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CHESTER — The Brattleboro varsity girls soccer team topped Green Mountain 3-1 on Monday."The game was more scattered relative to ball control than I would like to see in my players and we lost …

Bellows Falls' Broadley wins Thetford race THETFORD — Two-time defending state champion Abby Broadley of Bellows Falls won Saturday's cross-country race in Thetford in a time of 20:25, despite taking a detour on the mismarked …
4 BUHS varsity teams win their opener SPRINGFIELD — Reed Sargent drilled a field goal with 8.8 seconds left to give the Brattleboro 7-on-7 varsity touch football team a 24-21 victory over Springfield in Saturday's season …
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Vermont's fall sports season to begin Saturday BRATTLEBORO — Four area varsity teams will debut this weekend after state officials announced on Tuesday that Vermont's K-12 schools would move from Step 2 to Step 3 of the "Strong and Healthy …
Pacers prevail in opener HINSDALE, N.H. — Squares along the sideline kept the fans socially distanced during Wednesday's varsity boys soccer match at Hinsdale High School.And Alex Shaink used his quickness to create a …
Fan plan: wear a mask and social distance BRATTLEBORO — Area athletic directors are requiring people to wear a facial covering at all times and also social distance when attending sporting events at their school this fall, while also …
Rabideau shines on pitch BRATTLEBORO — The Special Olympics Unified Soccer Tournament has been cancelled, however Brattleboro Unified soccer has still been doing skills-based work.Devon Rabideau has consistently been …
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Wildcats, Bellows Falls girls XC team looking to defend
BRATTLEBORO — A large plastic bottle sliced in half, a pair of underwear, and a sneaker.Those were the three items — each shown being used as a facial covering — that the Bellows … more
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Bellows Falls' Abby Broadley won the Division 3 state cross-country championship in a time of 19:39 last season in Thetford.
Shorter bus rides, seasons for BUHS teams
BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Union High School soccer fans would normally have Oct. 23 circled on their calendar, not wanting to miss their varsity boys team's game in Bennington against the rival … more
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Ron Svec, the head coach for the Brattleboro Union High School varsity girls soccer team, looks on as his players practice on Tuesday.
Claussen to run virtual marathon Sunday
BRATTLEBORO — If he has it in him, Al Claussen will do a victory lap on the Art Freeman Track on Sunday morning.The Townshend resident will begin his virtual Boston Marathon in Jamaica, Vt. at … more
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Al Claussen
Richards dominates final Fun Run races
BRATTLEBORO — Williamsville resident Tammy Richards swept all four races during the final week of the Red Clover Rovers Virtual Fun Run Series.Melissa Stewart was the runner-up in three of the … more
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Tammy Richards, second from left, participates in a Tuesday Morning Track Workout at Brattleboro Union High School in 2019.
Marina donates athlete of the season prizes
BRATTLEBORO — Most high school athletes in this area are required to wear a mask during the fall sports season, but one of them will need to remove the cloth facial covering at some point in … more
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Bellows Falls field hockey goalie Jaia Caron (77) celebrates an upset victory over second-seeded Champlain Valley Union with teammates Taylor Goodell (9) and Halle Dickerson (12). Caron, who made 11 saves in the game to earn a shutout, was later voted the Reformer Athlete of the Fall.
Dias reels in state bass fishing title
NORTH HERO — One gallon of Vermont maple syrup, eight pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and three hermit thrushes.Those items combined would weigh the same as the six fish that David Dias … more
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Brattleboro resident David Dias reeled in 19.21 pounds of bass during a two-day tournament on Lake Champlain to become the Vermont non-boater state champion.
'Woody' and friends team up in 100-mile relay
BRATTLEBORO — They meandered into town and congregated outside Burrows Specialized Sports on Main Street in Brattleboro as the sun began to rise on Saturday morning. Ranging in ages from 21 to … more
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The Woodrow Warriors gather at Burrows Specialized Sports prior to the relay.
VPA decides on touch football, no postseason
BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro and Bellows Falls combined for 204 yards through the air in the 2019 Division 2 state championship game, but that number will likely be surpassed in the first quarter … more
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Bellows Falls' Logan Lisai is tackled after catching a pass against Brattleboro during the 2019 Division 2 state championship football game in Rutland.
Varsity athletes, coaches to be screened daily
BRATTLEBORO — Seven, 150 and 100.4 were the most popular numbers during Tuesday's Zoom meeting that was hosted by the Vermont Principals' Association. Questions were pouring in about the … more
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Brattleboro's football coach Chad Pacheco talks to members of his team during the first day of football practice last season, on Aug. 12, 2019.
Little League: Avard fans 14, Claussen scores winning run
BRATTLEBORO — Hayden Avard didn't allow a hit across five innings as the Giants cruised to a 10-0 Little League baseball victory over the Pirates on Wednesday at the South Main Street field. In … more
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Donnevhan Hall hits a double for the Giants during a Brattleboro Little League baseball game on Wednesday.

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