MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday a further loosening of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on high school sports in Vermont.
MONTPELIER — Governor Phil Scott brought good news to athletes that, beginning December 26, the state will enter a phased restart of youth sports.
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MONTPELIER — The Vermont high school sports season was officially delayed today during Governor Phil Scott's Tuesday morning press conference.
THETFORD -- A combined team of Albert D. Lawton Intermediate and Essex Middle School cross country runners, who ran as "Essex," had an extremely successful state championship showing at Thetford Academy Nov. 1.
BURLINGTON -- A successful season for the Essex High School (EHS) boys’ soccer team didn’t achieve the ultimate goal as the Hornets fell 1-0 in overtime Saturday to Burlington High in the 2020 Vermont D1 Championship.
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Essex High School (EHS) Brady Martisus has put a couple of fantastic ribbons on a stellar senior cross country season.
MONTPELIER — Official word on school-based winter sports was released Nov. 3, and while new restrictions might cause disappointment, it does appear most Vermont athletes will be able to compete this winter.
Here’s your one-stop shop for Essex High School (EHS) fall playoff news, results, and upcoming contests in either the Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) state championship tournaments, the Chittenden County Final Four volleyball postseason, or the Vermont Interscholastic Football League (…
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SOUTH BURLINGTON -- A unique high school volleyball season in Vermont came to a close Friday with the conclusion of the Chittenden County Championships, both the boys’ and girls’ title matches featuring Essex High School (EHS).
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BURLINGTON -- A scoreless back-and-forth tilt was two minutes away from going to overtime before Essex High School (EHS) finally found the back of the net to break the stalemate and register all it would need for a Wednesday afternoon win.
NEWTON -- If you travel 25 miles down I-95 South from Lasell University, you'll eventually come across Gillette Stadium, most notably the home of the New England Patriots. This stadium is where Jordan Hines, an athletic training major and lacrosse player at Lasell, received the opportunity o…
With regular seasons in the books, Essex High School (EHS) teams are now focusing on the playoff roads ahead of them.
Here’s the playoff picture for Essex Field Hockey
ESSEX -- After suffering its first setback of the season on Saturday with a loss at Champlain Valley Union, Essex High School (EHS) got back to its winning ways on Tuesday with a 54-42 home triumph over Colchester High School (CHS).
SWANTON -- Girls’ varsity golf teams from around the state gathered at Champlain Country Club last week to compete in the 2020 Vermont Principals’ Association State Championship.
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COLCHESTER -- In its first game since Oct. 1, the Essex High School (EHS) varsity field hockey team got back into the win column with a solid 5-1 victory at Colchester High School (CHS) Tuesday afternoon.
ESSEX -- After having its last two matches postponed because of the weather -- something that is new to Vermont high school volleyball since the sport is being played outside this year -- the Essex High School (EHS) girls’ varsity team returned to its home grass and posted a strong 3-0 win o…
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ESSEX -- The skatepark at Maple Street Park is usually buzzing in the afternoons and on weekends, especially now as the extreme sport athletes try to get in as much as they can before the snow flies. One of the youngest skaters who can be found there routinely, however, is enjoying the hobby…
ESSEX -- While the final two sets were a little tight, the hosting Essex High Hornets claimed a 3-0 varsity boys’ volleyball win over Burlington High Tuesday afternoon.
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ESSEX -- Coming off a thrilling Saturday victory in which the Hornets ended Champlain Valley Union’s (CVU) 37-game unbeaten streak, the Essex High School (EHS) varsity boys’ soccer team remained focused and carried that momentum into a 2-0 Tuesday win over Colchester High in the latest insta…
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ST. LOUIS -- A local man recently fulfilled a dream he’s had for the last few years and will be seen on televisions across the country Monday evening.
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WILLISTON -- While Essex High has hosted its own cross country meets in town in the past, this year it teamed up with Burlington High to hold the first-ever SeaHornet Invitational which was held at Catamount Outdoor Family Center on Saturday.
