SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt. — White River Valley boys soccer rolled at home Saturday, beating Otter Valley 6-1. Jack Hughes scored a hat trick for the Wildcats, and his second goal of the first half made it 4-0 before the Otters found the net.
Coach John Olmstead called it “a nice bounce-back win” after Wednesday’s game against Mill River and singled out Gideon Hudson’s play off the bench. It was a full home performance that put WRV back in the win column with attack to spare.
White River Valley boys soccer is next at home against Twin Valley on Tuesday, October 6.
Other relevant play on Saturday, October 3:
Proctor (4-6) 3 at West Rutland (5-2-2) 0 Proctor took a road shutout in their league.
GIRLS SOCCER
Springfield at White River Valley | Friday, October 2
SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt. — White River Valley girls soccer fell at home Friday, dropping a 0-3 result to unbeaten Springfield. The Wildcats move to 5-6-1 and left the Cosmos at 10-0 after Springfield ended WRV’s four-game home win streak.
It was a tough home night in their league. Kaia Gray opened the scoring with a Callie Snyder assist in the first half, and Addie Snide plus Harper Palmer (from about 35 yards) added second-half goals while goalkeeper Tate Simoneau posted a fourth straight shutout for Springfield.
White River Valley girls soccer is next on the road at Rivendell on Wednesday, October 7, at 4:00 p.m.
Other relevant play on Friday, October 2:
Twin Valley 0 at Bellows Falls 1 Bellows Falls edged a home win in their league.
BOYS GOLF
South Qualifier at Crown Point | Friday, October 2
White River Valley boys golf got a qualifier through Friday at Crown Point Country Club. Wesley Sellers shot 87 and advanced to states.
It was a solid individual day for the Wildcats. Sellers locked in his spot, and the next stop is states Thursday at Ralph Myhre.
White River Valley boys golf is next at the state tournament on Thursday at Ralph Myhre Golf Course.