STOWE – Ironwood Adventures chose the steepest scrambling trails on the Trapp Family Lodge property for Sunday’s half marathon and marathon races. Four Craftsbury runners completed the winding 13.1-mile half marathon loop to the summit of Round Top Mountain and back. One Hardwick runner completed the two-loop ultra on the[Read More…]
Sports
Cross Country Nuggets
by Jim Flint Craftsbury Boys Run to New Personal Bests BOSTON, Mass. ̶ Coach Mike Levangie’s Craftsbury Academy boys cross country team ventured south to compete at the Catholic Memorial Invitational. The prestigious meet was held Saturday on the storied Franklin Park 5k cross country course. With 485 acres, Franklin[Read More…]
Lady Bears Hang Tough Against Powerhouse Programs
by Ken Brown DANVILLE – The Danville-Twinfield-Cabot (CCSU) girls’ soccer team battled Division II Missisquoi Valley (MVU) to a hard-fought draw last week, before dropping a narrow decision to a red-hot Paine Mountain squad on the road. Lilliana Fournier converted a penalty kick with six minutes left in regulation to[Read More…]
Hazen Golf Team Wraps up Season
by Ken Brown STOWE – The Hazen Union golf team wrapped up their first season under head coach Andy Hunt last week at the Division II sectional qualifier at Montague Golf Club in Randolph. On Monday the Wildcats finished up their regular season on the rugged Stowe Country Club course.[Read More…]
Lady Cats Solve Enosburg for Fourth Straight Win
by Ken Brown HARDWICK- The Hazen Union girls’ soccer team avenged a heartbreaking overtime loss to Division II Enosburg earlier in the season by shutting down the Lady Hornet offense over the weekend, improving to 6-2-1 on the season. Craftsbury Academy’s (CA) Sadie Skorstad beat two defenders off the right[Read More…]
Chargers Prepare for State Championship
by Matthew Califano, community journalist THETFORD — The signature pink shorts of Craftsbury Academy’s Cross-Country team were seen throughout the events of the 32nd Annual Woods Trail Run as the Chargers enter their final weeks of training and preparation for the Division III State Championship. In total, six of Craftsbury’s[Read More…]
Trojans Still Searching for Spark Through Season-end
by Ken Brown BRADFORD – Two-thirds through their regular season, the Twinfield-Cabot boys’ soccer team is still searching for that signature win to jump-start them after losses in two of their three matches last week dropped them to 4-6. Andrew Barrett scored twice to lead Division III Oxbow to a[Read More…]
Offense Sputters for Shorthanded Wildcats
by Ken Brown LAMOILLE – Flu season is not being kind to the Hazen Union boys’ soccer team as they battled shorthanded in a trio of losses to Lamoille, Harwood, and Peoples Academy (PA) last week. Ethan Rossi scored the game-winner to power Lamoille to a hard-fought 1-0 home win[Read More…]
Wolcott Runners Fly to Pie
by Jim Flint COVENTRY/WEST GLOVER – Fly to Pie returned Sunday to the Northeast Kingdom after a pandemic pause of four years. Sponsored by Kingdom Games, the point-to-point races featured dirt roads and spectacular fall foliage. Distances of 10 kilometers, 13.5 miles, 17 miles, and 26.2 miles were offered. The[Read More…]
Sports Calendar
(Twinfield-Cabot Girls play with the Danville Bears) Wednesday, October 114 p.m., Danville Girls’ Varsity Soccer vs. BFA -Fairfax at Danville.4 p.m., Twinfield-Cabot Boys’ Varsity Soccer at BFA-Fairfax.4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Varsity Girls’ Soccer at Missisquoi. Friday, October 134 p.m., Danville Girls’ Varsity Soccer at Craftsbury Academy.4 p.m., Twinfield-Cabot Boys’ Varsity[Read More…]
Donahue Backs Up Breakout Season with Vermont Milk Bowl Win
BARRE – The 61st Vermont Milk Bowl once again proved itself to be the Toughest Short Track Race in North America on Sunday, and not just for the American-Canadian Tour and Late Models. The Flying Tigers, Street Stocks and Road Warriors joined their headlining brethren in providing some of the[Read More…]
High School Roundup
by Ken Brown Moodie Medals Twice for Wildcats ORLEANS – Brendan Moodie medalled twice for his Hazen Union golf team last week, giving the talented junior three on the young season. Moodie fired a pair of 41s to capture medalist honors for the Wildcats at Orleans Country Club on Monday[Read More…]
