NEK – As local high school basketball teams officially tipped off practices this past week, there are plenty of juicy entrees to put on the holiday hoops plate this coming month. Head coach Randy Lumsden and his Hazen Union Lady Cats headline the upcoming high school basketball season and will[Read More…]
Ken Brown
Once Rivals Turned Teammates
DANVILLE – The three-school cooperative and member agreements between the once sports rivaled communities of Danville, Twinfield and Cabot was made complete this past fall in high school boys soccer, and with multiple programs now experiencing success, this bold experiment is giving new opportunities to student athletes, while silencing the[Read More…]
Welcome Tabbed as New Lady Wolves Hoop Coach
MORRISVILLE – Hazen Union alum Rick Welcome will be on the sidelines this coming winter as the new head coach for the Peoples Academy (PA) varsity girls basketball program. Welcome graduated from Hazen in 2003 and played for current Wildcat head coach Aaron Hill, scoring 579 career points, averaging just[Read More…]
Local Athletes Earn Mountain League Soccer Honors
MARSHFIELD – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) boys soccer team put a bow on an incredible inaugural season last week with several season ending honors in the rugged Mountain League. Head coach Peter Stratman had the task of gelling three once rival schools into one cohesive unit this Fall in Danville,[Read More…]
Royer Tabbed as Hazen Head Coach, High School Winter Sports on the Horizon
Royer Tabbed as Hazen Head Coach HARDWICK – Former Hazen Union standout runner Jessica Royer has officially been hired to lead the Wildcat indoor track program this winter as its head coach. Royer, a junior at the University of Vermont, will take over the indoor track program from Emily Willems.[Read More…]
College Roundup
Former Lady Chargers Wrap up Seasons on the Pitch JOHNSON/CASTLETON – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) multi-sport standouts Ida Eames and Sadie Skorstad, finished up their seasons earlier this month with their women’s college soccer teams. Eames was solid once again for VTSU-Johnson, leading them to a 7-5-1 record, including 5-0-1[Read More…]
Local Stars Lead All-State Soccer Roster
NEK – Several top players from Hazen Union and Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) were selected to the Vermont All-State roster this week, cementing their status as some of the best high school soccer players in the state. Cal United senior midfielder Sloane Morse capped off her brilliant high school soccer career[Read More…]
Wildcats Earn Capital League Honors
HARDWICK – Several standout footballers earned Capital League soccer honors this week for their outstanding play on the pitch this past fall. Hazen Union junior Sully Laflam led the way for the Wildcats, earning a Second Team selection. Laflam finished second in scoring for the Wildcats, just behind fellow junior[Read More…]
Hilltoppers Claim Best Finish at New Englands, Circosta Earns Honors as Cadets Capture Title
Hilltoppers Claim Best Finish at New Englands MANCHESTER, Conn. – The St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) boys cross-country team laid claim to the program’s best finish over the weekend at the 89th Annual NE Interscholastic Cross Country Championships at Wickham Park. Fresh off his Division I individual state title two weeks[Read More…]
Wildcats Show Promise in Playoff Defeat
DANVILLE – The Hazen Union boys soccer team nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the postseason against highly ranked Caledonia United, showing signs of future promise for head coach Harry Besett’s young program. Darshan Eddleman scored the game-winner with just under 12 minutes left in regulation to[Read More…]
Local Stars Earn Mountain League Honors
NEK – Hazen Union and Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) led the way in First Team selections last week as several local soccer players were honored by the Mountain League for their outstanding seasons on the pitch this fall. Junior co-captain Isabelle Gouin and sophomores Taylor Thompson and Kelsie Rivard were recognized[Read More…]
