WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford High football team earned its first win of the season 24 hours early and without taking the field.
Rice Memorial, the Hurricanes’ Friday night opponent, forfeited the contest on Thursday because of low roster numbers. The Green Knights were a top-four team in VPA Division I last fall; they had more than two dozen players ready for the start of the season but lost nearly a third to injuries in the past week.
The teams will still hold a controlled scrimmage at Hartford High on Friday night starting at 7 p.m. Hartford athletic director Jeff Moreno said the school intends to go forward with plans to honor former AD Brian Trottier as part of the evening.
The forfeit means Hartford’s first meaningful contest will now be a Sept. 7 visit to Burr & Burton.
HANOVER — Led by an even-par 34 from No.1 Jack Meehan, Hanover defeated Londonderry and Merrimack on Hanover Country Club’s front nine.
Spencer Lawe followed up with a round of 38 for Hanover, which finished with matching 42s from Patrick Daley, Natalie Morhun and Justin Alderdice.
“We’ve been struggling a little bit in the preseason,” Hanover coach John Donnelly said. “It was good to see some people rise to the occasion.”
The Marauders visit Nashua North, Winnacunnet and Spaulding at Green Meadow Golf Club in Hudson on Wednesday.
Team scores: Hanover 198, Londonderry 222, Merrimack 268.
HANOVER — Dartmouth College coach David McLaughlin announced on Thursday five recruits who will join the men’s basketball program for the coming season.
The class includes Demilade Adelekun, of Gastonia, N.C.; Jackson Blaufeld, of Pittsburgh; Paul Hudson, of Charlotte, N.C.; Cam Krystowiak, of Salt Lake City; and Nathaniel Ogbu, of Stone Mountain, Ga. Krystowiak, who won a NEPSAC Class AAA championship as a Northfield Mount Hermon post-grad last winter, is the son of nine-year NBA veteran Larry Krystowiak.
The Big Green has yet to announce its schedule for the coming campaign.
HANOVER — Dartmouth baseball head coach Bob Whalen has hired Conor Burke as an assistant coach in charge of hitters, outfielders and coordinating recruiting.
Burke assisted at Maine, Whalen’s alma mater, the past four years in a similar capacity. Whalen’s staff will be completed with Blake McFadden, promoted from the volunteer assistant to a full-time assistant and Cameron Curler as the volunteer assistant.