Plainfield's Rachel Sites (18) pursues a loose ball under pressure from a pair of Claremont players during an Upper Valley Cup girls soccer semifinal game at Kimball Union Academy's Pope Field on Sunday. (Courtesy photograph)
Plainfield's Rachel Sites (18) pursues a loose ball under pressure from a pair of Claremont players during an Upper Valley Cup girls soccer semifinal game at Kimball Union Academy's Pope Field on Sunday. (Courtesy photograph) Credit: Range Keen photograph

Meriden — Kearsarge came, saw and conquered the 13th edition of the Upper Valley Cup middle school soccer tournament at Kimball Union Academy’s Pope Field on Sunday.

Kearsarge teams swept to wins in both the boys and girls divisions. The boys won for the third straight year to tie the Plainfield School with four championships in the tournament’s history. The girls also stretched a title streak, to four years, while winning the tournament for the fifth time overall.

Kearsarge, Haverhill, Indian River and Claremont advanced to the semifinals in the boys’ tournament before Kearsarge rolled to a shutout win in the final. Depth played a major role in a victory by a Kearsarge squad coached by teacher Nate Heath.

Woodstock, Claremont and Plainfield joined Kearsarge in the girls’ final four, with each semifinal decided by penalty kicks after 44 minutes of regulation play and another five of overtime. The hosts advanced with Kearsarge, and Plainfield grabbed the title game’s first goal before Kearsarge built a 2-1 lead at the half. The visitors added a late tally when Plainfield pushed forward in search of an equalizer.

Dave Smith guided the Kearsarge girls to the championship.

U14 Storm Rolls

Meriden — Ryder Hayes scored once and set up two other goals as the Lightning Soccer Club’s U14 Storm boys rolled to a 6-2 win over Seacoast United over the weekend.

The Storm never trailed after Hayes converted a breakaway to open the scoring. Hayes set up Carter Guerin for the Storm’s second, with Seacoast cutting the deficit to 2-1 by halftime.

LSC took over from there with Alex McGrath, Jack Stadheim, Will Guerin and Ben Woods (on a penalty kick) all striking in the second half. Hayes added his second assist on Stadheim’s goal.

U12 Comets Keep Winning

Pembroke, n.h. — LSC’s U12 Comets boys continued their winning ways with a 5-0 rout of GPS New Hampshire NEP South at the GPS soccer complex.

Connor Newcomb got the scoring started for the Comets, finishing the match with a hat trick. Dom Pentella and Simon Nowlan provided LSC’s other goals.

Sam Ames, Andrew McGuire and Oliver Choudhury managed the defense for the Comets in the shutout win.

U10 Hurricanes Stopped

Meriden — The LSC U10 Hurricanes closed their fall season over the weekend with losses to a pair of competitive sides.

GPS Massachusetts Central Elite handed the Hurricanes a 5-3 defeat despite constant offensive pressure from Finn McColgan, Owen Medved and Nate McFetridge. Sacha Palm, Matt Lepene and Yuvi Sathe notched LSC’s goals, with Colin MCLaughlink, Nolan Borne and Sumner Finley providing defensive cover for goalies Jesse Madory and Angus Newcomb.

McColgan and McFetridge provided the goals in the Canes’ other contest, a 5-2 loss to Bayside FC.

In other LSC action:

■ The U10 Bolts competed in a boys soccer festival in Lancaster, Mass., drawing with GPS Mass. Central Elite, 2-2, and earning a 5-1 win over Seacoast United.

■ The U11 Thunder boys fell 2-0 to Seacoast Express United. The Thunder will close its season on Sunday at Kimball Union Academy.

■ The U13 Fever lost a 1-0 decision to NEFC Central.

■ The U13 Sparks girls took on Seacoast United Benfica, losing 3- 0.

■ The U15 Sparks girls lost a 2-1 contest to Seacoast United Victory.

On the Ice

Small Games Camps

White River Junction — Hartford High girls hockey coach Bill Goldsworthy and boys hockey coach Todd Bebeau will hold their weeklong Small Games Camps the week of Nov. 12-16 at Wendell A. Barwood Arena.

The camps promote creativity and experimentation on the ice, working in small spaces to improve skills such as skating, shooting, cycling and stickhandling. The camps also are a great opportunity to jump-start the coming high school season.

