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- H.S. baseball players to watch in 2023 season
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- H.S. softball players to watch in 2023 season
- H.S. boys lacrosse players to watch in 2023 season
- The top draw control specialists in H.S. girls lacrosse
- The top faceoff specialists in H.S. boys lacrosse
- Breakout stars of H.S. softball
- Breakout stars of H.S. baseball
- Matchups, results for the 2023 individual tennis state tournaments
- 'A kid from small Lamoille County': Alekson shines on the mound
- Vermont H.S. playoff scores from Tuesday, May 30
- Vermont H.S. playoff scores for Wednesday, May 31
- Athletes to watch at the D-I, D-II track and field state meets
THURSDAY'S H.S. PLAYOFF GAMES
D-II boys lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 3 Mount Anthony 17, No. 6 Stowe 2
D-I girls tennis quarterfinals
No. 3 Stowe 7, No. 6 Mount Anthony 0
D-II girls tennis quarterfinals
No. 3 Burr and Burton 5, No. 6 U-32 2
Boys Ultimate playdowns
No. 10 Mount Mansfield 15, No. 7 Long Trail 7
MM: Ben Rankin 3G, 2D. Brody Norris 3G. Sam Laporte 4A.
LTS: Aidan Tarbell 4G, 1A. Ty Dickerson 1G, 2A. 2D. Kai Lamothe 3A.
No. 3 Champlain Valley 15, No. 14 Essex 6
CV: Sawyer Falkenbush 3G. DJ Steinman 2A. Victor Colon 2A. Jonan Story 2A. Zach Spitznagle 2A. Thomas Garavelli 2A. Toby Wilczynski 2D.
E: Josh Pierce 5G. Jon Tupaj 3A.
No. 2 Burr and Burton 15, No. 15 Mill River 0
Track and field
Division III state championships at Manchester
Team scores (girls top 5): 1. White River Valley 174; 2. Thetford 100; 3. Bellows Falls 66; 4. Woodstock 57; 5. Lake Region 48.
Team scores (boys top 5): 1. Thetford 122; 2. Windsor 68; 3. Randolph 54; 4. Woodstock 52; 5. BFA-Fairfax 51.
Full results: Athletic.net.
FRIDAY'S H.S. PLAYOFF GAMES
D-I softball quarterfinals
No. 1 BFA-St. Albans 3, No. 8 North Country 1
BFA: Sierra Yates (WP, CG,0H, 12K, 4BB; 1-for-2 at the plate, 3B). Ruby Dasaro (1-for-2, 2B, run). Cora Thomas (1-for-3, run).
NC: Jenna Laramie(LP, CG, 4H, 5K,1BB).
Note: Yates tossed a no-hitter.
No. 3 Essex 5, No. 6 Colchester 3
E: Maisie Baker (WP, CG, 3H, 3R, 1ER, 8K, 4BB). Katie Preston (2-for-3, 2 RBIs). Gabby Spagnuolo-Chawla (2-for-4, RBI). Avery Casavant (2-for-2, 2B, RBI). Anna Baker (2-for-3).
C: AthanasiaBoyer (LP, 6IP, 8H, 5R, 5ER, 5K, 5BB; 1-for-2 at the plate). Ava Robare (1-for-2, RBI).
Note: Casavant (RBI double) and Preston (two-run single) had the big hits in Essex's five-run fifth inning to rally past the Lakers.
No. 2 Mount Anthony 4, No. 7 Rutland 1
D-II softball quarterfinals
No. 5 Middlebury 10, No. 4 Enosburg 9
No. 2 Mount Abraham 17, No. 10 Spaulding 1
MA: Eve McCormick (WP, 5IP, 2H, 0R, 6K, 0BB; 3-for-5 at the plate, HR, 4 RBIs). Madelyn Hayden (2-for-3, RBI). Lucy Parker (3-for-3, 2B, 3 RBIs). Gabrielle LaFreniere (2-for-3, 3B, RBI). Dakota Larocque (1-for-3, 2 RBIs). Abigail Parker (2-for-4, 2B, RBI).
