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By Tris Wykes HANOVER – Because of Covid-19 precautions, Saturday’s NHIAA boys soccer game between Hanover High and archrival Lebanon those who watched were mostly Marauders parents. No Raiders fans were allowed at Merriman-Branch Field. That’s a shame, because the host team’s 2-1 comeback victory was a doozy. The Raiders, who reached the Division II…
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By Tris Wykes HANOVER – Matthias Einarsson headed in a corner kick with 22 minutes to play Saturday, lifting the Hanover High junior varsity boys soccer team to a 2-1 defeat of archival Lebanon at Merriman-Branch Field. The teams met during the 2019 preseason with the Marauders winning in a rout, so the competitive showing…
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Hanover – How many New Hampshire boys soccer programs could graduate 17 seniors and still be considered a state title threat later that year? Perhaps only one and it’s Hanover High, where 97 players tried out for its four teams and the defending Division I champions are once again loaded. “This team is already very…
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LEBANON – The Lebanon High girls soccer team concluded last season with a shutout setback at Hanover and a 3-9-4 record. There was certainly no shame in losing to a foe which finished undefeated and as NHIAA Division II champion, but the Raiders are hoping for a better overall showing this fall. “We talk about…
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Kevin Guilbault had three returning players when he convened his first Hartford High varsity boys soccer team in 2014. Since then, the Hurricanes have again become an expected factor in the Vermont Division II playoffs, advancing as far as the semifinals in 2016. The program is established at a certain level.…
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By Tris Wykes LEBANON – If the Lebanon High boys soccer team plays with the intensity that it practiced with Monday, the Raiders will be just fine despite losing 11 seniors and seven starters from last fall’s NHIAA Division II finalist roster. Coming off an 16-3 campaign, the Raiders went after each other with an…
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By Tris Wykes HANOVER – Players on the Hanover High girls soccer team camped at Storrs Pond last weekend, taking the necessary Covid-19 precautions but engaging in a talent show, yoga and other bonding exercises. The Marauders, who were undefeated last season in winning their second consecutive NHIAA Division II title, long ago established themselves…
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The Old Days By Tris Wykes The Old Days is a periodic look back at unusual, memorable and offbeat happenings during my 27 years in sports writing. Today, we retreat to my first work day at the Los Angeles Times, where I somehow landed an internship straight out of college at the University of Minnesota.…
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By Tris Wykes HANOVER – If enthusiasm and voice volume are indications, the Hanover High football team should be improved this autumn. The Marauders are fired up despite being outscored 320-86 during a winless 2019. “Did you go 0-9 last season?!” screamed sixth-year coach Sam Cavallaro at the end of Friday’s practice. “Did you like…
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By Tris Wykes WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Jeff Acker has an apt analogy for the necessity of his Hartford High girls soccer players wearing masks for Covid-19 prevention. “It’s like getting braces on your teeth,” said the 15th-year head coach. “When you first get them, you can’t stop touching them and running your tongue on…
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