The camps open to girls in grades 7-12 and boys in grades 8-12. The girls meet from 3:15-4:15 p.m. each day, with the boys following from 4:25-5:25 p.m. The cost is $65 for residents and $80 nonresidents.

Online registration is available at hartfordvt.myrec.com.

UVHA Try-for-Free Day

White River Junction — The Upper Valley Hockey Association is hosting a Try Hockey for Free day for youngsters on Nov. 10 at Wendell A. Barwood Arena.

The Storm will run its try-free day from 12:30-2 p.m., and the event is open to all youths between the ages of 4 and 9 who have not previously registered to play through USA Hockey. Storm team members and coaches will on hand. Just bring skates, a helmet with face protection and some friends. Participants all will receive a goodie bag and will be entered into a drawing for a registration credit.

Learn more at tryhockeyforfree.com or register via uvha.org.

On the Net

Dartmouth Club TeamWins Regional Title

Cambridge, Mass. — The Dartmouth College club tennis squad rolled through the gold bracket to win the USTA Tennis on Campus New England Championship at Harvard University on Oct. 21-22.

Dartmouth beat Middlebury and Bryant on the tournament’s opening day to earn a spot in the gold bracket. The Big Green topped Tufts, 22-16, and Brown, 25-16, to land in the championship match against Yale, which the Big Green claimed in narrow fashion, 23-21.

Down 13-11, Dartmouth’s Eddie Grabill defeated Yale’s Jackson Leipzig, 6-3, in men’s singles to give the Big Green the lead. Grabill then joined Phoebe Kong in the mixed doubles finale, rallying from a 5-3 deficit for a 6-5 win that clinched the championship.

The crown is Dartmouth’s first since 2014. The victory gives the Big Green an automatic berth into the TOC nationals in Surprise, Ariz., on April 11-13.

To the Hoop

Thetford 3v3 Tournament

Thetford — Thetford Academy has set its fifth three-on-three youth basketball tournament for Nov. 11 at Vaughan Gymnasium.

There will be separate divisions for boys and girls, split into grades 5-6, grades 7-8 and high school. Each team, which will have a maximum of five rostered players, will play a minimum of two games.

The cost to play is $50 per team, with registration proceeds going toward the Thetford Academy athletic fund. Spectator admission is by donation, which will be turned over to the town’s area veterans group. Concessions will be available throughout the day as well.

The registration deadline is Nov. 2. For more information, contact Andrew Davis at andrew.davis@snowcountry.org.

Lebanon Thanksgiving Tourney

Lebanon — The Lebanon Police Department is teaming up with the Carter Community Building Association to hold its annual youth three-on-three basketball tournament on Nov. 25, the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.

The tournament consists of multiple divisions for boys and girls in grades 5-12. Each team can have up to four players, and teams will play 12-minute contests in a double-elimination format. Tournament rules are available at lebanonnh.gov/1096/Annual-Basketball-Tournament.

The team fee is $50, with proceeds benefiting the Child Advocacy Center. All games will take place at the CCBA Witherell Recreation Center in Lebanon. Contact Lt. Matthew Isham at 603-448-8800 or Matthew.Isham@lebanonnh.gov for more information.

On the Run

Run for Pie Upcoming

Grantham — Eastman Recreation will again put sweets in front of feets when it hosts the annual Run for Pie 5K on Saturday, beginning and ending at the South Cove Activity Center.

The event, which is also the final race of this year’s Upper Valley Running Series, serves as an opportunity to help those in need. Proceeds from the day benefit families in Enfield, Springfield, N.H., Grantham and Newport, and each participant is asked to bring a nonperishable food item for the local food pantry.

Runners can take to the 5K road race course, while walkers have a two-mile option at their avail. Advantage registration is open at www.runreg.com/run-for-pie-5k. Day-of registration will start at 9:30 a.m., with the run and walk to follow at 11 a.m.

The cost to participate is $15 for individuals and $32 for families in advance, increasing to $18 for individuals and $38 for families on race day. The price includes a hearty post-race lunch. Fresh homemade pies will go to race winners, and others will be raffled off after the race.

For more information, contact Eastman Rec at 603-863-6772 or recreation@eastmannh.org.