BURLINGTON – For the first time in five years, a boys team other than the St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) track and field team was standing at the top of the podium as Essex knocked off the Hilltoppers last week to lay claim to the Division I state title. There was[Read More…]
Ken Brown
Richards Comes up Short at U.S. Open Qualifying
SUMMIT, N.J. – Former U-32 and University of Rhode Island (URI) golf phenom Bryson Richards’ dream of playing at Oakmont this coming week came up short at qualifying finals for the U.S. Open. Richards shot four over par (72-74) at Canoe Brook Country Club earlier this month to miss the[Read More…]
Area Youth Baseball Lives on through Tristan Southworth Memorial Day Classic
HARDWICK – Fifteen years after his tragic and heroic death, former Hazen Union multi-sport star Tristan Southworth and the strength of his character and name continues to bring area athletes to the baseball field with the playing of the 10th Annual Tristan Southworth Memorial Day Baseball Classic. Crowds filled the[Read More…]
Wildcats Clip Lancers to Stop Skid
DUXBURY – After going ice cold the last couple of weeks, the Hazen Union baseball team’s bats came to life in the final week of the regular season, showing a ton of fight in out of division match-ups, including a win against Lamoille to put an end to a nine-game[Read More…]
Craftsbury and Cal United Split Home and Home Series for First Wins
Rice Rolls into Postseason Behind Strong Pitching VERGENNES – The Green Knights earned the fourth seed in the upcoming Division II playoffs, sweeping Vergennes, Milton and Enosburg last week to end the regular season at 13-2. Alayna Havreluk struck out 12 to earn the win as Rice took care of[Read More…]
Local Middle Schoolers Wrap up Season at UVM
BURLINGTON – Local athletes put a punctuation on their seasons last week in the Vermont Middle School Track and Field Championships at the University of Vermont. Craftsbury Academy (CA) seventh grader Hollis Allen led the Chargers on Friday afternoon with an eighth-place finish and personal best in the 1500m event.[Read More…]
Locals Ready for States
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – With the regular season wrapped for Craftsbury and Hazen Union’s high school track and field teams, area athletes will make final preparations this week for the upcoming Division III state championships at Burlington High School on Thursday. At St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA), the Hilltoppers look primed to[Read More…]
Niemi Leads Local Finishers at Vermont City
BURLINGTON – Records were nearly broken in perfect conditions for the 2025 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon (VCM) over the weekend. Boston’s Ryan Eiler (39 yrs old) crossed the finish line first on Sunday, missing out on the all-time record by a single second with a time of 2:17:04. Chris[Read More…]
Bullets Win Third Straight to Keep Pace
FAIRFAX – Hazen Union alum and BFA-Fairfax baseball head coach Mike Brown led the Bullets to their third straight win last week to keep pace atop of the Division III standings at 8-4. The defending Division III champs escaped with a 3-1 home win over Richford on Wednesday to sweep[Read More…]
Offense Sputters as Wildcats Lose Eighth Straight
RANDOLPH – The Hazen Union baseball team continued to look for answers at the plate last week with a trio of lopsided losses to Randolph, Lyndon Institute and North Country. Randolph continued to play its best baseball of the season in the rugged Capital League last week, blowing past the[Read More…]
Strong Powers Rice to a Pair of Wins
S. BURLINGTON – Finley Strong, granddaughter of Hazen Union coaching great Jack Strong, powered her Rice Memorial softball team to a pair of wins over Harwood and Mount Anthony last week before falling to Middlebury in extra innings. The senior slugger blasted a home run, a pair of doubles, and[Read More…]
Paine Mountain Denies Craftsbury First Win
LAMOILLE – After disappointing losses to Lamoille and BFA-Fairfax to start the week, the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team rallied to hold their first lead of the season in the final innings before falling late to Paine Mountain (Northfield-Williamstown). Quinn Sheldon struck out 11 to earn the win and helped[Read More…]
