Williston Observer

South Burlington next for softball

The Champlain Valley Union high school softball team is set to take on South Burlington on Thursday afternoon before playing Milton High at home on Saturday.

On May 18, the softball team snagged its third win of the season against North Country, beating it 6-3. Alanna Roy had three hits and was a vital part of a game-ending double play in the seventh inning. Claire Potter was the winning pitcher.

On May 21, the Redhawks lost on the road at Missisquoi, 3-18.

Girls lacrosse headed to Essex

The Champlain Valley Union High girls lacrosse team is set to head to Essex High on May 23 for one of its final three regular season games. On May 28, the team will take on Mount Mansfield at home.

On May 21, the team bowed to South Burlington 5-20. On Saturday, it played a close game against Burlington High, which ultimately defeated the Redhawks 18-14. Kate Raszka scored four goals and Brenna Gorman tallied three.

CVU to host girls basketball camp

Ute Otley, Champlain Valley Union High varsity girls basketball coach, will host a basketball camp for elementary and middle school players in June. The camp is intended to teach and develop the fundamentals of basketball.

The camp runs June 24-28 in two sessions: 9 a.m. to noon for girls entering fourth through sixth grades; and 1 to 4 p.m. for girls entering seventh through ninth grades. It costs $135 per player, with a $10 discount for campers who sign up before June 17. Sign-ups at the door are welcome.

The camp is a fundraiser for the CVU basketball team, and players volunteer as counselors.

Campers should wear proper clothing—t-shirts, shorts, socks and gym shoes.

Sign-up forms are available on the CVU website, www.cvuhs.org/summer-camps-at-cvu.  For more information, contact Otley at 425-6549 or [email protected]

Williston resident in world orienteering championship

Williston resident Ethan Childs, 19, has been named to the 2013 U.S. Junior World Orienteering Championship team. He is one of 12 young men and women age 20 and under selected to represent the USA this summer in the Czech Republic. The championship begins June 30, and the team will head to Europe to train in mid-June.

Childs, a University of Vermont freshman, has competed around the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This will be his third championship—he previously represented the U.S. in Poland and Slovakia, where he was the top-placing American competitor. He won the 2012 North American Championship for junior boys in the middle distance and a sweep of the sprint, middle and long distance races at the 2010 North Americans.

The Champlain Valley Union High undefeated girls tennis team begins the Vermont State Individual Tournament in Montpelier on Thursday, running through Sunday.

“We have a strong field of players entered in that tournament and if we play well should advance several rounds,” Coach Amy deGroot wrote in an email to the Observer.

Next week, team playoffs begin for the Redhawks, which scored the number one seed.

“We will continue to work hard and compete well through the playoffs,” deGroot wrote.

On Wednesday, after the Observer’s press deadline, the team played St. Johnsbury High in its last regular match of the season.

On May 20, the Redhawks beat Mount Mansfield Union High 7-0, with all seven seniors on the team—Andrea Joseph, Emily Polhemus, Evelyn Mitchell, doubles Claire Stoner and Paige Watson, Natalie Puma and Marissa Landry—winning their matches.

The 10-2 Champlain Valley Union High baseball team travels to strong South Burlington High on Thursday, one of just four games left in the regular season. On Saturday, the team takes on Milton High at home, then heads to BFA St. Albans on May 28.

A series of late rallies, and key hits by Davis Mikell, Will Potter and Kirk Fontana gave the Redhawks a 6-4 win at Missisquoi High on May 21. Pitcher Kyle Stanley  went six innings, striking out six. Fontana added an RBI on a pair of singles.

“This is a relentless group, they refuse to go down without a fight,” Coach Tim Albertson wrote in an email to the Observer. “Kyle Stanley battled all game and settled down well. Kirk Fontana and Will Potter came up big for us.”

On May 18, CVU beat North Country Union High 9-2 after an eight-run first inning. Dylan Ireland pitched a complete game, allowing two hits and striking out nine. Rayne Supple went one-for-two with his first career home run, finishing the day with three runs batted in. Joel Lamarche went three innings, giving up five runs on six hits, and walked eight.

“Dylan Ireland pitched a great game,” Albertson wrote. “He hit his spots and changed speeds really well to keep them off guard.”

CVU racked up another win on May 16, when key hits by Mikell and Supple propelled CVU to a 5-3 win over Vergennes High. Supple who started for CVU, went four innings, giving up two hits. Supple, also went four-for-four with two singles, two triples and an RBI. Stanley earned the save throwing three innings. Michael Danyow went six innings, allowing two earned runs on eleven hits.

Alberton wrote. “Rayne Supple had a great day for us at the plate. It’s great to see production for our entire line up.”

Senior Redhawk defender Mike Ford outplays his Middlebury defenders during a May 17 game at Champlain Valley Union. The Redhawks won 6-0.
(Observer photo by Jayson Argento)

Champlain Valley Union High School boys lacrosse goalie Owen Hudson racked up 11 saves in the Redhawks May 17 battle with Middlebury Union High, securing CVU’s second shutout of the season.

CVU beat Middlebury 6-0, with five Redhawks—Nevin DiParlo, Hoyt McCuin, Alex Bulla, Elliot Mitchell and Steele Dubrul—contributing goals. The win brought the Redhawks’ record up to 9-3.

CVU also shut out Spaulding High on May 11, 13-0.

After a Wednesday afternoon game against Burlington High, the Redhawks have just three games left in the regular season.

On Saturday, they play BFA St. Albans, a team they beat 14-1 earlier in the spring. The final two games—South Burlington High on May 28 and tough Essex High on May 31—will be played at home.

—Stephanie Choate, Observer staff