No. 1 Hartford 1, No. 8 Rice 1; suspended in second inning to June 5 at 6 p.m.
D-III softball quarterfinals
No. 6 Vergennes 11, No. 3 BFA-Fairfax 9
V: Savanah Blaise (WP, CG, 15H, 9R, 5K, 1BB; 3H at the plate, 2B, HR). Jasmine Little (2H). Sammy Hallock (2H, sac bunt). Katie Laberge (3H, 2B). Ryenn Wicell (2H).
F: Abigail Langlois (3H). Faith Benjamin (2H). Peyton Niles (2B). Anna Villeneuve (LP, CG; 2H at the plate, 2B). Jaiden Thweatt (3H, 2B). Lauren Coleman (2B). Summer Boutin (3B).
Note: Blaise smacked a two-run homer in a fourth-run fourth inning.
No. 2 Thetford 6, No. 7 Fair Haven 5
No. 5 Green Mountain (8-9) at No. 4 Bellows Falls (10-6), ppd. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday
D-IV softball quarterfinals
No. 1 West Rutland 8, No. 8 Long Trail 4
No. 5 Leland & Gray 9, No. 4 Poultney 5 (8)
No. 6 Proctor (9-5) at No. 3 Blue Mountain (12-3), ppd. to Monday
D-I baseball quarterfinals
No. 1 Champlain Valley 13, No. 8 Colchester 0 (5)
CV: Stephen Rickert (WP, CG, 5IP, 2H, 0R, 4K, 1BB). Kyle Tivnan (2-for-4, RBI). Robbie Fragola (2-for-3, 2 RBIs). Zach Santos (2-for-3, 3 RBIs).
C: John Luter (LP, 2IP, 6H, 8R, 2ER, 2BB).
Note: Champlain Valley scored six runs in the third to cruise into the semifinals.
No. 2 South Burlington 13, No. 7 Rice 3 (5)
SB: Nick Kelly (WP, CG, 5IP, 8H, 3ER, 10K, 1BB; 2B at the plate). James Chagnon (2-for-4, 2 2B). Liam O’Connor (2B). Brady Havers (2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBIs). Evan LaMothe (2B). Andrew Chandler (2-for-3, 2B, 3 RBIs).
R: Wyatt Wolpert(LP, 3IP, 6H, 6R, 4ER, 3K, 4BB; 2-for-3 at the plate). Colton Merchant (1-for-3, RBI). Oliver Quong (1-for-2, RBI). JD Raleigh (1-for-3, RBI).
Note: With Rice lead 2-0 after the top of the first, South Burlington plated a pair of runners in its first three innings. Going into the bottom of the fifth leading 6-3, the Wolves struck with six doubles to walk-off with the mercy rule win.
No. 3 Mount Anthony 4, No. 6 Burr and Burton 2
No. 5 Mount Mansfield (12-4) at No. 4 Spaulding (15-2), ppd to 3:30 pm. Saturday
D-II baseball quarterfinals
No. 4 Peoples 14, No. 5 Hartford 4
P: Ben Alekson (WP, 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 9K, 0BB; 3-for-3, HR, 3 RBIs). Jackson Lund (1-for-2, HR, 2 RBIs). Derek Baxter (1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBIs). Chandler Follensbee (2-for-2, 2B, RBI). Gavin Lund (1-for-2, HR, 5 RBIs).
H: Zach Johnson (LP, 3IP, 10H, 10ER, 2K, 4BB). Solly Flores (1-for-2, HR, RBI).
Note: For the second time this season the Bash Brothers, Jackson and Gavin, both hit home runs in the same game. The pair connected on both in the third inning.
