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…]
Sports Nuggets
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…]
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…]
