Sports Feature

Satnford's Kristy Zurmuhlen: courtesy of Stanford Athletic Dept.Published in The Message For The Week, October 8. 2008
"Fall Mountain's Kristy Zurmuhlen Making Her Mark At Stanford"
In an effort to reward and promote the importance of academics in the lives of our local middle, high school and college student athletes past and present, The Message Sports Department will be running a series of articles about local students who not only excel on the playing field, but also in the classroom.

Faithful To Fenway: By Micheal Borer Published in The Message For The Week, May 12, 2008 The recently released Faithful To Fenway is a narrative that comes at a good time for not only Red Sox fans, but any baseball fan. For this book describes what is good about the game, in a time when we are not hearing too much “good” about baseball.

Clemson Athletics: Mairi Trimboli (far right) rows for the Clemson Tigers.Published in The Message For The Week, May 2008
Meet Ludlow, Vermont's Mairi Trimboli, currently a sophomore at Clemson University in South Carolina and a member of the Lady Tigers rowing team. A graduate of Black River High School (BRHS) in 2006, Mairi was a stand out in soccer, softball and snowboarding, while also an outstanding, honor role student.

Published on Sports Collectors Daily.com, April 1, 2008
McAvoy Sportcards: The McAvoy Sportcards familySurviving in the ever-changing world of sports card collecting can be a daunting task for any company or entrepreneur, never mind thriving in the business for over 35 years. But such is the story of Bill McAvoy of McAvoy Sportcards based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Black Fly Baseball Camp2: Photo by Joe MillikenPublished In The Message For The Week, March 26, 2008
CHESTER, VT – Steve Nelligan, Director of Chester Recreation Department, recently ran his third annual Black Fly Baseball Camp, held in Nason Gym at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, Vermont. The camp hosted young baseball players ranging from ages seven to sixteen from seven area towns, offering six skill stations covering several aspects of hitting, fielding, pitching and base running.

Omar Gallil: Photo by Joe MillikenPublished in The Message For The Week, March 12, 2008
If you happened to attend a boys’ or girls’ basketball game at Green Mountain Union High School (GMUHS) this season you probably saw, and no doubt heard, a dapper. looking student announcing the starting lineups before each game.

Chris Chico: Photo courtesy of Extreme ExposuresPublished in The Message For The Week, February 13, 2008
Chester–resident and 2007 Green Mountain Union High School graduate Chris Chico, a current semi–pro snocross racer representing Polaris Industries, recently captured Maple Rock Racing’s second annual Go Big or Go Home Semi Pro Shootout at the Essex Junction Fairground.

Joe Milliken-Sports Editor, The Message For The WeekPublished In The Message For The Week, January 30, 2008
The GMUHS Booster Club would like to thank Joe Milliken, of The Message, for all the support and cooperation that he has given us throughout the last several years. Joe has come to our aid on more than one occasion and has put in many long hours to make sure we were supplied with all the photos that we needed for our basketball programs.

Coach Keith LeClairPublished in The Message For The Week, July 30, 2006
Former East Carolina head baseball coach and Fall Mountain graduate Keith LeClair, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 2001, succumbed to the illness on July 19 after a courageous, five year battle. LeClair was 40 years old.

Published in The Commons, Brattleboro, VT. Nov. 2007
Stewart & Bruce Schmidt photo by Joe MillikenLocal high school and college soccer referee Stewart “Stew” Schmidt was recently honored by the Vermont Soccer Officials Association, (VSOA) for his over 45 years of faithful service to the sport. A long–time resident of Ludlow, Schmidt was presented with a plaque and also received a standing ovation from the over 200 fellow soccer officials which make up the VSOA.