Raiders garner revenge on BFAST. ALBANS - Within the realm of playoff football, Rutland High School is always up for a road trip. Friday's took the Raiders close to the Canadian border and next week's will bring them to the Division I state finals in Burlington. Published on: November 7, 2009 |
South to wage war in D-IIIPass the grits and save room for some black-eyed peas. It's a southern-flavored tournament. Published on: November 6, 2009 |
D-II boasts very competitive fieldThe Middlebury Tigers and Colchester Lakers met on the first week of the regular season, while the Mount Mansfield Cougars and the CVU RedHawks have never played each other. But these are the four teams that emerged from a scramble and made the Division II playoffs. Published on: November 6, 2009 |
Raiders, Pats look to turn tablesFootball games, like love, are sometimes better the second time around. Published on: November 6, 2009 |
Mill River tops Stowe, 3-1NORTH CLARENDON — Mill River coach girls soccer coach Randy Chadburn, in his ninth season, is headed to his first championship game. Published on: November 5, 2009 |
Cosmos on brink of first crownSPRINGFIELD — When Springfield began preparing for the 2009 soccer season they started practicing penalty kicks right away and on Wednesday afternoon made all five of their attempts and earned their way to the Division II state championship with a 1-1 (5-4 penalty kicks) win over U-32 at Gurney field. Published on: November 5, 2009 |
'Horses go on to defend D-I titleMANCHESTER – It took a beautiful goal, a defense that was never beaten and an athletic group that had been there before to topple No. 1 Burr and Burton on Wednesday. Fifth-seeded Burlington forged its way to a 1-0 win in the Division I semifinal at Applejack Field and will defend its Division I crown. Published on: November 5, 2009 |
Rutland regains momentum, Mounties show prideThe glory went to Rutland High School and, as has been the case all season, Mount St. Joseph Academy got high grades for guts. Published on: November 1, 2009 |
Windsor rout ruins hopes for WaspsWINDSOR — Gavin Callahan passed for four touchdowns, including three to Jacob Page, and ran for another as Windsor ruined Woodstock's chances of making the postseason with a 49-7 win over the Wasps Saturday afternoon at MacLeay-Royce-Field. Published on: November 1, 2009 |
Cosmos hold off TerriersSPRINGFIELD — Springfield stopped a late Bellows Falls drive and held on for a 19-18 win over the Terriers before 1,500 fans Friday night at Brown Field in the annual game for The Trophy. Published on: October 31, 2009 |
Rivalry game about tradition, communityIn so many ways the traditional cross-town rivalry game has come full circle. Published on: October 31, 2009 |
MMU-U32 clash picking up steamRivalry weekend. The last week of the regular season offers such tasty, long-standing rivalry games like MSJ-Rutland, Springfield-Bellows Falls and the longest running of all, that Northeast Kingdom Classic between Lyndon and St. Johnsbury. Published on: October 30, 2009 |
Playoff chase puts iron back in D-III rivalryThe Bellows Falls-Springfield rivalry began in 1914, but perhaps no game has been met with such anticipation as the 2009 game that will be played at Horace Brown Memorial Field tonight. Published on: October 30, 2009 |
With the QPR, it ain't over until it's overIt's QPR time once again, that magical formula that determines which four teams in each of the three divisions make the playoffs. Published on: October 30, 2009 |
Neisner, Wasps climb the ladder to quartersWOODSTOCK — Springfield's Jenna Paul blasted a hard shot from 20 yards with about 12 minutes remaining that had the earmarks of the tying goal. Woodstock goalie Noellen Neisner went high in the air and timed it perfectly, deflecting the ball over the crossbar for a corner kick to preserve a 1-0 lead. Published on: October 30, 2009 |
Phantoms repel Chelsea threatPITTSFORD — There were 11 minutes remaining when Chelsea's Emma Blanchard sent a low, crisp shot ticketed for the far post and the tying goal. Proctor goalie Elizabeth Falco sprawled headlong and the diving save preserved the Phantoms' 3-2 victory in the playdown round of the Division IV girls soccer tournament. Published on: October 29, 2009 |
Raiders solid in whitewash of TideRutland girls soccer coach Lori McClallen has asked one thing all season long – play 80 solid minutes of soccer – no matter the result or the score. Published on: October 29, 2009 |
High school soccer pairings releasedMONTPELIER The Vermont Principals' Association released the pairings for the state soccer tournaments Monday and CVU, Springfield, Lake Region and Proctor were the No. 1 seeds in their respective divisions in the boys tournament. Published on: October 27, 2009 |
MAU gets the goalSometimes the ball rolls just right, it deflects perfectly and that's what separates two evenly-matched teams. Published on: October 27, 2009 |
Bautista runs Otters to comeback win in big second halfBRANDON — Water, slop, rain. The Otters like it all. Published on: October 25, 2009 |
Good MSJ effort falls short vs. TideOvercoming adversity was the theme for Saturday's Spaulding-Mount St. Joseph Academy football team as two teams who have struggled in Division I football clashed in the rain and muck at St. Peter's Field. Published on: October 25, 2009 |
Terriers keep grip on top spot in D-IIIWESTMINSTER — In Bob Lockerby's first three years as the head football coach at Bellows Falls the Terriers were 6-21, including a 1-8 2008 season. But a lot has happened since a year ago. The Terriers dropped down a division and with Saturday's 40-21 win over Winooski are 6-0 and the leaders in Division III. Published on: October 25, 2009 |
Cosmos roll past SolonsSPRINGFIELD — If Springfield was looking ahead to next week's showdown with Bellows Falls, the Cosmos didn't show it Friday night as they roared to a 53-0 win over Montpelier at Brown Field. Published on: October 24, 2009 |
U-32 routs Burr and BurtonEAST MONTPELIER — U-32 backs Elias LaCount and Jesse Burke scored three touchdowns apiece and combined for 478 yards on the ground as the Raiders crushed Burr and Burton Academy 53-8 Friday. Published on: October 24, 2009 |
For now, Oxbow will do its talking on fieldOxbow head football coach Mark Palmieri spent Sunday in Gillette Stadium watching the New England Patriots' 59-0 dismantling of the Tennessee Titans. Published on: October 23, 2009 |
Focus remains the key for D-II teamsThe battle cry among Division II coaches this weekend is the old Oakland Raider refrain, "Just win, baby." Published on: October 23, 2009 |
There's more to unbeaten Essex than offenseWith all the talk about how many points Essex has scored, the voices that are touting the Hornets' other key quality are being obscured. Published on: October 23, 2009 |
Lakers top Jacks in interdivisional clashWINDSOR — Windsor cut a 26-7 deficit to 26-21 then turned the ball over three consecutive times and dropped a 40-21 decision to Colchester in a non-divisional game Saturday at MacLeay-Royce Field. Published on: October 18, 2009 |
The buzz back for BF, WaspsThe objective of high school football teams is to be playing meaningful games when foliage is past its peak and the days are cold and blustery. Published on: October 16, 2009 |
'Two and through' in D-II race?All season long, the mantra of the Division II coaches has been: "Forget about the playoffs if you have more than two losses." Published on: October 16, 2009 |
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