BURLINGTON – Finley Strong and her Rice Memorial softball team dominated Burlington and Richford before splitting a pair of games with Burlington and Mount Abe last week to improve to 5-1 on the season. Strong, the daughter of Hazen alum Jeff Strong and granddaughter of Wildcat coaching great Jack Strong,[Read More…]
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Top of the League Bares Fangs Against Wildcats
MONTPELIER – The Hazen Union baseball team ran into two of the top teams in Division I and II last week as they were blanked by Montpelier and Thetford Academy (TA), falling to 2-6 on the season. Sophomore Jackson Mason twirled a one hitter and struck out 8 to lead[Read More…]
Cal United’s Comeback Falls Short
DANVILLE – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team lost a slugfest to Paine Mountain and gave defending Division IV champion Richford their money’s worth before falling to Vergennes last week, dropping them to 0-6 on the season. Austin Roos’ grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning led a[Read More…]
Alekson Bounces Back for Stags
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year and Peoples Academy standout Ben Alekson bounced back from his first loss of the season with a dominant performance last week for his Fairfield University baseball team. Alekson scattered three hits and struck out a season-high 11 over six innings[Read More…]
Track and Field Roundup
NEWPORT – Craftsbury Academy (CA) junior Soren Stelma-Leonard led all local competitors with an impressive runner-up finish last week as the Chargers joined neighboring Hazen Union and Danville at North Country for the third high school track and field meet of the season. Stelma-Leonard ran his best time of the[Read More…]
Fielder and Moriarty Earn Top Honors for Lady Cadets
NORTHFIELD – East Calais native and former U-32 standout Caitlyn Fielder, along with teammate Ellie Moriarty (Stowe) nabbed First Team honors in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) last week after leading their Norwich University women’s lacrosse team to a record-breaking season. Fielder had a monster season for Norwich, leading[Read More…]
Season Opener, May 17, 18
N. WOODSTOCK, N.H. – With heavy rains having already soaked the grounds at White Mountain Motorsports Park over the previous 48-hours, and the forecast spelling more of the same until the evening hours, officials canceled the annual Open Practice Day, Saturday, May 10. White Mountain Motorsports Park will open the 2025 season with the[Read More…]
Season Opens with Racing Memorial Day, May 25
BARRE – With the 27th annual Community Bank 150, originally scheduled for May 4, postponed to Sunday, June 1, Thunder Road International Speedbowl will open the 66th season of racing on Sunday, May 25, with the 62nd Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. The 125-lap Memorial Day event kicks off the King of the Road track championship season for the Late[Read More…]
Sports Calendar, May 14 to 31
Wednesday, May 143:30 p.m., Hazen Union Track and Field at Lyndon Thursday, May 154:30, Caledonia United Varsity Softball at Paine Mountain4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Baseball at Oxbow Friday, May 164:30 p.m., Caledonia United Varsity Softball vs. Richford, at Danville Saturday, May 1711 a.m., Hazen Union Baseball vs Lamoille, at Hazen[Read More…]
Wildcats Surprise Wolves to Split Week
MORRISVILLE – The offense came alive last week for the Hazen Union baseball team as they out-slugged Peoples Academy (PA) for a quality win before going cold against Oxbow, dropping them to 2-4 on the season. A pair of freshmen led the way on the mound and at the plate[Read More…]
Craftsbury Softball
Track and Field Roundup
NEK – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union high school track and field teams were back in action last week, posting several personal bests with their young teams. The Chargers kicked off a busy week at U-32 with sophomore Natalie Hill leading the way on Wednesday with a pair[Read More…]