No. 7 Fair Haven (10-7) at No. 2 U-32 (13-4), ppd. to noon Saturday
D-III baseball quarterfinals
No. 2 Green Mountain 5, No. 7 Richford 3
GM: Kaiden McCarthy (WP, 5IP, 0H, 1R, 12K). Tanner Swisher (2IP, 1H, 2ER; 2 hits at the plate, run). Jack Hinkley (2 hits, RBI). Liam O’Brien (hit, RBI). Aiden Garvey (hit, RBI).
R: Carter Blaney (LP, 5IP, 7H, 4ER). Will Steinhour (hit, RBI).
No. 8 Vergennes (7-10) at No. 1 Hazen (14-2), ppd. to 1 p.m. Saturday
No. 6 Bellows Falls (9-8) at No. 3 Thetford (10-6), suspended to Saturday
D-IV baseball quarterfinals
No. 1 Blue Mountain 14, No. 8 Rivendell 0 (2)
BM: Owen Murray (WP, 2IP, 2H, 0R, 5K, 1BB). Kris Fennimore (2-for-2, 2 RBIs). Ricky Fennimore (2B).
R: Harry Molesworth (LP, 1IP, 1H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB).
Note: Blue Mountain scored 12 runs in the second inning.
No. 2 Proctor leads No. 10 Northfield 6-5 in seventh inning (suspended to 3:30 p.m. Saturday)
No. 5 Mount St. Joseph (10-6) at No. 4 Stratton Mountain (5-4), ppd. to 2 p.m. Saturday
No. 6 Arlington (8-7) at No. 3 Leland & Gray (10-6), ppd. to 11 a.m. Saturday
D-I girls lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 1 Burr and Burton 15, No. 8 BFA-St. Albans 4
BB: Paige Samuelson 5G. Brooke Weber 4G. Sadie Stefanak 2G, 4A. Grace McDonald 1G, 2A. Josie Powers 1G, 1A. Piper Morgan 1G. Mai-Liis Edward 1G. Maisie Rukat 3 saves
BFA: Amber Paquette 3G. Addie Hughes 1G.
No. 5 Essex 8, No. 4 Mount Anthony 7
E: Olivia Bergeron 2G. Ava Spooner 2G. Lily Boutin 1G, 1A. Breya Montague 1G, 1A. Reese Holcomb 1G. Emily Stempek 1G. Dylan Line 1A. Sierra Harris 11 saves.
MAU: Elyse Atland 4G. Roey Rella-Neil 2G. Alexia Allard 1G. Ava Elmer 1A. Alicia Harrington 1A. Taylor Lambron 13 saves.
Note: Essex led 5-2 at halftime and edged out the Patriots in a back-and-forth second half. The Hornets had an 11-6 advantage in draw controls.
No. 2 Champlain Valley 19, No. 7 Burlington 4
CV: Amelie Scharf 4G, 1A. Stella Dooley 3G, 2A. Tess Everett 2G. Grace McNally 1G, 1A. Bibi Frechette 2G. Marlie Cartwright 1G. Dicey Manning 1G. Emerson Rice 1G. Maddie Bunting 1G. Kate Boehmcke 1G. Rose Bunting 1G. Carly Strobeck 1G. Clare Stackpole-McGrath 1 save. Ava Medici 1 save.
B: Camryn Muzzy 1G, 1A. Ruby Gowland 1G. Ellie MacDonald 1G. Masey Pickering 1G. Emma Hellyer 6 saves.
Note: Champlain Valley led 16-3 at halftime.
D-II girls lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 2 U-32 leads No. 7 Green Mountain Valley 11-3 with 13:43 left in regulation (suspended to Saturday)
No. 3 Mount Abraham/Vergennes 14, No. 6 Spaulding 4
MA/V: Reese Gernander 6G. Cassandra Guillmette 3G. Anna Stillwell 1G, 1A. Annie Dufault 1G, 2A. Nell Harvey 1G, 1A. June Yates-Rusch 1G, 1A. Maris LaPerle 1G. Carley Cook 7 saves.
