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BASS FISHING
Lebanon places second at state tournament
The Lebanon High bass fishing team took second place at the NHIAA state championship bass fishing tournament at Newfound Lake on Saturday. The team of James Barkley and Sam Lacasse weighed in an 8-fish limit for 26.57 lbs. to take second place. Sunapee bested the Raiders with a state-record weigh-in of 27.36 lbs.
GOLF
Hanover freshman finishes seventh in state tournament
Key athletes: With a combination of power and touch, Hanover ninth-grader Caroline Warrington shot 87 on the par 71 Campbell’s Scottish Highlands course to finish seventh in the NHIAA state tournament. Teagan Nadeau of Oyster River led the field with an even par 71.
Coach’s quote: “Caroline’s impressive finish in the state tournament bodes well for her future golf career.” — John Donnelly, Hanover
GIRLS SOCCER
Hanover 6, Manchester Central-West 1
Key athletes: Bumpsie Loughman (3 goals, 2 assists); Cosi Torresani, Malia Pratt and Josie White (1 goal each); Maeve Bradley (2 assists); Penny Blatman (1 assist)
Key moment: Hanover’s third goal — a brilliant shot from range by Pratt let us know we were in control.
Coach’s quote: “The Hanover side has been starved for goals and finally broke out in this match. Each goal was a product of strong buildup and possession resulting in an on-target finish.” — Doug Kennedy, Hanover
White River Valley 2, Springfield 1
Key athletes: WRV’s Cassie Armstrong fed two assists to Mackenzie Vesper through the Cosmos defense to take home the win. Logan Scott, Olivia Tuller, and Ella LaFromboise controlled the midfield.
Key moment: The Wildcats went down in the first half, but rallied back in the second with Vesper’s two goals.
Coach’s quote: “The puzzle pieces really came together in lock step tonight. We had big defensive contributions to support the middle which solidified our attack. We used the entire field to our advantage.” — Kim Prestridge, White River Valley
White River Valley 5, Paine Mountain 4
Key athletes: White River Valley goals from Mackenzie Vesper, Cassie Armstrong, Liberti Bollman; Imari Taylor (6 saves)
Key moment: The Wildcats took the lead with quick passes that led to Vesper’s goal 36 seconds in.
Coach’s quote: “We are really playing to our potential. We worked the ball into open areas and took advantage of our skill and speed. Credit is due to Paine Mountain fighting back late in the second half.” — Kim Prestridge, White River Valley
Otter Valley 3, Woodstock 0
Key athletes: Maeve Roylance. Defending and attacking, Maya Sluka. Center back, Amelia Hurd, Jess Bauman
Key moment: Two free kicks that scored for Otter Valley, one in the first half and one in the second half.
Coach’s quote: “It was a hard-fought game on the field with Otter Valley winning the majority of the 50-50 balls and spoiling any of Woodstock’s creative scoring opportunities.” — Greg LaBella, Woodstock
BOYS SOCCER
Grace Christian 7, Rivendell 1
Key athletes: Josh Douglas (1 goal); Grant Goodrich (1 assist)
VOLLEYBALL
Middlebury 3, Hartford 2
Key athletes: Charlotte Winn kept the Hurricanes a constant threat with her sets. Maya Johnson made several back-to-back kills that made this a nail biter. Bella Trombley’s court IQ was on point with well-placed hits
Key moment: Every set was a nail biter.
Coach’s quote: “Hartford athletes played solid volleyball almost beating the number 1 team in the state. The win could have gone either end with a 16-14 set five loss.” — Natascha Niffka, Hartford
Hanover 3, ConVal 2
Key athletes: Hanover’s Olivia Grabowski (35 assists); Claire Starosta (11 digs, 6 aces, 6 blocks, 11 kills); Ellie Molina (14 kills); Hudson Cusimano (10 blocks, 8 digs); Casey Wilkinson (15 digs)
Key moment: Cusimano at the service line at 14-14 in the fifth set.
Coach’s quote: “ConVal has such a strong program and a great block, tonight we were able to play with mental toughness and strategy to pull off a tough-fought win.” — Hunter Gosselin, Hanover
FIELD HOCKEY
Hanover 3, Lebanon 1
Key athletes: Hanover’s Greta Mancini (3 goals); Sophia Mancini (1 goal); Joia Collins (2 assists)
Key moment: Mancini’s second goal of the game on a penalty corner gave Hanover a 3-1 lead.
