WINDSOR — Down 3-0 at halftime, the Windsor High field hockey team mounted a comeback that came up just short in a 3-2 loss to Otter Valley that dropped the Yellowjackets to 9-2-1 on the season.
Windsor turned things around after halftime. Angelina Bigwood got the hosts on the board with an unassisted goal. Peyton Richardson added a goal, with an assist to Alyssa Slocum.
The Otters outshot Windsor, 18-10. Lindsey Young and Glenna Ricard split time in goal for Windsor; Ricard made six saves and didn’t allow a goal in the second half.
The Yellowjackets will look to get back on track at Brattleboro on Wednesday.
WOODSTOCK — Eight different goal scorers helped the Wasps dominate the Slaters on senior day.
Norah Harper got the fun started for Woodstock (5-5-1), scoring the first two goals. Lily Gubbins had a goal and an assist in the first half. Senior Natalie Stevens and Lili Sorrentino added goals before halftime; Woodstock led, 5-0, at the break.
Lilia McCullough and Gabby Hazen-Simuro added goals. Seniors and cousins Sami Yates and Mackenzie Yates closed the book with a pair of goals. Senior goalie Maggie Parker made three saves.
Woodstock will visit Springfield on Monday and then host Brattleboro on Tuesday.
ORFORD — After playing a scoreless 80 minutes of regulation, the Raptors (8-4-0) took less than a minute of overtime to score the game-winner.
Rivendell’s Cora Day took possession after the overtime kickoff and broke down the left side of the field. Day laid a pass into Mikayla Stever, who took off for the end line and then crossed a pass to Sienna Carter for the game-winner just 54 seconds into overtime.
Day played the first 60 minutes in goal for Rivendell before coming out to take the field, a move Goodwin has made several times when his team needs an offensive spark.
Cora made six saves and was relieved by Ryleigh Butler (one save). Rivendell (8-4-0) will visit Green Mountain on Wednesday.
HARDWICK, Vt. — The Olympians outlasted a tough opponent to improve to 7-4-1 with just one week left in the regular season.
Oxbow had the better of the play early with Maddie Fredella and Melanie Neil working to set up numerous scoring chances. The Hazen defense held until Grace Nostrant’s unassisted goal in the 56th minute.
Oxbow closes the season at Winooski on Wednesday and then home versus Richford on Friday.
CHESTER, Vt. — Evelyn Page had two goals to lead the Yellowjackets (6-5-1) over Green Mountain.
All three goals for Windsor came in the second half. Elliot Rupp assisted on both of Page’s goals and then scored one herself.
Windsor hosts Leland & Gray on Monday at 1 p.m.
HYDE PARK, Vt. — Casey MacVeagh had a goal and two assists to pace the Panthers (7-2-1) over the Lancers.
Thetford scored four goals in the first half with Sophie Williams, Becca Wells, Emma Colby and MacVeagh all finding the back of the net. Maddie Powers added a goal after the break. Williams and Emma Berard chipped in assists.
Berard started as keeper and gave way to Emma Colby; the pair combined for three saves. Thetford will host Stowe on Tuesday.
WOODSTOCK — The Hurricanes (7-5-0) avenged a last-second defeat to the Wasps (5-6-1) from 2½ weeks ago on Eleanor Hinckley’s goal with a minute left in the opening half.
Abbie Koff quickly took a free kick 40 yards from the Woodstock net to set the score into motion. Hinckely settled the pass, maneuvered around a defending a slid a shot past goalkeeper Emma Tarleton.
Hartford coach Jeff Acker credited Tarleton for her play. “She played great, kept them in the game,” Acker said. “She had several highlight saves. We were knocking on the door all night.”
Erin Thompson had an eight-save shutout for the Canes, who host Otter Valley on Tuesday night.
Woodstock visits Mount Anthony on Wednesday.
SOUTH ROYALTON — Sophie Howe scored for the Wildcats (6-6-0) in a loss to the Rebels.
WRV trailed, 1-0, at halftime. Howe’s goal on a Blake Southworth pass made it 2-1. Keepers Fiona Vaillancourt and Ellie Prestridge combined to make six saves.
