Author: George Commo

Men’s Hoop: Panthers Out Gun Johnson St. 93-82

Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury shot 54.5 percent from the floor, knocked down 36-66 shots, and placed five in double figures, during a 99-83 victory over Johnson State (2-3) on Wednesday in Pepin Gymnasium. Playing their third game in four days, the Panthers (5-1) have a week off from action until they travel […]

Women’s Hoop: Vermont Scores 63-52 Win Over Holy Cross

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information BURLINGTON – Sophomore Candice Wright pocketed her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Vermont women’s basketball team downed Holy Cross 63-52 at Patrick Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Catamounts are now 3-4 on the season, while Holy Cross drops to 1-6. The win was UVM’s sixth straight […]

Vermont Sports Media Name Athletes of the Month for October

Courtesy Vermont Sports Media Association COLCHESTER – A standout football player from Windsor High School and a four-year star field hockey player from Bellows Fall Union have been voted as the state’s top male and female Athletes of the Month for October by the Vermont Sports Media Association. The VSMA selected Hunter Patenaude, a senior […]

Women’s Hockey: Cards Edge Panthers 2-1 in Tournament Final

Courtesy Plattsburgh Sports Information MIDDLEBURY – The top-ranked Plattsburgh State women’s ice hockey team held off a late Panthers charge to claim its sixth Panther/Cardinal Classic title by beating host No. 5 Middlebury College, 2-1, on Sunday at Chip Kenyon Arena. Plattsburgh State, which twice defeated top-5 teams this weekend, improves to 9-1, while Middlebury moves […]

George Commo’s Blog – Sunday Afternoon 11-27-16

A very big weekend for a couple of Vermont men’s college hockey teams … The UVM Catamounts came home from Belfast, Northern Ireland with the Belpot as Friendship  Showcase tournament champions. In doing so the Cats served notice that they also may be ready to contend for a Hockey East title this season. Rallying from […]

Men’s Hockey: Catamounts Win the Friendship Showcase, Rolling Past Third Ranked Quinnipiac 5-1

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – Ross Colton had a three-point night with two goals and an assist, Stefanos Lekkasposted a career-high 40 saves, and the 20th-ranked Catamounts coasted past No. 3 Quinnipiac 5-1 on Saturday night to win the Belpot Trophy as 2016 Friendship Four champions at SSE Arena. Vermont pushed its unbeaten […]

Men’s Hockey: Cadets Take Ninth Primelink Title, Top Concordia 3-0

Courtesy Norwich Sports Information PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Norwich University men’s ice hockey team avenged a 2014 PrimeLink title game loss to Concordia-Moorhead with a dominant 3-0 victory over the Cobbers on Saturday night at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. No. 13/RV nationally-ranked Norwich (7-1-1, 5-1-0 NEHC) got goals from junior Kevin Salvucci (Plymouth, […]