WILLISTON – Hazen Union alum and current assistant coach for the Wildcat golf program Aaron Molleur, qualified for this week’s Vermont Amateur. Molleur carded a 79 last Thursday at Williston Golf Club to secure his spot in the upcoming Vermont-Am, hosted by Manchester Country Club. Jackson King of Barton Golf[Read More…]
Sports Nuggets
Caspian Challenge Road Race, July 27
GREENSBORO – The Caspian Challenge and 5K road race will be held on Sunday, July 27, 8:30 a.m., at the ballfield, corner of Lake Shore Road and Breezy Avenue. The race consists of the classic 6.8 mile loop around Caspian Lake as well as an out-and-back 5K race-walk. There are[Read More…]
Richards Earns PGA Americas Conditional Status
NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada – Former U-32 and University of Rhode Island (URI) star-studded golfer Bryson Richards, played in his first PGA Americas event last week after earning conditional playing status for the rest of the season. Despite missing the cut at the New Brunswick Open over the weekend, the arrow[Read More…]
Essex Deny Hilltoppers Fifth Straight Title
BURLINGTON – For the first time in five years, a boys team other than the St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) track and field team was standing at the top of the podium as Essex knocked off the Hilltoppers last week to lay claim to the Division I state title. There was[Read More…]
Richards Comes up Short at U.S. Open Qualifying
SUMMIT, N.J. – Former U-32 and University of Rhode Island (URI) golf phenom Bryson Richards’ dream of playing at Oakmont this coming week came up short at qualifying finals for the U.S. Open. Richards shot four over par (72-74) at Canoe Brook Country Club earlier this month to miss the[Read More…]
Alekson Leads Stags to MAAC Championship
PONOMA, N.Y. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson used his big right arm to help his Fairfield University baseball team punch their ticket to the NCAA Division I tournament with a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship over the weekend. The sophomore righty scattered nine hits and struck[Read More…]
McKibben Excels for Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) state champion Noah McKibben finished up a stellar junior campaign with his Ithaca College men’s track and field team earlier this month. McKibben graduated from CA in 2022, won his first individual state title in the 300m hurdles that spring, and helped the[Read More…]
Fliegelman Posts Season-Best Finish
ST. JOHNSBURY – The top two boys track and field programs in the state went head-to-head last week and something had to give as the U-32 Raiders clipped host St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) to claim May bragging rights. Former Hazen Union standout Manny Fliegelman posted his best finish as a[Read More…]
Richards Advances to Finals of U.S. Open Qualifying
LINCOLN, R.I. – Former U-32 golf star Bryson Richards, son of Craftsbury Academy legend Pete Richards, was one of five players to fire low rounds of 68 at Kirkbrae Country Club last week to advance to the Final Stage of U.S. Open qualifying. The two-time Vermont Amateur winner and Vermont[Read More…]
Stags-Alekson Set for MAAC Tournament
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Stowe native and former Peoples Academy (PA) great Ben Alekson and his Fairfield University baseball team will enter the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship as the No. 2 seed this coming week. The 6-2, 200-lb right hander dazzled once again in his final regular season start[Read More…]
English Runner-up at Adamant
ADAMANT – Hazen Union track and field and Craftsbury Academy cross-country head coach Maxfield English finished second overall last week to pace all local runners at the Adamant half Marathon. Nineteen-year-old Ezra Merrill-Triplett of Calais edged the 49-year-old English by just over a second with a winning time of 1:25:36.[Read More…]
Chargers and Wildcats Kick-off Track and Field Season
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…]
