BARRE – Thursday night at Thunder Road featured Cameron Powers and Jaiden Del Toro who brought the Flying Tigers to green. Powers broke out with the lead as veteran Derrick Calkins marched his way to second-place just as the caution flag flew on lap 14 for a three-car pile in[Read More…]
Sports
Clean sweep for Vermont at Twin State Baseball Classic
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – The top high school baseball seniors in the state capped off a sensational spring sports season with a dominating performance over New Hampshire last week in the 2026 Twin State Baseball Classic. Vermont’s bats were as hot as the weather, punishing the Granite State 13-8 and[Read More…]
Schoenbeck makes history at Nationals
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – St. Johnsbury Academy’s (SJA) Sydney Schoenbeck shattered program and Vermont state records in the Girls Heptathlon late last month at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Schoenbeck’s 4,783 points secured a sixth-place finish against a national field over two days of competition across seven events. Her closing time[Read More…]
North dominates South in Senior Softball Classic
CASTLETON – The North flexed its muscles last week in a sweep over a pair of nine-inning contests last week in the North-South Senior Softball Classic, hosted by VTSU-Castleton. The North pummeled the South 24-4 in the opener and kept swinging for the fences in the nightcap with a convincing[Read More…]
McCarthy set to make Vermont history in upcoming MLB Draft
SAXTONS RIVER – Vermont Academy graduate and reigning Gatorade Vermont Player of the Year Kaiden McCarthy is predicted to be the highest-drafted high school baseball player in history this coming weekend. The 6-foot, 190-pound right-handed Chester resident is the nation’s No. 77 overall prospect coming into this weekend’s 2026 Major[Read More…]
Caspian Challenge set for later this month
GREENSBORO – The 15th Annual Caspian Challenge continues to grow each summer and is taking registrations for its classic scenic loop around historic Caspian Lake on July 26. The race consists of a 6.8-mile loop around Caspian as well as a 5K out-and-back walk-race option for enthusiasts of all levels.[Read More…]
Lady Cats compete in hoop summer leagues
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union girls basketball program will be in a pair of competitive area summer leagues as well as out-of-state AAU competition throughout a busy off-season. Head coach Randy Lumsden and the Lady Cats captured their second Division III State Championship in three years this past March. The[Read More…]
July busy month for Hazen Wildcat hoops
HARDWICK – Wildcat head coach Aaron Hill’s 25th Annual Hazen Hoop Camp is just around the corner, on the heels of the 18th edition of the Hazen Summer League that tipped off earlier this month with a full slate of area teams. Hill’s Hazen Union varsity boys program will hang[Read More…]
Concept2 oars power 2,400 mile solo ocean voyage
MORRISVILLE – In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where Kelsey Pfendler is rowing solo from California to Hawaii, the side of her purpose-built craft displays the Concept2 logo. Monday evening, Pfendler’s tracker showed her just 261 nautical miles from her destination after one month, nine days and a few[Read More…]
Local residents participate in challenge to support cancer research
NEEDHAM, Mass. – Bill Berman and Liz Baum Greensboro, Vt., will join more than 6,000 cyclists and 4,000 volunteers on August 1-2 to raise money for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) will bring together participants from local communities to support the PMC’s[Read More…]
Otten set to represent Vermont in Lions Cup match
HANOVER, N.H. – Recently-graduated Twinfield-Cabot standout Jola Otten will put a bow on an outstanding high school soccer career later this month at the 51st Lions Cup All-Star Match. Otten had a stellar senior campaign for a record-breaking Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) boys soccer team last fall, leading the program to[Read More…]
Free youth soccer clinics in Danville
DANVILLE – Participation numbers for the Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) high school soccer programs have been on the rise since their creation two years ago, and they will continue to feed that interest at the youth level this summer. Free youth soccer clinics are scheduled to be held at the Danville[Read More…]
