BURLINGTON – Danville multi-sport budding stars Taryn Barrett and Willa Mantius helped lead the U14 Caledonia Flood soccer team to a Nordic Cup title over the weekend. Goalkeeper True Layn and the Cal Flood defense posted four consecutive shutouts en route to their dominant tournament run. Barrett, along with Phoenix[Read More…]
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Alekson named to All-ECAC Team
DANBURY, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson added to his growing post-season awards haul earlier this month with top Eastern College Athletic Conference honors after an outstanding junior campaign for his Fairfield University baseball team. The 6-foot-2 right-hander was tied for the team lead in wins (7)[Read More…]
NEK Warriors finish 2-1 at Essex Shootout
ESSEX – Three NEK Warrior age divisions were in action over the weekend at the Essex Shootout at Lang Farm. The U10 Warrior soccer team highlighted the day’s action with a 2-1 record, narrowly missing out on a chance to advance to the Final Four. Ainsley Cadorette and Ty Billings[Read More…]
Capital League Honors
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Thetford Academy, U-32, Lyndon Institute and North Country dominated All-Capital First Team selections last week. Thetford’s Xander Oshoniyi led the way with First Team honors and was named Player of the Year after leading the Panthers to their third Division III State Championship in the last four[Read More…]
Witherspoon earns All-Mountain League honors
MONTGOMERY – Rose Witherspoon, daughter of former Craftsbury Academy Vermont All-State soccer standout Allison (May) Witherspoon, earned Mountain League First Team honors for her Richford softball team this past season. Witherspoon, an eighth grader at Montgomery Elementary School this past spring, was outstanding offensively and defensively at second base for[Read More…]
MSJ ends Wildcats’ run. win first state title
RUTLAND – The Hazen Union baseball team’s maiden run through the Division IV state tournament came to an end last week against eventual champion Mount St. Joseph Academy (MSJ). MSJ capitalized on several miscues by the Wildcats to build an early lead last Tuesday and hung on to advance to[Read More…]
Softballers earn Mountain League Honors
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Several local softballers earned All-Mountain League honors last week for their outstanding seasons on the field this past spring. Caledonia United’s (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) Alaina Robbins led the way with a Mountain League First Team selection. Robbins led the heart of Cal United’s all season long and played everywhere[Read More…]
Middle School track and field championships
BURLINGTON – Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Danville wrapped up the season, posting multiple podium finishes earlier this month at the Nathan Suter Middle School Track and Field Championships. CA eighth grader Hollis Allen led the way for the Chargers with a pair of fourth-place podium finishes. Allen posted his best[Read More…]
Local NEK Warriors to compete in historical Whey Cup
HARDWICK – Soccer is front and center the next few weeks with the 2026 World Cup underway. It takes center stage locally this Sunday with the playing of the Third Annual PolyWhey Cup Showdown at Hazen Union High School. The biggest local youth soccer event of the spring will feature[Read More…]
Vikings fall in state title game
BURLINGTON – The Lyndon Institute baseball team’s bid to end a nearly two-decade title drought came up just short over the weekend against top-seeded Mount Abraham. Mount Abe rallied from a two-run deficit to down the Vikings 5-3 and claim the Division II State Championship at Centennial Field on Sunday.[Read More…]
Pelkey, Murphy, MacAskill big winners
BARRE – The New England Auto Racers (NEAR) brought their cars of the past to the Thunder Road on Thursday. Opting to run all the old-time machines together for one fifteen-lap feature, former Flying Tiger pilot Mike Rollins took the Sportsman checkers with his No. 29 Dave Dion machine while Palmer,[Read More…]
Upset-minded Wildcats roll into the Final Four
TOWNSHEND – The Hazen Union baseball team protected its home field against Arlington last week before stunning second-seeded Leland & Gray on the road to advance to the Final Four in the Division IV State Tournament. Grayson McNaughten fanned 11 in a complete game effort and helped his own cause[Read More…]
