Lady Cats Carry Top Seed into State Tournament HARDWICK – After having the final week of their regular season off, the Hazen Union girls’ basketball team will begin their run in the Division III state tournament later this week as the number-one seed. The last time you saw the Lady[Read More…]
Sports
Biathlon Races for the Rest of Us
CRAFTSBURY – Both experienced and novices had their chance to try shooting and skiing at a low-key biathlon event at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in mid-February. Some people had never shot a .22 rifle while others have been attending practices two to three times each week to learn the nuances[Read More…]
Trojans’ Playoff Run Ends in Quarters
MARSHFIELD – First-year head coach Kris Bador and his shorthanded Twinfield-Cabot boys’ basketball team raced past Poultney last week in the first round of the Division IV playoffs before running into a buzzsaw against top-seeded Danville in the quarterfinals. Sam McLane scored a game-high 16 points to power the Trojans[Read More…]
Hills Lead Wildcats in Climb to Semis
HARDWICK – After breezing past Stowe in the opening round, the top seeded Hazen Union boys’ basketball team needed a career night from their star point guard Xavier Hill to escape an upset bid from Randolph, punching their ticket to the Barre Auditorium for the sixth time in seven years.[Read More…]
Lady Trojans Look to Finish Strong
MARSHFIELD – After falling to a pair of divisional powers in Williamstown and Richford last week, the Twinfield-Cabot girls’ basketball team will look to improve on their 11-7 record with a strong finish to their regular season. Gracie Engelhard knocked down 4 three-pointers to help Williamstown escape Marshfield with a[Read More…]
Outdoor Centers Hosts Classic High School Ski Race
CRAFTSBURY – Once again, northern Vermont high school ski teams converged on the Craftsbury Outdoor Center’s ski trails for a classic race due to lack of snow and icy conditions at Lamoille Union’s trails. The day actually felt like winter at 15 F and 20 mph gusts of wind but[Read More…]
High School Roundup
Menard and Fortmann Power Vikes to Top Spot LYNDONVILLE – Hazen Union’s Andrew Menard and Max Fortmann combined for three assists last week as the Lyndon Institute (LI) boys’ hockey team blitzed Missisquoi Valley (MVU), Woodstock, and Burlington to run their unbeaten streak to 10 games. Fortmann, a junior forward/defenseman,[Read More…]
Lady Cats Cruise into Postseason
NORTHFIELD – The biggest problem head coach Randy Lumsden will have heading into the postseason with his top seeded Hazen Union girls’ basketball team will be keeping them competitively sharp as they closed out the regular season last week with lopsided wins over Northfield and BFA-Fairfax. Freshman Kelsie Rivard poured[Read More…]
Washer Extends Family Legacy with 1,000th
SHARON – Dylan Washer joined his legendary grandfather Allen Reed in the Craftsbury Academy (CA) boys’ basketball 1,000-point scorer club last week, as the senior topped 40 plus points for the second consecutive week. Washer reached the milestone last Monday, scoring 43 of his team’s 50 points in a two-point[Read More…]
Trojans Clinch Home Playoff Game
MARSHFIELD – The Twinfield-Cabot boys’ basketball team continued to battle through injuries last week under first year head coach Kris Bador, winning two of their final three games of the regular season to earn a home playoff game in the upcoming Division IV tournament. Sophomore Sam McLane netted a team-high[Read More…]
Wildcats Flip the Script on Thetford
RANDOLPH – After taking care of Randolph earlier in the week, the Hazen Union boys’ basketball team avenged an early season overtime loss to Thetford Academy to capture the top seed in the upcoming Division III state tournament. Freshman Jameson Lamarre scored 13 points, hauled in nine rebounds, and dished[Read More…]
