Author: George Commo

Boy’s Hoops: Hilltoppers Rally in Second Half, Beating Rutland 54-50 For Division One Title

BURLINGTON — Alex Carlisle scored 24 points, 14 of them in a game changing third quarter, and the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers beat the two time defending state champion Rutland Raiders 54-50 in the Vermont Principals Association Division One Championship game on Sunday afternoon inside the Patrick Gymnasium. Down by four 24-20 at the break […]

Men’s Hoops: Vermont Headed Back to Big Dance; Cats Knock Off Retrievers 66-49

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information BURLINGTON –– Top-seeded Vermont captured its seventh conference title after taking down defending champion and No. 3 seed UMBC 66-49 in the 2019 America East Championship Game on Saturday. The Catamounts have earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. COACH’S QUOTE “Just an incredible feeling to be conference champions […]

Men’s Hockey: Norwich edges UNE 2-1 in OT, advances to NCAA Frozen Four

Courtesy Norwich Sports Information NORTHFIELD –– Sophomore Felix Brassard (St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) scored the game-winning goal 2:46 into overtime to lift the Norwich University men’s ice hockey team to a 2-1 victory over the Univ. of New England and punch its ticket to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four. Norwich (22-4-3) extended its unbeaten streak […]

Girl’s Hockey: Essex and Missisquoi Earn Championships at Gutterson

BURLINGTON — The Essex Hornets and the Missisquoi Thunderbirds rang down the curtain of the Vermont High School Hockey Season with championship wins on Thursday night inside the Gutterson Fieldhouse. Second seeded Essex claimed the Division One crown with a 2-0 win over the top seeded BFA-St.Albans Comets, while number seven MVU topped number eight […]

Boy’s Hockey: Top Seeds Essex and Woodstock Take State Championships at Gutterson

BURLINGTON — Top seeds and defending champions Essex and Woodstock earned Vermont Principals Association Tournament titles with championship game wins on Wednesday night inside Gutterson Fieldhouse. In Division One the Essex Hornets got five points from senior winger Grady Cram in a 5-0 whitewashing of the Rice Memorial Green Knights, while three goals in a […]

Men’s Hoops: Smith Leads Catamounts Into America East Title Game, UVM Beats Binghamton 84-51

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information BURLINGTON –– UVM sophomore Stef Smith set the America East Semifinal record with eight three-pointers as top-seeded Vermont advanced to its fourth-straight conference championship game after knocking off seventh-seeded Binghamton 84-51 on Tuesday night. The Catamounts stand at 26-6, their third-highest single-season win total ever, while the Bearcats finish the season […]