FALUN, Sweden — West Fairlee’s Tara Geraghty-Moats opened the FIS women’s Nordic combined season on Saturday the same she spent it most of last winter: on top of a podium.
Geraghty-Moats, 26, used her superiority on skis to make up distance on the ski jump ramp during Saturday’s win in Sweden. Seventh after the jumping portion, Geraghty-Moats outdistanced the cross country skiing field by nearly two minutes to claim the victory.
Geraghty-Moats beat out a field of 27 women jumpers, 13 of whom later competed in the cross country ski race. She went 77 meters on her jump attempt and scored 83.5 points to trail leader Thea Minyan Bjorseth by 15.5 points heading to the cross country course. Geraghty-Moats’ time of 14 minutes, 53 seconds made up the points gap and then some, relegating Bjorseth (17:36) to third place overall.
The next scheduled FIS women’s Nordic combined is a three-day Continental Cup meeting at Utah Olympic Park on Dec. 13-15.
ALBANY, N.Y. — A six-point weekend in a pair of victories netted Dartmouth College forward Drew O’Connor ECAC Hockey’s player of the week award on Monday.
The sophomore had a goal and two assists in Friday’s win at Yale, adding two goals and one assist in Saturday’s victory at Brown. His six points were more than any other player in the country over the weekend, giving him the ECAC league lead in scoring as well with three goals and six assists in five conference games.
The Big Green (3-2-1 overall, 3-1-1 league) is off until a Dec. 6 contest with Colgate at Thompson Arena.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Kyle Hamilton and Zach Burek led Hartford High with two first-team selections each in the Vermont Interscholastic Football League’s Division I all-state list released on Monday.
Hamilton made the D-I first team as a tight end and defensive end, while Burek was chosen for his play at defensive end and running back. Hartford’s other first-teamers in Cody Chapman and Andrew Lucke on the offensive line, inside linebacker Chris Phelps and kicker Kobe Peach.
The Canes received six second-team selections: Phelps and Jackson Balch at offensive line, running back Cole Shambo, Lucke and Chapman at defensive tackle and defensive back Brandon Potter.
Honorable mentions went to Jacob Dwinell at wide receiver and defensive back and Balch at inside linebacker.
Hartford went 4-5 on the season, losing to eventual state champion Burr & Burton in the D-I quarterfinals.
Scores that didn’t make the Monday paper due to deadline. Find updates online at www.vnews.com.
STANSTEAD, Quebec — The Wildcats (1-1-0) closed out their weekend at Stanstead College with a loss to Northwood School in a three-on-three overtime.
Kimball Union scored with two minutes left in regulation to force extra time in a back-and-forth contest. Adam Fantilli recorded a hat trick for the Wildcats, with Sullivan Mack adding two goals and Nic Bernardo contributing the other.
KUA is off until Dec. 4, when it hosts Quebec’s Bishops College in the Wildcats’ home opener.