WOODSTOCK – Hazen Union alum and BFA-Fairfax baseball head coach Mike Brown guided his Bullets to a quarterfinal upset win over third-seeded Woodstock last week in the Division III tournament, making their first Final Four since 2017. Ryan Sheehan went 2-3 and drove in four runs to power sixth-seeded BFA-Fairfax[Read More…]
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Lady Trojans Upset Craftsbury in the First Round
CRAFTSBURY – The Twinfield-Cabot-Danville (CCSU) softball team used some aggressive base-running to clip Craftsbury Academy (CA) on the road before falling to top seeded Blue Mountain in the Division IV playoffs last week. Freshman Austin Roos stole home in the third inning for the eventual game winner and Kendall Hale[Read More…]
Hazen Wraps up Track Season at States
MANCHESTER – Gabe Aubuchon and Manny Fliegelman had strong showings in their first state competition for the Hazen Union track and field team last week at the Division IV state championships at Knapp Field. Aubuchon capped off a high school career for the Wildcats that saw the senior improve his[Read More…]
Chargers Capture Multiple Titles at States
MANCHESTER – In what could be an end of an era, the Craftsbury Academy(CA) track and field team won multiple titles once again at the Division IV state championships last week. Seniors Alex Califano, Matthew Califano, Silas Hunt, and junior Charlie Kehler all pulled in state title medals for the[Read More…]
Locals Lead Solons and Vikings into Postseason
MONTPELIER – With local star athletes on their roster, both the Montpelier and Lyndon Institute baseball teams wrapped up their regular seasons last week and will enter the Division II playoffs as title contenders. Montpelier rode the right arm of Keegan Smith on Tuesday, downing Lyndon 7-1 at home in[Read More…]
Wildcats Limp into Playoffs
ORLEANS – The Hazen Union baseball team’s offensive struggles continued last week as they wrapped up the regular season at 4-12 with losses to Lake Region and Harwood. Jonathan Piers struck out 11 Wildcats in a complete game effort to power Lake Region to a 7-3 home win last Thursday.[Read More…]
Lady Chargers into Postseason with Fourth Straight Win
DANVILLE – Out of nowhere, the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team made it four straight wins to end the regular season last week with a come-from-behind thriller over Mountain League Rival Twinfield-Cabot-Danville (CCSU). Peoples Academy’s (PA) Emily Hoffman belted a triple in the final frame to break open a tie[Read More…]
Kehler Bests Field for a Second Time for Chargers
NEWPORT – Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union’s high school and middle school track and field athletes were back in action last week, competing throughout the state. Junior Charlie Kehler captured his second individual title of the season at North Country High School last Tuesday for the Chargers, posting a[Read More…]
Lady Chargers Break Through with Perfect Week
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team broke into the win column in a big way last week with wins over Lamoille, Paine Mountain, and Winooski/Burlington, improving to 3-7 on the season. Hazen’s Gracie Crown had a pair of hits and scored four times to lead the Lady Chargers[Read More…]
Wildcats Blank Ghosts for Third Win
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team scored double digits for a second straight game in downing Randolph last week before falling to Division II Lyndon Institute (LI) and Division I North Country. Craftsbury Academy (CA) sophomore Grayson McNaughten twirled a one hitter, striking out six to power the Wildcats[Read More…]
Runner-Up Finish for Lady Mustangs
RUTLAND – The Hardwick Mustangs girls’ AAU basketball team claimed their second runner-up finish in consecutive weeks over the weekend at the Spartans Green Mountain Gauntlet Tournament. With a team primarily made up of freshmen, sophomores, and one junior, the Lady ‘Stangs went four-for-one over the weekend to earn second-place[Read More…]
Gouge Wins Again as Solons Stay on Top
MONTPELIER – Twinfield-Cabot’s Meles Gouge earned his third straight win on the mound last week to help keep his Montpelier baseball team at the top of the Division II standings with an 11-2 record. Gouge struck out five and didn’t give up an earned run against Oxbow last Thursday as[Read More…]
