CONCORD — The NHIAA announced Monday that it will be recognizing all winter sports.
Beginning on Nov. 30, schools can start skills and drills activities in accordance with New Hampshire’s amateur and youth sports guidelines and phase one and two of the NHIAA’s reopening guidance
Teams can start official practices on Dec. 14, and less than a month later on Jan. 11, sport competitions can begin.
The decision follows a similar format to what was adopted this fall, allowing schools to develop their own regional schedules and conducting postseason with an open format.
No final date to play or playoff schedule has been set.
WEST CANAAN — The Raiders erupted in the second half, scoring six of their seven goals. The two teams agreed beforehand to 30-minute halves and play 10-on-10.
Sophie Longacre opened the barrage of second-half goals three minutes in on a Mary Rainey assist. Two minutes later, Alyssa Graber converted on a Rachel Harrington pass.
Harrington scored unassisted in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute, Liza Kourbatski found the back of the net, thanks to a Catherine Cole pass, and then added her second goal a minute later, this time fed by a Makayla Finnell pass.
Finnell closed out the scoring in the 53rd minute on a Olivia Simione assist.
Graber scored the game’s first goal less than seven minutes in. Longacre was credited with the assist.
Sally Rainey and Maddy Newton shared goalkeeper duties for Lebanon (5-1-1) and recorded the shutout. Mascoma (0-10-0) travels to Lebanon on Thursday.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hurricanes are on a roll.
Led by Reilly Slusser’s two goals, Hartford (4-3-0) picked up its third consecutive victory. One of Slusser’s goals came on a great cross from Sophie Howe. Grace Pfenning recorded the second assist.
The Canes also got a strong defensive effort from Katie Blood, Sarah Howe and Jenna Jasmin.
Erin Thompson made four stops in net for Hartford, which visits Fair Haven on Wednesday.
PROCTOR — The game was scoreless through the first 20 minutes, but three goals in the final 15 minutes of the first half opened up the scoring for the Phantoms.
“We played well for the first half of the game,” said Sharon coach Andy Ruddell. “We defended well and frustrated them while creating a couple opportunities on the break. They certainly put on a lot of pressure, but I thought we handled it well in the first half.”
The Phoenix fall to 2-6-0 and close out the regular season Friday at Rivendell.
MORETOWN, Vt. — Emi Vaughn scored in first half with assist from Addy Cadwell, but it wasn’t enough as the Panthers dropped their first game of the season.
Emma Berard had 24 saves for Thetford, which is now 5-1-0 and hosts Peoples on Wednesday.
CONCORD — Hanover will get its first taste of the NHIAA Division I postseason this fall.
The fourth-seeded Marauders will host No. 5 Concord on Oct. 27 at Merriman-Branch Field in a first-round game of Region 3.
Similar to other sports, girls soccer is following a region-based bracket system this season. Each division will feature four regions; seedings were generated randomly, and the winner of every region advances to the semifinals.
The winner of Hanover’s first-round contest will advance to Oct. 29’s preliminary game at No. 1 Bedford. No. 2 Goffstown will host third-seeded Keene in the other prelim.
In Region 3 of the D-II tourney, No. 1 seed Stevens will host No. 4 Lebanon on Oct. 29 in the preliminaries. The winner will face either No. 2 Bow or No. 3 John Stark on Nov. 1 in the quarterfinals, with the higher seed hosting.
Mascoma will play its first-ever postseason game Oct. 27, when the fourth-seeded Royals host No. 5 seed Hopkinton for a D-III first-round contest. The winner will travel to No. 1 Hillsboro in the prelims. No. 3 Kearsarge visits No. 2 Newfound in the other preliminary round game.
And in Region 4 of the D-IV tourney, sixth-seeded Newport travels to No. 3 Wilton on Oct. 27 in a first-round game. No. 2 Sunapee will await the winner for a Oct. 29 showdown. On the other side of Region 4, No. 5 Mount Royal travels to No. 4 Hinsdale with a trip to the prelims against No. 1 Concord Christian on the line.
LEBANON — Tied 1-1 at the break, the Raiders scored three unanswered goals in the second half.
Ryan Oliveira scored unassisted in the 47th minute to give Lebanon (5-2-0) the 2-1 advantage. The junior found the back of the net again in the 62nd minute, this time thanks to a Griffin Auch assist.
Tyler St. Martin closed out the scoring with 10 minutes remaining on a Alex Felix pass.
Emmanuel Bello notched the first goal of the game for Lebanon three minutes in, and St. Martin tallied the assist.
The Royals scored their lone goal in the 18th minute when Zach Thompson set up Ben Seiler. Connor Thompson made 10 saves in net for Mascoma, which falls to 5-3-0.
Lebanon goalie Colbie Delisle made five stops. The two teams meet again Wednesday at Mascoma.
CONCORD — The path to defending its state title begins Oct. 28 for Hanover.
The Marauders, who are the No. 1 seed in Region 3 of the NHIAA Division I tournament, host the winner of No. 5 Keene and No. 4 Concord for a preliminary-round match. No. 2 Goffstown will host No. 3 Bedford in the second preliminary game.
Similar to other sports, boys soccer is following a region-based bracket this season. Each division will feature four regions; seedings were generated randomly, and the winner of every region advances to the semifinals.
In D-II, the third-seeded Lebanon Raiders will visit No. 2 John Stark in a prelim affair in Region 3. On the other side of Region 3, No. 4 Stevens travels to No. 1 Bow. Both games are slated for Oct. 28, and the winners will advance to face each other in the quarterfinals on Oct. 31.
No. 2 seed Mascoma will host a playoff game this season, the winner of No. 6 Newfound and No. 3 Kearsarge on Oct. 28 in the D-III prelims. And No. 1 Winnisqaum will welcome either No. 4 Hopkinton or No. 5 Hillsboro in the other Region 3 prelim contest, also scheduled for Oct. 28.
Third-seeded Newport will visit No. 2 Concord Christian on Oct. 28 in the D-IV preliminary round of Region 4. No. 4 Wilton will host No. 5 Hinsdale on Oct. 26 with the winner traveling to No. 1 Sunapee on Oct. 28.
MANCHESTER, Vt. — An Elsie Davis score with 4:51 remaining in the game tied the game at 1-1, but the Bulldogs scored just over a minute into overtime to secure the victory.
The Hurricanes finish the regular season 2-5-0 and await the VPA Division II playoff pairings.
CONCORD — No. 3 Mascoma and No. 4 Stevens each hit the road in the prelims of the NHIAA Division III Region 1 bracket.
The Royals will travel to No. 2 Sunapee and the Cardinals visit No. 1 Hillsboro. Both matches are scheduled for Oct. 28, with a ticket to the Oct. 30 quarterfinals on the line.
Similar to other sports, volleyball is following a region-based bracket this season. Each division will feature four regions; seedings were generated randomly, and the winner of every region advances to the semifinals.
No. 2 Hanover hosts No. 3 Fall Mountain in the D-II tourney on Oct. 28 in the Region 4 prelims. The winner will face either No. 1 Plymouth or No. 4 John Stark in the Oct. 30 quarterfinals.
Correction
The NHIAA plans to allow winter sports competition to begin on Jan. 11. An earlier version of this story gave the wrong date for when games can start.