Coach’s quote: “The game against Leb is a fun rivalry, with the Raiders always testing us. It’s good we netted three goals early in the game because they came out hungry in the second half and really shut us down.” — Mallory MacKenzie, Hanover
Mascoma 3, Stevens 1
Key athletes: Makenna Houston, Sophia Smith, Ellie McGrody, Aubrey Elizabeth, Abby Harkins
Key moment: Smith scored the Royals’ first two goals; Houston scored the insurance goal. The Royals were able to dominate the majority of the game with a solid performance from our midfield, which helped keep the ball pushing offensively for the Royals.
Coach’s quote: “I’m proud of the way the girls kept their heads in this game, they executed things we have worked on in practice tonight with success which is always great to see.” — Danielle Pushee, Mascoma
CROSS COUNTRY
Bears win Moonlight Madness
Hanover’s boys and girls cross country teams took first place in the Monadnock Moonlight Madness cross country race at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in East Swanzey, N.H., on Friday.
Megan Faris led the girls, winning the 5,000 meter race with 93 runners in a time of 17:43. Right behind her were the Bears’ Aria Deeb (2nd), Millie Larrick (3rd), Lila Muirhead (4th) and Lila Marchetti (5th). Also in the top 10 for Hanover were Alice Bell (8th) and Grace Stewart (9th).
Ben Groves (4th), Isaac McNaughton (5th), Alexander Collins (6th) and Dylan Faris (10th) paced the Hanover boys to a narrow first place finish over Keene among 16 teams. Hanover also had a 14th place from Oliver Collins and Ben Hourdequin was 15th of 128.
Hanover coach Eric Picconi said the boys had a fight on their hands against Keene but they prevailed on the strength of Groves, McNaughton and (Alexander) Collins with Faris and (Oliver) Collins also scoring.
“The boys did what was asked of them and we will need performances like that in the weeks ahead,” Picconi said.
Faris led from start to finish, set a course record for girls and the entire squad was dominant, winning by 84 points with 12 teams competing.
“They arrived ready to run hard and lead the field from the gun,” Picconi said. “They did some of the most confident and gutsy running I’ve seen in my tenure at HHS.”
Mascoma Valley’s Carl Russell finished 13th, teammate Karson Rogers 44th, and Byrce Palmer of Newport was 48th. For the girls, Isabella Currier, Mascoma was 66th and Chloe Coleman of Newport finished 79th.
Results: Girls — Hanover 15, Londonderry 99, Hollis/Brookline 136, Cushing Academy 136, Newfound Regional 138, Merrimack 162, Fall Mountain 165, Newmarket 202, Con-Val 256. Boys — Hanover 38, Keene 45, Monadanock 97, Portsmouth Christian 167, Northfield Mount Hernon 174, Merrimack 183, Newfound Regional 187, Newmarket 205, Fall Mountain 213, Mascenic Regional 273, Newport 339 (13th).
Johnson 27th in Woods Trail run
Sylvia Johnson of Hartford had the best finish among Upper Valley runners at the 34th annual Woods Trail cross country race at Thetford Academy on Saturday.
Johnson finished 28th (21:33) in a field of 500 runners representing 71 schools from around New England. Lauren Parett of Glastonbury, Conn., won the girls 5,000 meter race in a time of 19:12. Champlain Valley finished first among 40 team scores.
Thetford Academy’s Ollie Emery had the best boys finish from the area, placing 93rd in a field of 714 runners from 69 schools. Ethan Fischer of Bishop Guertin was the race winner with a time of 16:37 and Pinkerton Academy was first among 53 team scores.
Other finishes:
Lebanon: Girls (27th) – Annie Hanna (67th), Jaskirat Kaur (85th). Boys (30th) – Brent Paige (123rd), Alstair Smith (149th), Curran Pool (201st)
Thetford Academy: Boys (27th), Zac Amber (100th), Peter Horan (107th), Wendell Durham (160th). Girls – (35th), Meredith Sloop (206th), Madeline Piecuch (216th)
Hartford: Boys (35th) Elliot Brooks (150th), Elijah Ofstad (216th).
Woodstock: Girls (31st), Mary Sluka (55th). Boys – (40th) Nick Cellini (216th)
Claremont Christian Academy: Boys – (44th) John Henry Andrews (205th).
White River Valley: Girls – Anya Young (73rd). Boys – Asher White (460th)
Oxbow: Girls – Casey Wiedrick (124th). Boys – Jake Danis (310th)
Thetford Academy: Girls – Meredith Sloop (206th)
Windsor: Girls – Natalie Ranney (144th)