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MILTON -- The preseason is finally over for three Essex High School (EHS) varsity squads as they turned to interscholastic competition Tuesday.
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MONTPELIER -- Winning a championship isn’t any-less sweet after turning 35.
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ESSEX -- Thrilling news for high school athletes came out of Montpelier Tuesday when it was announced during Governor Phil Scott’s press conference that schools will be able to enter Step III of reopening.
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Upon learning that the head coaching position for the Essex High School (EHS) boys’ volleyball varsity team was going to be up for grabs, Laken Shook knew right away she’d be applying for it.
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The Essex High School Athletics Department has released its 2020 fall schedules and listed its coaching staff for the year.
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ESSEX -- The outer grounds of the Essex High School (EHS) campus were buzzing this past week after the final bell as Hornet Athletics returned to action.
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One might say Essex Juction’s Matt Smith has a passion for danger.
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The organizers of a yearly outdoor event, and the parents of an active local girl, aren’t letting the coronavirus pandemic stop them from raising awareness and funding for charity. It’s just going to look a little different than it has in recent years.
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Essex High School (EHS) Director of Athletics Patrick Merriam spent some time talking with the Reporter this week and gave some clarification to how fall sports will look this year.
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VERMONT — A group of seven runners ran the length of Vermont, raising more than $38,000 for the Vermont Foodbank along the way.
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COLCHESTER -- A couple big bites led to a couple big trophies last month for two Essex High School (EHS) fishermen.
While the popular summertime tradition wasn’t held in Essex this year, or in its traditional format, the fundraiser was still tremendously successful.
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MONTPELIER — On Tuesday, Aug. 11, additional updates on the upcoming high school, fall sports season were released by the Vermont Principal’s Association (VPA).
BARRE -- Essex Junction driver Matthew Smith posted another top-10 finish last week at Thunder Road Speedbowl and might have had a shot at the win if it weren’t for a couple of crashes.
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COLCHESTER -- Their names might not go down in the record books, but July 1 will be a day two young fishermen never forget.
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ESSEX -- Turning a negative into a positive is probably putting it mildly.
COLCHESTER -- The Northeast-10 Conference recently announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2020 spring semester. Among the 255 student-athletes who represented Saint Michael’s College (SMC), one hails from Essex Junction.
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STOWE -- A pair of golfers with ties to Essex made the cut last week during the 114th Vermont Amateur Championship held at Stowe Country Club -- one of them making a good run at his third title in the event.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Principal’s Association released news that the high school fall sports season will have a delayed opening. Practices for fall teams scheduled to begin on August 10th will now begin the first student day of school at the end of August or beginning of September.
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One of the newest members of the Saint Michael’s College (SMC) baseball program used to wear the Hornet cap.
BARRE -- It wasn’t the most-ideal way to get it done, but it was a third-place finish nonetheless for a local racecar driver.
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One of Vermont’s top high school nordic skiers isn’t going far next year -- at least for classes. He will, however, be travelling a little further on the weekends to compete for his school.
BARRE — Two Essex Junction residents competed in races at Barre’s Thunder Road 61st Season Opener on June 18.
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This summer, the renowned WIFFLE Ball fields that sit by the Essex/Jericho border -- off of Sawmill Road and next to a privately-dubbed “Landsdowne Street” -- will not see the hundreds of pitchers and batters that usually head to the outskirts of the town for a good cause.
After holding out hope as long as it could with the optimism that the games could be played, the decision was finally made to cancel the 2020 All-Star Twin State Hockey Classic that was set to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
A 5K road race that has recently hit the streets of Essex is still being held in 2020--just in a fairly-different manner.
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The accolades keep rolling in for former Hornet and Norwich University (NU) graduate student Kevin Svarczkopf, of Essex Junction.
Lines don’t need to be dropped too far down into the lake to find some prized catches this time of the year.
