WINDSOR – The Vermont Basketball Coaches Association (VBCA) showcased its annual celebration of high school basketball at Windsor High School over the weekend, with several local seniors getting the opportunity to lace them up one more time for the Northern All-Stars. The top seniors in the state took the court[Read More…]
Basketball
Russell’s Player of the Year highlights Mountain League honors
MARSHFIELD – Twinfield Cabot point guard Eli Russell was named the Mountain League’s Player of Year last week, capping off a dreamlike senior season for the multi-sport star. Russell led the Trojan boys basketball team in scoring for a second straight season, averaging nearly 20 points per game over that[Read More…]
Division IV State Runner Ups
Local athletes and coaches honored at VBCA weekend
WINDSOR – The best of the best were honored at Windsor High School over the weekend by the Vermont Coaches’ Association (VBCA), as several local athletes and coaches were recognized for their outstanding high school basketball seasons this past winter. Hazen Union juniors Kelsie Rivard and Mya Lumsden, along with[Read More…]
Kings of the court: Seniors lead Wildcats to state title
BARRE – Behind outstanding senior play, the Hazen Union boys basketball team conquered third seeded Thetford Academy and top seeded Randolph over the weekend to reclaim the Division III crown. Sully Laflam, Morgan Michaud and Ethan Gann ended their stellar high school careers at Hazen in style on Saturday night,[Read More…]
Lamoille ends 63-year championship drought
BARRE – The roller coaster ride of the Lamoille boys basketball team ended in championship glory over the weekend as they knocked off undefeated Hartford to capture their first Division II state title since 1963. After mounting come-backs to survive and advance against Middlebury and Fair Haven in the quarterfinal[Read More…]
Blue Devils stun Twinfield-Cabot boys to capture Division IV title
BARRE – Sixth-seeded Williamstown capped off a Cinderella run through the Division IV state tournament over the weekend with a stunner over the top-seeded Twinfield-Cabot boys basketball team. Senior big man Nick Mascitti finished off an epic run through the state tournament with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead[Read More…]
Hazen Union Girls Division III State Champions
Rivard earns Capital League Player of the Year honors
HARDWICK – The 2026 Division III champion Hazen Union girls basketball team dominated the Capital League in their inaugural season, led by their star junior Kelsie Rivard, who was named their Player of the Year last week. Rivard just finished up her junior season at Hazen but is already one[Read More…]
Lady Cats refuse to lose, topple Windsor in heavyweight title bout
BARRE – In an overtime thriller for the ages, the Hazen Union girls basketball team dethroned Windsor for a second time in three years to lay claim to the Division III state championship crown. Junior Kelsie Rivard continued to set new records at the Barre Auditorium, pouring in 30 points[Read More…]
Hazen boys suffocate Wolves to punch ticket back to Barre
HARDWICK – After a first-round tuneup against Stowe, the Hazen Union boys basketball team solved storied rival Peoples Academy (PA) for a fourth time this season to punch their ticket to the Division III Final Four at the Barre Auditorium for a fifth consecutive season. Junior Jameson Lamarre punished the[Read More…]
Northfield pulls off upset of the state tournament
QUEECHEE – Winning just their fourth game of the season, the fourteenth ranked Northfield boys basketball team upset No. 3 Mid-Vermont Christian last week in the opening round of the Division IV state tournament. Elijah Scott’s 17 points and eight rebounds powered the Marauders to a stunning 52-41 road win[Read More…]