White River Valley will visit Bellows Falls on Monday.
WHITINGHAM, Vt. — The Phoenix (4-8-0) gained confidence despite surrendering two second-half goals.
“We got outmatched on the day,” co-coach Andy Ruddell noted in an email. “But certainly (it’s) a team that we should be competing with.”
Sharon visits Arlington on Thursday.
WEARE, N.H. — Cardinals keeper Cooper Moote made several clutch saves to keep the game tied at 1-1 before Brennan Huntoon drilled a game-winning goal to send the visitors home happy.
The Generals scored first before Stevens tied it up when Josh Thurber’s crossing pass was deflected into the back of the net by Caleb Royce.
Moote and the Stevens defense then held the line until Huntoon scored the game-winner later in the second half on a rocket of a shot from 28 yards out.
Stevens (4-7-0) will host Fall Mountain on Tuesday.
WOODSTOCK — The Wasps (8-3-2) erupted for three second-half goals to break open a 1-1 match.
Harrison Morse had a hand — or at least a foot — in all three. He scored twice, the first on an Emmet Mahoney pass and the second unassisted, before feeding Liam Brennan’s clincher. Andrew Gubbins converted a first-half feed from Alex Rice, and Stephen Bianchi made six saves.
Woodstock closes the regular season at Otter Valley on Tuesday.
BRADFORD, Vt. — The Olympians couldn’t quite keep pace with the Blue Devils in an offensive showdown.
Quarterback Cooper Simmons threw five touchdown passes for Oxbow, which was tight with Poultney for most of the game. Poultney led, 41-33, before a few Olympians mistakes and a Poultney interception return for a touchdown made the final score appear more lopsided.
Hunter Locke caught a pair of touchdowns for Oxbow. Jace Page, Kevin Ricker and freshman Will Ilsley each caught one.
Oxbow (3-4) closes the regular season at Mill River on Saturday at 1 p.m.
BRANDON, Vt. — Max Clifford ran for a touchdown and threw for another as the Yellowjackets (2-5) won for the second time in three weeks.
Clifford’s TD toss went to Jordan Place. Caleb Meagher and Ben Gilbert also added scoring runs, and the Jacks capitalized on four two-point conversions to pull away.
Windsor hosts rival Woodstock to close the regular season on Saturday.
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — The Hurricanes saw their playoff chances take a hit with a blowout loss at St. Johnsbury.
Hartford (3-4) will close the season at home on Friday night against Rutland, a game the Canes must win to keep their postseason hopes alive.
HINSDALE, N.H. — The Hurricanes got the lunker en route to winning the Twin State Classic to earn a spot in nationals.
Hartford’s Gordie Willey caught the heaviest fish, reeling a bass weighing 3 pounds, 7 ounces. The Canes also had Alixzander Speckert-Ring competing. The win earns Hartford a spot in the nationals, which will be in Wisconsin next June.
“It’s awesome; we’re pretty excited about it,” Hartford coach Aron Tomlinson said. “Now we’ve got some work to do to figure out how we’re going to get out there. We’ll look to do some fundraising to help with the trip.”
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WOODSTOCK — The Wasps (0-7) got off to a fast start in their first game back from last week’s forfeit, but the Cosmos (6-1) proved too strong over the long haul.
Trevor White hit Wyatt Begin with a 48-yard touchdown pass with 3½ minutes left in the first quarter to give Woodstock a 6-0 lead. The Wasps head to Windsor on Saturday.
SOMERSWORTH, N.H. — The Tigers (1-5) slipped in their bid to improve their NHIAA Division III playoff hopes. Newport visits winless Kearsarge-Mount Royal on Friday night.
HANOVER — The Marauders fell to 0-6. Hanover visits Bow on Saturday. Caleb Morse scored on a 1-yard sneak for Hanover’s points.
MERIDEN — Kimball Union settled for a scoreless draw with Vermont Academy despite owning a 16-4 edge in shots.
CLAREMONT — Bri Frisbee produced a hat trick to power the Cardinals (7-5-0) past the Sachems.
Julia Tursky and Abigail Faro also scored for Stevens, which visits Monadnock on Tuesday.