Randolph T. Holhut
Football players named to All-State team
-The Vermont Football Coaches Association recently announced its all-state football teams for the 2024 season.
In Division I, Brattleboro wide receiver Jack Cady and inside linebacker Colby Bristol were first team selections.
It’s almost ready
The long-awaited new bridge connecting Brattleboro to Hinsdale, N.H., will open for motor vehicle traffic by Dec. 5 and for pedestrians next spring
BRATTLEBORO-An achievement that has been decades in the making is about to finally happen with the announcement that the new General John Stark Memorial Bridge linking Brattleboro and Hinsdale, New Hampshire, will be open to motor vehicle traffic by the end of the day Thursday, Dec. 5. According to...
SVL announces fall all-opponent teams
-With the end of the fall high school sports season in Vermont come the accolades for the student-athletes. The Southern Vermont League (SVL) announced its all-opponent selections earlier this month, and our four local schools were well-represented. • In boys' soccer, Brattleboro midfielders Charlie Kinnersley, Jackson Pals, and Orion...
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Voters turn out with vigor
-For political races both nationally and throughout the state, many of the outcomes of Tuesday's election were far from surprising, with almost 69% of exactly 26,000 voters in the left-leaning region backing the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz Democratic Party ticket. Harris and Walz won Vermont's Electoral College votes in a race that nationally, at press time early Wednesday morning, appeared destined to go to their Republican Party opponents, Donald Trump and JD Vance. Incumbents Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, and Democrat...
Slaters stop Terriers in Division II football semifinal
-The third time was a charm for the Fair Haven Slaters, who punched their ticket for the Division II state football finals with a dominating 34-7 victory over the Bellows Falls Terriers at Hadley Field on Nov. 2. The Slaters made it to the semifinals in 2022 and 2023. Now, they will face top-seeded Rice for the state title this Saturday in St. Johnsbury. In their regular season meeting in Week 5, BF pulled out a 14-7 win over the...
Bears, Rebels upset in soccer playoffs
-In Vermont high school sports, the perennial powers in Vermont come from the Metro Conference, the home of the big Chittenden County schools such as Champlain Valley, Colchester, Essex, Burlington, South Burlington, and Mount Mansfield. The quality of play is better because these schools have to play each other twice a season, and playing strong opponents every week usually makes a team tougher. This is true in boys' and girls' soccer. The Brattleboro teams both had successful regular seasons, but...
Bears end football season with loss to MAU
-There is little joy in completing a winless football season. The pain is worse when the final game is against a rival that you long to defeat in front of your home fans. The Brattleboro Bears and Mount Anthony Patriots have played for the Elwell Trophy for decades. It's usually the last regular game and a victory in the game means bragging rights for the next 12 months. That's why the Bears' 41-21 loss to the Patriots at Natowich Field...
Seniors honored as fall season nears end
-The fall high school sports season in Vermont moves fast. It seems like it only just began, but this week is the final week of the regular season for football, soccer, field hockey, and cross-country. The final regular season home game for each team usually features a tribute to the seniors and their families. These pre-game ceremonies are filled with joy tinged with a bit of sadness - sadness because, for many of the student-athletes, it is the last game...