Local roundup: Hat-trick trio powers Hurricanes past Fairfax
Gordon Willey
Modified: 4/28/2021 9:50:20 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION The Hartford High boys lacrosse team ignored the wet conditions to dominate BFA-Fairfax to the tune of a 12-1 win at the Alumni Athletic Complex on Wednesday.
Joe Barwood (two assists), Gordon Willey (one assist) and Chris Pierce racked up three-goal hat tricks to power the attack. Ezra Mock, Bentley Boonyaharn and Blaine Gour provided the others. Coach Grant Whiteway credited Hartford’s second-half play on defense, with Connor Tierney scooping up six ground balls and forcing two takeaways.
Goaltender Tarin Prior recorded 21 saves. The Canes host St. Johnsbury on Tuesday.
Local roundup: Hanover softball nets first victory of season
Staff Reports
Modified: 4/26/2021 11:23:00 PM
NORWICH Every Hanover High softball player scored at least one run as the Marauders picked up their first victory of the spring season in a 22-10 defeat of Fall Mountain on Monday afternoon.
Hanover (1-4) entered the bottom of the fifth with a two-run lead and scored nine times in the frame to force the mercy rule. Freshman Sage Johnson drove in senior Grace Lewandowski on a sacrifice for the walk-off win.
Senior Emilee Jones pitched all five innings for the Marauders. Junior Izzy Kachikis went 4-for-4 with four singles, four runs scored and one stolen base.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 4/26/2021 3:35:19 PM
Four more school districts joined ConVal’s lawsuit against the state over education funding last week. The Fall Mountain, Claremont, Newport, and Hillsboro-Deering School Districts joined ConVal, Monadnock, Mascenic, and Winchester School Districts in their cause after Superior Court Judge David Ruoff allowed other school districts 30 days to join the lawsuit on Wednesday, April 21.
“For nearly 30 years the State of New Hampshire has ignored the spirit of the original Claremont funding decision. As a result it has shifted its responsibility to local communities, creating funding inequities across the state,” ConVal Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders said in a statement. “We welcome the Fall Mountain, Claremont, Newport and Hillsboro-Deering School Districts, and encourage other districts to join us in ensuring the state meets its constitutional responsibility to the children of New Hampshire.”
Local roundup: Mascoma softball sweeps Lebanon
Mara Isham
Modified: 4/14/2021 10:09:54 PM
Staff Reports
WEST CANAAN Don’t tell anyone around the Mascoma High softball team that the offense will be the last thing to come around after a year away from the diamond.
Two days after putting up double digits in a season-opening win at Lebanon, the Royals made it a sweep with a 10-8 victory over the Raiders on Wednesday. Mascoma (2-0) slapped out nine hits and got two-hit performances from four batters two of whom delivered home runs to get the win.
“The girls have shown up this week, stepping up to the plate and filling the holes left by seniors who were touring colleges,” Mascoma coach Chris Thurston said. “Now we are looking forward to next week’s games against Hanover, when the team is back to full strength.”
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Jordan Litts put on another of his signature performances this weekend. The WLC senior, a favorite for DIV Player of the Year in the early going, was dominant in the Keene Zero Gravity holiday basketball tournament, averaging 22.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as he led the Warriors to a White Division title and garnered tournament MVP honors.
WLC started off their tourney on Friday morning against Monadnock, who started out the season as a team on the rise in Division III. But after losing two players to team conduct violations and the resignation of new coach Nick Hill due to health concerns, the Huskies came into the tournament reeling. WLC made short work of them, taking the first half 32-15 and not looking back. Litts had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, along with five assists; Trey Carrier chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds and the Warriors won it 57-41.