Maggie Wenger, of Hanover, won the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.91 during a meet with Lebanon, Stevens, Kearsarge and Derryfield at the CCBA Witherell Center in Lebanon, N.H., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Maggie Wenger, of Hanover, won the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.91 during a meet with Lebanon, Stevens, Kearsarge and Derryfield at the CCBA Witherell Center in Lebanon, N.H., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: James M. Patterson

Lebanon — Atticus Kangas and Margaret Wenger each won three events to lead the Hanover High swimming teams in a meet at the CCBA Witherell Center on Friday night.

Kangas led the Hanover boys with wins in the 100-yard freestyle in 55.93 seconds, the 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.00 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:14:03. Erik Hansen added a pair of wins for the Marauders, taking the top spot in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle. Christopher Rieseberg added a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Aidan Umezis led the Lebanon swimmers with a first place finish in both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. The Lebanon boys added a victory in the team 200-yard freestyle relay. The Hanover boys won both the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay.

Margaret Wenger’s three wins for the Marauder girls included a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (26.24), the 200-yard freestyle (2:00:39) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.91). Teammate Jocelyn Hazen won both the 100-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. Grace Wenger added a victory in the 200-yard individual medley. The Hanover girls swept all three relays (200 and 400 yard freestyle and 200 yard medley).

Elyse Scott was second in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard breaststroke for Stevens.

Boys Basketball

Mount Royal 52Canaan-Pittsburg 49

Pittsburg, n.h. — Alex and Andrew Normandin combined to score 41 points to lead the Knights in a season-opening victory.

Alex Normandin had 21 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals as the game’s leading scorer. Andrew Normandin had nine rebounds, nine steals and was 11-for-16 from the free throw line on his way 20 points. Kolbe Bocko added 11 rebounds for the Knights.

Mount Royal’s big edge came from the free throw line where they outscored the hosts 14-7. The Knights (1-0) visit Nute on Tuesday.

Mascoma 49White Mountains 39

Whitefield, n.h. — Dakota Decocq had 23 points to lead the Royals (1-0) over the Spartans.

The scoring load was balanced outside of Decocq’s game-high total. Killian Dowd had seven points, Aiden O’Connell had six and Dart Collins had five points.

Mascoma visits Hopkinton on Wednesday night.

Newport 67, Newfound 43

Newport — Cameron Gillespie had 28 points and the Tigers’ pressure defense was on its game to help the hosts to a blowout victory in their season opener.

“The guys played excellent team defense and we got off to a fast starts,” Newport coach Greg Pickering said.

“We played with a lot of intensity. Everybody who played contributed. There was a lot of energy in the building; the crowd was awesome and I’m glad we gave them something to cheer about.”

J.T. Blaine added 15 points and Cody Turgeon had 12 for the Tigers (1-0), who play at Windsor on Tuesday.

Sunapee 43Portsmouth Christian 40

Sunapee — The Lakers (1-0) made 10 of 14 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to squeak by the Eagles.

“Defense was key. We forced a lot of turnovers and really stopped them from getting second chances,” Sunapee coach Timothy Puchtler said.

Sunapee trailed, 30-26, through three quarters before scoring 17 in the final frame. Cade Robinson had 13 points and Zack Belisle had 11 to lead the Lakers. Sean Shisko added nine points.

Sunapee goes for two in a row when it hosts Hinsdale on Tuesday.

Woodsville 80, Epping 70

Epping, n.h. — Garrett Olsen was an impressive 20-for-23 from the free throw line to help the Engineers emerge in a high-scoring battle with the Blue Devils.

Olsen had 18 free throw attempts in the second half alone and finished with 33 points. Cooper Davidson added 26 points and Adam Cataldo had 16 points. Woodsville took the lead for good in the third quarter, outscoring Epping 22-12 in the frame to lead by 11 into the fourth.

The Engineers (1-0) visit Lisbon on Monday.

Long Trail 38Whitcomb-Rochester 36

Bethel — The Mountaineers struggled from the free throw line in a narrow loss to start the season.

Whitchester shot just 8-for-32 from the charity stripe. Colby Washburn led the hosts with 15 points. Eddie Bray had 14 points. The Mountaineers trailed, 17-13, at halftime and tied it up with a strong third quarter to knot the score at 27-27.

Whitchester (0-1) visits West Rutland on Tuesday.

Girls Basketball

Mount Royal 47Canaan-Pittsburg 36

Pittsburg, n.h. — The long trip north to open the season ended with the Knights putting one in the win column.

Alexis Matte had 23 points, including four 3-pointers, four steals and three assists to lead Mount Royal. Sophie LaRose added 17 points, including a pair from beyond the arc. Erin Diebold had five points, five rebounds and five assists.

