MARSHFIELD – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) boys’ basketball team has played undermanned all season, but they showed a lot of fight and improvement in a pair of losses last week under first year coach Brandon Berry. Twinfield-Cabot erased a halftime deficit behind Eli Russel’s team-high 12 points to get past[Read More…]
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Craftsbury’s Anika Leahy Wins High School Meet
CRAFTSBURY – Over 80 JV and Varsity cross country skiers took to the trails last week on January 9, for a high school ski race hosted by Craftsbury Academy (CA). In the JV boys race, Xavier Chapdelaine (Lake region skiing with CA) had the fastest time 9:07 in the boys[Read More…]
Fifth Straight Win Bittersweet for Lady Cats
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union girls’ basketball team rolled past BFA-Fairfax last week for their fifth straight win, but suffered an injury to their star point guard that could keep her out of a game or two. Freshman Kelsie Rivard made the most of her minutes last Thursday, pouring in[Read More…]
Hill Enters Rarified Air with Win No. 400
HARDWICK – Head coach Aaron Hill cemented himself as one of the all-time greats in Vermont high school sports history last week, reaching 400 career wins with his Hazen Union boys’ basketball program. Hard work pays off. That old adage still holds water in 2023 and it was proven again[Read More…]
Wildcats Sweep Week to get Back on Track
BRADFORD – The Hazen Union boys’ basketball team bounced back from their first loss of the season with a trio of impressive wins over Oxbow, Randolph, and Harwood last week to keep pace near the top of the Division III standings. Freshman Jameson Lamarre poured in a career-high 20 points[Read More…]
Thetford Panthers Hands Hazen First Loss
by Ken Brown THETFORD – The Hazen Union boys’ basketball team got through the holiday break unscathed but were clipped in overtime for their first loss of the season last week by Thetford Academy (TA), in what was a battle of Division III heavyweights. Mitchell Parkman’s put-back on an offensive[Read More…]
Chargers Drop Four to Start Season
by Ken Brown OXBOW – After dropping their first three games of the season over the holiday break, the Craftsbury Academy (CA) boys’ basketball team fell to Division III Oxbow on the road last week. Reese Ilsley and Ethan Davis powered the offense for the Olympians as they defended their[Read More…]
Craftsbury’s Freed and Lawson Podium at U.S. Nationals
SOLDIER HOLLOW, UTAH – The best skiers in the country gathered for four races over six days at the 2002 Olympic venue. In addition, aspiring junior skiers also took part with several local skiers in the mix. Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) skiers, Margie Freed and Alex Lawson, both had[Read More…]
Shorthanded Trojans end Skid and Bad Luck
by Ken Brown WELLS RIVER – The Twinfield-Cabot boys’ basketball team broke free from some late game collapses and bad luck over the holiday break, ending a three-game slide with a road win against Blue Mountain last week, improving to 3-4 on the season. Sam Russell and Brayden Cushing stepped[Read More…]
Twinfield-Cabot Girls Handle Danville for Fourth Win
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – The Twinfield-Cabot girls’ basketball team battled through some offensive struggles over the holiday break, busting out in a big way against crosstown rival Danville last week to improve to 4-1 on the season. Kendall Fowler scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Lady Trojans[Read More…]
Hardwick Trails will Offer Free Ski Lessons, Equipment Loans
by Helen Beattie, Community Journalist HARDWICK – The Hardwick Trails Committee has been busy gearing up for the cross-country ski season. Once there is a stable snow base, the trails network is groomed regularly and open to all community members. If walking or snowshoeing on the trails, avoid the ski tracks[Read More…]
Lady Cats Steamroll into New Year
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Hazen Union girls’ basketball team pummeled Enosburg and Stowe last week to finish off a clean sweep of their holiday schedule, highlighted by a signature win against two-time defending Division IV state champion West Rutland. Senior Caitlyn Davison scored 20 of her game-high 21[Read More…]
