Author: George Commo

Baseball: FOUR-RUN SEVENTH LEADS VERMONT TO 6-2 WIN

Courtesy Vermont Lake Monsters BURLINGTON — The Vermont Lake Monsters broke open a one-run game with four runs on five hits, including three straight two-out RBI singles, in the bottom of the seventh inning and went on to beat the Connecticut Tigers 6-2 Thursday night at historic Centennial Field. The victory kept the Lake Monsters atop […]

Racing: Corliss Nabs Second Win of Season at T-Road

Courtesy Thunder Road Barre – Hometown driver Jason Corliss captured his second Thunder Road Late Model win of the season on Thursday, July 20, taking the lead just past the halfway point and holding on for the win on FairPoint Communications Night.   Corliss threaded his way through the field from his 11th starting position before […]

Racing: Demers Wins Thriller in Vermont Governor’s Cup

BARRE – South Burlington’s Trampas Demers earned one of the biggest Thunder Road Late Model wins of his career on Thursday, July 13, taking the lead for good from Hinesburg’s Bobby Therrien with 10 laps remaining and holding on to win the 38th Vermont Governor’s Cup presented by VP Racing Fuels.   With NASCAR Champion Kyle […]

Baseball: First Place Vermont Earns Four Game Split With First Place Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, NY — Abdeil Mendoza tossed seven scoreless innings in his second straight start, while Logan Farrar and Greg Deichmann both homered to lead the Vermont Lake Monsters to a 4-0 New York-Penn League victory over the Staten Island Yankees Thursday night at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Mendoza (2-1) allowed just three hits (doubles […]

Racing: Governor Scott Victorious at Thunder Road

BARRE – Governor Phil Scott became the first sitting governor to triumph in a Vermont stock car race on Thursday, July 6, capturing the Late Model win at Barre’s Thunder Road on Premium Mortgage Night. It was the 30th career win for the Berlin resident and first since being elected governor of the Green Mountain State. […]