VERMONT — Mud season has returned, accompanied by state officials’ annual reminder to stay off soggy trails until they dry out. Walking on muddy trails can cause long-term damage since excess foot traffic creates soil compaction. This leads to increased flood risk, and makes it difficult for vegetation to grow. “We[Read More…]
Sports
Lady Chargers Lean on Experience as They Ready for Season
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team have six returning players from last season but will have some key holes to fill as they look to bounce back from a disappointing ending last spring. Head coach Ashley Gravel will lead her program to their seventh opener this week under[Read More…]
Cal United Softball Starts New Era Under Moore
DANVILLE – Jennie Moore will take over the reins of the Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball program this spring as they start a new era with the three-school cooperative playing their games at Paul Remick Field in Danville. With temperatures finally rising and the high school softball season set to start[Read More…]
Lady Mustangs Dominate NEK Tourney
CRAFTSBURY – The Hardwick Lady Mustangs varsity AAU team were perfect over the weekend, dominating the Kingdom Invitational at Craftsbury Academy. The Lady Stangs had double digit wins over Lake Region, Lamoille, Oxbow (Upper Valley), and Vergennes to take home the championship at the Kingdom Invitational. With several AAU teams[Read More…]
Bean Takes A.D. Position at Missisquoi Valley Union
SWANTON – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) athletic director Connor Bean will be the new A.D. at Missisquoi Valley Union (MVU) starting next season. The move marks the third A.D. position in four years for Bean in three different divisions as he finishes up his second year at Bellows Falls. Bean[Read More…]
Fielder Leads Lady Cadets to Tenth Straight Win
NEW LONDON, N.H. – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder found the goal eight more times last week, keeping her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team atop of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings (12-1) with wins over Colby-Sawyer College and Anna Maria College. The former U-32 standout has 16 goals[Read More…]
Sports Calendar
Thursday, April 10 4:30 p.m., Caledonia United Varsity Softball at Craftsbury. Friday, April 11 4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Baseball vs. Fairfax at Hazen Union Tuesday, April 15 3:30 p.m., Craftsbury Track and Field at BFA-St.Albans. 3:30 p.m., Hazen Union Track and Field at BFA-St. Albans. 4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Baseball[Read More…]
Craftsbury-Hazen Softball
Wildcat Baseball to Lean on Upperclassmen
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team will have to navigate a tough schedule and some wintery weather early in the season as they develop a young team around a handful of returning upperclassmen in head coach Shaun Allen’s second season as skipper. Allen will have a good mix of[Read More…]
Craftsbury Little League
Local Track and Field Programs Ready for Season with New Coaches
NEK – Hazen Union and Craftsbury Academy (CA) are hoping to see a break in this month’s wintery weather as their track and field programs prepare to kick off the season next week with new head coaches at the helm. CA will fully reboot their high school program this spring[Read More…]
Hilltoppers Break State Record at Nationals
BOSTON, Mass. — The St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) 4x800m relay team broke the Vermont State Record by 8 seconds last month at the New Balance Nationals. Emmett Johnson, Isaac Lenzini, James Hatch, and Andrew Thornton-Sherman smashed the state record with a time of 7:52.82. In a field of 207 competitors,[Read More…]
