For the first time in recent history, an Essex Middle School (EMS) girls’ basketball team captured the title of a nearby tournament.

The Essex High School (EHS) gymnastics team is showing no sign of slowing down with the state championship on the horizon.

Winter unleashing some pent-up wrath or anxiety last week. Heard shouts of joy from skiers and boarders. The Michael J. Baker Essex Classic was a huge success for all involved, especially our Hornets. Cheerleading NVAC competition Saturday at SB around noontime. Exams should be over by now. …

Essex High School (EHS) hosted the 41st-annual Michael J. Baker Essex Classic Jan. 17-18 with 25 teams coming to town from Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, and Maine.

The Essex High nordic skiing teams participated in the Tour de Chittenden between Thursday and Monday (Jan. 9-13) with the Hornets competing in three separate events.

For the first time this season, the Essex High School (EHS) girls’ and boys’ ice hockey teams played at home the same day--allowing Hornet fans to easily watch both teams Jan. 8.

Girls’ hockey

With Christmas and New Year’s vacations behind us, school and sports are back in business.

In its first game of the new year, the Essex High School (EHS) boys’ basketball team hit enough free throws down the stretch to defeat North Country Union High School 63-55 on Friday (Jan. 3).

Placing in the top-2 for each event, Essex High School (EHS) senior gymnast Ella Lesny helped keep the Hornets undefeated on the season and capture their third-straight win Friday night (Jan. 3).

Connecting on 12 3-point attempts, the Essex High School (EHS) girls’ basketball team downed Mount Mansfield Union (MMU) High School 67-42 on Thursday (Jan. 2).

Hope your Christmas holiday was joyful and relaxing. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Celebrate responsibly with friends and family please. Christmas Wish List was a blast to write. Check it a couple of weeks ago or at essexreporter.com if you missed it. Enjoy the rest of your break or vacation. Then back to work.

The 2019-20 season is officially underway for the Essex High School (EHS) nordic ski teams with the Hornets participating in their first meet of the year on Dec. 27.

Improving to 2-0 in the onset of the 2019-20 campaign, the Essex High School (EHS) gymnastics team topped Harwood Union High School Saturday (Dec. 28) in the Hornets’ first home meet of the year.

Most of the Essex High School (EHS) winter sports have begun their 2019-20 seasons with the Hornets already reeling in the wins.

The last month has been extremely exciting for a local youth runner.

Ross Macy (Roger Williams University Men’s Swimming & Diving, Fr.)

Trying to win three-straight state championships can be a daunting task, but it can become easier when a team forgets about its previous success and focuses on the present.

The reigning Division I Vermont state champion girls’ ice hockey team has been hard at work in preparation for a run at defending its title.

EJ Nelson, a freshman at Roger Williams University who hails from Essex Junction, was recently honored by the Commonwealth Coast Conference.

The Vermont Youth Volleyball Association (VYVA) recently announced its 2019 all-star teams and senior match invitees with a slew of Essex High School (EHS) players making the various lists.

A slew of Essex High School Hornets reeled in all-state and all-league laurels recently for their play during the 2019 fall seasons.

Fall collegiate seasons are coming to a close with conference champions being crowned and national tournaments getting underway. A few Essex High School alumni turned in notable performances across New England for their respective institutions.

With the winter seasons freshly underway across the collegiate athletics landscape, a few members of the Essex community are getting to the stat sheet early on.

CASTELTON — The 19th annual matchup between Vermont’s top senior high school football players kicked off at David Wolk Stadium at Castleton University on Saturday afternoon.

Thank you, all veterans! Your services are appreciated. November is one chilly month. Wood stoves are heating up, oak tree leaves are finally falling, yards are being raked – many but not all, snow starting to fall, and most importantly Thanksgiving is approaching. Football’s championship ga…

ESSEX — The Hornets defeated Bellows Free Academy on home turf 3-0 in the first playoff round.

By RUTHIE LAROCHE Essex and BFA St. Albans battled through regulation play and triple overtime, the Hornets earning the 21 to 15 win thanks to quarterback Sam Bowen who scored a touchdown from the 1-yard line in the third overtime. The game pitted two DI powerhouses against each other in an epic Friday Night Lights […]

Boys 100 Meters 6 Ryan Guerino 11.73 14 Jackson Baker 12.21 30 Kyle Moran 12.51 32 Sam Phillippo 12.53 74 Calvin Burnett 13.32 100 Meters 9th Grade 12 Maxwell Phillippo 13.11 15 Drew Engard 13.21 30 Terri Ambo 13.80 36 Mason Lepine 13.88 43 Nevin Mack 14.12 200 Meters 1 Spencer Towle 22.80 3 James […]

The sophomore guard scored a team-high 12 points as No. 8-seed Essex’s balanced attack almost pulled off an upset of No. 1 Rice in the Division I boys basketball quarterfinals before the Knights escaped with a 70-62 win. Paquette also had eight points in the Hornets’ first-round win over BFA-St. Albans.

The senior captain has led a rock-solid defense that had allowed more than one goal in a game just twice, both times to BFA-St. Albans in 2-1 losses. In front of goalie Sophie Forcier, the Hornet defense notched eight shutouts. Going into Thursday night’s championship game against BFA, Essex had surrendered just 16 goals in […]

The Essex girls head into the Feb. 16 state championships with six top-3 seeds and Martell owns two of them, including the team’s lone No. 1 ranking. Undefeated in seven Vermont races, the defending 600-meter state champion’s only loss in eight races was a third place at the Dartmouth Relays in that event — while running […]