SPORTS
Clyde Whittemore Little Leaguers play ball at Fenway Park
This spring, baseball and softball players from more than 60 little leagues across New England participated in Major League Baseball’s Pitch Hit and Run regional competitions that seek out some of the best youth players around.
Sunshine returns for first August HUXC Fun Run
The Aug. 2 Fun Run hosted by the Harwood Cross Country team saw a break from the rain and muck and the dozen or so runners enjoyed a pleasantly cool evening with sunshine on the Harwood trails.
Father-son Kerrigan coaching duo leads U.S. skyrunners to world competition in Italy
When the elite sport of skyrunning holds its Fifth Annual World Junior Skyrunning Championships in Italy later this week, two familiar figures from the Vermont running community will be leading Team USA.
Waterbury’s Tanner Woodard pulls upset for Myers Triple Crown win at Thunder Road
At Thunder Road Friday night, Waterbury Center’s Tanner Woodard pulled the year’s biggest upset to date by earning his first career Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tiger victory in the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series feature. Thunder Road Media has the story and all of Friday's racing results.
Harwood takes down Rice, 11-7, for state D-II championship
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Losing to Rice late in the regular season may have been the best thing that happened to the Harwood boys lacrosse team.
Harwood Boys Lacrosse gets hero’s welcome after D-II title win
Waterbury Fire Department gives Harwood Boys Lacrosse a three-truck escort from Interstate 89 through town as the team headed home from its 11-7 victory over Rice Memorial HS to win the Division II state championship on Friday.
No. 2 Harwood stares down No. 1 Rice in D-II boys lacrosse state title match Friday
About halfway through the Highlanders regular season, when asked what things his team had been doing well, varsity boys lacrosse coach Russ Beilke said, “Any time you hold a team under five goals, it is a solid win for the defense!”
Clash of the ’21 titans: No. 2 Harwood stares down No. 1 Rice in D-II title match today
With just hours left to the 2020-21 school year, Harwood Boys Lacrosse suits up for the Division II state championship against undefeated Rice Memorial at South Burlington High School at 6 p.m. tonight.
Playoffs are icing on the cake after a strong season for Harwood Boys Lacrosse
Harwood’s semifinal victory against Stowe on June 4 was just another example of the dominance it mustered for the season, garnering the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Here are some recaps assembled by Waterbury Roundabout correspondent Katie Martin and Times-Argus sports staffer James Biggam.
Eyes on the prize: Harwood Boys Lacrosse has the state title in sight
The No. 2 Harwood Boys Lacrosse team is one victory away from reaching the Division II finals for the fourth straight year after Friday’s 18-5 win against Stowe in the quarterfinal match of the spring playoffs.
Post-season honors: 2020-21 winter season in the rear-view mirror
The winter sports season, although shortened and different due to the pandemic, prospered on with it came to Harwood Union athletes this year. Here’s a roundup of post-season honors.
Olney named New England PGA Golf Professional of the year
The New England Professional Golfers Association recently recognized Josh Olney of Waterbury Center as the 2021 New England PGA Golf Professional of the Year.
Brattleboro stops HU Boys Hockey from nabbing repeat championship
Defending State Champions, the Harwood Highlanders tried their hand at earning a repeat title for the 2021 season but No. 2 Brattleboro edged them out, ending their season winning streak in the title game on Wednesday that finished as a 5-3 Colonels win.
Harwood grad Dominic Moreno tapped to lead varsity baseball program
Harwood Baseball has a new head coach this spring with the hiring of 2014 Harwood Union High School graduate Dominic Moreno.
Road to the championship: Harwood prevails in playoff rounds v. MMU, Middlebury
The defending Division II state champion Harwood Union got its shot at another championship match after its 3-0 shutout semifinal win against Middlebury on the heels of a crushing 8-4 victory against MMU in the quarterfinals.
Middlebury stops Harwood Girls Hockey, 2-1, in quarterfinal round
Third-seeded Harwood Union Girls Hockey hosted sixth-place Middlebury for the quarterfinal round of the Division II State Championship. Ultimately the Tigers went on to clinch the state title this week, defeating South Burlington, 2-1, in the final. Here are recaps from the Highlanders’ final competitions of the shortened, distanced season.
Solid 2nd: Harwood gymnasts see best finish at state meet in their lifetime
After an unusually short season that included one of three meets canceled and an 0-2 record, Harwood Union gymnasts headed to the state title meet planning their best strategy but not knowing what to expect. Fast-forward to the Highlanders’ second-place finish, the best for the program since 1993 – before any of the team members were even born.
After a glorious Senior Night, Girls Basketball ends in a close matchup with U-32
Wednesday night was a busy playoff night and Harwood Girls Basketball came up short in a tight matchup against U-32, ending their playoff run ahead of the Division II quarterfinals.
School board may review hockey coach’s appeal of dismissal
It’s unclear whether the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will take up the issue of former Harwood boys hockey coach Jacob Grout whose firing last month sparked strong public reaction.
Harwood wrestlers stay in shape with an all-training season
Among the many casualties of the pandemic has been the high school sport of wrestling this school year. Wrestling competitions for the winter sports season were quickly dismissed, but the thought of months of inactivity didn’t bode well for the usually active Harwood Union High School wrestlers.