FAVORITES FALL IN OPENING WEEK by Bill Murphy Champlain Valley Union High School we apologize. We gave you the kiss of death last week by picking you to be Division I regular season champions this season. While we are at the point of saying I am sorry, Essex, we will send one your way too. […]
by Bill Murphy There is a big week ahead in Vermont sports and many people are eagerly awaiting outcomes of both the on and off the field/court variety. High school sports alignments always cause a stir, while this years’ University of Vermont Mens’ Basketball team is another, waiting to happen successful rendition. Both of those […]
by Bill Murphy It is Vermont Football Day on Saturday in Rutland. What was born a few years ago (2010 if you lost track) in Castleton has continued to be the shining star of the gridiron season. Six teams and a large crowd gather for one day to showcase the games best teams in each […]
by Bill Murphy It’s Final Four Time in all football divisions in Vermont. Excitement reigns as most teams feel they can do what it takes to win this week. Although this corner feels all three divisions will end up with one versus two match-ups, no one knows for sure. Beginning with Division I, Hartford and […]
by Bill Murphy Hit the road again is the theme song for the Red Sox for basically the rest of the 2016 season. Beginning with Monday’s make-up game versus Cleveland, they play thirty of their final forty-six games on the road. At least the rumor is, they will open next year at home for […]
by Bill Murphy How many of you have your Christmas shopping done? Over the years, people are habitually the same. They either shop early OR they shop late. I find, for the most part, people stay the same way they were in high school, when it came to term papers and test studying. They either […]
by Bill Murphy Play-off football comes to Vermont this weekend, at least in two divisions. Divisions I and III, with twelve teams each, send eight teams to the dance, while Division II has one more week in the regular season to sort out their fourth and final team. Of the twenty teams, who will be […]
by Bill Murphy Simple surface math has been at the forefront of Vermont Division II football all fall. The basic premise is, that all contenders have known from the start of play, that four cannot be divided by five evenly. Returning rosters told one and all, that there were five strong football teams in the […]
