PROVIDENCE, R.I. – East Calais native and former U-32 star Caitlyn Fielder and her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team’s storybook season came to an end in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Final Four last week. Johnson & Wales University (JWU) stymied the high-flying Lady Cadet offense to advance to[Read More…]
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Hazen Hoop Camp Numbers Continue to Grow
HARDWICK – Varsity boys head basketball coach Aaron Hill and his Hazen Hoop Camp will tip-off their 24th season this summer with record numbers. The statewide renowned camp is not just open to local kids, but current and future hoopers from all around the state. The camp is run by[Read More…]
Richford Handles Lady Chargers a Second Time
CRAFTSBURY – Defending Division IV champion Richford handed the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team a lopsided loss for the second time in two weeks, dropping them to 0-3 on the season. Richford handled the Lady Chargers 32-6 on the road last Thursday to improve to 3-1 on the season. The[Read More…]
First Inning Woes Plague Wildcats
HARDWICK – Multiple first-inning miscues put the Hazen Union baseball team behind the eight-ball last week in a pair of losses to BFA-Fairfax and Williamstown, as the Wildcats fell to 1-3 on the season. Defending Division III champion BFA-Fairfax took advantage of several first inning miscues by the Wildcats last[Read More…]
Caledonia United Drops a Pair to Open Season
DANVILLE – The Cal United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team fell to Randolph in a shootout before suffering a lopsided loss to Blue Mountain last week to open up their season. Lainie Thayer fanned nine Cal United batters to power Randolph to a 15-11 road win last Tuesday. Austin Roos, Peyton Winn,[Read More…]
Royer Sisters Finishing Strong for Catamounts
AMHERST, Mass. – Former Hazen Union standouts Jessica and Cassandra Royer each posted top ten finishes for the University of Vermont (UVM) track and field team over the weekend at the Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier. Cassandra finished fourth in the 5000m with a time of 19:26.63 and Jessica finished ninth,[Read More…]
Alekson Wins Fifth in Row
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) three-time state champ Ben Alekson won his fifth straight start on the mound for Fairfield University over the weekend to run his record to 7-1 on the season. The big righty scattered six hits and struck out four as the Stags defeated Quinnipiac[Read More…]
Norwich Storms into Semifinals
NORTHFIELD – Despite losing their final game of the regular season and the top seed in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament, the Norwich women’s lacrosse team dominated Dean College in the GNAC quarterfinals last week for a program record fifteenth win of the season. East Calais native and[Read More…]
Personal Bests for Chargers at Essex
ESSEX – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) track and field team held their own against stacked fields in multiple divisions last week at the Essex High School Vacational. Freshman Nora Van Gulden posted a personal record in the 1500m, knocking off 15 seconds from her time last week. She followed that[Read More…]
Strong Leads Rice in Opener
HINESBURG – Finley Strong picked up right where she left off last spring, belting a home run and driving in four runs to lead her Rice Memorial softball team to a 15-6 season opening win over CVU last Thursday. The senior slugger is the daughter of former Hazen Union baseball[Read More…]
Wildcats Earn Split to Start the Season
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team kicked off the season in dramatic fashion last week, bouncing back from an opening day loss to Montpelier with a walk-off win over Paine Mountain. Craftsbury Academy junior (CA) Grayson McNaughten completed an epic comeback with a walk-off single in the bottom of[Read More…]
Chargers and Wildcats Kick-off Track and Field Season
ST. ALBANS – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union varsity track and field teams officially kicked off their seasons last week under first year head coaches Kyle Anderson and Maxfield English. Junior Adelina Augsberger was the local star of the week for the Chargers last Tuesday, posting a top[Read More…]
