by Ken Brown WELLS RIVER – Blue Mountain showed why they’re a Division IV title contender last week, spoiling the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team’s season opener. Kyra Nelson and Kaylee Hamlett combined to twirl a five-inning no-hitter last Monday, as Blue Mountain shut down the Lady Chargers 12-0 at[Read More…]
Sports
Spring Sports Calendar
Spring Sports Calendar [Note: Hazen Union girls play with Peoples Academy, Morrisville and Twinfield-Cabot boys play with Danville High School.] Schedule is subject to change due to weather. Thursday, April 27 4:30 p.m., Peoples Academy Girls’ Softball at Thetford Academy. 4:30 p.m., Danville Baseball at Richford. 4:30 p.m., Twinfield-Cabot Girls’[Read More…]
Rooney and Rivard Power Wildcats in Opener
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team’s top two senior stars were on their game early to start the season last week in a pivotal Capital League win over Division II Montpelier. Lyle Rooney pitched five no-hit innings and Tyler Rivard belted a solo homer to lead[Read More…]
Castle Shines for Wildcats in Opening Meet
by Ken Brown ST. JOHNSBURY – Senior Lily Castle got the Hazen Union track and field team off to a great start in their opening meet last week, capturing the first title of her career in varsity competition at St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA). Castle bested the field last Tuesday by[Read More…]
Locals Complete Boston Marathon
BOSTON — A rainy Monday could not dampen the resolve of 30,000 participants in the 127th running of the Boston Marathon. The Patriot’s day race marked the 10th anniversary of the tragic 2013 bombing near the finish line, which killed three people and injured scores more. The mantra, “Boston Strong,”[Read More…]
Danville Drops Season Opener
by Ken Brown WEST RUTLAND – The Danville-Twinfield-Cabot cooperative baseball team dropped their season opener to West Rutland over the weekend. Andrew Bailey pitched a complete game, striking out nine and Loura Bumps drove in a pair of runs with three hits to lead West Rutland to an 8-2 home[Read More…]
Chargers Impressive in First Meet
by Ken Brown ST. JOHNSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) track and field team got their season started off on the right foot last week with an individual win and several strong finishes in their first meet of the spring at St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA). Anika Leahy wasted little time[Read More…]
Lady Charger Team Suddenly Experienced
by Ken Brown CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team has come a long way from being a club sport less than four years ago and will enter their second full season in the Mountain League with an experienced roster this spring, including five seniors for head coach Ashley[Read More…]
Hazen Track and Field Team Reboots
by Ken Brown HARDWICK – Head coach Kathy Fortmann will have a lot of holes to fill on her Hazen Union track and field team in her sixth season, after several graduations and losses from her 2022 squad. Fortmann had one of her largest teams last season as she continued[Read More…]
First Half Marathon of the Season
BURLINGTON ‒ Four Hardwick-area runners took on the 17th Annual Unplugged Half Marathon on April 8. Andrew Gilbert, Tim Hogeboom, Cathy Dupont, and Elizabeth McCarthy were among 695 athletes pacing 13.1 miles on a crisp early spring day. The point-to-point, no-frills race started at Airport Park in Colchester and finished[Read More…]
Over 130 People Compete in the Mud-N-Ice Quadrathalon
CRAFTSBURY-ALBANY – After a good snowy March, the Mud-N-Ice Quadrathalon (ski-run-paddle-bike) was a sure thing this year compared to some recent years. This past Saturday the event was more ice than mud with overnight lows around 20 F and temperatures in the mid-30s for much of the race. Thirty-three iron-people,[Read More…]
Baseball is Back at Craftsbury Academy
by Ken Brown CRAFTSBURY – Baseball is taking a big step forward to being back as a varsity sport this season at Craftsbury Academy (CA) under head coach Shaun Allen as his squad will play a full junior varsity schedule this coming spring. Allen graduated from CA in ‘96 and[Read More…]
