I’ve been sitting here hoping there will be some sort of fall high school athletic season in the area, and all area schools are expected to field teams in each of the fall sports they normally offer. Some of those … Continued
Thanks to my family, I have always loved sports. Whenever it has been possible, my schedule has as much sporting activity in it as is logically feasible. My mother was my biggest guiding light through my formative years, but she … Continued
Overall, I have never been much of a bucket list guy. Oh, there have certainly been things I have wanted to do, but I have just weighed them against other choices I have had to make as I went along. … Continued
Rarely do athletic achievements catch me by surprise anymore. Last week, a former Vermont high school athlete had a performance that stood me upside down. It took me a few days to hear about it, but when I did I … Continued
Dari Joy Baseball Contest winners The 2019 Dari Joy Baseball Picking Contest went to extra frames before a winner could be decided. In a year with a large picking pool of over 100 entries, not one contestant picked the Washington … Continued
Before the ink was dry on last week’s issue, Green Mountain made a major statement on where their rank was in boys’ area basketball. I had stated that Bellows Falls and Springfield were likely the top two teams in the … Continued
This is the time of year that we take a risk and predict how each of the area’s 12 basketball teams will do this winter. Making the tournament is much easier for Vermont schools than those in New Hampshire, because … Continued
Achievements in life are always more exciting when no one sees them coming. As a coach, you try to build a team or more importantly program, to reach the championship level. But if your school has been playing a certain … Continued
What does it take to put together a champion? There is “no one size fits all” plan to create a championship. This fall, the Bellows Falls girls cross country team used a little bit of this and a little bit … Continued
During this holiday week, we take a moment to look back and reflect on the recently completed fall sports season by presenting you a number of photographs taken by our sports photographer Doug MacPhee. Many pictures are worth more than … Continued