S: Grace Isham 2G. Isabella Bevins 1G. Isabella Boudreault 1G. Madison Churchill 7 saves.
No. 1 Hartford leads No. 8 Harwood 6-1, suspended to 1 p.m. Saturday
D-I boys lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 1 South Burlington 16, No. 9 Mount Mansfield 3
SB: Will Hershberg 4G. Will Goyette 3G, 3A. Brady Sweet 4G, 2A. Ryan Sweet 6A. Evan Knoth 5 saves.
MM: Kyan Chipman 2G. Jack Arpey 1G. Ryan Chamberland 20 saves.
No. 2 Champlain Valley 11, No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 6
CV: Trevor Stumpff 2G, 1A.Max Brumsted 2G. Calvin Malaney 2G. Connor Malaney 2G. Jacob Bose 2G. Max Destito 1G. Sam Decker 1A. Harper Anderson 8 saves.
BFA: Noah Earl 2G. Ethan Audy 1G, 1A. Deagan Rathburn 2G, 1A. Phoenix Wells 1G. Camden Johnson 1A. Carson McDonald 6 saves. Connor Sterret 2 saves.
No. 3 Middlebury 13, No. 6 Essex 10
M: Toby Draper 4G. Owen Lawton 4G. Willem Berry 4A. Kegan Brown 13 saves.
E: Tanner Robbins 3G. Charlie Bowen 3G. Joe Hoffman 3G.
Note: Cam Stone won 16 of 23 faceoffs as Middlebury bested Essex.
D-II boys lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 4 Colchester 12, No. 5 Rice 6
C: Isaac Karlin 3G, 1A. Mason Cardinal 2G, 3A. Aiden Flaherty 2G, 1A. Aaron Laquerre 1G, 2A. Brady LeVasseur 3A. Cooper Blondin 1G. Josh Emmons 1G. Aiden McHugh 1G. Austin Daigneault 1G. Kieran Phillips 20 saves.
R: Dave Gosselin 3G, 1A. Miles Grant 2G. Luke Broussard. TJ Avonda 1G. Tommy Colman 13 saves.
No. 9 Spaulding (6-9) at No. 1 Hartford (15-0), ppd. to 3 p.m. Saturday
No. 7 Burlington (7-8) at No. 2 Harwood (10-3), ppd. to 11 a.m. Saturday
D-I girls tennis quarterfinals
No. 4 Champlain Valley 7, No. 5 South Burlington 0
Singles: Anna Dauerman, CV def. Wynne Adamson, SB 9-7; Cassie Bastress, CV def. Ella Maynard, SB 6-0, 6-1; Tabitha Bastress, CV def. Grace Stein, SB 6-1, 6-1; Sage Peterson, CV def. Ella Stein, SB 6-2, 7-6; Erin Fina, CV def. Evie Clifford, SB 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: Addison Maurer/Ariel Toohey, CV def. Stella O'Brien/Ayowunmi Adewuyi, SB 6-0, 6-4; Victoria Chyra/Eliza Willoughby, CV def. Taylor LaRose/Bridget Simone, SB 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 Rutland 5, No. 7 North Country 2
D-II girls tennis quarterfinals
No. 4 Mount Mansfield 7, No. 5 Hartford 0
Singles: Bea Molson, M def. Wren Parker, H6-1, 6-1; Ada Krull, M def. Maggie Dumont, H 6-2, 6-0; Irian Adii, M def. Anthem Philip, H 6-2, 6-1; Avela Krull, M def. Ceci Wendling, H 6-0, 6-0; Zoe Rosen, M def. Forfeit.
Doubles: Hannah Agran/Estelle First, M def. Jaklyn LaFountainel/Harper Fallon, H 6-2, 6-3; Ava Poehlmann/Tulip Griesel, M def. Larkyn Moodie-Hamilton/Nika DuMoulin, H 6-0, 6-1.
