Local Roundup: Tiger Grapplers Edge Royals

West Canaan — Given they entered Wednesday night’s three-school wrestling match ranked second and third in New Hampshire Division III at 182 pounds, it’s not a stretch to think Newport’s Gavin Lovely and Mascoma’s Sheldon Farnsworth could run into each other at states in 2½ weeks.

They’ll have a hard time topping Wednesday’s showdown.

Lovely held off Farnsworth in an 11-8 decision to highlight the Tigers’ 51-30 dual-meet defeat of the Royals at Mascoma High School. The hosts also earned a 30-18 win over John Stark to complete the night.

In addition to Lovely’s win, Newport picked up pins at four other weights: Caleb Palmer (120), Joshua Almstrom (138), Tyler Sharon (160) and Michael Tremblay (195). Mascoma countered with pins from four spots: James Disbrow (113), Joe Stone (152), Lawrence Gibbs (220) and Tyler Bill (285), who remained unbeaten on the season with his defeat of Newport’s Tyler Hall.

Stark arrived with just four wrestlers. Anthony L’Heureux (126), Sean Boisvert (182) and Jacob Mitchell (220) won for the Generals, while Farnsworth got the fall on Damyon Rabbia in the first period for the Royals.

Mascoma and Newport head to a tournament on Saturday at Franklin.

Girls Hockey

Woodstock 3, U-32 2

East Montpelier, Vt. — Sadie Kuhn took the do-it-yourself route for the Wasps, netting a natural hat trick in the span of 89 seconds of the third period to rally Woodstock (10-3-1) past the Raiders.

Michaela Bernier and Chloe Schiff staked the home team to the two-goal lead after two before Kuhn went off. Her 15th, 16th and 17th goals of the year — and goalie Annabelle Lessard’s 19 saves — kept Woodstock within range of Rice at the top of the Vermont Division II standings.

The Wasps host North Country-Lyndon on Saturday.

Hartford 3, Stowe 2

White River Junction — Summer Parkhurst’s second goal of the season, set up by Morgan Pero in the final two minutes of the second period, held up as the game-winner for the Hurricanes (4-7-3), who broke a three-game losing streak.

Caitlin Gaudet accounted for Hartford’s other two goals, both of which drew Emily Ballou assists. Kendyl Boisvert also had an assist for the Canes, who rode 15 third-period saves from goalie Maggie Gilman to hold off the Raiders.

Gilman finished with 36 stops for Hartford, which is off until hosting Woodstock on Wednesday.

Concord 5Lebanon-Stevens 1

Concord — Grace Lindsay netted her Upper Valley-best 18th goal of the year for the Raiders’ only marker at Everett Arena.

Isabella Harriman assisted on the goal. Goaltender Halle Drew made 29 stops on the Crimson Tide, which took the ice for warmups in Barber Strong gear in honor of recovering Lebanon-Stevens forward Julie Barber.

The Raiders (3-5-0) return to Campion Rink to host ConVal-Conant on Saturday.

Boys Hockey

KUA 4, NMH 1

Gill, Mass. — The Wildcats’ top line combined for six points to lead the visitors over Northfield Mount Hermon.

Bobby Young (two goals), Roope Hirvonen and Mike Lombardi (goal and assist each) did the damage for Kimball Union. The Wildcats scored two unanswered goals in the third period to secure the victory. Goalie Sean Dynan played another strong game, according to assistant coach Matt Underhill.

Spaulding 3Lebanon-Stevens 2

Rochester, n.h. — Spaulding scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes to play, dropping the Raiders to 6-8 overall, 5-7 in NHIAA.

Nate Chickering, assisted by Nate Gariepy, scored late in the first period to put Lebanon in front. Spaulding answered with a pair in the second period before Ian Garland scored on another assist by Gariepy to knot things up at 2-2.

“I’m really happy with the way we played. Proud of everyone. We had to shift our lines around unexpectedly but we handled it well,” Lebanon-Stevens coach Gary Smith said.

Goalie Jordan Hammond made 27 saves for the Raiders, who play at Kearsarge-Plymouth on Feb. 13.

Pinkerton 2, Hanover 0

Derry, n.h. — Astros goaltender Dakota Robinson and the rest of the Pinkerton defense stymied the Marauders all night.

“We had 35 shots on goal; we just couldn’t convert. We had seven good opportunities, just a difficult time finishing,” Hanover coach Dick Dodds said.

Goalie Luke Ratliff had 24 saves for the Marauders (10-5 overall, 7-4 NHIAA). Hanover hosts Manchester Central on Saturday.

Girls Basketball

Windsor 36, Fair Haven 31

Windsor — With a renewed focus on defense, the Vermont Division III-leading Yellowjackets (10-2) ground out a narrow victory over the D-II Slaters.

With leading scorer Olivia Rockwood held to six points, guard Ashleay Wilcox picked up the slack with a game-high 17 points for the Jacks. Anika Abrahamsen “was a monster off the boards” as well, coach Bruce Mackay said.

Hartford pays a visit to Windsor on Tuesday.

