Month: May 2016

VPA Spring Tournaments

Baseball Playdowns Division 1 BFA-St. Albans 16 Middlebury 0 St. Johnsbury 1 Mt. Anthony 0 (11) Colchester 9 Burlington 1 CVU 8 Rice 5 Burr & Burton 13 North Country 2 Hartford 4 Brattleboro 0 South Burlington 7 Mt. Mansfiled 6 (8) Rutland 3 Essex 2   Division 2 Lamoille 16 Woodstock 4 U-32 15 […]

Rutland’s Mike Triller WOW! …Jack Healey

You might not have heard yet because this happened not only south of the Middlebury-Dixon line, but it also happened south of the Mason-Dixon line. Rutland’s Mike Triller a 5th year senior on the Clemson baseball team had an ACC Tournament to remember. He only had 25 at bats all season, but in the tournament […]

Women’s Lax: Middlebury Wins Sixth NCAA Championship

Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information   Philadelphia, PA. — The Middlebury women’s lacrosse won its sixth NCAA Championship and its first since 2004 with a 9-5 victory over Trinity at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The national championship is the 33rd overall for the College, as the Panthers finish with a school-record 22 wins against […]

Women’s Lax: Middlebury Beats Top-Ranked Cortland, Advances to NCAA Title Game

Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team earned the right to play for the program’s sixth NCAA Division III Championship as the Panthers defeated top-ranked  Cortland State (21-1) 16-11 in a semifinal game at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fifth-ranked Middlebury (21-1) faces the winner of the Trinity […]

No Cy Young!…Jack Healey

I’m not the type of person to pile on when a person is down, but I can’t help it this time. Clay Buchholtz has got to go! They can’t go on like this! They just can’t! If you can find room “Join Me In Jumping On The Pile”! Nice ceremony before the game for Wade […]

It’s On To The Supreme Court! Jack Healey

So Tom Brady is continuing to fight and good for him. He believes he’s been falsely accused and he won’t give up until there is a final decision one way or another. I always qualify my opinion on this by again saying  I don’t know if Brady has been lying or not. I can’t climb […]

Racing: Joey Pole Returns to Victory Lane at New London-Waterford

Courtesy American Canadian Tour   Waterford, CT – Hudson, NH’s Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. returned to American Canadian Tour action and victory lane at New London-Waterford Speedbowl with his win in the first event of the Southern New England Tripleheader on Saturday, May 21. Polewarczyk claimed his third straight New London-Waterford Speedbowl ACT win dating back […]

Thunder and Lightning…..Jack Healey

Yea Thunder and Lightning both won yesterday. Not surprised about Tampa Bay as the Lightning go up 3-2 in their NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Series. Just mildly surprised that the Thunder go up in their NBA Eastern Conference Finals Series 2-1. Really surprised at how easily they won though. Jackie Bradley is closing […]

It’s Only May! Jack Healey

One of the most annoying comments I read on social media [And believe me a lot of things annoy me on social media especially in sports and politics] is “It’s only May” when referring to early season success in baseball. Most of the time that is pointed to Red Sox fans. I thought 2004,2007 and […]