BARRE – Double Features were on the menu Thursday at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Double features for some meant strategy was thrown to the wayside with the foot to the firewall, to others it was patience, a strong brake pedal and eyes up. The Late Models were just some of the[Read More…]
Sports
Tight Contest at Tournament Fundraiser
GREENSBORO – In one of the most tightly contested finishes in Master’s Memorial golf tournament history, a card count that went three holes deep finally determined a winner in Friday’s golfing fundraiser at Mountain View Country Club, hosted by the Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association. Three teams finished tied for[Read More…]
Skatepark Collective Builds, Opens Half-pipe
HARDWICK – Members of the Hardwick Skatepark Collective, along with friends and community members, came together for The Civic Standard weekly community dinner on June 18. After the meal, they cut the ribbon on a temporary half-pipe structure behind the Hardwick Fire Department. The collective, which was formed with the[Read More…]
Successful AAU Weekend for Area Lady Hoopers
ALBANY, N.Y. – Several current and future Hazen Union Lady Cats took to the hardwood with success last weekend for Lone Wolf Athletics out of Colchester. Lone Wolf is the premier girls’ AAU program in the state of Vermont, created by the late Peoples Academy great Wayne Lafley, who passed[Read More…]
Wildcats Ramp up for Summer League and Annual Camp
HARDWICK – Hazen varsity boys head coach Aaron Hill is set to run the 24th edition of his statewide renowned Hazen Hoop Camp next month as his 17th Annual Hazen Summer League tipped off earlier this week. Hill has hung six state championship banners in his quarter century plus on[Read More…]
Strong Leads Lake Division Honors
BURLINGTON – Rice Memorial senior Finley Strong, granddaughter of Hazen Union coaching great Jack Strong, earned Lake Division First Team honors last week after leading the Green Knights to a league best 15-3 record. Rice was clipped 3-2 in the division II Final Four by top-seeded Lyndon Institute, who went[Read More…]
McNaughten Earns First Team Capital League Honors
HARDWICK – Hazen Union’s Grayson McNaughten was a bright spot for a struggling Wildcat baseball team this past spring, landing himself First Team Capital League honors with a breakout junior season. McNaughten was promising prospect at Craftsbury Academy (CA) before diving into Hazen athletics full-time as a sophomore. He will[Read More…]
Mountain League Selections
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Several area athletes received secondary Mountain League honors for their strong seasons for the Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) and Craftsbury Academy (CA) varsity softball teams. Leading the way for Mountain League Second Team selections were Caledonia United’s Austin Roos (Catcher), Sophi Mancini (First Base), Phoebe Crocker (Shortstop) and[Read More…]
LVRT Open with some Closures, Detours
VERMONT – The Vermont Agency of Transportation announced in late May that the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) is now open for summer fun, but portions of the trail are closed due to prior year’s flooding, with detours in place. At 93 miles long, the LVRT is the longest rail[Read More…]
Powers, Fisher Dominate; Rookie Wheatley Duels Trophy Dash
BARRE – Even with a bleak forecast hovering over Quarry Hill on Thursday, one-hundred cars flowed into the Thunder Road pit area for Nolato Vermont Night. Highlighted by the return of the Triple Crown, the Flying Tigers started off the night’s action. With a plus-3 in Plus-Minus handicap, Logan Powers[Read More…]
Six Teams Vie for Trivia Night Crown
CABOT – Trivia night at the Den at Harry’s Hardware drew enough players to fill six teams, Tuesday, June 10, where Harry Besett and Joe Nudell created questions and led the event. Besett and Nudell’s blend of straight trivia and categories resulted in a combination of puzzle answers that combined[Read More…]
Brown’s Bullets Suffer Heartbreaker in Semifinals
S. ROYALTON – Hazen Union alum and current BFA-Fairfax head coach Mike Brown and his Bullet baseball program came up two outs short from upsetting undefeated White River Valley last week in the Final Four of the Division III tournament. Brown’s squad and their quest to defend a Division III[Read More…]
