HANOVER The Hanover High boys tennis team won the second of three straight matches this week to close the regular season, beating visiting Derryfield, 8-1, on Tuesday afternoon at the Storrs Pond Recreation Area courts.Coach Jarrod Shaheen was.
Local roundup: TA track sweeps Windsor meet
Knute Linehan
Modified: 5/15/2021 10:19:12 PM
WINDSOR One point was all that separated the Thetford Academy boys track and field team from Bellows Falls at Windsor High’s Murphy-Morse Complex on Saturday. One point, though, was all it took to give the Panthers a winning margin over the Terriers to complete a sweep of the meet after the girls team ran away from the field.
Knute Linehan leaped his way to three wins for the Thetford boys, taking the top spot in long jump, triple jump and high jump. Tobin Durham added a win in the 1,500 meters in 4 minutes, 20.37 seconds. Ben Mattern won the 3,000 meters in 11:23.87 for the Panthers.
Local Roundup: Thetford-Rivendell softball gains first win of season
Modified: 5/14/2021 1:40:10 PM
THETFORD Thetford-Rivendell softball trailed Twin Valley 9-3 after two innings at home on Thursday. But after a pep talk from head coach Jesse Soulia, the Panthers made a big comeback and won 26-14 for their first victory of the season.
The Panthers (1-3) scored 10 runs in the third to spark that comeback.
“Tonight, I watched my team come together and support each other on and off the field,” Soulia said. “Players playing in places that they had not played before. Hits were contagious tonight and I surely enjoyed seeing all the smiles.”
Local Roundup: White River Valley pitchers lead the way on the diamonds
Carder Stratton
Published: 5/8/2021 11:14:47 PM
Modified: 5/8/2021 11:14:44 PM
SOUTH ROYALTON – Carder Stratton tossed a complete-game gem to lead the White River Valley baseball team in a 9-0 win over visiting Green Mountain on Saturday.
Stratton struck out 11 while allowing no walks and scattering seven hits for the undefeated Wildcats. Stratton also helped his own cause at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
“Carder threw very well today. He competed all day and put the team in a great spot to win,” WRV coach Devin Cilley said.
Local roundup: Patience pays for Windsor softball
Kate Murphy
Modified: 5/1/2021 10:25:59 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Patience proved to be a virtue for the Windsor High softball team on Saturday.
The Yellowjackets (3-2) combined seven hits with 15 walks and used them to earn a 19-3 win over Hartford in a five-inning Southern Vermont League softball contest at Hartford High School. As for the hit parade, Hannah Wood, Paige Kleefisch and Kate Murphy led the way by driving in three runs apiece. Wood and Murphy both went 2-for-3, and Kleefisch delivered all of her RBIs with a three-run homer in the third inning.