DANVILLE – Second-year head coach Jennie Moore has a large core of returning talent as well as an influx of newcomers to work with for her Cal United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team in 2026. It was a developmental season in Moore’s first year in Danville, notching just one win for a[Read More…]
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Fortin takes over Craftsbury Academy softball program
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team has a new head coach in Rileigh Fortin as they kicked off their Mountain League schedule earlier this week. Fortin, a former player from North Country, replaces Ashley Gravel after seven seasons at CA. Despite pooling players from Hazen Union in a[Read More…]
Eames wins relay title for Lady Badgers at NAC Championships
ORONO, Maine – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) multi-sport standout Ida Eames led her VTSU-Johnson women’s track and field team to a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) title in the 4X400m relay over the weekend. Eames teamed up with Shelby Royea, Peyton Fairchild and Kali Wooster to blitz the field by 10[Read More…]
Norwich women survive and advance to Final Four
NORTHFIELD – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder and her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team survived an overtime thriller against the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) last week, advancing to its second straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Final Four. Off a Fielder-controlled draw in sudden death, Sophia Albright buried the[Read More…]
Alekson wins third straight for Stags
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) three-time state champion Ben Alekson won his third straight start for the Fairfield University baseball team last week, improving to 5-3 on the season. The 6-2 right-hander scattered five hits over six innings of work against Iona on Friday night, striking out three.[Read More…]
Hazen Union championship teams become part of Vermont history
MONTPELIER – Last month, the Hazen Union girls and boys basketball teams were both crowned Division III State Champions in the same season for the first time in school history. Last week, they became a permanent part of Vermont history at the State Capitol. Vermont House Representative for Caledonia 2-District[Read More…]
Big week for Fielder, honored on Norwich Senior Day
NORTHFIELD – East Calais native and former U-32 standout Caitlyn Fielder capped off another big week for her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team, improving to 12-3 with another flurry of goals. Fielder and the Lady Cadets sandwiched a loss to the University of Saint Joseph around a pair of wins[Read More…]
Alekson continues to deal for Stags
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year and Peoples Academy (PA) standout Ben Alekson put together two more outstanding starts in April for the Fairfield University baseball team. The big right-hander earned the win against Mount St. Mary’s on Friday, scattering five hits over seven innings of[Read More…]
Collier stays hot for struggling Lady Hornets
LYNDONVILLE – Hazen Union alum Sarah Collier continued to swing a hot bat last week despite her VTSU-Lyndon softball team dropping four games to fall to 2-8 on the season. The Lady Hornets were on the wrong end of a home-and-home doubleheader against VTSU-Johnson last week, running their losing streak[Read More…]
Track and Field Roundup
ST. ALBANS – Both the Hazen Union and Craftsbury Academy (CA) track and field teams kicked off their seasons last week at the BFA St. Albans’ Collins-Perley Sports Complex. The Chargers put a good first step forward towards qualifying several of their young athletes for States for a second straight[Read More…]
Olympic athlete to visit library, April 24
CRAFTSBURY – Olympian Susan Dunklee will share stories and photos from the 2026 Paralympics in Italy at the Craftsbury Public Library on April 24, at 6 pm. Dunklee will share an inside look at the athletes, training routines, race-day nerves and triumphs, adaptive equipment, and the teamwork that makes elite[Read More…]
