ST. JOHNSBURY – The top two boys track and field programs in the state went head-to-head last week and something had to give as the U-32 Raiders clipped host St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) to claim May bragging rights. Former Hazen Union standout Manny Fliegelman posted his best finish as a[Read More…]
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Richards Advances to Finals of U.S. Open Qualifying
LINCOLN, R.I. – Former U-32 golf star Bryson Richards, son of Craftsbury Academy legend Pete Richards, was one of five players to fire low rounds of 68 at Kirkbrae Country Club last week to advance to the Final Stage of U.S. Open qualifying. The two-time Vermont Amateur winner and Vermont[Read More…]
Stags-Alekson Set for MAAC Tournament
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Stowe native and former Peoples Academy (PA) great Ben Alekson and his Fairfield University baseball team will enter the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship as the No. 2 seed this coming week. The 6-2, 200-lb right hander dazzled once again in his final regular season start[Read More…]
English Runner-up at Adamant
ADAMANT – Hazen Union track and field and Craftsbury Academy cross-country head coach Maxfield English finished second overall last week to pace all local runners at the Adamant half Marathon. Nineteen-year-old Ezra Merrill-Triplett of Calais edged the 49-year-old English by just over a second with a winning time of 1:25:36.[Read More…]
Strong Helps the Green Knights to a Hot Start
BURLINGTON – Finley Strong and her Rice Memorial softball team dominated Burlington and Richford before splitting a pair of games with Burlington and Mount Abe last week to improve to 5-1 on the season. Strong, the daughter of Hazen alum Jeff Strong and granddaughter of Wildcat coaching great Jack Strong,[Read More…]
Top of the League Bares Fangs Against Wildcats
MONTPELIER – The Hazen Union baseball team ran into two of the top teams in Division I and II last week as they were blanked by Montpelier and Thetford Academy (TA), falling to 2-6 on the season. Sophomore Jackson Mason twirled a one hitter and struck out 8 to lead[Read More…]
Cal United’s Comeback Falls Short
DANVILLE – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team lost a slugfest to Paine Mountain and gave defending Division IV champion Richford their money’s worth before falling to Vergennes last week, dropping them to 0-6 on the season. Austin Roos’ grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning led a[Read More…]
Alekson Bounces Back for Stags
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year and Peoples Academy standout Ben Alekson bounced back from his first loss of the season with a dominant performance last week for his Fairfield University baseball team. Alekson scattered three hits and struck out a season-high 11 over six innings[Read More…]
Track and Field Roundup
NEWPORT – Craftsbury Academy (CA) junior Soren Stelma-Leonard led all local competitors with an impressive runner-up finish last week as the Chargers joined neighboring Hazen Union and Danville at North Country for the third high school track and field meet of the season. Stelma-Leonard ran his best time of the[Read More…]
Fielder and Moriarty Earn Top Honors for Lady Cadets
NORTHFIELD – East Calais native and former U-32 standout Caitlyn Fielder, along with teammate Ellie Moriarty (Stowe) nabbed First Team honors in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) last week after leading their Norwich University women’s lacrosse team to a record-breaking season. Fielder had a monster season for Norwich, leading[Read More…]
Wildcats Surprise Wolves to Split Week
MORRISVILLE – The offense came alive last week for the Hazen Union baseball team as they out-slugged Peoples Academy (PA) for a quality win before going cold against Oxbow, dropping them to 2-4 on the season. A pair of freshmen led the way on the mound and at the plate[Read More…]
Track and Field Roundup
NEK – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union high school track and field teams were back in action last week, posting several personal bests with their young teams. The Chargers kicked off a busy week at U-32 with sophomore Natalie Hill leading the way on Wednesday with a pair[Read More…]
