SPORTS
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.
12th World Soccer Festival to celebrate the beautiful game Aug. 23 in Montpelier
Registration is open for youth teams around the region to sign up for the 12th World Soccer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Montpelier High School.
Kids skip the kids race at HU XC’s fun run
Harwood Union High School’s Cross Country team’s second Summer Fun Run held on Monday attracted 18 runners and even the youngest runners were eager to run the 3K, according to Assistant Coach Tom Cahalan.
Central Vt. girls softball all-stars win state division championship
Leaving multiple teams scoreless in their wake, the Green Mountain Morgans — Central Vermont’s all-star 8-10-year-old softball team — claimed their division’s championship title in the recent Vermont Little League State Tournament.
Summer bottle/can drive supports Harwood Union Boys Hockey
The Harwood Union Boys Varsity Ice Hockey team is running a summer-long bottle and can drive to help raise money for things like summer ice time, new practice equipment and our 2025 VT Division 2 Championship banner to hang at the Ice Center.
Summer Fun Runs at Harwood start July 7
Harwood Union’s Cross Country team announced that it will once again host summer Fun Runs on the Harwood Union High School trails starting on Monday, July 7.
A week with Vermont Green: Inside the plan to build a destination for women’s soccer
Two wins and two sellouts marked this year’s women’s exhibition matches as a permanent team is in the works.
Post-season accolades for Harwood student-athletes
Spring sports have wrapped up and multiple Harwood Union High School student-athletes have received recognition for their accomplishments this season. Here’s a roundup with news about several standout players.
Icing on the cake: Harwood Boys Lacrosse clinches D-II title on graduation day
It’s not every day that you win a state championship. And it’s not every day that you graduate from high school. Eleven Harwood seniors did both last weekend.
Signups are open for Harwood fall MS/HS sports
Harwood Athletic Director Ian Fraunfelder announced that registration is open for middle and high school students to sign up for fall athletics teams.
Saturday: Harwood-Hartford D-II lacrosse state title rematch
No. 1-seeded Harwood Boys Lacrosse (11-1) is the final HU team standing in the spring high school athletics season and they head to the Division II state championship game on Saturday.
Harwood Middle School Girls Track & Field claims state title, set four new records
Harwood Union Middle School Girls Track & Field made its mark at the state championship meet recently, bringing home a state title and setting four new Harwood Middle School records.
Harwood freshman crowned state shot put champion at rainy D-II state track meet
Under gray skies and relentless rain at Burlington High School, 15-year-old Harwood freshman Isabella Pockoski landed a spot in the history books as the 2025 Vermont Girls Division-II Shot Put State Champion.
Florida timeshare auction announced to support Harwood Athletics
Harwood Athletic Director Ian Fraunfelder has announced a special fundraiser running through June 10 with proceeds to support school athletic programs.
Kerrigans lead youth skyrunners in Italy this summer
A team of 14 American youth runners heads to Italy this summer for the ninth World Youth Skyrunning Championships, led by coaches with deep Vermont roots.