BURLINGTON – Records were nearly broken in perfect conditions for the 2025 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon (VCM) over the weekend. Boston’s Ryan Eiler (39 yrs old) crossed the finish line first on Sunday, missing out on the all-time record by a single second with a time of 2:17:04. Chris[Read More…]
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Bullets Win Third Straight to Keep Pace
FAIRFAX – Hazen Union alum and BFA-Fairfax baseball head coach Mike Brown led the Bullets to their third straight win last week to keep pace atop of the Division III standings at 8-4. The defending Division III champs escaped with a 3-1 home win over Richford on Wednesday to sweep[Read More…]
Offense Sputters as Wildcats Lose Eighth Straight
RANDOLPH – The Hazen Union baseball team continued to look for answers at the plate last week with a trio of lopsided losses to Randolph, Lyndon Institute and North Country. Randolph continued to play its best baseball of the season in the rugged Capital League last week, blowing past the[Read More…]
Strong Powers Rice to a Pair of Wins
S. BURLINGTON – Finley Strong, granddaughter of Hazen Union coaching great Jack Strong, powered her Rice Memorial softball team to a pair of wins over Harwood and Mount Anthony last week before falling to Middlebury in extra innings. The senior slugger blasted a home run, a pair of doubles, and[Read More…]
Paine Mountain Denies Craftsbury First Win
LAMOILLE – After disappointing losses to Lamoille and BFA-Fairfax to start the week, the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team rallied to hold their first lead of the season in the final innings before falling late to Paine Mountain (Northfield-Williamstown). Quinn Sheldon struck out 11 to earn the win and helped[Read More…]
Cal United Drops Pair on the Week
BURLINGTON – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team suffered a lopsided loss to Burlington-Winooski before taking defending Division IV champion Richford to the wire last week, falling to 0-10 on the season. Taylor Reed scattered four hits and struck out 10 to earn the win in the circle to lead[Read More…]
Chargers Rounding into Form for States
S. BURLINGTON – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) track and field team strung together another grouping of personal bests last week as they look to peak at the right time heading into the Division III state championships next week. Natalie Hill continued to impress in the field events last Wednesday, posting[Read More…]
Alekson Leads Stags to MAAC Championship
PONOMA, N.Y. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson used his big right arm to help his Fairfield University baseball team punch their ticket to the NCAA Division I tournament with a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship over the weekend. The sophomore righty scattered nine hits and struck[Read More…]
McKibben Excels for Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) state champion Noah McKibben finished up a stellar junior campaign with his Ithaca College men’s track and field team earlier this month. McKibben graduated from CA in 2022, won his first individual state title in the 300m hurdles that spring, and helped the[Read More…]
Memorial Day Classic Upset Win Goes to Wall
BARRE – While a heavy fog and mist started off the day, Mother Nature finally changed her ways for Northern New England race fans on Sunday afternoon at Thunder Road. Thirty-three Late Models filed into the Thunder Road pit area with officials opting to start all cars for the Memorial[Read More…]
Spring Board 100 Postponed with Rain
N. Woodstock, N.H. – After two rounds of practice for the five divisions present at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon, the on-again, off-again rain finally settled in the valley and washed out the remainder of the planned Spring Board 100 program. With the cancellation due to rain all[Read More…]
Sports Calendar, May 28 to June 3
Thursday, May 294:30 p.m., Caledonia United Varsity Softball at Craftsbury4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Baseball vs. Lake Region, at Hazen Union Saturday, May 31Hazen Union Track and Field at Essex Invitational, time to be determinedCraftsbury Track and Field at Essex Invitational, time to be determinedDivision 3 Track and Field State Championships,[Read More…]
