Davis Pulls Double Duty for Vermont Twin-Staters NEW LONDON, NH – Recent Colchester graduate Zach Davis, son of former Craftsbury Academy (CA) great Jeff Davis, made his Vermont Lake Monsters debut last week and then joined his Vermont Twin-State baseball team in time over the weekend to help them earn[Read More…]
Sports
Hazen-Craftsbury Partnership Hopes to Create New Opportunities
HARDWICK/CRAFTSBURY – Partnerships between the athletic programs of Hazen Union and Craftsbury Academy (CA) in soccer, baseball, and softball this past season were successful in trial runs of the schools’ cooperation that will begin in earnest this coming fall and extend over the next three years. Almost all Wildcat and[Read More…]
Plainfield’s Will Hull Wins at N.H. Motor Speedway
LOUDEN, N.H. – Will Hull, a two-time Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) champion (2018, 2019) from Plainfield, Vermont, led every lap of the first feature for his first victory of the season and 22nd of his career. Hull and Matt Tanner turned in stellar performances to cap a full[Read More…]
Wildcats Summer League Starts, Hoop Camp Next Month
HARDWICK – The sixteenth annual Hazen Summer League tipped off last week in Hardwick and head coach Aaron Hill and the 23rd edition of his Hazen Hoop Camp will be available to a wide array of ages for both boys and girls in the second week of July. Hazen will[Read More…]
Richards Wins Vermont Open
FAIRLEE – Recent University of Rhode Island (URI) graduate Riley Richards shot a final round 66 to win the Vermont Open by one stroke last Wednesday at Lake Morey Resort. Richards second consecutive 66 gave him a three-day total of 9-under par, outlasting Patrick Pelletier of The Golf Garage who[Read More…]
Champion Lady Cats Move to Lamoille Summer League
HARDWICK – Coming off the program’s first state championship in 33 years, head coach Randy Lumsden and his Hazen Union Lady Cats will be playing summer hoops in the Lamoille Summer Basketball League starting next month. The Hazen Union girls’ varsity basketball team will unofficially start their Division II state[Read More…]
J-Term Fishing Expedition Yields Rainbows
Nine Hazen Union students, with their teacher and fly-fishing mentor Jay Modry, visited The Bend Road pond of Jane Hoffman and Ellen Celnik on June 5 for what became a morning of learning how to fly fish and then catching some trout. The students are participating in a J-term course run[Read More…]
Four Teams Tie for First at Masters Memorial
GREENSBORO – The Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association’s 2024 Alumni Reunion began on Friday afternoon as the association held its Masters Memorial golf tournament at Mountain View Country Club in Greensboro. The weather included clouds and sun with warm conditions. The tournament drew 23 foursomes and 93 players as 10[Read More…]
LeVangie Steps Down from Charger Program a Legend
CRAFTSBURY – As Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union athletic departments officially merge this coming fall, head coach Mike LeVangie will step away from a legendary Charger cross-country program that he built as winners of the last four Division III boys’ state championships. LeVangie took over the Charger program in[Read More…]
Grenier Ends Winless Drought on Thursday Opener
BARRE – A beautiful Thursday afternoon greeted Central Vermont race fans to ring in the first Thursday Night program at Thunder Road for 2024. Casella Waste Management Night proved to be a perfect night for hard-nosed, competitive short track racing that has kept Thunder Road a tradition for folks across[Read More…]
Former Top Rookie Goodbout Claims First Late Model Victory
N. WOODSTOCK, N.H. – Clear skies and a full pit area greeted race fans on Saturday, June 15, at White Mountain Motorsports Park. Last time’s roll-over was this time’s victory for McKenna Merchant in the Strictly Mini Special. Alongside regular track championship action, the Strictly Stock Minis had a 50-lap,[Read More…]
Richards Reaches Rarified Air
KINGSTON, R.I. – Plainfield’s Bryson Richards capped off his sensational collegiate golf career at the University of Rhode Island (URI) last month by being given the Albert LaBoeuf Award as the school’s top senior male athlete. The smooth lefty is the son of former Craftsbury Academy great Pete Richards and[Read More…]
