Softball
North Sweeps South in Softball as Strong hits the Ice
BURLINGTON – Rice Memorial’s Finley Strong, granddaughter of Hardwick Academy and Hazen Union coaching great Jack Strong, finished off her brilliant high school career on the ice last week at the 2025 Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic. Strong made both Vermont senior all-star teams in both softball and ice hockey in[Read More…]
Strong Leads Lake Division Honors
BURLINGTON – Rice Memorial senior Finley Strong, granddaughter of Hazen Union coaching great Jack Strong, earned Lake Division First Team honors last week after leading the Green Knights to a league best 15-3 record. Rice was clipped 3-2 in the division II Final Four by top-seeded Lyndon Institute, who went[Read More…]
Mountain League Selections
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Several area athletes received secondary Mountain League honors for their strong seasons for the Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) and Craftsbury Academy (CA) varsity softball teams. Leading the way for Mountain League Second Team selections were Caledonia United’s Austin Roos (Catcher), Sophi Mancini (First Base), Phoebe Crocker (Shortstop) and[Read More…]
Lady Vikings Rally to End Rice’s Season
LYNDON CENTER – Rice Memorial’s quest to reach the Division II state title game came up short for a second consecutive season as top seeded Lyndon Institute rallied at home last week to end the Green Knight’s season. Down 2-0, the Lady Vikes pushed across three runs in the top[Read More…]
Lady Chargers Fall Short in Playdown
TWIN VALLEY – Eighth-seeded Twin Valley held off the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team in a Division IV playdown slugfest last week. Sara Dix belted a double, triple and earned the win in the circle to help Twin Valley survive at home last Tuesday 13-11. The Lady Chargers knocked around[Read More…]
Rice Advances to Semifinal Round
BURLINGTON – The Rice Memorial softball team advanced to their second consecutive Division II Final Four last week with wins over Lamoille and Enosburg. Alana Havreluk fired a complete game one hitter, striking out 11 and walking none to lead Rice to a 12-0 first round win over Lamoille last[Read More…]
Proctor Handles Cal United in Quarters
PROCTOR – Second-seeded Proctor flexed its muscles last week in a quarterfinal match-up against Caledonia United, ending their season at 1-12. Olivia Graham shrugged off a rough start to strike out 11 in earning the win, powering Proctor to a 31-4 home win over Cal United last Wednesday. Alaina Robbins[Read More…]
Craftsbury and Cal United Split Home and Home Series for First Wins
Rice Rolls into Postseason Behind Strong Pitching VERGENNES – The Green Knights earned the fourth seed in the upcoming Division II playoffs, sweeping Vergennes, Milton and Enosburg last week to end the regular season at 13-2. Alayna Havreluk struck out 12 to earn the win as Rice took care of[Read More…]
Strong Powers Rice to a Pair of Wins
S. BURLINGTON – Finley Strong, granddaughter of Hazen Union coaching great Jack Strong, powered her Rice Memorial softball team to a pair of wins over Harwood and Mount Anthony last week before falling to Middlebury in extra innings. The senior slugger blasted a home run, a pair of doubles, and[Read More…]
Paine Mountain Denies Craftsbury First Win
LAMOILLE – After disappointing losses to Lamoille and BFA-Fairfax to start the week, the Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team rallied to hold their first lead of the season in the final innings before falling late to Paine Mountain (Northfield-Williamstown). Quinn Sheldon struck out 11 to earn the win and helped[Read More…]
Cal United Drops Pair on the Week
BURLINGTON – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team suffered a lopsided loss to Burlington-Winooski before taking defending Division IV champion Richford to the wire last week, falling to 0-10 on the season. Taylor Reed scattered four hits and struck out 10 to earn the win in the circle to lead[Read More…]
