Local Roundup: Raider Girls Shut Out ConVal-Conant

West Lebanon — Learning a new trade is often a difficult task. Lebanon High girls hockey junior Halle Drew should know. She’d never played goal before this season. Now she has a shutout to her credit.

Drew stopped all 10 shots she faced and freshman teammate Celia Barnett produced her first multiple-point game as Lebanon-Stevens blanked ConVal-Conant, 4-0, at Campion Rink. Barnett set up two Raider scores sandwiched around her first varsity goal as Lebanon-Stevens (4-5-0) enjoyed a solid win.

Drew owned a large part of it.

“It’s amazing how well she’s doing for being a first-year goaltender,” Raiders coach Brad Shaw said. “It doesn’t look like she’s never played before. She’s doing quite well.”

Barnett and Elizabeth Jones set up Julia Tibbits’ third goal of the year in the opening period for the only score the hosts would need. Barnett converted an Erin White feed in the second period, and senior Isabella Harriman netted Lebanon-Stevens’ other two goals.

Grace Lindsay and Kayleigh Trietsch both had assists as the Raiders outshot ConVal-Conant, 38-10.

“We had all of our big shooters setting up girls who didn’t have a lot of goals,” Shaw said. “It was more important to get girls who have been working hard to get some goals rather than running the score up.”

Lebanon-Stevens gets a day off before hosting Keene on Monday night.

Hanover 12, Souhegan 0

Nashua, n.h. — The Marauders (10-0-0, 10-1-0) dented the net five times in the first period and another seven times in the second in their final tuneup before Tuesday’s home date with Exeter, the only team giving Hanover a serious chase atop the NHIAA Division I standings.

Mahler Meyerrose, Cate Wagner, Maggie Lee, Briland Laycock and Maddie Lyons all had two goals for Hanover, with Hannah Curtis and Brittany Richard providing the other goals. Wagner produced three assists; Meyerrose, Laycock and Clare Gardner added two each. Sarah MacCormick, J.J. Taube, Sylvie Alexander, Meredith Morhun, Emma Tysinger, Leslie McNamara, Lee, Lyons and Curtis all had one helper.

CiCi Barton and Claire Yegian split the goaltending, combining on six saves. The Marauders host Exeter (11-1-0) at Campion Rink on Tuesday.

Boys Hockey

Hanover 5, Manchester Central 0

West Lebanon — Pat Logan scored twice on the power play, David Lehmann netted a shorthanded goal and Hanover (8-4-0, 11-5-0) amassed a 48-5 edge in shots on goal to cruise past Central at Campion Rink.

Logan finished with two goals and one assist for the Marauders, while Lehmann and Will Smith both had one goal and one helper. Sophomore Charlie Plottner netted his first career goal to complete Hanover’s scoring.

Jonathan Goff, Jensen Dodge, Owen Stadheim, Elias Zinman, Rowan Wilson and Cameron Woods each hit the scoresheet with an assist, and goaltender Gabe Loud earned the shutout. Hanover is back in action this afternoon, playing a 3:30 p.m. makeup game with Exeter at Thompson Arena.

Woodstock 3, Colchester 0

Woodstock — Freshman goaltender Henry Greene couldn’t have had a better varsity debut, producing a 28-save shutout as the Wasps (4-9-1) blanked the Lakers at Union Arena.

Cullen McCarthy’s second-period goal would be all the hosts would need. Daniel Robinson added two third-stanza strikes for cushion. Luc Issa assisted on every goal, while Eli Chynoweth added a helper as well.

The Wasps look to continue their momentum at Rice on Wednesday.

Mount Mansfield 3Hartford 0

White River Junction — The Cougars punched home all of their goals in the second period and blanked the Hurricanes (9-4-0) at Wendall A. Barwood Arena.

Richie Morrill tended net the first two periods while Matt Libuda took the third for Hartford, with the two combining on 29 saves.

Hartford meets Harwood on Wednesday.

Girls Basketball

Thetford 34, Randolph 31

Randolph, Vt. — With help off the bench, the Panthers (9-4) shook off a sluggish first half to rally past the Galloping Ghosts (7-6) and retain third place in Vermont Division III.

With three TA starters in early foul trouble, reserves Nicolette Brown and Danielle Robinson assumed key roles. Robinson netted eight points off the bench, while Brown contributed a season-high four and got high praise from coach Eric Ward: “Nic probably played her best game for us this year.”

Regan Covey led the charge with a team-high 12 points to go with 11 rebounds, four assists and six steals. Dahlia Klarich finished with six points for the Panthers

“We were not in sync,” Ward said. “The kids were a little tired, and we got off to a slow start. Some kids off the bench kept us in the game, and we were able to regroup and play better.”

Thetford hosts Montpelier on Wednesday night.

Oxbow 72, Harwood 17

Moretown, Vt. — Four Olympians posted season highs and a fifth matched her best game of the season as Oxbow (6-7) made quick work of the winless Highlanders (0-13).

Kayleigh Trojanowski (team-high 17 points), Mariah Shumway (12), Shirley Hayward (eight) and Jillian Smith (six) all had their most productive games of the year. Alex Giesing tied her best outing with 12 points as the O’s rolled.

Oxbow visits Lyndon on Wednesday.

Hartford 50, Burr & Burton 34

White River Junction — Offensive execution served the Hurricanes well in a home win over the Bulldogs.

“I thought today we ran our offense a lot better than we have so far this year,” Hartford coach Troy Guerin said. “We made better decisions and we got to the rim, which was nice.”

