my sister rules!

that's Emily, blue shirt.

Hanover girls win fourth crown in five years
By KRIS RUSSELL
Union Leader Sports

NASHUA — Call it coincidence. Call it serendipity. Or just call it plain luck.

Hanover coach Hank Tenney won't mind what anybody calls it. He's too busy savoring another championship.

Thanks to newcomer Emily Hough, Tenney and the Marauders won their fourth Class I girls' soccer title in five years yesterday via a 2-0 triumph over Milford at Stellos Stadium.

Hough's completed a sensational tournament campaign by scoring both
Hanover goals. The twin markers gave the junior striker seven in four playoff outings.

Hanover celebrates their Class I girls' soccer championship after yesterday's 2-0 win over Milford at Stellos Stadium in Nashua. (THOMAS ROY/UNION LEADER)

Hough opened the scoring in the fourth minute, taking Rita Ciambra's long pass and firing in a left-footed shot off the shoulder of Spartan goalie Heather Blase. Hough's second was just as impressive. She raced full speed for Martha Rigby's lofted direct kick and deflected it with her head into the Milford net at 61:24.

All this from a player Tenney hadn't met before 2005 started.

Hough's family moved to the Upper Valley area from Connecticut. She matriculated into the Hanover school system well after Tenney's senior dominated 2004 team won the Class I championship.

Tenney was preparing for a rebuilding year. That changed when Hough made her entrance.