by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Hazen Union girls’ basketball team ushers in one of the most dynamic freshman classes in the state to surround their star senior point guard, as they look to build off last season’s incredible run to the Barre Auditorium. Head coach Randy Lumsden was a[Read More…]
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New Era Under Bador for Trojan Program
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – The Twinfield-Cabot boys’ basketball team will have a new face on the sidelines for the first time in almost a decade, as Kris Bador takes over head coaching duties for the Trojan basketball program this winter. Bador replaces Chris Hudson who, after nine seasons, led[Read More…]
Whalen Takes Over Lady Trojan Program
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – Former Twinfield-Cabot multisport standout, Jack Whalen, takes over a Lady Trojan basketball program this winter that will look to stay healthy after the injury bug decimated their starting rotation last season. Whalen, a 2018 Twinfield-Cabot graduate, replaces David Conover after a five-win season that ended[Read More…]
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Craftsbury Seniors Fly to Finish at Footlocker Meet
BOSTON, Mass. – High school runners from the six New England states, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania raced Saturday at the Footlocker Northeast Regional Championships. Cool and breezy conditions prevailed at historic Franklin Park, with temperatures in the low 30s under sunny skies. Craftsbury Academy seniors Matt Califano, Alex Califano, and[Read More…]
Local Runners Take on Turkey Trot 10K
WESTFORD – Saturday’s Westford Turkey Trot exemplified the community spirit of small town Vermont races. Started around 1990, the event is held annually at the Westford School on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Adding to the sense of tradition, organizers line the school gym/cafeteria walls with posters and results from previous[Read More…]
Thunder Road and American-Canadian Tour Mourns Loss of Founder Ken Squier
BARRE – Kenley Dean Squier, founder of Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road, co-founder of the Motor Racing Network (MRN), NASCAR Hall of Famer and the voice of sports events across Vermont, New England and beyond passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the age of 88. Born on April 10, 1935,[Read More…]
New Leadership for Trojan Hoop Program
by Ken Brown MARSHFIELD – Head coach Chris Hudson is stepping away from the Twinfield-Cabot boys’ basketball program this winter after nine highly successful seasons, including four trips to the Division IV Final Four. Hudson returned a storied Trojan basketball program to divisional prominence nine years ago, reaching the Barre[Read More…]
Deer Reports
C Village Store Adam Young, in Craftsbury, 4 pts., 134 lbs.; Marcel Gravel, in Wolcott, 5 pts., 142 lbs.; Josh Day, in Craftsbury, 4 pts., 149 lbs.; Kristi Demers, in Craftsbury, 2 pts., 113 lbs.; Jesse Wells, in Morristown, 6 pts., 145 lbs.; Philip Earle, in Wolcott, 2 pts., 103[Read More…]
Deer Report
Rite Way Sports Aaron Cochran, in Walden, 8 pts., 185 lbs.; Rodney Buck, in Calais, 6 pts., 165 lbs.; Joseph Buonanno, in Wolcott, 3 pts., 125 lbs.; Lucian Mason, in Glover, 2 pts., 115 lbs.; Matthew Frazee, in Hyde Park, 8 pts., 180 lbs.; Nathaniel Mason, in Morristown, 4 pts.,[Read More…]
Local Athletes Earn All-State Girls’ Soccer Honors
by Ken Brown NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Local soccer stars were honored last week as the Vermont Girls’ All-State soccer team was officially announced. Hazen Union seniors Caitlyn Davison and Tessa Luther, along with junior Sloane Morse from Danville-Twinfield-Cabot (CCSU), were recognized for their outstanding play on the pitch this past[Read More…]
A.D. Turnstile Continues to Turn for Local Programs
by Ken Brown Northeast Kingdom – Craftsbury Academy (CA) became the latest small Vermont high school looking for a new athletic director last week, joining Hazen Union from the previous week. John Stein is stepping down as A.D. of Craftsbury Academy after less than four months on the job. Stein[Read More…]
