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Before the start of his swim meet, Lebanon swimmer Zethan Moss catches a sandwich tossed from his mother in the balcony in Lebanon, N.H., on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

High School & Youth

Upper Valley swim teams go with the flow of COVID-19 guidelines

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterDecember 2, 2020

Mascoma junior Morgan Towne prepares for the first preseason session in the school gymnasium in West Canaan, N.H., on Nov. 30, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, access to the gym for practices is limited only to one team at a time. (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

NH winter sports teams begin socially distanced practices

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterDecember 2, 2020

Hank Smith with his friend, Dick Caplan of Tafstville, Vt., on Caplan's two horses at the annual Woodstock Wassail Parade in the mid-1980s. (Family photograph)

News

‘When Hank took on a project, he saw it through’

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 29, 2020

Amanda Hull takes her 11-month-old daughter Tanner for a walk on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Barnard, Vt . Hull, a Hartland native and Woodstock Elementary kindergarten teacher, plans to participate in Thursday’s Zack’s Place Turkey Trot. A Woodstock Thanksgiving Day tradition, the race has been forced to go virtual in its 14th year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Holiday traditions on virus hiatus; charity 5K among canceled annual events

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 25, 2020

Sharon Academy striker Riley Eastman, second from right, heads a late Phoenix corner kick toward the Proctor High net during a 1-0 VPA Division IV boys soccer semifinal loss to the Phantoms at Taranovich Field in Pittsford, Vt., on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. (Valley News - Greg Fennell) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

High School & Youth

Upper Valley teams post impressive numbers during unusual season

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 25, 2020

Hartford coach Steve Landon feels the tension as the overtime clock winds down with Lyndon Institute two points ahead in White River Junction, Vt., Thursday, January 16, 2014. Lyndon won 59 - 56 in overtime. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

High School & Youth

High School Notebook: Schedules shuffled as coaching roles change in Woodstock

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 24, 2020

Lebanon linebacker Christopher Childs (left) gets a hug from teammate Cole Shambo after Childs ran back a fumble for a touchdown during the second quarter at Bow High School on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Lebanon went on to win, 30-6.

High School & Youth

Fall sports season offers lessons for unorthodox times

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 21, 2020

Dartmouth's Brendan Barry drives into the lane against Yale's Trey Phills in the first half of their game in Hanover, N.H., on Feb. 2, 2019. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Dartmouth College

Winter sports shutdown prompts transfer for Dartmouth shooting guard

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 19, 2020

Photographed on Nov. 16, 2020, Maddie Miller, who is a 12th-grade athlete at Newport Middle High School in Newport, N.H., has been collecting cards and other words of encouragement for seniors recovering from COVID-19 at Woodlawn Care Center in Newport. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Newport High student collects letters of support for nursing home dealing with outbreak

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 17, 2020

Dartmouth College

Canceled season is a big letdown for Dartmouth winter athletes

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterNovember 14, 2020