Lebanon 52, Laconia 16

Lebanon — JoJo Wainwright scored all 16 of her points in Lebanon’s 29-point first half, setting the Raiders (10-0 league, 12-1 overall) up for a big showdown at Bishop Brady (9-1) this weekend.

“JoJo had another great game; she’s really coming on,” Lebanon coach Tim Kehoe said.

Rebecca Wright (11 points) and Anna Wolke (nine) also had big nights for the Lebanon attack. The Raiders visit Brady in Concord on Saturday night.

Mount Royal 35Concord Christian 24

Sunapee — Jacinta Hogan continued her emergence for Mount Royal with a season- and career-best 16 points to give the Knights (5-7) a win 24 hours after a tight, three-point loss to Nute.

Marylin LaRose had seven points and Alexis Matte contributed six for MRA, which broke a three-game losing streak. And, “defensively, to hold them to 24 points is pretty good,” Mount Royal coach Derek Tremblay said.

The Knights host winless Wilton-Lyndeborough on Friday night.

Woodstock 41Long Trail 29

Woodstock — Greater defensive effort produced big second-half performances from Loretta Blakeney and Madison Schultz in the Wasps’ victory.

Blakeney netted seven of her team-high 11 points after halftime, while Schultz posted eight of her 10 over the final 16 minutes. Combined, it helped Woodstock build from a 14-11 lead at the break.

Mariah Luce tossed in eight points and Emma Walker contributed six for Woodstock (4-7), which has a morning date with Bellows Falls on Saturday.

Sharon 44, Twinfield 38

Plainfield, Vt. — The Phoenix built a 21-13 lead at halftime and held on to beat the Trojans.

Grace Dorman led Sharon with 18 points. Mallory Lloyd added 13, and Jocelyn Johnson had nine points. The Phoenix (3-7) visits Whitcomb-Rochester in Rochester on Friday.

KUA 51, Deerfield 31

Deerfield, Mass. — Christina Ryan had 15 points to lead the Wildcats over Deerfield.

Taylor Soule added 14 points, 18 rebounds, seven steals and two blocks. Sarah Heiskell-Mann played a strong game defensively while contributing six rebounds. KUA visits Vermont Academy on Friday.

Craftsbury 34, Rivendell 31

Craftsbury, Vt. — The Raptors shot just 11-for-51 from the field and dropped to 7-3 with the loss.

Riley Thomson led Rivendell with 15 points. Leah Rutherford added eight. The Raptors trailed by 12 at one point in the first half but came back to make it a tight game in the final few minutes.

Mikayla DeBois chased after a loose ball in the final minutes that went out of bounds before an official awarded the Raptors possession. DeBois countered the official to inform she had touched the ball last, awarding possession to the Chargers.

“You have to admire sportsmanship like that. That’s the kind of kids we have. I’ve never seen that in all my time coaching,” Rivendell coach Hank Tenney said.

The Raptors continue a string of away games with visits to South Royalton on Friday and Blue Mountain on Saturday.

Brattleboro 36Hartford 34

White River Junction — The Hurricanes’ comeback attempt in the fourth quarter came up just short.

Hartford outscored the Colonels, 10-1, in the final stanza to make it a nailbiter at the finish. Megan Bushway made four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points for the Canes. Morgan White added eight points.

“It was a tight, tight game. We played pretty well for the most part; we’ve just got to put our offense together and finish a bit better,” Hartford coach Troy Guerin said.

The Canes (5-5) host Burr & Burton on Saturday.

U-32 48, Oxbow 27

East Montpelier, Vt. — Sara Walker had 12 points to lead the Olympians, who fell to 5-7 with the loss.

Oxbow trailed, 12-4, after the first quarter and U-32 took control with another 12-4 burst in the third. The Olympians visit Harwood on Saturday.

Cabot 39Whitcomb-Rochester 26

Bethel — Alisha Celley had 29 points to lead the Huskies over the Mountaineers (3-10).

Hayley Mears (nine points) and Laura Vaillancourt (seven points) led Whitchester. The Huskies took control with a 21-7 run over the second and third quarters. The Mountaineers host Sharon in Rochester on Friday night.

Lamoille 49, Thetford 47

Hyde Park, Vt. — The Panthers (8-4 in Vermont D-III) came up just short in a tight Capital League matchup with the Lancers (10-1 in D-II).

Regan Covey had 15 points and Emily Emerson had 14 for the Panthers. Lamoille had the edge from the free-throw line, shooting 18-for-25 as a team compared to a 6-for-17 effort for Thetford.

The Panthers visit Randolph on Saturday.

Boys Basketball

Hanover 57, Bow 31

Hanover — Freshman point guard Charlie Adams had 20 points to pace the Marauders over the Falcons.

Adams also dished out seven assists and had three steals. Coach Tim Winslow praised the defensive work of Charlie Goodrich, who took numerous charges and helped set the tone for a strong team effort to hold the Falcons down.

Caleb Putnam added 13 points for Hanover. Benny Gantrish had 10 points. The Marauders visit Lebanon on Tuesday.

