by Ken Brown NORTHFIELD – The Twinfield-Cabot-Danville softball team built momentum with a dominant win over Northfield last week, but joined a growing list of Division IV opponents who have yet to solve powerhouse Blue Mountain this spring. Aydyn Paige drove in a pair of runs and went 2-4 on[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Rooney Reaches Milestone in Pivotal Week for Cats
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – Senior Lyle Rooney used his arm and his bat to help the Hazen Union baseball team sandwich a trio of important wins against Danville, North Country, and U-32 around their first loss of the season to Division I powerhouse Spaulding last week. Rooney drove in[Read More…]
Young Chargers Looking for First Win
by Ken Brown CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) junior varsity baseball team suffered losses to Danville and Richford last week and is still in search of their first win since rebooting the program this past spring after a four-year hiatus. After dropping a battle with local rival Danville on[Read More…]
Hobbled Lady Chargers Drop Three on the Week
by Ken Brown WINOOSKI – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Winooski-Burlington last week before the injury bug hit in losses to Richford and Lake Region, dropping them to 1-5 on the season. Gracie Mitchell went 3-4, including a game-winning two-run single in the bottom[Read More…]
Bears end Week on Highnote
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Danville baseball team gave Division III powerhouse Hazen Union all they could handle in defeat last week before sweeping a doubleheader against Northfield over the weekend, improving to 3-7 on the season. Twinfield-Cabot student athletes are on the Bears roster this spring for a[Read More…]
Spring Sports Calendar
[Note: Hazen Union girls play with Peoples Academy, Morrisville and Twinfield-Cabot boys play with Danville High School.]Schedule is subject to change due to weather. Saturday, May 1311 a.m., Peoples Academy Girls’ Softball vs. BFA Fairfax, at Peoples Academy.11 a.m., Danville Baseball vs. Northfield, at Danville.11a.m., Hazen Union Baseball at U32.1[Read More…]
Annual Community Events Scheduled for Sept. 8
by Gazette Staff WOLCOTT – At its regular May 3 meeting, the Wolcott Select Board reviewed the status of items on the board’s to-do list, discussed how to improve the hybrid meeting experience, and agreed a date for this year’s community event. In the project manager report, vice-chair Kurt Klein[Read More…]
Hazen Grad Finishes 14th at Vermont Corporate Cup Race
MONTPELIER – Quinn LaCasse, 27, hasn’t forgotten his hometown. Lacasse grew up in Hardwick and graduated from Hazen Union in 2014. As a youngster, he participated in summer 5k trail races on the Hardwick Trails. During high school, he competed on the Hazen Union track and field teams that won[Read More…]
Community Garden Kicks off Growing Season
by Jenny Bayles, Community Journalist GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Community Garden group is gearing up for their third growing season. Established in the summer of 2021 in front of Greensboro Town Hall, the garden is a volunteer-led effort to grow fresh produce in and for the community. Last year more[Read More…]
Craftsbury Academy Student Wins Writing Award
by Matt Foster, Community Journalist CRAFTSBURY – Matthew Califano from Craftsbury Academy, has been selected for a 2023 Achievement Award in Writing, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). For his essay, Califano was the recipient of the highest possible level (First Class) of NCTE’s 2023 Achievement[Read More…]
Work Begins on Yellow Barn Project
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At its June 1 regular meeting, the Hardwick Select Board discussed the library expansion project, the pedestrian bridge and park projects, and the start of work on the Yellow Barn business accelerator. David Upson gave his town manager report. He reported that there is a[Read More…]
Alumni Association to Present Service Awards
by Patrick Hussey, Community Journalist HARDWICK – In a salute to a pair of Hardwick’s finest souls, the Hardwick Academy (HA)/Hazen Union (HU) Alumni Association has announced it will present two $500 service awards to a pair of seniors at Hazen Union’s 2023 graduation ceremonies in honor of both Richard[Read More…]
