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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 HANOVER – Those 17-0 runs will get you every time. Midway through the first quarter of Thursday’s Hanover High vs. John Stark girls basketball game, visiting coach Bruce Johnson called time-out with his team trailing, 8-3. The stoppage, however, didn’t help in the slightest. Instead, the undefeated Marauders…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 WEST LEBANON – Despite the valiant efforts of its management and hourly workers, Campion Rink is showing its age. The public-address system is out, replaced by a single, portable speaker hung on netting over the 34-year old facility’s penalty boxes. During Wednesday’s Hanover High boys hockey game, the…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 HANOVER – The Dartmouth College women’s basketball team is 1-12 and lost its Ivy League opener to visiting Cornell on Sunday, 46-35. Only a handful of spectators were allowed because of Covid-19 precautions. The Big Green’s record stands out and causes its remaining supporters an involuntary wince. The…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 WEST LEBANON – John Dodds wanted goals. His Hanover High girls ice hockey team had managed just one tally during its last two games, so the 17th-year coach dedicated Thursday’s practice to scoring. How best to shoot in certain situations. When to fire away and when to wait…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 HANOVER – Climbing out of one hole was hard enough for the Hanover High boys basketball team Thursday afternoon. Attempting to do so twice proved too much of a challenge for the Marauders, who lost to visiting Sanborn, 62-45, after the NHIAA Division II teams were tied, 30-30,…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Hartford High hockey player James McReynolds moved to accept his all-tournament team plaque Wednesday night, earned at the Phillip Bouthillier Classic at Wendall Barwood Arena. The junior caught his skate on a teammate’s stick blade and plummeted to the ice after only a stride,…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – More than half of the Hartford High girls hockey team’s players cannot yet legally drive. Heck, five of the Hurricanes aren’t even in high school. So while Saturday’s 9-4 loss to Division I Rutland at Barwood Arena wasn’t enjoyable, the hosts at least felt…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 LEBANON – The Lebanon High boys basketball team tackled visiting Kennett on Friday without scoring standouts and seniors guards Braeden Falzarano and Cole Fabry, out because of positive Covid-19 test results. Another senior backcourt member, C.J. Childs, played only a few minutes because of an ailing hip joint. …
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 HANOVER – Hanover High’s gymnasium filled with the usual sneaker squeaks, shouts and ball thumps Thursday as the school’s girls basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Bow, 50-28, in an NHIAA Division II game. The soundtrack ground to a halt two minutes before halftime, however, when…
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By Tris Wykes Copyright Octopus Athletics 2021 LEBANON – The new guy guiding the Lebanon High girls basketball team generally looked poised Wednesday when the Raiders hosted Merrimack Valley. Come halftime of the NHIAA Division II contest, however, K.J. Matte was left glancing around uncertainly. “Where do we go now?” the 24-year old asked his…
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