Senior all-star games on tapWINDSOR — Earlier this month at Barre Auditorium, West Rutland's Amanda Ames, Brooke Griswold, Marissa Smyrski and Katie Lincoln went against South Royalton's Megan Whitcomb and Shanna Duffy with the Division IV state championship in girls basketball on the line. Published on: March 12, 2010 |
No. 7 Jacks oust SolonsBARRE – Seventh seed. Seventh Heaven. Published on: February 28, 2010 |
Solons surviveMONTPELIER – Montpelier's Phillip Williams has certainly put in plenty of endurance work thanks to his experience as a cross country runner. Published on: February 24, 2010 |
Third-seeded Montpelier girls beat No. 6 Oxbow by 3 pointsMONTPELIER – The balance and versatility of No. 3 Montpelier won out over the physical and passionate play of No. 6 Oxbow in Saturday's girls Division III basketball quarterfinal. The Solons won 39-36. Published on: February 21, 2010 |
Brattleboro girls upend Montpelier, 4-3MONTPELIER – Sophomore captain Emily Wilson scored two goals in 11 seconds to give No. 6 Brattleboro a 3-2 lead in the second period and the Colonels went on to upset No. 3 Montpelier 4-3 in Saturday's Lake Division girls hockey quarterfinal. Published on: February 21, 2010 |
Harwood boys hold off Montpelier, 63-56DUXBURY – Harwood senior Thomas Jacobs-Moore pumped in 21 points to lead the Highlanders to Friday's 63-56 boys basketball victory over Montpelier 63-56. Published on: February 20, 2010 |
Montpelier improves to 17-4MONTPELIER – The decision to move Montpelier to Division III appears to be working well for the Solons, who earned the No. 3 seed and held off No. 14 Peoples Academy, 44-39, in Tuesday's girls basketball playdown. Published on: February 17, 2010 |
Tournament time in VermontThere is one certainty about one of the first-round games in the Division IV girls basketball playoffs: The Blue Devils will advance to the second round. It is the time of year when surprises abound, but the Williamstown Blue Devils and Poultney Blue Devils give us that one safe statement as they meet one another in Williamstown. Published on: February 16, 2010 |
FitzGerald, Solons grab 40-36 victoryEAST MONTPELIER – Polar opposite records didn't matter in the least during Tuesday's girls basketball game between U-32 and Montpelier, with the Solons eking out a 40-36 victory. Published on: February 10, 2010 |
Solons take control early, top Panthers for 11th winMONTPELIER – Montpelier led 22-11 after the first quarter and went on to earn a 55-39 boys basketball win over Thetford on Monday. Published on: February 9, 2010 |
Montpelier's Mollie Gribbin named Female Indoor Track Athlete of the YearNORTHFIELD — The beauty of track and field is that it has so many sides: so many plots and storylines. The Vermont Indoor Track & Field Championship had them running through it every which way. Published on: February 7, 2010 |
Montpelier overwhelms Oxbow, 55-41MONTPELIER – The Montpelier boys basketball team pounced on Oxbow for a 20-5 first-quarter lead and then made the early lead stand up for a 55-41 victory on Friday. Published on: February 6, 2010 |
Solons rally past Viking girls 49-42MONTPELIER — Boom goes the dynamite? You bet. Montpelier sophomore Jessica Sweeney tossed in five 3-pointers on her way to 18 points, and senior Tatum FitzGerald was clutch as she made five of eight free throws down the stretch, helping to put together a 22-point Solons fourth quarter. Published on: February 5, 2010 |
Brigham paces Montpelier in 69-60 victoryMONTPELIER – Solon senior Sam Brigham dropped in a game-high 24 points to lead Montpelier over Lamoille 69-60 in boys basketball Monday evening. Published on: February 2, 2010 |
Montpelier survives scare, rallies in fourthRANDOLPH – Montpelier summoned up a strong fourth quarter, outscoring Randolph 18-7 to secure its 12th win, 39-29, after a rocky start Thursday. Earlier in the season the Solons defeated the Ghosts at home by the identical 39-29 score. Published on: January 29, 2010 |
