The Thor’s Stone Athletic Club’s Lee Pelletier completes a lift during Sunday’s Revelation Olympic Lifting meet in Enfield, Conn. Pelletier was named the top masters lifter in the men’s 75-79 age category. TSAC results from the meet are in the chart on the lower left of this page.
The Thor’s Stone Athletic Club’s Lee Pelletier completes a lift during Sunday’s Revelation Olympic Lifting meet in Enfield, Conn. Pelletier was named the top masters lifter in the men’s 75-79 age category. TSAC results from the meet are in the chart on the lower left of this page. Credit: Courtesy photograph

White River Junction — The Upper Valley Aquatic Club started its fall season by sweeping three foes in the team’s home-opening Connecticut Valley Invitational swim meet at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center on Saturday.

UVAC swimmers amassed 23 gold medals in a variety of age groups, scoring enough to edge Executive Swim Club, of Manchester, N.H., for the team victory. UVAC amassed 269 points to Executive’s 258, with the Exeter (N.H.) Swim Team (186) and Manchester Swim Team (70) trailing.

Orford’s Rosie Keith won two events in the ages 9-10 division, with three teammates (Quechee’s Kate Kissell, Norwich’s Joshua Stearns and Margaret Rivard, of Springfield, N.H.) taking one each. Rivard’s older sister, Vera, won three races in the ages 11-12 classification, with Hanover’s Andres Savellano adding one.

Windsor’s Jack Wadsworth (three) and Lebanon’s Grace Wenger (two) were multiple winners in ages 13-14, with Lebanon’s Mariss Hebert, Woodstock’s Isabelle Hiller and Lebanon’s Maggie Wender also victorious. Lebanon’s Catherine Gavell took two races among ages 15 and older, joined by Etna’s Charlotte Bedford, Grantham’s Clare Brown, Hanover’s Erik Hansen and Swiss exchange student Norina Manetsch adding one apiece.

UVAC competitors also broke eight meet records on Saturday.

On the Ice Small Games Camp

White River Junction — Longtime Hartford High boys hockey coach Todd Bebeau is welcoming high school players to join him for his weeklong Small Games Camp at Wendall A. Barwood Arena.

Sponsord by the Hartford Parks and Recreation Department, the camp is for boys in grades 9-12 and will run the week of Nov. 7-11 from 4-5 p.m. Players will tune up for the coming season by learning to work more effectively in small spaces.

The camp costs $60 for Hartford residents, $75 for nonresidents, and online registration is available at www.hartfordrec.com.

Hanover Girls Clinic

West Lebanon — The Hanover Hockey Association is hosting a learn-to-play clinic for girls ages 8-13 who are interested in learning the sport this weekend at Campion Rink.

The clinic includes skating sessions on Saturday from 4-5 p.m. and Sunday from 12:50-1:50 p.m. and will focus on fun. No prior skating or hockey experience is required to be part of the program. The first 25 girls who register to join will get a free T-shirt and a ticket to Friday night’s Northeastern-Dartmouth women’s hockey game at Thompson Arena.

The clinic is free of charge; Hanover Hockey will also help with equipment for those who need it. Online registration is available at www.hanoverhockey.org.

Contact Elizabeth Dann at ewdann@gmail.com or Dan French at hhahockey@gmail.com, 802-649-5427 or 603-381-5428 for more information.

UVHA Learn-to-Skate

White River Junction — The Upper Valley Hockey Association is gearing up for another season on the ice, highlighted by plans for a Mite-level learn-to-play program starting early next month.

The UVHA Termites program, which begins on Nov. 7, serves as the association’s introduction to ice hockey. Practices are held on Mondays (5:35-6:35 p.m.) and Saturdays (8:15-9:15 a.m.) at Wendell Barwood Arena. Online signup is available at www.uvha.org, and scholarships are available.

The UVHA also sponsors an in-house Mite program called the Be Fit League along with travel Mite hockey. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays (5:35-6:35 p.m.), and registrations are still being accepted.

The Storm operates teams for boys and girls through age 15. Visit www.uvha.org or contact the registrar at kylie@befit-pt.com for more information.

On the Run

Out Run Cancer Event

White River Junction — Northern Lights Gymnastics will host a family fun run event, Out Run Cancer, on Saturday at Maxfield Sports Complex. Proceeds will benefit an area family battling cancer.

Out Run Cancer’s cheetah run, beginning at 1:30 p.m., is a three-lap run intended for experienced runners and costs $25 per person. The event’s snail run begins at 2 p.m. and is a two-lap run/walk meant for all ages and abilities. T-shirts will be awarded to all finishers. The course is gravel and paved and will not be timed.

Register by searching for Out Run Cancer at. www.events.com.

Eastman Run for Pie

Grantham — Eastman Recreation is bringing back its popular Run for Pie 5K and two-mile walk to benefit area families on Nov. 5.

The race covers paved and nonpaved portions of the Eastman community, beginning and ending at the South Cove Activity Center. The run and walk both begin at 11 a.m., with day-of-race registration starting at 9:30 a.m. Participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food item; all donations will then be forwarded to families in need from Enfield, Grantham, Newport and Springfield, N.H.

Homemade pies go to the top three age-group finishers in the 5K. The course is stroller friendly, and a hearty chili and soup lunch will follow the end of the race.

For information on cost or other questions, contact Charlie Taber at 603-863-6772 or charlie@eastmannh.org.

At the Net Dartmouth TennisHosting Youth Clinic

Hanover — The Dartmouth men’s and women’s tennis programs will hold a free youth clinic on Nov. 8 from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Boss Tennis Center.

Women’s coach Bob Dallis and men’s coach Chris Drake will oversee the clinic, which is open to youngsters from kindergarten age through eighth grade. Members of the Big Green’s tennis teams will also participate in instruction.

To register, contact Dallis at 603-646-3494 or robert.dallis@dartmouth.edu or Drake at 603-646-3819 or christopher.m.drake@dartmouth.edu.

In a Scrum Mountain Men Stopped

West Stockbridge, Mass. — A couple of early mistakes put the Upper Valley Mountain Men in hole from which they couldn’t completely recover in a 36-33 loss to Berkshire United in New England Rugby Football Union Division IV play on Saturday.

Down 12-0 early, Upper Valley (5-2) clawed back to level and earned a nine-point lead in the second half before two late tries gave United (5-2) the victory. Darius Long hit the try zone twice for the Mountain Men, with Taylor Harned, Emeric David and Kevin Shaw producing one score each.

The loss dropped Upper Valley into a second-place tie in the division heading into Saturday’s final home game with the Bennington (Vt.) Battle at the old Lebanon Junior High School field. Match time is 1 p.m.

To the Hoop Ref Clinic Time

White River Junction — Vermont IAABO Board 105 will again open classes for new basketball officials this month, with Monday and Thursday sessions at Hartford High School beginning on Oct. 31.

The sessions are open to anyone in Vermont or New Hampshire intersted in working all levels of high school basketball. There is a charge for class materials and the exam.

For more information, contact Dan Pause at 802-683-9315 or danpause@gmail.com.