CRAFTSBURY – With the recent agreement between Hazen Union and Craftsbury Academy (CA) to merge athletic programs and Peoples Academy’s (PA) inability to field a team this spring, both schools will send their softballers to Craftsbury Common this spring to play under head coach Ashley Gravel. Hazen Union senior Sarah[Read More…]
Sports
New Era in Many Ways for Wildcat Baseball Program
HARDWICK – The first pitch for the Hazen Union baseball team next week will usher in an era of new young players, a first-year head coach, and a newly formed partnership with Craftsbury Academy (CA) athletics. The Wildcat program is coming off their best three years of varsity baseball in[Read More…]
Local Athletes Shine at State Free Throw Championships
VERGENNES – Several local athletes in various age groups beat all comers over the weekend in the Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Competition held at Vergennes High School. Walden’s Mya and Reegan Lumsden and Trevor Smith and Lincoln Hill of Hardwick were the best in the state in their[Read More…]
U.S. Biathlon Championships in Northern Maine
U.S. Biathlon Championships in Northern Maine FORT KENT, Maine – After all the biathlon World Cups were done for the season, the U.S. skiers returned home and had one final racing weekend with other aspiring biathletes. Jake Brown of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) jumped to the front in[Read More…]
Record-breaking Week for Thornton-Sherman at Nationals
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) track star Andrew Thornton-Sherman can now add National Champion to his long list of accolades, after a record setting performance in the 800m at the High School Adidas Nationals in Virginia Beach two weeks ago. Thornton-Sherman’s time of 1:53.72 set a new[Read More…]
Allen Takes Over Wildcat Baseball Program
HARDWICK – Craftsbury Academy (CA) alum Shaun Allen will be the new varsity baseball coach at Hazen Union this coming spring, replacing Spencer Howard who stepped away from the program after four successful seasons. Howard helped put Wildcat baseball back on the map in the state of Vermont during his[Read More…]
Fielder Named Lacrosse Rookie of the Week for Norwich Cadets
EAST CALAIS — Norwich Cadets first-year midfielder, Caitlyn Fielder, who calls East Calais home, collected 13 points with 10 goals, three assists and won 26 draw controls in the week ending March 17. Her performance earned her Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Week accolades from[Read More…]
Hill Claims Capital Player of the Year Honors
HARDWICK – Hazen Union’s Xavier Hill topped off a stellar senior season on the hardwood last week as he was voted Player of the Year by the coaches of the vaunted Capital League. The smooth lefty point guard averaged nearly 18 points per game for the top seeded 20-4 Wildcats[Read More…]
Briggs Awarded Tristan Southworth Memorial Scholarship
WINDSOR – Fair Haven senior Lily Briggs was awarded the Tristan Southworth Memorial Scholarship last weekend at the VBCA Senior All-Star weekend at Windsor High School. Southworth graduated from Hazen Union a multi-sport standout in 2007 before tragically losing his life in the line of duty in 2010 in Afghanistan.[Read More…]
Wilcox Finishes Fourth for Chargers at Senior Classic
CLAREMONT, N.H. – Matt Wilcox put a bow on his Craftsbury Academy (CA) high school bowling career earlier this month with an impressive fourth place finish at the Senior Classic. Ten of the top senior bowlers in Vermont gathered at Maple Lanes in Claremont two weeks ago to take on[Read More…]
Davison Earns Mountain League Player of the Year
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Coaches voted Hazen Union’s Caitlyn Davison the Player of the Year for a second consecutive season last week, as several local athletes were honored for their stellar seasons on the hardwood in the Mountain League. Davison capped off an incredible high school basketball career earlier this month[Read More…]
