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GIRLS SOCCER
Hartford 3, Springfield 1
Key athletes: Hartford celebrated Senior Day and honored seniors Sadie Mullen, Rowan Dumont, Michaela Anderson, Harper Traendly, Mia Currier and Marina Alcantara.
Key moment: First varsity goal from Ava Fletcher off an assist from Natalie Clark cemented the victory.
Coach’s quote: “Today’s win achieved one of our pre-season goals by earning a home playoff game. I’m very proud of all the seniors for the hard work they’ve put in all year to build a culture of success.” – Blake Lopes, Hartford
Hanover 3, Merrimack 2
Key athletes: Maeve Bradley (2 goals); Ingrid Groff (1 goal); Sami Daigle and Bumpsie Loughman (1 assist each)
Key moment: Bradley’s goal late in the first half revived a slow half that resulted in a 0-2 deficit.
Coach’s quote: “A good result for the girls – coming back from a 0-2 deficit is always hard, but Hanover kept pushing and walked away with the comback victory.” — Doug Kennedy, Hanover
Hanover 3, Concord 1
Key athletes: Maeve Bradley, Penny Blatman and Malia Pratt each had a goal; Cosi Torresani and Malia Pratt had assists
Key moment: Pratt’s goal from range late in the first period was a product of determination and skill.
Coach’s quote: “This was a solid outing for the girls; our possession, passing and determination to prevail were all in evidence.” — Doug Kennedy, Hanover
Winnacunnet 4, Hanover 0
Key athletes: Joanna Bujarski and Lily Tine brought high level play and determination in an attempt to hold back strong Winnacunnet side.
Coach’s quote: “A tough outing on the road — the girls look forward to playing at home on Saturday.” — Doug Kennedy, Hanover
Woodstock 4, Stratton 3 (OT)
Key athletes: Ava Rich (2 goals and the game winner in OT); Lay Lockhart (one goal and an assist); Bonnie Krantz (one goal); Jessica Bauman (15 saves in goal for Woodstock); Sierra Bystrak for her defensive excellence.
Coach’s quote: “It was such a nice way to end the seniors last game at Woodstock knowing they battled to the end and came out with a victory.” — Greg LaBella, Woodstock
BOYS SOCCER
Thetford 4, Lake Region 1
Key athletes: Thetford — Owen Goodrich (3 goals); Henry Trage (1 goal, 1 assist); Tanner Hardy (2 assists); Cody McKinstry (3 saves); Matthew McGovern (4 saves)
Key moment: After Lake Region with a direct kick goal four minutes in, Thetford followed with four unanswered goals.
Coach’s quote: “Going down a goal early made us nervous, but the players were unfazed. Nice to see the team answer with strong attack, defense and keeping, especially on senior night.” – Jonathan Bicknell, Thetford
FOOTBALL
Hartford 26, Rutland 14
Key athletes: Noah Danielli (204 yards rushing, 3 TDs); Rex Baning (43 yards rushing, 2 catches, 48 yards); Matt Nubin (33 yards rushing, 1 TD); Connor Peyton (28 yards rushing); Owen Mock (2-of-8 passing, 48 yards); Graham Thompson (3 of 4 on PATs).
Hanover 28, Kennett 7
Key athletes: Roy Lucas (145 yards rushing, 1 TD); John Taylor (127 yards rushing, 1 TD); Caleb Franklin (14 yards rushing, 1 TD); EJ Frechette (8-of-12 passing, 198 yards, 3 TDs); Dima Petrov (4 of 4 on PATs); Keller Greene: (1 interception)
Key moment: Lucas caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Frechette, and Greene had an interception to give Hanover momentum.
Coach’s quote: “Across the board, we played a solid game. The defense was stout, the offense put points on the board, and special teams won the field-advantage game. I was proud of our players in this long, road win.” — Jon Gentine, Hanover
VOLLEYBALL
Hartford 3, Mount Anthony 0
Key athletes: Seniors Isabella Trombley, Charlotte Winn and Hayley Maxham ended their high school volleyball career with stellar performances. Playoffs start next week.
Key moment: Hartford wasted no time to push hard from the first whistle, establishing their dominance.
Coach’s quote: “It was an emotional day celebrating our three seniors and founders of this young program. Our serves were on point, our coverage solid and the bench loud. Next week will be tough with great competition.” — Natascha Niffka, Hartford
CROSS COUNTRY
Hanover boys, girls win Mills Riverside Invitational
With the NHIAA Cross Country Championships on tap Saturday, the Hanover High Bears appear more than ready to defend their 2024 Division II titles.
On Saturday, both the girls and boys squads took first place at the Mills Riverside Invitational at Mills Riverside Park in Jericho, Vt.
Hanover’s Issac McNaughton won the boys 5,000 meter race in 16:23 with teammate Ben Groves finishing second among 75 runners. For the girls, Megan Faris was third and Aria Deeb fourth in the field of 57 runners with Acadia Enman of Mt. Mansfield Union first in a time of 18:34. Other finishes for the Hanover girls were Lila Muirhead (6th) , Millie Larrick (8th), Lila Marchetti (9th), Grace Stewart (12th), and Alice Bell (13th). Alexander Collins was (4th), Will Hanaway (6th), Rohan Novosad (7th), Ben Hourdequin (9th), and Rhys Jones (10th) for Hanover.
“Our race plan asked the boys and girls to do something different as we shape training for the State race next week in Manchester,” Hanover coach Eric Piconni said. “They executed the plan and ran extremely well.”
The boys’ finishes, seven in the top 10. is a “rare sight,” Piconni said, giving Hanover and comfortable win.
“An indomitable pack of Hanover girls moved up after a progressive start,” Piconni said. “The girls loaded a scoring five in the Top-10 and secured the win.”
Results: Hanover 20, Mt. Mansfield 51, Essex 66, Champlain Valley Union 116, Colchester 147. Girls -Hanover 30, Essex 50, Mt. Mansfield Union 81, Champlain Valley Union 85.
Woodstock’s Sluka 3rd in SVL A Championships
Mary Sluka of Woodstock Union High School finished the 5,000 meter Southern Vermont League Cross Country Championship race in third place among 57 runners with Sydney Remenar of Burr and Burton Academy winning with a time of 18:46.
For the boys, Thetford Academy’s Ollie Emery was seventh in a field of 81 runners at the Bellow Falls Union High School course and teammate Peter Horan ninth. Nico Conathan-Leach of Brattleboro Union won in 16:07.
Thetford Academy’s Madeline Piecuch was 14th and teammate Meredith Sloop 18th. Other finishes included Aurora Hensel-Whalen, Woodstock (21st), Lola Squire, Thetford (28th), Aven Westbrook, Woodstock (29th), and Annalies Currier, Thetford (30th). For the Thetford boys, Zac Amber finished 14th, Christopher Payson (20th), Paul Hesser (29th), and Paul Kidd (30th). Zach Peterman was 32nd and Shawn Harriman 37th for Woodstock.
“Coach (Emily) Silver and I were thrilled to see so many large PRs (personal records) from our race on the same course early in the season,” Thetford coach Joseph Deffner said.