Williston Vermont News and Events
July 29, 2010
Courtesy photos by Bethany HannaLocal students helped the town in June in implementing a new method of protecting trees from beavers. Using material known as “Beaver Paint” — a mixture of latex paint and sand — students painted on the bottom 3 feet of trees to prevent beavers from removing them. More than 15 trees were painted near the Southridge neighborhood.
July 29, 2010
Courtesy photos by Jessica AndreolettiMore than 30 Williston residents learned how to make rain barrels from a workshop held by the town on June 24. Rain barrels collect water from roof gutters and downspouts during rain events, reducing the amount of stormwater runoff leaving a property and entering nearby streams and rivers. Water collected by rain barrel can be used to water flowers, lawns and gardens.
The town plans to hold another rain barrel workshop in the fall.
The town thanked Paquette Full of Posies for donating materials for the workshop, the volunteers who helped prepare the barrels for the participants and Karen Bates for assisting with the workshop.
July 29, 2010
Courtesy photos by Jeff BolibaThe Williston 9- and 10-year-old Little League All Stars advanced to the District Championship before losing to South Burlington on July 22.
The players included Brayden Bartlett, Greg Bolger, Jeffrey Boliba, Sam Gelin, Isaiah Lawlor, Jacob Murphy, Ian Parent, Liam Reiner, Zach Roy, Tyler Skaflestad, Matt Spear and Joe Warren. Greg Bolger managed the team, and Tom Parent was a coach.
July 29, 2010
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A team of 15-year-old and under girls from the area captured fifth place in a recent national AAU basketball tournament. The trip to the national event, held in Orlando, Fla., came as a result of the team taking its third straight Vermont title in May at the University of Vermont’s Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium.
Team members include Emma Joslin (North Country Union High School class of 2012), Lazrin Schenck (Champlain Valley Union High class of 2012), Ali Wells (Essex High class of 2012), Kari Lavalette (Essex High class of 2013) Elana Bayer-Pacht (CVU class of 2012), Sofia Lozon (CVU class of 2012) Isabella Esposito (Essex High class of 2012), Kara Sheftic (Essex High class of 2014), Caroline Limanek (CVU class of 2012) and Liz Maglione (Essex High class of 2013). The team was coached by Jessie Brosseau, Katie Lavalette and Mike Wells.
July 29, 2010
Three from CVU on girls lax all-state team
Vermont’s high school girls lacrosse coaches named three Champlain Valley Union High players to their 2010 All-State teams.
Leading the Redhawks’ selections was junior attacker Amanda Kinneston, who was named to the first team.
Senior Erika Gobeille, a midfielder, earned selection to the second team while junior attacker Hannah Johnson was an honorable mention.
Local girls make mark in AAU national tourney
It has been a happy hoops summer for a team of 15-year-old and under girls from the area who captured fifth place in a recent national AAU basketball tournament.
The trip to the national event, held in Orlando, Fla., came as a result of the team taking its third straight Vermont title in May at the University of Vermont’s Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium.
Members of the team from Champlain Valley Union High were Elana Bayer-Pacht, Caroline Limanek, Sofia Lozon and Lazrin Schenck.
Kari Lavalette of Williston and Essex High was one of the team’s scoring leaders, averaging 14.6 points per game as the Lightning Selects went 6-2 in the tournament. The girls won four of the games with second half rallies.
Fifth place was clinched when Bayer-Pacht knocked in two free throws in the final 15 seconds to assure the victory over a team from Georgia.
Also on the team were Liz Maglione, Kara Sheftic, Isabella Esposito and Alie Wells, all of Essex, plus Emma Joslin of North Country Union High. Maglione was the team scoring leader with an average of 17 points.
Former CVU star makes the grade at Plattsburgh
The Champlain Valley Union High boys basketball team reaped the benefits of long-range bombs from three-point range and farther out by guard Ryan Poirier for a few winters.
Poirier was one of six Vermonters recently named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference academic team. Requirements for the team include a 3.3 grade point average and completion of a sports season.
In addition, Poirier made the Plattsburgh State all-academic first team for his grade-point average of 3.93, the highest by a PSU male athlete.
