COLCHESTER – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) bowling team wrapped up their impressive inaugural varsity season with a nail-biter of a loss to third-ranked Windsor in the quarterfinal round of the Vermont High School Bowling State Championships over the weekend. Weather moved Saturday’s scheduled matches at Twin City Lanes in Barre[Read More…]
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650 Youth Skiers Attend Bill Koch Festival
CRAFTSBURY – It is the biggest annual kids ski gathering in the Northeast, the Bill Koch Ski Festival. The event rotates from state to state and this year, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center hosted the two-day event for the first time. With well over 1,500 people, including parents and coaches, the[Read More…]
Chargers Fall to Raptors in Playoff Opener
by Ken Brown ORFORD, N.H. – Second seeded Rivendell Academy flexed its muscles against the Craftsbury Academy (CA) boys’ basketball team last week, ending their season in the first round of the Division IV playoffs. Finn O’Donnell scored 14 points and dished out six assists to lead the Raptors to[Read More…]
Championship Spotlight: Dean Switser Jr. and Street Stocks
BARRE – The 63rd season of stock car racing at Barre Thunder Road International Speedbowl was one for the record books with three deserving drivers each winning their first track championship. Each of these three drivers had a unique way of earning their first championship at The Road, stories worth[Read More…]
Greater Greensboro Celebrates Women’s History Month
by Hal Gray GREENSBORO – A new exhibit in Willey’s Store recognizes local Greensboro women (now deceased) as part of Women’s History Month. Prepared by the Greensboro Historical Society and employees at Willey’s, it is set on a table just inside the front of the store. A large display contains[Read More…]
Recent Lady Cats and Wildcats Basketball Action
Another Eight Inches of Snow
Bill Koch Ski Festival
Board Discusses Rail Trail Speeding, EV Chargers
by Gazette Staff HARDWICK – At the March 2 meeting, the select board discussed speeding on the Rail Trail, electric vehicles (EV) chargers in town, and the Yellow Barn project. The first topic for discussion came for the audience. There was a question about whether handouts and discussion regarding the[Read More…]
Thetford Ends Lady Cats’ Run
by Ken Brown BARRE – Thetford Academy (TA) used a relentless defense to force the Hazen Union girls’ basketball team into their worst offensive performance of the season last week at the Barre Auditorium, ending their 19-game win streak and their season at 20-2. Charlize Brown poured in a game-high[Read More…]