Montpelier boys down Harwood in OTMONTPELIER – Montpelier's Phillip Williams is often called upon from off the bench for his defensive skills. Published on: January 28, 2010 |
Ryan Shea scores 19 points to lead Raiders past SolonsEAST MONTPELIER – There was no stopping U-32's Carter Austin-Bradley when it counted during Friday's boys basketball game. Published on: January 23, 2010 |
Banfield's hat trick leads Montpelier past BrattleboroMONTPELIER – The Montpelier girls hockey team outskated Brattleboro in the first period and took a three-goal lead on the way to Wednesday's 5-2 victory at Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center. Published on: January 21, 2010 |
Solons cruise to winDUXBURY – One night after being blanked in the fourth quarter by Northfield, the Montpelier girls basketball team shut out Harwood in the first quarter of Tuesday's game and went on to earn a 42-23 victory. Published on: January 20, 2010 |
Northfield overtakes MontpelierNORTHFIELD – In their first girls basketball match-up in nearly a quarter-century, Montpelier and Northfield tipped-off for a battle of upper tier Division-III teams Monday. Northfield outscored the Solons 9-0 in the fourth quarter and came away with a 25-23 come-from behind victory. Published on: January 19, 2010 |
Senior scores 26 points to key 74-55 victoryMONTPELIER – Sean Dowling scored 26 points and had 13 rebounds to lead the Montpelier boys basketball team to Saturday's 74-55 victory over Randolph. Published on: January 17, 2010 |
Baroudi sinks free throws to give Montpelier 9th winMONTPELIER – Palms got sweaty, mouths got dry and cheers got louder as Montpelier and U-32 dug in during the closing minutes of Friday's girls basketball thriller. The Solons won 57-56, but not before the Raiders proved something to themselves and their fans by outscoring Montpelier 17-7 in the final 3:00. Published on: January 16, 2010 |
Sam Brigham scores 20 points to trigger Solons' 73-52 victoryMONTPELIER – A red-hot start by Montpelier set the tone for Wednesday's 73-52 boys basketball victory over Lyndon. Published on: January 7, 2010 |
U-32's Chelsea Evans decimates field of D-I skiersHUNTINGTON – U-32's Chelsea Evans humbled a talented field of Division I skiers with Wednesday's commanding victory in a 5-kilometer cross country ski race at Sleepy Hollow. Published on: December 31, 2009 |
Gay's hat trick boosts SolonsMONTPELIER – Jessie Gay recorded a hat trick to power Montpelier to a 4-2 girls hockey win over Northfield on Monday. Published on: December 29, 2009 |
Solons stunned by Tide comebackMONTPELIER – As the clock wound down toward the finish of Tuesday's Montpelier-Spaulding boys basketball game, everyone in the Montpelier High School gym let their excitement show. Published on: December 16, 2009 |
Banfield, Solons skate past HighlandersMONTPELIER – Forced to play two 25-minute halves rather than three 15-minute periods as part of an experiment involving high school girls hockey and their in-season tournaments, Montpelier's Erin Banfield seemed like the only person unfazed Friday. Published on: December 12, 2009 |
Solons handle TigersMONTPELIER – The Solons were hungry after a loss in the season opener to Vergennes and it showed in their 66-41 victory against Middlebury on Thursday night. Published on: December 11, 2009 |
Vergennes beats MontpelierMONTPELIER – The Montpelier boys basketball team opened the 2009-2010 season the same way it ended the 2008-2009 season: with Saturday's loss to Vergennes. Published on: December 6, 2009 |
Montpelier clobbers ColchesterMONTPELIER – The Montpelier girls basketball team clamped down defensively on Colchester during Friday's 51-19 girls basketball romp, but it was the Solons' offensive play that enthused coach Lynn Ribolini. Published on: December 5, 2009 |
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