No. 7 Rice (6-9) at No. 2 Woodstock (9-2), ppd. to 3 p.m. Monday
No. 8 Harwood (5-7) at No. 1 Montpelier (11-3), ppd. to 11 a.m. Saturday
Boys tennis quarterfinals
No. 1 Middlebury 7, No. 9 Champlain Valley 0
Singles: Jackson Murray, Midd def. Oscar Andersson, CV 6-4, 6-4; Lewis Suchomel, Midd def. Ziggy Babbott, CV 6-1, 6-4; Kellan Bartlett, Midd def. Nolan Sandage, CV 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5); Aidan Chance, Midd def. Silas Cohen, CV 6-2, 6-0; Brian Newton, Midd def. Kyle Krieger, CV 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles:Iver Anderson/Milo Rees, Midd def. Fernando Tejeva/Zach Vincent, CV 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5); Eddie Fallis/Eliot Heminway, Midd def. Rustum Zia/Zach Garvey, CV 6-2, 6-0.
No. 3 Stowe 7, No. 6 Harwood 0
Singles: Bo Graves, S def. Lucas Brumm, H 7-5, 6-0; Ben Nissenbuam, S def. Cole Baitz, H 6-1, 6-2; TJ Guffey, S def. Alvar Calvo, H 7-5, 6-0; Parker Guffey, S def. Daniel Steber, H 7-5, 6-0; Jesse Brown, S def. Colby Englehardt, H 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles: Woody Reichelt/JP Marhefka, S def. Christopher Cumminsky/Ollie Kottlke, H 6-1, 6-2; Leo Jercinovic/Max Biedermann, S def. Jack Wolfe/Jeswin Antony, H 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 Burr and Burton 4, No. 7 Rutland 3
No. 5 St. Johnsbury (13-2-1) at No. 4 Burlington (14-1), ppd. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Girls Ultimate quarterfinals
No. 7 Mount Mansfield (1-10) at No. 2 Montpelier (10-2), ppd. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
Track and field
Division II state championships at Burlington: Recap, photos from BBA, U-32 team wins.
Division IV state championships at Manchester
Team scores (girls top 5): 1. Green Mountain 112; 2. Northfield 108; 3. Arlington 96; 4. Sharon 93; 5. Craftsbury 50.
Team scores (boys top 5): 1. Green Mountain 92; 2. Northfield 91; 3. Craftsbury 90; 4. Sharon 83; 5. Arlington 72.
Full results:Athletic.net.
SATURDAY'S H.S. PLAYOFF GAMES
D-I softball quarterfinals
No. 5 Missisquoi (11-5) at No. 4 South Burlington (10-5), 3 p.m.
D-II softball quarterfinals
No. 6 Otter Valley (11-6) at No. 3 Lyndon (14-3), 4:30 p.m.
D-III softball quarterfinals
No. 8 Windsor (6-11) at No. 1 Oxbow (16-0), 3 p.m.
D-IV softball quarterfinals
No. 7 Twinfield/Danville/Cabot (10-6) at No. 2 Richford (13-3), 11 a.m.
D-II baseball quarterfinals
No. 6 Milton (10-6) at No. 3 Lyndon (13-4), noon
No. 8 Otter Valley (10-7) at No. 1 Missisquoi (15-1), 4:30 p.m.
D-III baseball quarterfinals
No. 13 Windsor (3-13) at No. 5 White River Valley (12-5), 11 a.m.
D-I girls lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 6 Rutland (8-7) at No. 3 South Burlington (13-3), 10 a.m.
D-II girls lacrosse quarterfinals
No. 5 Woodstock (7-7) at No. 4 St. Johnsbury (10-6), 11 a.m.
D-I girls tennis quarterfinals
No. 9 St. Johnsbury (6-9) at No. 1 Burlington (13-0), noon
Boys Ultimate playdowns
No. 16 Middlebury at No. 1 South Burlington, 3 p.m.
Track and field
Division I state championships at Burlington
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