The Knights took control in the second quarter, outscoring the hosts 16-8 to lead, 25-16, at halftime. Mount Royal (1-0) visits Nute on Tuesday.

Stevens 52, Franklin 30

Franklin, n.h. — Sophomore Alexis Aiken had 19 points to lead the Cardinals (2-1) over the Golden Tornadoes.

Sydney Miller had three 3-pointers on her way to 16 points for Stevens. The Cardinals led, 27-12, at halftime.

Stevens will now have a break and return to action when it hosts Monadnock on Dec. 19.

Woodsville 40, Epping 35

Epping, n.h. — The Engineers (3-0) clamped down on the defensive end to charge back in the fourth quarter and top the Blue Devils.

Woodsville trailed, 32-26, heading into the fourth quarter. Coach Russ Wilcox praised the team’s defensive effort to spark the comeback, led by a stifling performance from Molly Clough. With the score tight in the final minute, freshman Emily Prest made a layup and senior Lily Kinder drained a pair of free throws to help the Engineers pull ahead.

Prest, Olivia Sarkis and Morgan Wagstaff each had seven points for Woodsville. Kinder and Clough each finished with six. The Engineers visit Lisbon on Monday.

White Mountains 52Mascoma 42

West Canaan — The Spartans outscored the Royals 12-6 in the third quarter and then held on in the fourth to drop the hosts to 1-1.

“It was a close game until the end,” Mascoma coach Walter Hammond said. “I thought our defensive effort was excellent tonight. We’re getting there.”

Michaela Dowd led the Royals with 12 points. Liz Pelton added 10 and Kayla Hammond had seven to go along with 12 rebounds. The Royals host Conant on Tuesday.

Sunapee 34, Portsmouth Christian 31

Sunapee — The Lakers (2-0) proved clutch in the final minute to hold off the Eagles.

Sunapee outscored Portsmouth Christian, 13-2, in the third quarter to take a lead into the fourth. The Lakers then had to hold off the visitors in the final minute to get the win. Kayleigh Durkee had two key steals and Cari Pierce made a pair of free throws in the closing moments.

“They played really hard, played tough defense and rebounded really well,” first-year Sunapee coach Stephanie Larpenter said.

Durkee led the Lakers with 12 points. Elizabeth Bennett added six points. Sunapee visits Hinsdale on Tuesday.

Boys Hockey

KUA 10, Brewster 0

Meriden — Goalie Hugo Turcotte earned the shutout and eight different players scored to propel Kimball Union past Brewster Academy.

Zach Whitehead and Andrew Noel scored two goals apiece for KUA, while Arlo Merritt, Andranik Armstrong, Thomas Samuelsen, Logan Cash, Seth Stadheim and Paul Dore also scored.

The Wildcats scored five power-play goals in the third period.

Girls Hockey

KUA 2, Proctor Acad. 1

Andover, n.h. — Mikah Baptiste had a goal and an assist as Kimball Union edged Proctor Academy.

Mia Brown also scored for the Wildcats, while Colleen Donoghue and Bella Parento collected assists.

Men’s College Basketball

Dartmouth 73, Maine 66

Orono, Maine — Taylor Johnson poured in a career-high 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the floor and Dartmouth turned back Maine to pick up its first road win of the season.

Johnson hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range and added five rebounds and three assists for the Big Green (3-4). Chris Knight had 13 points and Brendan Barry chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists.

Aaron Calixte and Vernon Lowndes Jr. scored 13 apiece to pace the Black Bears (2-8). Lowndes added five rebounds and Andrew Fleming scored 10.

Johnson buried a 3-pointer with 1 second left in the first half and Dartmouth pulled away from a 25-all tie to lead 32-27 at intermission.

Aaryn Rai and Barry opened the second half with 3-pointers and the Big Green quickly stretched its lead to 38-27. But Maine battled back to knot the score at 50 on Fleming’s 3-point play and Dennis Ashley’s 3-pointer midway through the second half. Lowndes’ layup with 2:11 remaining in the game pulled the Black Bears even at 63, but Johnson scored seven and Knight hit 3 of 4 free throws to preserve the victory.

Dartmouth shot 52 percent (26 of 50) from the floor and 47.6 percent (10 of 21) from long range. Maine made 25 of 54 shots (46.3 percent), but just 30 percent (6 of 20) from beyond the arc.

Men’s Soccer

Dartmouth Senior Finalist For Major Award

Overland Park, Kan. — Wake Forest forward Jon Bakero won the Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award, given out annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men’s soccer.

Dartmouth’s Wyatt Omsberg was a finalist for the award and was named to the First Team Senior CLASS All-Americans.