KUA 66, Holderness 49

Meriden — The Wildcats went on an 8-0 run late in the second half to pull away for good.

Will Engelhardt led KUA with 16 points. The Wildcats host Bridgton Academy on Saturday.

Derryfield 57, Sunapee 34

Sunapee — Hank Vincent led the Lakers (2-9) with eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers.

Austin LeBlanc added seven points. The Lakers played a strong second half, as they were outscored by just four after the break. Sunapee hosts Nute on Friday.

Cabot 41, Whitcomb 35

Bethel — The Hornets scored 12 points in the fourth quarter but came up just short against the visiting Huskies.

Marcus Sheldon led Whitcomb with eight points. Colby Washburn and Zach Rhoades each had seven. The Hornets (1-12) visit West Rutland on Monday.

Alpine Skiing

Austins Sweep for Lakers

Newbury, n.h. — Maddie and Will Austin swept to slalom and giant slalom wins in a seven-school race at Mount Sunapee that also saw the Lakers take the team GS victory.

Maddie Austin led a 1-2-3 Sunapee sweep of the girls GS in 1 minute, 8.58 seconds, with Ellie Frederick (1:10.43) and Jackie Balch (1:11.44) right behind. Austin also claimed the slalom in 1:03.26.

Will Austin (55.09) topped Kearsarge’s Justin Norris (58.13) in the boys slalom, joined by teammate Riley Balch (1:04.87) in third. Austin also won the GS by more than four seconds in 1:02.63.

Isaiah Stephens had the best result for Newport, claiming sixth in the boys GS (1:12.25).

Kearsarge raced only in the afternoon slalom.

Boys team scores: Sunapee 771, Hopkinton 712, Newport 699, Prospect Mountain 690, Kearsarge 387, John Stark 278.

Girls team scores: Sunapee 768, Hopkinton 749, Prospect Mountain 704, Kearsarge 384, John Stark 97.

Ski Jumping

Hanover, SunapeeAt Pre-States

Conway, n.h. — Hanover’s Sam Strohbehn shared top honors with Kennett’s Sean Maloney as the Marauders took second and Sunapee claimed fourth at Wednesday night’s pre-state meet.

Strohbehn uncorked a pair of 30-meter jumps off Kennett’s K38 ramp, but Maloney’s style points resulted in a dead heat at 118.5 points each. Mason Winter (fifth, 108.5) and Sawyer Hanlon (10th, 103.5) also scored for Hanover, while Jasper Meyer and Dimitri Somoff were both 15th for the Marauders.

The Marauders’ Anna Dickson (29th overall, 77.5) and Sabin Mitchell (30th, 75) were 2-3 among the girls.

Will Austin, fresh from Alpine racing at Mount Sunapee, led the Lakers with a ninth-place result at 104 points. Lane Smith (T-19th, 88.5), Cameron Summerton (T-19th, 88.5) and Parker Reed (22nd, 83.5) also scored for Sunapee.

Team scores: Kennett 377.5, Hanover 373, Plymouth 370.5, Sunapee 340.5, Merrimack Valley 182, Concord 80.

Swimming

Hanover Owns UVAC

White River Junction — Hanover High swimmers won 15 of the combined 18 individual events to dominate a six-school meet at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center.

The Marauders boasted five double winners with Kristian Hansen (200 and 500 freestyle), Jack Wadsworth (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke) and Christopher Rieseberg (100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley) among the boys and Margaret Wenger (200 free, 100 fly) and Norina Manetsch (100 breast, 200 IM) among the girls. Ethan Adner (boys 100 free), Grace Wenger (girls 100 free) and Eliza Rodi (girls 500 free) also won for Hanover, which swept the 400 free and 200 medley relays as well.

Catherine Gavell had a big night for Lebanon, taking the 50 free and 100 back. Kayla Davis also swam well for the Raiders, taking second in the 100 and 200 free and third in the 50 free. The Raiders’ boys and girls added a sweep of the 200 freestyle relays.

College Hockey

Dartmouth Players Honored

Albany, n.y. — Dartmouth sophomore Alex Jasiek and senior Troy Crema were honored with a pair of individual awards, the ECAC Hockey league office announced on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Jasiek was tabbed as the men’s Player of the Week, while Crema was recognized as the conference’s Player of the Month.

A St. Louis native, Jasiek earned his recognition thanks to a two-goal, three-point effort in the Big Green’s comeback win at No. 14 Cornell on Saturday night in Ithaca. Jasiek scored a pair of power-play goals just 62 seconds apart more than halfway through the third period against the Big Red.

Crema was named the top player in the league over the first month of 2017 after leading the conference in goals (8) and points (13) as well as being tied with three others for the national lead in scoring during January. No player from the other 11 ECAC programs was within two of Crema in either category in that time.

Correction

Rivendell Academy sophomore Leah Rutherford scored eight points in the Raptors’ 34-31 girls basketball loss at Craftsbury on Wednesday night. Rutherford was misidentified in an earlier version of this story.