for Hartford, which greets Mount Anthony on Wednesday.

FootballWoodstock 50, Poultney-MSJ 22

Rutland — The Wasps overcame a slow start and improved to 6-0 with a win at St. Peter’s Field on Poultney-MSJ’s senior day.

Two Wasps were injured on the first two plays of the game, Caden White on the opening kickoff and Patrick Potter on the first play from scrimmage.

White, a sophomore, had been slated for his first career start at outside linebacker.

“That kind of put us in a flat mode, and I wasn’t too psyched with the way we started,” Woodstock coach Ramsey Worrell said. “I was pleased with the way we were able to regroup.”

All seven of Woodstock’s touchdowns came on the ground: three by Bill Wood, two by Ora Astbury and one each from Ezra Astbury and Dan Robinson.

Robinson also had a pair of 2-point conversions, Ezra Astbury had one 2-pointer and Wood kicked two extra points.

Woodstock hosts BFA-Fairfax on Friday.

Hanover 33, Sanborn 7

Hanover — Four different Marauders found the end zone as Hanover (6-0) remained undefeated with a win over Sanborn (2-4).

Reed Winter had 10 carries for 63 yards and a TD before leaving in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury. Alex Mosenthal ran for 79 yards on 18 carries, Caleb Putnam added 54 yards and a 16-yard TD on nine carries, Connor Stafford ran for 15 yards and two TDs on six carries and Simon Roach added 23 yards and an 11-yard TD run.

Moises Celaya was 3-for-4 on point-after attempts.

The Marauders visit Kingswood on Friday.

Field HockeyLebanon 3, Hanover 1

Hanover — Meredith Melendy fed Katie Berthasavage for a pair of penalty-corner goals as the Raiders (8-3-1) avenged an earlier loss to the Marauders.

The Melendy-Berthasavage connections came with one minute remaining in the first half and with five minutes left in the second, and Leah Mayes added insurance with six minutes to play with an assist to Maddie Hastings.

“Hastings was phenomenal in the middle of the field for us,” Lebanon coach Deb Beach said. “Lexie Roberts was key on defense.”

Hanover’s goal also came off of a penalty corner, Maddie Wallace digging it out of a scramble to plunk one past Lebanon’s Hope Brown (five saves).

Sophie Cardenali made 10 stops for Hanover (5-7), which visits Merrimack Valley on Tuesday.

The Raiders host Plymouth on Tuesday in “Play for a Cure” day to benefit the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.