The Vermont All-State boys' soccer teams have been announced and several local players have made the roster.
In Division I, Brattleboro has two representatives on the All-State team, senior defensive back Gus Williams and senior midfielder Luke Williams.
Leland & Gray got two players on the Division III squad, junior midfielders Riley Barton and Matthew Emerson.
The Division IV champs, Twin Valley, had four players make the All-State team - senior defensive back Eric Bolognani, senior midfielder Owen Grinold, senior forward Jack McHale and junior defensive back Izaak Park.
Locals fill SVL All-Star teams
• The Southern Vermont League announced its All-Star teams last week, and the local squads were well-represented with 16 players earning First Team honors and 10 others earning Second Team honors.
For the girls, Brattleboro's Venus Fu was the lone A Division First Team selection, while the C Division saw four Leland & Gray players - Sydney Hescock, Ellie Longo, Bay Holmes, and Arin Bates - make the First Team and coach Lucas Bates named as C Division's Coach of the Year. Twin Valley's Sadie Boyd was the lone First Team pick in D Division.
Selected to their respective division's Second Team were Birgess Schem, Izzy Stack and Layla Maiocco (Bellows Falls), and Abby Towle, Izzy Ameden, and Hannah Landers (Leland & Gray).
On the boys' side, Brattleboro's Gus and Luke Williams and Alex Lier were A Division First Teamers, while Jack McHale, Izaak Park, Eric Bolognani, and Owen Grinold of Twin Valley and Riley Barton and Matt Emerson of Leland & Gray were all named to the C Division First Team.
Second Team selections for the boys included Liam Towle and Quinn Kelloway of Leland & Gray and Colin McHale and Casey Sibilia of Twin Valley.
North-South football game this weekend
• The Vermont high school football season wraps up on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., when the annual North-South Senior All-Star Football Game is played at Castleton University's Dave Wolk Stadium.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students, with all proceeds earmarked for the scholarship and grant programs of the Vermont Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
The North leads the series, 11-7, including a 56-35 win in last season's game. All of Vermont's 31 football schools from all three divisions are represented on the rosters for this game. The North-South game is often seen as an audition for the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, which will again be played at Castleton next August.
The two teams that played for the Division II championship will be well represented on the South team in this game.
The champs, the Brattleboro Colonels, will send quarterback Tyler Millerick, running back Chris Frost, and lineman Jem Cohen, while runner-up Bellows Falls will send quarterback Griffin Waryas, tight end Dylan Clark, running back McGregor Vancor and lineman Hunter Smith.
Brattleboro head coach Chad Pacheco will coach the South squad. Also on the South's coaching staff are Bellows Falls assistant coach Frank Brown and Brattleboro assistant coaches Mike Empey and Tanner Loupa.
Broadley, Ager do well at N.E. Championships
• The two sophomore Terrier Harriers who helped lead Bellows Falls to its second consecutive Division III state cross-country championship turned in solid performances at the 85th New England Interscholastic Cross-Country Championships, held Nov. 9 at Wickam Park in Manchester, Conn.
Abby Broadley, the individual Vermont Division III girls' champion, finished 20th with a time of 19 minutes, 2 seconds. It was 37 seconds faster than Broadley's winning time over the Thetford Academy course two weeks earlier.
Teammate Stephanie Ager finished 94th in 20:23. The 24th fastest female in the Vermont meet, Ager improved on her Thetford time by nearly a minute.
The girls race was won by Sofia Matson of Falmouth, Mass., with a time of 17:52. The Vermont Division I champions, Champlain Valley, won the team event.
BUHS coach Tyler Boone honored by Special Olympics Vermont
• Unified sports are catching on at Brattleboro Union High School, with basketball, soccer, and snowshoeing among the current offerings.
For the past two years, Tyler Boone has been an assistant coach for the BUHS Unified basketball team and a co-coach with Lauren Allembert of the Unified soccer team that recently won a state championship.
On Nov. 8, Boone was recognized by Special Olympics Vermont as its Unified Coach of the Year. The award was presented at the annual State of Inclusion Conference at the University of Vermont's Davis Center.
Unified sports gives every student the opportunity to experience the camaraderie, feeling of accomplishment, and just plain joy that comes with high school athletics. Congratulations to Tyler and the rest of the folks associated with Unified sports at BUHS for promoting inclusion and spreading the joy.
Girls on the Run Vermont seeks coaches
• Girls on the Run Vermont's spring coach registration is now open. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls in grades 3-8 designed to enhance their social, psychological, and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences.
The 10-week program incorporates running to teach critical life skills, encourage personal development and foster team building and community service. Volunteer coaches utilize a curriculum to engage teams of girls in fun, interactive lessons. Teams meet twice a week for 90 minutes and the program culminates with all teams participating in a celebratory 5K run/walk event.
Coaches do not need to be runners but are required to be a minimum of 18-years-old to serve as an assistant or 21 to serve as a head coach. Junior coaches are also encouraged to apply. All volunteer coaches must complete a background check and attend a training session. For more information, visit www.gotrvt.org/coach.
BOC annual meeting is Dec. 12
• The Brattleboro Outing Club (BOC) will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the River Garden, 157 Main St. The public is invited, and refreshments will be served.
Highlights of the evening will be the presentations by members who lead each of the four BOC activities - cross-country skiing, paddling, rowing, and tennis. Election of board officers, budget discussions and some reorganization will also take place.
Of special interest is the planned expansion of the Nordic trails at the Brattleboro Country Club.
BOC is one of the oldest civic outdoor sports associations in the country. Founded in 1922 by local sports enthusiast Fred Harris, its original mission to “encourage, develop and promote family outdoor life and good fellowship” holds true to this day.
For more information, visit www.BrattleboroOutingClub.org or call 802-254-3666.
Wardsboro Pathfinders get ready for snowmobile season
• The Wardsboro Pathfinders snowmobile club wants to let everyone know early bird snowmobile trail passes (TMAs) are now available.
Go to wardsboropathfinders.com and beat the rush by buying your trail pass online. Or, stop by Wardsboro Country Store, Triple Tree Lodge, D&K's Market in Jamaica, and Fat City Motor Worx in Wilmington to get your pass.
If you'd like to learn more about this all-volunteer organization that helps maintain snowmobile trails in the Deerfield Valley, come to their next club meeting on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. Contact them at wpsc@wardsboropathfinders.com for more details.
Senior bowling roundup
• A 1-4 week whittled Magic in Motion's (33-17) lead to just one game after week 11 of the fall season of the Brattleboro Senior Bowling League at Brattleboro Bowl. Ageless Wonders (32-18) had a 5-0 week to take over second place.
Crash & Burn and Trash-O-Matic (both 31-19) moved into a tie for third, followed by Us'ns (30-20), Stayin' Alive (29-21), Whatevers (28-12), The Drifters (24-26), One Pointers (23-27), Delayed Reaction (21-29), and Split Ends (15-35).
Pat Bentrup had the women's high handicap game (233) while Beverly Middlestadt had the high handicap series (656). Gary Montgomery had the men's high handicap game (259), while Wayne Randall had the high handicap series (676). Stayin' Alive had the high team handicap game (868) and series (2,519).
In scratch scoring, Robert Rigby had games of 249, 194, and 189 to lead the men yet again with a 632 series, while Warren Corriveau Sr. had a 224 and a 185 as part of his 579 series. Montgomery rolled a 233 as part of his 544 series. Randall had a 182 game as part of his 535 series. Marty Adams had a 202 game, while Rich Hoppe rolled a 192.
Josie Rigby rolled a 193 and a 175 to again have the women's top scratch series at 508. Carole Frizzell rolled a 177.