Local roundup: White River Valley boys basketball finally hits hardwood
Carder Stratton
Modified: 2/22/2021 10:17:53 PM
ORFORD The Wildcats of White River Valley School finally hit the hardwood on Monday night.
After a delayed start for all of Vermont, the Wildcats had to wait a little longer due to a case of COVID-19 in the school. But at Rivendell on Monday, White River Valley earned a 59-44 season-opening victory in a VPA Division IV showdown.
The two teams clashed in last season’s quarterfinals with the Raptors advancing. The Wildcats pulled out the win this time, however, thanks to game-high 22 points from Carder Stratton. Weston Trombly had 13 more.
Connecticut River Shootout presses pause due to COVID-19
Rob Grabill, who is also Hanover High’s boys soccer coach, calls a basket for Lebanon during their 76-55 Connecticut River Shootout win over Stevens in Hanover in 2014. James M. Patterson / Valley News file
Hanover’s Hank Pikus, left, closely defends Woodsville’s Elijah Flock in the first quarter of their game in the Connecticut River Shootout last year. valley news file Geoff Hansen
Modified: 12/31/2020 6:44:09 PM
HANOVER Tim Winslow still chuckles when he thinks back to the Connecticut River Shootout’s origin. After winning the Capital City Classic holiday tournament in 2004 and 2005, the Hanover High boys basketball team was never invited back. Winslow isn’t sure why, but by the 2007-08 season he wanted to have his team playing in a holiday tournament again.
Connecticut River Shootout presses pause due to COVID-19
Rob Grabill, who is also Hanover High s boys soccer coach, calls a basket for Lebanon during their 76-55 Connecticut River Shootout win over Stevens in Hanover, N.H., on Dec. 26, 2014. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com
Hanover s Hank Pikus, left, closely defends Woodsville s Elijah Flock in the first quarter of their game in the Connecticut River Shootout in Hanover, N.H., on Dec. 26, 2019. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com