SPORTS
Harwood Boosters Club launches member, fundraising campaign
In their biggest post-pandemic push, the Harwood Boosters Club raised $1,000 on fall sports concession sales, and now the group has launched a membership and fundraising campaign to step up their efforts.
Harwood district examines future of middle school athletics
This week, Harwood Unified Union School District administrators hosted a discussion regarding middle school athletics programs with a focus on challenges they are facing and a need for ideas about how the programs will continue in the future.
Harwood soccer players make All-State, All-Star rosters
Following the fall season state championships, the Vermont Soccer Coaches Association and Capital League coaches have released All-State and All-Star boys and girls high school soccer players lists. Multiple Harwood players are named for the honors.
Rice outlasts Harwood in D-II Girls Soccer final
A 1-1 tie send the D-II girls soccer championship between Harwood and Rice Memorial into overtime twice on Friday. The hard-fought rollercoaster ride that followed ended with Harwood finishing as runner-up. We share James Biggam’s report from The Times Argus.
Harwood Girls Soccer plays for D-II state title Friday in Burlington
With a 1-0 semifinal win over U-32 on Wednesday, Harwood Girls Soccer is headed to the state Division II championship on Friday at Burlington High School.
Peak performance meets peak foliage
On Sunday, anxious runners stretched in the parking lot while friends and families set up chairs on the historic Vermont State Office Complex, awaiting the beginning of the annual Leaf Peepers Half-Marathon and 5k race.
Sign up for Waterbury Youth Basketball through Oct. 1
Registration is open now through Oct. 1 for Harwood Youth Basketball for players in grades 1-6.
As fields recover from drought, Harwood soccer teams to host first home games of the season
Starting their third week of the fall high school sports season, Harwood Union’s girls and boys soccer teams will finally play their first matches at home next week.
Former Harwood MS athlete wins three gold medals at World Youth Skyrunning Championship
Former Harwood Middle School athlete Brooke Greenberg took home three gold medals in her first Youth Skyrunning World Championships in Italy last month.
Waterbury’s Kyle Streeter logs first rookie win at Thunder Road
Waterbury Center race car driver Kyle Streeter logged his first rookie victory at Thunder Road on Thursday, besting veteran Gov. Phil Scott in the late model 50-lap race.
Harwood XC wraps up summer runs, looks to fall season
Monday, Aug. 25, saw a great turnout for the final Harwood Union Cross Country Fun Run of the summer with 29 runners participating in one 5K race.
Harwood XC Fun Runs hit their stride
Monday’s next-to-last Harwood Cross Country Fun Run doubled as both a race for community runners and a workout for some of the high school team’s returning members. In all 28 runners took part. The final summer run is Aug. 25.
Harwood XC extends summer Fun Runs
Due to popular demand, Harwood Cross Country will add one more date to its summer Fun Run schedule, with the final one set for Monday, Aug. 25. Here are results from last week’s run on the shady trails at Harwood.
Changes on tap for 2025-26 high school athletics
Looking ahead to the 2025-26 school year, the Vermont Principals’ Association unveiled tentative fall championship sites last week in addition to announcing a slightly shortened spring schedule for some teams and changes to the state’s out-of-season coaching policy.
All 22 runners take part in 3K, 5K races at Harwood
Monday’s Harwood Cross Country Summer Fun Run attracted 22 runners to the Harwood trails. No kids' race was held because all of the youngest participants preferred to run the 3K with the grown-ups.
Harwood XC Summer Fun Runs continue through Aug. 18
Thirteen runners beat the heat last week running on the shady trails at Harwood Union Middle/High School on Monday evening and the weekly events continue through Monday, Aug. 18.
Green Mountain Morgans shine at Little League Eastern Regionals
Dedication, hard work, and unity prevailed for the Green Mountain Morgans Central Vermont softball team at the Eastern Regionals Little League Tournament last week in New York.
Register now for Waterbury Youth Soccer fall season teams
Registration is open now for Waterbury Youth Soccer’s fall teams. Fees increase after Aug. 1. Games begin Sept. 6.
Youth softball champs head to Staten Island this week
After getting in some practice time on the turf at Norwich University, the Green Mountain Morgans girls softball team heads to Staten Island, New York, on Thursday to represent Vermont in the Eastern Regional Little League 10U Softball Championship.