ST. ALBANS – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union varsity track and field teams officially kicked off their seasons last week under first year head coaches Kyle Anderson and Maxfield English. Junior Adelina Augsberger was the local star of the week for the Chargers last Tuesday, posting a top[Read More…]
Sports Nuggets
Locals Shine at 50th Annual Paul Mailman 10 Mile
MONTPELIER – Hazen Union’s Maxfield English posted a top five overall finish over the weekend, with several local runners shining in their respective age groups in the 50th Annual Paul Mailman 10-mile road race. The 49-year-old English finished third overall on Saturday with a time of 1:02:24. Eighteen-year-old Jay Borland[Read More…]
Tough Start for Lady Chargers
RICHFORD – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team had the tall task of opening their season against two of the top teams in division IV on the road last week, resulting in mercy rule losses in both contests. Defending Division IV champion Richford scored early and often last Monday, as[Read More…]
Lady Cadets Tie Single Season Record
NASHUA, N.H. – East Calais’ Caitlyn Fielder and her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team downed Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and Rivier University last week for their twelfth straight win, tying a program record with their fourteenth victory of the season. Fielder has been on an absolute heater the last[Read More…]
No Sophomore Slump for Alekson
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy standout and Vermont Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year Ben Alekson, mowed down Merrimack last week to help his Fairfield University baseball team improve to 29-9 on the season. The Stowe native struck out eight in seven innings of work, allowing just three hits[Read More…]
Lady Mustangs Dominate NEK Tourney
CRAFTSBURY – The Hardwick Lady Mustangs varsity AAU team were perfect over the weekend, dominating the Kingdom Invitational at Craftsbury Academy. The Lady Stangs had double digit wins over Lake Region, Lamoille, Oxbow (Upper Valley), and Vergennes to take home the championship at the Kingdom Invitational. With several AAU teams[Read More…]
Bean Takes A.D. Position at Missisquoi Valley Union
SWANTON – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) athletic director Connor Bean will be the new A.D. at Missisquoi Valley Union (MVU) starting next season. The move marks the third A.D. position in four years for Bean in three different divisions as he finishes up his second year at Bellows Falls. Bean[Read More…]
Fielder Leads Lady Cadets to Tenth Straight Win
NEW LONDON, N.H. – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder found the goal eight more times last week, keeping her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team atop of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings (12-1) with wins over Colby-Sawyer College and Anna Maria College. The former U-32 standout has 16 goals[Read More…]
Hilltoppers Break State Record at Nationals
BOSTON, Mass. — The St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) 4x800m relay team broke the Vermont State Record by 8 seconds last month at the New Balance Nationals. Emmett Johnson, Isaac Lenzini, James Hatch, and Andrew Thornton-Sherman smashed the state record with a time of 7:52.82. In a field of 207 competitors,[Read More…]
Fielder on Fire as Lady Cadets Win Eighth Straight
HENNIKER, N.H. – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder scored eight more times in a pair of wins over New England College NEC) and Elms College as her Norwich women’s lacrosse team upped their record to a league best 10-1 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference last week. Fielder found paydirt[Read More…]
Fielder Fuels Hot Start for Norwich Lacrosse
NORTHFIELD – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder tallied seven goals in a pair of wins over Simmons University and Albertus Magnus College (AMC) last week as her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team surged to their sixth straight win. Fielder capped off a huge week with five goals in a 21-1[Read More…]
New Coaches for Local Track and Field Teams
HARDWICK, CRAFTSBURY — A couple of new faces will step in to lead local high school programs this spring as Maxfield English takes over the Hazen Union track and field team and Kyle Anderson will do the same at Craftsbury Academy (CA). English replaces Kathy Fortmann after seven years of[Read More…]
