Charlie Yates drives along the baseline for a lay-up against Missisquoi during a December 23rd thriller in St. Albans. BFA won that game, 49-47, and will travel to MVU on Tuesday for the rematch (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

A LOOK AHEAD AT BOBWHITES VS. THUNDERBIRDS (ROUND 2)

The best thing about BFA-St. Albans’ buzzer-beating, 49-47 win over Missisquoi on December 23rd wasn’t the shock of MVU roaring out to a double-digit lead in the first half. Nor was it the pandemonium in the BFA gymnasium as the Bobwhites rallied – pandemonium that made Patrick Gym in March seem like a Tuesday night men’s league game at the Y. It wasn’t the absurdity of 17-year olds making late free throws while their parents nearly went into cardiac arrest in the stands, or even the sight of Kam Dunsmore darting between defenders and selflessly dropping a pass to Nick Voyer for the game-winning baseline lay-up.

BFA’s Case Ballard and Milton’s Colin Mathis vie for the jump-ball to start off Saturday’s Yellowjacket win in St. Albans (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

YELLOW JACKETS DOMINATE BOBWHITES 59-45

A shorthanded Milton squad made the short drive to St. Albans for a matinee game Saturday and left with a 59-45 triumph over the Bobwhites to reach the 8-3 mark on the season.

FIVE-GOAL SECOND PROPELS MISSISQUOI PAST ST. J

Missisquoi exploded for five goals in the second period to take a second straight win in the form of a 6-3 victory over St. Johnsbury. Hunter Mason notched a hat trick and an assist in the effort for MVU.

T-BIRDS HOLD OFF VERGENNES’ LAST MINUTE ASSAULT

The winless Commodores (0-10) have a potent lineup which makes their record mind-boggling when watching them at their best. Two weeks after losing at Enosburg, VUHS was tied with Missisquoi (8-3) at 49-49 with less than three minutes to go. In the last five days, the Commodores have been in but ultimately lost games at BFA-Fairfax, BFA-St. Albans and now MVU.

Louis A. Potvin

Louis A. Potvin, age 93, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington.

POPULAR ST. ALBANS LUNCH ESTABLISHMENT ABRUPTLY CLOSES

Downtown St. Albans workers were surprised Monday to find the lights off and a paper sign on the door of Tatro’s Gourmet Soup & Sandwich on Kingman Street. Perspective customers were greeted by a had written message tapped to the door, stating that the business was temporarily closed due to construction. Sources say the closure is not temporary and employees are now looking for new jobs.