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Enosburg's Alexis Kittell looks for an option from under the hoop in the first quarter of Wednesday's win over BFA-St. Albans (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

HORNET DEFENSE STIFLES COMETS

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By Ben Kaufmann ENOSBURG – Recently removed from its only two losses of the season, Enosburg looked to be back in strong form on Wednesday (more…)

LUNEAU’S 23 HELP MVU TOPPLE MIDDLEBURY

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By LANDON POTVIN SWANTON – The Missisquoi Valley Union Thunderbird’s strong performance in the paint carried it to a 57-50 win over the Middlebury Tigers (more…)

BFA-St. Albans' Bri Jarvis celebrates after her first-period goal during Wednesday's game against Essex. (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

BIG THIRD PERIOD LEADS COMETS OVER HORNETS

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Enosburg Athletic director Anthony Sorrentino, with Hornet coach Gary Geddes and Middlebury coach Chris Altemose behind him, oversees the departure of all Enosburg students who were sitting in the student section Tuesday night. Sorrentino briefly addressed the crowd after the first quarter of the varsity game, telling them that due to inappropriate comments, the game would not continue until the students left the gym (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

ENOSBURG REACTS SWIFTLY TO HARASSMENT, REMOVES STUDENT SECTION FROM GAME

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By Ben KaufmannCounty Courier ENOSBURG – In a jarring twist to Tuesday night’s basketball game between the Enosburg and Middlebury girls, Hornet Athletic Director Anthony (more…)

BFA-St. Albans' Aiden Savoy takes a shot during a game against Rice on Wednesday. (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

COUNTY COURIER QUESTION OF THE WEEK: 02/03/2022

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**Each week, the County Courier sports staff will answer one “Question of the Week” in regards to the high school sports scene. Check back each (more…)

BFA-St. Albans' Liam Wood skates the puck into the offensive zone during Wednesday's game against Rice. (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

RICE POWER PLAY GOALS DOOM BOBWHITES

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By John Bonnette ST. ALBANS – With the top two teams in Division I Boy’s Hockey set to clash Wednesday night, everyone expected a battle (more…)

Enosburg's Lily Robtoy dribbles around an MVU defender during a game last week. Robtoy finished Wednesday's game against Mt. Abraham with nine points and nine rebounds. (File Photo)

EAGLES HAND HORNETS FIRST LOSS

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After rolling out to an early lead, things got messy for Enosburg in Bristol on Wednesday as the Hornet girls took their first loss of (more…)

Holley MacLellan fires a shot at the Rice goal on Monday. MacLellan's rebound was knocked in by Emily Airoldi but Rice rallied with three third-period goals to take a 5-4 win (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

MVU LOSES LEAD IN THIRD, FALLS TO GREEN KNIGHTS

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For the second game in a row, Missisquoi fell in heartbreaking fashion, following an overtime loss to U-32 on Wednesday with a 5-4 loss to (more…)

Riley Greene launches for a shot in the lane in the final quarter of BFA-Fairfax's win at Missisquoi on Monday (Ben Kaufmann, County Courier)

HUGE FAIRFAX THIRD LEADS TO WIN AT MVU

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By Ben Kaufmann SWANTON – BFA-Fairfax laughed off a six-point halftime deficit, outscoring Missisquoi 18-2 in the third quarter and doing well with its lead (more…)

BFA-St. Albans' Sophie Zemianek celebrates after her game-winning goal against Hanover, N.H. earlier this season. Zemianek has tallied 37 points this season and has 18 points during her current seven-game point streak. (Anthony Labor Jr. Photo)

ZEMIANEK’S LATE TALLY LIFTS COMETS OVER HANOVER

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By ANTHONY LABOR JR. ST. ALBANS – It was a battle between two highly skilled teams when the BFA-St. Albans girls hockey team hosted Hanover, (more…)