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Woodsville native Mollie Hatch was hired as the Bradford recreation director in September this year. Hatch, who worked as a lifeguard and coach for Woodsville's recreation department in high school, studied graphic design and fashion merchandising at Southern New Hampshire University before returning to the Bradford area. Hatch was photographed at the Bradford Academy building in Bradford, Vt., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

New Director Hatches Plans for Bradford Rec

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterDecember 11, 2017

Coach Dan Peraza, of Hanover, N.H., tells his 60 charges their first drill of the morning as part of the Learn to Play program at Campion Rink in West Lebanon, N.H., on Dec. 2, 2017. In his youth, Peraza was participant in the program for four- to eight-year-olds and eventually played hockey at Yale from 1995-98. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Having a Wild Time: Campion Rink’s ‘Learn to Play’ Program Lets Coaches Give Back

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterDecember 8, 2017

Woodsville’s Morgan Wagstaff, right, guards Gorham’s Delaney Holmes tightly in the fourth quarter of their game in Woodsville, N.H., on Dec. 5, 2017. Woodville won, 63-39. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

High School & Youth

Newcomers Lead Woodsville Girls

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

Thetford Academy outdoor program member Tim Gray talks about the red pine in the Thetford Hill State Park on Dec. 1, 2017 in Thetford, Vt. Gray was talking to Lyme School third graders who are in a forest ecology program at their school. Listening are Abby Carcomo, left, Harper Bellamy, Abe Prince, Deming Dwyer and teacher aide Jean Ball. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

It’s All About Out: Thetford Outdoor Program Delivers Dose of Nature

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterDecember 4, 2017

The defending champion Whitcomb boys basketball team celebrates their 51-50 semifinal win over South Royalton in Barre, Vt., on March 11, 1981. (Valley News - Gil Williamson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

High School & Youth

One for the Scrapbooks: End of South Royalton-Whitcomb Rivalry Evokes Nostalgia, Emotion

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterDecember 2, 2017

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's and women's track and field teams played host at the Wake Forest Invitational held at the JDL Fast Track on January 16, 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Brian Westerholt/Sports On Film)

A Different Lift: Lebanon High’s Cyphers Tries Now Coaching Pole Vaulters

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterNovember 30, 2017

Maria Kritikos, a fighter with Baan Muay Thai Academy, stands in the ring on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at the academy in Lebanon, N.H. Kritikos is 7-0 as an amateur fighter and the owner of several weight class title belts, including a recent unanimous decision for a straw weight title in Massachusetts. (Valley News - Charles Hatcher) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

With All Her Might: Maria Kritikos Taking Muay Thai to the Next Level

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterNovember 27, 2017

East Thetford resident Peter Graves provides public address announcing during the FIS women’s alpine World Cup on Saturday in Killington, Vt. Graves’ international sportscasting career goes back to the 1980 Winter Olympics.

East Thetford’s Peter Graves Broadcasts Pro Skiing at Killington

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterNovember 25, 2017

Vt. Group Discusses Ways to Improve Recreation Economy

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterNovember 22, 2017

Croucher competes in the running leg of the Xterra French River triathlon in June in Oxford, Mass.

Failure Is His Fuel: Randolph AD Croucher a High-Level Triathlete

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterNovember 21, 2017