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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Senior Night for the Hartford High boys lacrosse team didn’t turn out quite as hoped by the hosts. Rice showed up with 13 seniors of its own. One of them, attackman Jackson Harris, scored his third goal of the evening with 2 minutes, 7 seconds remaining to give…
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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – There was some thought Thursday that the always-active rivalry between Hartford High and neighboring Windsor might keep the schools’ first baseball battle of the season close. The Hurricanes, however, had different plans. The hosts used a seven-run second inning to surge to a 16-3 defeat of the Yellowjackets…
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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – It’s a challenge playing boys tennis at Hartford High. Wednesday, the Hurricanes fell to 0-11 with a 5-0 loss to visiting Burr & Burton at the Maxfield Sports Complex. The Bulldogs’ blanking was the seventh suffered this spring by Hartford, which has won four of 66 singles and…
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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Nothing’s certain, as we’ve all learned of late, but as the Vermont Division II girls lacrosse campaign creeps towards a close, it looks like an awfully good bet that Hartford and Vergennes will meet in June’s state title game. The Hurricanes wiped out visiting Stowe, 16-1, on Monday…
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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Tree seedlings in small, cardboard containers were given away to spectators at Friday night’s Hartford High boys lacrosse game against visiting Colchester. The “Elber-trees” were part of Bill Elberty Night, a time to remember the former Hurricanes coach who passed away suddenly at age 66 last spring. The…
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By Tris Wykes LEBANON – A local group including Stanley Cup champion Ben Lovejoy hopes to partner with the Carter Community Building Association to construct a pair of outdoor sports surfaces on open space immediately north of the organization’s Witherell Athletic Center. Tiffany Adams, secretary for the Lebanon Planning and Development department wrote…
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By Tris Wykes LEBANON – Thank goodness for dogs. Because Wednesday afternoon didn’t end well otherwise for the Lebanon High girls lacrosse team. The Raiders surrendered the final three goals of their game with visiting ConVal and lost, 10-9, in overtime. Disheartened by the result and how it occurred, Lebanon coach Sara Ecker knelt on…
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By Tris Wykes LEBANON – Call it one of the best Senior Days ever. That’s what the Lebanon High softball team enjoyed Monday when it rallied to beat visiting Fall Mountain, 23-11, behind two Autumn Crowell home runs. The NHIAA Division III victory was the Raiders’ first triumph in 45 games and snapped a losing…
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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Hartford High freshman Zach Johnson made his varsity pitching debut an outing to remember Saturday night, allowing no hits or runs during a four-inning start that led to the Hurricanes’ 6-1 defeat of Rutland at the Maxfield Sports Complex. Johnson, who had previously played shortstop for Hartford’s varsity,…
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By Tris Wykes WOODSTOCK – Visiting Middlebury High won the overtime faceoff and drove into Woodstock territory before calling time out Saturday afternoon. Shortly thereafter, the Tigers enjoyed a fortuitous bounce on the restart and Owen Lawton cranked in a shot from the left side for an 7-6 victory in Vermont Division I boys lacrosse. …
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