Author: Jack Healey

Jack Healey’s Blog March 21st, 2018

Was it the biggest upset in college basketball history? Was it the biggest upset loss in Virginia history? I say yes to both. 2nd question first….yes, it was a bigger upset loss in Virginia basketball history than Chaminade’s victory over Ralph Sampson and Virginia in 1982. I say yes to the first question too. A […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 19th, 2018

What a weekend for Rutland area sports!!!! Typical Rutland! On Friday night at the Barre Auditorium MSJ won its 4th straight Division 4 girls basketball state championship as Lyndsey Elms led the way with 9 points. Bill Bruso with his first championship as head coach and MSJ winning its 5th state title overall. The Mounties […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 16th, 2018

A day early, but Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It was a dominating performance by the Rutland High boys basketball team last night at the UVM Patrick Gym as the Raiders romped over St. Johnsbury 60-35. Rutland is now 22-0 and has won 39 straight. So it’s the Division 1 state championship tomorrow at 3PM and […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 15th, 2018

Danny Amendola- 2 years 12 million Malcolm Butler- 5 years 61 Million Dion Lewis- 4 years 23 million Nate Solder- 4 years 62 million 158 million dollars for four players? Now come on the Patriots or any other team isn’t going to pay that. It happens in the NFL. Of course you hate to lose […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 14th, 2018

More snow and more postponements! It’s been that kind of a year! Free agency in pro football and Patriot fans are in a panic! Come on folks they will have a team in the fall and it will be pretty good. Hate to see Danny Amendola, Malcolm Butler and Dion Lewis go, but that happens […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 13th, 2018

Here’s hoping that the latest snowstorm holds off. I don’t mind the snow because it snows in Vermont, I just don’t want it to interfere with the tournament games and it already has! Rutland takes on St. Johnsbury in the D1 boys basketball semi’s tonight at 6 at UVM. The game will be audio cast […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 12th, 2018

I know you are innocent until proven guilty, but with the video of Odell Beckham out on the internet the usual big mouths on twitter and facebook are strangely silent. Why is that? Oh I know why it’s not one of the Patriots that’s why. Can you imagine if the video was Rob Gronkowski or […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 9th, 2018

In high school basketball the championship games and semi’s are played at the Barre Auditorium or the UVM Patrick Gym. In high school hockey the championship games are played at the UVM Gutterson Fieldhouse. That’s where the players aspire to play since they were in pre-school. It’s special! So why do so many fans say […]

Jack Healey’s Blog March 8th, 2018

A couple of more pet peeves and maybe I’ve mentioned them before and maybe not: There are fans and some coaches who don’t like byes and that is hard to believe. You do realize that when you have a bye you have already won that game, right? You do realize that you have one less […]