Local Roundup: Wasps Win District Ski Title

Mendon, Vt. — Top finishes in the slalom helped the Woodstock High boys alpine ski team to victory Thursday in the Southern Vermont District Championship at Pico Mountain.

The Wasps finished with a combined seven top-10 performances in slalom and giant slalom. Hartley Walker-Money won the slalom with a combined time of one minute, 14.63 seconds over two runs. Teammate Erik Weiss was third in the same event in 1:15:06, followed by Kyle Weirether in fourth at 1:15.68. John Holding took 11th and Elliot Shoemaker was 13th for the Woodstock boys.

Weirether added a second place finish in GS with a time of 27.71 seconds. Due to less-than-ideal conditions, the event was a winner-take-all, single-heat race. Walker-Money was fifth in GS in 28.46, followed by Holding in seventh, Weiss in ninth and Peter Borden in 13th.

Maggie Parker led the shorthanded Woodstock girls, who raced without four of their top peformers, with a fifth place showing in slalom (1:34.28) and sixth in GS (31.52). Chloe Noble was ninth in slalom (1:39.46) and 13th in GS (32.49). Alice Spurber took ninth in GS with a time of 32.05 seconds. Morgan Biele was 11th in slalom and 14th in GS. Lily Holding finished 12th in slalom and 16th in GS.

Elle Dixon led the Thetford girls, finishing 13th in slalom and 20th in GS. Jackson Hall was 17th in the boys slalom for the Panthers while teammate Tait Linehan was 19th in GS.

Boys team scores: Woodstock 41, Rutland 54, Burr & Burton 70, Thetford 144.

Girls team scores: Burr & Burton 35, Rutland 51, Woodstock 70.

Austin Wins at Meet of Champs

Franconia, n.h. — Sunapee’s Will Austin won a pair of individual titles during the New Hampshire Meet of Champions at Cannon Mountain.

Austin won the slalom with a combined time of 1:14.39 and took first in the GS in a combined 1:27.21. Maddie Austin added a fourth-place finish for the Lakers in the girls GS in 1:36.76.

Ellie Frederick was sixth for Sunapee in girls slalom at 1:30.29, and 10th in GS (1:39.44). Jackie Balch was seventh in GS in 1:37.55.

Boys Basketball

Hanover 51, John Stark 46

Weare, n.h. — Hanover trailed, 7-2, after the first quarter but rallied with 22 points during the second. Charlie Adams led the Marauders with 19 points, including 10 during the second quarter alone.

Graham Penfield added 11 points for Hanover. Coach Tim Winslow praised the play of Penfield on the defensive end and of Charlie Goodrich for his effort off the bench.

Hanover shot 23-for-33 from the free-throw line. The hosts managed just six points from the line. The Marauders (9-12 overall, 8-10 NHIAA) will open the New Hampshire D-II playoffs on the road.

Lebanon 44, Bishop Brady 43

Concord — Ryan Milliken buried a 3-point shot with 22.5 seconds remaining and the Raiders’ held the resulting one-point lead to lock up the top seed in the upcoming New Hampshire D-II playoffs.

Lebanon receives a bye through the first round and hosts a quarterfinal contest March 11.

K.J. Matte had 19 points for the visitors. Milliken had 13 while also playing shut-down defense on the Giants’ Matt Quirk, holding the hosts’ leading scorer without a point during the second half. Coach Kieth Matte also praised the defensive work of Chris Nulty.

Girls Basketball

Rivendell 48, Blue Mountain 38

Orford — Riley Thomson and Mikayla DeBois combined for 39 of the Raptors’ 49 points to help the hosts close the regular season with a victory. Thomson had 21 points and DeBois battled foul trouble but had 18 points.

DeBois scored the first seven points of the game for the Raptors before picking up two fouls to force her to the bench for the rest of the first half. She would return after intermission with a vengence, draining a pair of 3-point shots while recording five of her seven steals during the second half.

Rivendell (14-6) will open the Vermont D-III playoffs at home next week.

Hartford 34Springfield 24

White River Junction — Kaylee Williams had 11 points to lead the Hurricanes during their regular season finale.

Hartford led, 16-5, at halftime. Corey Lieberman and Natasha Lovell each added six points. The Canes (8-12) will likely be the No. 12 seed in the Vermont D-II playoffs.

Mid Vermont Christian 38Whitcomb-Rochester 29

Quechee — Rachel Seale had 20 points to lead the Eagles (8-10) in the teams’ regular season finale.

MVCS built a 24-14 halftime lead over the Mountaineers (7-13). Danyelle Goodwin added 12 points for the Eagles. Hayley Mears had 11 points for Whitchester, which closed to within three points, 32-29, early in the fourth quarter.

“We made a pretty good game of it. We had opportunities; just couldn’t convert,” Mountaineers coach Dennis Wood said. “I’ve seen (MVCS) play a lot and they’ve given everyone a tough game. They just pulled it out tonight against us.”

Windsor 39, Fair Haven 35

Fair Haven, Vt. — Having already secured the top seed in the Vermont D-III playoffs, the Yellowjackets closed out the regular season with their fifth consecutive victory.

Olivia Rockwood had 13 points to lead Windsor (17-3). Ashleay Wilcox had 10 points, including six during the fourth quarter.

“We’ve played a tough schedule,” Windsor coach Bruce Mackay said. “We’re getting better as the season has gone along. … Hopefully this gives us more confidence and helps us realize what we’re capable of.”

South Royalton 41, Chelsea 36

Chelsea, Vt. — The Royals led, 20-8, at halftime and improved to 7-12.

Emma Hudson led SoRo with 11 points. Grace Pease added nine, Mia Ryon had eight and Iris Hudson had seven.

“I’m very excited to take this momentum into the playoffs,” Royals coach Dave Davis said. “We’re really working hard in practice and the kids believe.”

Twinfield 39, Sharon 31

Sharon — The Phoenix dropped to 8-11 despite 14 points from Grace Dorman and nine from Mallory Lloyd. The Phoenix led, 16-9, at halftime but surrendered 20 points after the break.

Sharon hosts Blue Mountain on Saturday. A victory would secure a home playoff game for the Phoenix to open the Vermont D-IV playoffs.

Leland & Gray 42, Woodstock 27

Woodstock — The Wasps trailed, 19-7, at halftime against one of the top teams in Vermont D-III.

Mariah Luce led Woodstock with 12 points. Madison Shultz added nine points. Woodstock (7-12) hosts Springfield on Saturday.

Men’s Hockey

Big Green’s Crema All-Ivy

Hanover — Dartmouth College senior Troy Crema was named first team All-Ivy League Thursday. The Toronto native has enjoyed his best collegiate season this winter with 17 goals and 29 points. Crema’s tallies included five game-winning goal, tops in the league.

Crema was Dartmouth’s sole all-league representative. Harvard swept the major awards with player of the year Ryan Donato, rookie of the year Adam Fox and coach of the year Ted Donato.

Field Hockey

CSC All-Academics

New London — Six Colby-Sawyer College field hockey players, including Hartford High graduate Allyse Mullen, have made the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s Division III national academy squad.

Mullen, a senior from Wilder, was joined on the squad by teammates Tricia Doody, Emily Hichborn, Kailyn Lapham, Erika Leach and Jesse Murch. Student-athletes with a minimum 3.3 grade-point average through the first semester made the roster.