by Jim Flint ST. JOHNSBURY ̶ Ava Purdy, from Greensboro, and Ruth Krebs, from Craftsbury, are cross country teammates again, running for St. Johnsbury Academy. Purdy, a senior, and Krebs, a junior, are joined on the Hilltoppers team by Finn Burgess, from Greensboro. Burgess is a sophomore transfer from Hazen[Read More…]
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Sports Calendar
(Twinfield-Cabot Girls play with the Danville Bears) Wednesday, September 133:30 p.m., Hazen Union Varsity Golf hosts at Mountain View Country Club.4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Varsity Girls’ Soccer at Blue Mountain.4:30 p.m., Danville Girls’ Varsity Soccer vs. Richford at Danville. Thursday, September 144:30 p.m., Hazen Union Boys’ Varsity Soccer vs U32,[Read More…]
Sweet, French and Cam Powers Beat Out Competition and Rai
BARRE – Once again in the 2023 season, Thunder Road drivers, fans and officials battled a rainy forecast with grim outlooks and without giving up. The Super Friday showcased some local talent that calls Thunder Road home every week throughout the summer season, with Super Friday bonuses waiting in victory[Read More…]
High School Roundup
by Ken Brown Moodie Medals at Enosburg ENOSBURG – Brendan Moodie took home top individual honors last week as the Hazen Union golf team opened their season at Enosburg Falls Country Club. Moodie shook off an early snowman on the second hole to top all golfers with a low round[Read More…]
Lady Cats Unlucky with Weather in Opener
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – Mother Nature erased a hot start to the Hazen Union girls’ soccer team’s season last week and Division III Vergennes took advantage of their second chance in the Lady Cats’ opener. Ava Francis scored the game-winner in overtime on a feed from Ella Romond to[Read More…]
Craftsbury Cross Country Charges Ahead
by Jim Flint RANDOLPH CENTER ‒ Vermont Technical College’s 5k cross country course holds true to the spirit of the sport. The course starts in an open field then narrows to a footpath between two rows of trees. A portion of the course is paved, making spikes unfavorable. Most athletes[Read More…]
Wolves Firepower too Much for Trojans
by Ken Brown DANVILLE – Division III soccer power Peoples Academy (PA) flexed its muscles against the Twinfield-Cabot boys’ soccer team last week, handing the Trojans their first loss of the young season. The heat and PA’s offensive firepower was too much for the Trojans to overcome last Tuesday as[Read More…]
Wildcats Edge Vikings, Improve to 2-0
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Hazen Union boys’ soccer team survived an upstart Lyndon Institute team over the weekend to improve to 2-0 on the season. Craftsbury Academy’s (CA) Dylan Washer finished a cross from Ari Jurkiewicz in the final minutes of regulation to help the Wildcats edge the[Read More…]
Hazen Union Harriers Excel at Hard’Ack
by Jim Flint ST. ALBANS — Hazen Union’s cross country team started their 2023 season at Saturday’s Burlington High School Invitational. Due to the demolition of the old Burlington High School, the meet was held at the Hard’Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans. The majority of runners represented Vermont D-I[Read More…]
Sports Calendar
Sports Calendar (Twinfield-Cabot Girls play with the Danville Bears) Wednesday, September 6 3:30 p.m., Hazen Union Varsity Golf at Lamoille, Ryder Brook. 4:30 p.m., Hazen Union Varsity Girls’ Soccer vs. Vergennes, at Hazen Union. 4:30 p.m., Danville Girls’ Varsity Soccer at Blue Mountain. Friday, September 8 4:30 p.m., Twinfield-Cabot Boys’[Read More…]
Therrien Claims Second Labor Day Classic
Barre – To complete a rain-free weekend in central Vermont, the sights and sounds of Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl went off without a hitch on Sunday for the 45th Labor Day Classic. The American-Canadian Tour once again put on an international showdown while the weekly warriors of the Thunder[Read More…]
Dragon’s Third King of the Road Title Grows Nearer
BARRE – Setting the stage for Sunday’s 45th Labor Day Classic 200, the rain-delayed program went off with a bang on Friday. Tight, competitive racing throughout the divisions wowed the crowd, as did the annual Run-What-U-Brung spectator drags which brought the rabid fan base to their feet on more than[Read More…]