The Canes’ Natasha Lovell netted a season-high 14 points to top all scorers, as Hartford gradually extended its lead through the matinee affair. Kyra Wood checked in with nine points, and Belle Leister and Morgan White had six apiece for the hosts.

Hartford (6-5) heads to Windsor for a test on Tuesday.

Woodstock 30, Bellows Falls 29

Woodstock — Mariah Luce broke a 27-27 tie with her second 3-pointer of the game in the final two minutes as the Wasps (5-7) prevailed despite employing only six players because of illness and injury.

Luce and fellow senior Madison Schultz led the way for Woodstock with matching 11-point outings. Both had big fourth quarters, as Schultz scored six points and Luce had four in a comeback effort.

“We had a rough few minutes in the third quarter; we were down six points in the third,” Woodstock coach Timmy MacDonnell said. “It was one of those where you try to stick to the process and stay consistent.”

Woodstock hosts Springfield on Wednesday.

Rivendell 40, Blue Mtn. 24

Wells River, Vt. — The Raptors (9-3) blitzed the Bucks with a 21-9 first quarter to gain early control.

“We just went cold in the second half,” Rivendell coach Hank Tenney said. “We missed a lot of easy shots. We played some great defense; that kept us going in the second half.”

Riley Thomson topped the Raptors with 17 points, while Mikayla DeBois finished with nine. DeBois also added seven rebounds, six steals and five assists. “She’s put in two good games in a row for us,” Tenney noted.

The Raptors take on Websterville on Tuesday.

KUA 43, Brooks 37

North Andover, Mass. — The WIldcats prevailed in a scrappy contest to improve to 9-8 on the season.

Christina Ryan led the way with 16 points, backed by 14 from Taylor Soule. Soule added six rebounds and four assists, and Caroline Meguerian had five key rebounds late to secure the win.

Kimball Union plays the final date of a four-game road trip at Tilton on Wednesday.

Boys Basketball

MVCS 40, Christ’s School 37

Plainfield, Vt. — Dylan Patel converted an offensive rebound following a missed free throw in the final minute as the Eagles (2-10) broke a nine-game losing streak.

Patel added a late free throw to finish with seven points on the evening. Jake Roberts delivered 12 points, Josh King had 11 and Christian Tsakiris had eight for Mid Vermont, which held its hosts scoreless in the third period.

MVCS is home to Sharon on Monday.

Hartford 49, Twin Valley 29

White River Junction — The Hurricanes (5-7) threw a defensive wall at the Wildcats and cruised to a victory to end a five-game losing streak.

Keith Illingworth had a big game for Hartford, netting a season-high 19 points in the win. Gavin Farnsworth posted 13 points, while brothers Austin and Hunter Gaudette contributed six apiece.

“Defensively, the kids played good,” Hartford coach Steve Landon said. “Illingworth stepped up and played well. We needed that win badly.”

Hartford begins a three-game week — two of which are makeups of postponed contests, just like Saturday’s — when MSJ visits on Tuesday.

KUA 54, Bridgton 51

Meriden — Duje Radja’s inside play set the tone for Kimball Union in a tight win over their visitors from Maine.

Radja scored a game-high 20 points and added 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (9-11), who also received a big defensive effort from Spencer Cline. Jordan Huntley added two clutch free throws with 54 seconds left to put KUA into a three-point lead it was able to maintain.

KUA returns to action on Monday, when Proctor Academy comes to Meriden.

Bowling

Hartford Second, Windsor Third

Claremont — Hartford topped Windsor in a three-game Baker match before dropping a three-game finale to South Burlington in a four-school match at Maple Lanes.

The Hurricanes got past the Yellowjackets by claiming the latter two games of their encounter after Windsor won the opener in a tie-breaking rolloff. Hartford took a 145-134 decision in the final before the Rebels rallied, 168-137 and 138-91.

Dylan Crowley (205-146), Joey Raymond (162-158) and Odin Mattern (137-127) rolled qualifying scores for the Hurricanes. Troy McCabe had Windsor’s big day, rolling 178-180 to leading qualifying with Rayce Gilbert (119-134) and Brandyn LeBarron (128-117).

Windsor heads to Randolph on Saturday, while Hartford visits Oxbow in St. Johnsbury in the final regularly scheduled matches of the year before states.

Nordic Skiing

Raiders, Marauders At N.H. Coaches Series

Gilford, n.h. — Hanover’s Arturo Johnson placed 25th in a large field at Gunstock for the highest finish by an Upper Valley high school-affiliated skier in the first of two New Hampshire Nordic Coaches Association series races.

Johnson covered the five-kilometer classic-technique race in 12 minutes, 53.6 seconds to lead Hanover’s scoring competitors.

Glen Passow was 36th, Stefan Cole took 90th and Caffrey Fielding was 93rd for Hanover. Jake Willeman (34th), Eli Weitzman (41st), Owen Johnston (49th) and Luke Sandmann (61st) scored for Lebanon, which placed seventh of 17 teams. Hanover took 10th.

Lebanon’s girls took 10th behind Maria Goodwin (47th), Brianna Hibner (52nd), Hannah Falcone (53rd) and Olivia Balise (73rd). Hanover was 10th, as Megan Smith took 33rd, Leila Trummel was 70th, Margot Davis finished 92nd and Ann Osborn claimed 99th.

Hanover’s Ford Sayre Academy claimed both team titles, while FSA’s Adam Glueck won the boys 5K in 11:06.7. Kingswood’s Mary Kretchmer won the girls race in 13:23.8 ahead of FSA’s Perrin Milliken (13:38.4).

The second NHNCA series race, a 5K freestyle, will be on Feb. 18 at Plymouth High School.