Girls Basketball Harper Mead’s 12 points helped the No. 2 seed Champlain Valley Union girls basketball team to a 55-33 win over No. 15 Burr and Burton in the Division I high school playdowns Tuesday night. Kaylee Beyor added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Redhawks and Maryn Askew chipped in with nine points… Read More »
GIRLS HOCKEY Champlain Valley-Mount Mansfield 10, Spaulding 3: Champlain Valley-Mount Mansfield delivered decisively in a win over Spaulding on Monday night. CVU’s Jackie Ryan had three goals and two assists, while Lydia Maitland added a hat trick. Kiley McClure had two goals and two assists for a four-point night, while Flynn Hall and Lauren Hanley… Read More »
A matchup of two of the top teams in Division I girls basketball turned slightly scary midway through the second quarter Monday night when Tim Rice, the Rice Memorial High School coach, collapsed in the second quarter of the game at Champlain Valley Union High School. Rice, who also collapsed at the 2015 D-I semifinal… Read More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL The Champlain Valley Union High School girls basketball team extended their unbeaten streak in an exciting way on Monday night, coming from behind to top Essex 59-54 in double overtime. Catherine Gilwee hit a 3-pointer with a little over five seconds remaining in the first overtime period to extend the game, then Shannon… Read More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL Champlain Valley Union got the upperhand in the second quarter to pull away from South Burlington for a 48-24 victory on Monday night in a rematch of two of the top Division I teams. Mekkena Boyd led the Redhawks (9-0) with 14 points, and Nicole Eaton scored eight of her 11 points in the second… Read More »
After falling in the first two games of the season, the Champlain Valley Union boys hockey team is on a small winning streak. The most recent victory had the Redhawks capturing the CSB Cup at Cairns Arena in South Burlington with a 6-3 win over South Burlington on Saturday afternoon. Jake Schaefer had two goals and an… Read More »
BOYS HOCKEY Lower Canada College 9, Champlain Valley Union 1: The coaching debut of new CVU coach J.P. Benoit did not begin as hoped with the Redhawks falling to Lower Canada College to open the season on Friday. Charlie Averill had the lone goal for the Redhawks, while Jake Schaefer and James Bernicke each added… Read More »
FOOTBALL Champlain Valley Union 20, South Burlington 6: The CVU football team rode its defense to a 20-6 win over host South Burlington on Friday night to return to .500 on the season. Graham Walker had two interceptions that turned into touchdowns in the second half to help the Redhawks (3-3) pull away. Walker’s first… Read More »
Boys lacrosse The Champlain Valley boys lacrosse team earned quite a few honors when the Vermont Lacrosse Coaches Association released its All-State teams. Charlie Bernicke was named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American award winner, while Walter Braun was named a VCLA Green and Gold outstanding player. Bernicke (attack) and Braun (midfield) were both named to the… Read More »
GIRLS LACROSSE Mount Anthony 18, Champlain Valley Union 12: Mount Anthony, the defending state champions, needed a five-goal effort from Avery Galle to pull out a win over No. 6 Champlain Valley Union in the Division I girls lacrosse semifinals last Wednesday. Bella Rieley scored four goals for CVU, which finished the season with a… Read More »