Senior Drew Nick pitched six shutout innings to help CVU beat South Burlington 8-0.

Behind 17 hits and six shutout innings from Drew Nick, CVU topped South Burlington 8-0 on Tuesday. The senior pitcher earned the win by striking out eight and allowing just one hit by the Rebels.

Senior Jeff Badger knocked in three runs on two hits while Nick, Tim Jones, Tucker Kohlasch and Curt Echo each had three hits for the Redhawks. Echo came around to score for CVU all three times he reached base.

CVU (2-0) took a two-run lead in the second inning on Jeff Badger’s 2 RBI single. The Redhawks doubled their lead to 4-0 in the third inning after back-to-back RBI singles from Kohlasch and Brendan Davitt.

The Redhawks doubled their lead again with a four-run seventh inning. A couple SBHS errors along with a Tucker Kohlasch double and a Jeff Badger single gave CVU four more runs.

Sophomore Matt Baechle had the lone South Burlington (0-1) hit along with a walk. Will Coles pitched a complete game for the Rebels while allowing six earned runs.

CVU senior Ryan Fleming pitched a perfect seventh inning to finish the game.

Rice's Hailee Barron (left) and Essex's Kari Lavalette (right) were named Metro Co-Players of the Year.

The Metro Division girls basketball coaches have voted and here are their selections for the 2011-2012 All-Metro team. Sophomore Hailee Barron from Division I champion Rice and junior Kari Lavalette from Essex were named Metro Co-Players of the Year.

Co-Players of the Year:
Hailee Barron, sophomore, Rice
Kari Lavalette, junior, Essex

1st team:

Cassidy Derda, Rice
Isabell Meinhart, St. Johnsbury
Emily Kinneston, CVU
Kara Sheftic, Essex
Kylah Jones, Burlington

2nd team:

Allyson Bruckner, St. Johnsbury
Chelsea Hunt, BFA St. Albans
Remi Donnelly, CVU
Eva Clark, BFA St. Albans
Noelle Pinard, North Country

3rd team:

Aliza Benoit, Spaulding
Elana Bayer-Pacht, CVU
Tomilayo Akinpetide, Rice
Allie Doe, BFA St. Albans
Lauren Miles, Essex

Honorable Mention:

Ellen Boucher, Rice
Chelsea Abbott, BFA St. Albans
Emma Joslin, North Country
Kaelyn Kohlasch, CVU
Anna Bingham, North Country
Connor Lafrance, Spaulding
Dani Esenler, BFA St. Albans
Katie Thygesen, Spaulding
Ali Wells, Essex
Bridgette Rankin, St. Johnsbury

Colchester's Jackie Nagle (in white above) is among those chosen to the All-Lake Girls Basketball Team.

The Lake Division girls basketball coaches have voted and here are their selections for the 2011-2012 All-Lake team. D-II runner-up Mt. Abraham’s Ashlie Fay was named Player of the Year while her head caoch Connie LaRose was named Coach of the Year.

Player of the Year:
Ashlie Fay, sophomore, Mt. Abraham

Coach of the Year:
Connie LaRose, Mt. Abraham

1st Team:

Ashlie Fay, Mt. Abraham
Jackie Sorter, Colchester
Jackie Nagle, Colchester
Hannah Curler, Vergennes
Katie O’Brien, Milton
Madison Fuller, Middlebury

2nd Team:

Samantha Rock, Milton
Reilly Simoneau, South Burlington
Sage Barton, South Burlington
Nicole Menard, Milton
Tiffany Danyow, Middlebury

Honorable Mention:

Sara Paskevich, Colchester
Kari Belval, Colchester
Lydia Stearns, Mt. Abraham
Sara Sayles, Mt. Abraham
Serena Reynolds, Missisquoi
Chrissy Ritter, Middlebury

Missisquoi junior guard Matt St. Amour was named the Lake Division Player of the Year by the Lake Division coaches.

The Lake Division boys basketball coaches have voted and here are their selections for the 2011-2012 All-Lake team. The coaches voted MVU junior Matt St. Amour as Lake Division Player of the Year. St. Amour was also named Gatorade Player of the Year today. Jim Bose from Missisquoi and Peter Quinn from Vergennes were named Coaches of the Year.

Player of the Year:
Matt St. Amour, junior, Missisquoi

Coaches of the Year:
Jim Bose, Missisquoi and Peter Quinn, Vergennes

1st Team:

Matt St. Amour, junior, Missisquoi
Shep Carter, junior, Vergennes
Darren Callan, junior, BFA St. Albans
Collin Curler, senior, Vergennes
Jamie Holbrook, senior, Milton

Honorable Mention:

Mitchell Clarke, junior, Middlebury
Tyler Provencher, junior, Middlebury
Ben Thieken, senior, BFA St. Albans

Missisquoi junior Matt St. Amour was named the 2011-12 Gatorade Vermont Boys Basketball Player of the Year today. The 6’3″ guard was Missisquoi’s leading scorer this season, averaging 26.6 points per game along with 12.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game. St. Amour is the first player to be chosen from Missisquoi Valley Union High School for the annual honor.

St. Amour was named Lake Division Player of the Year for the last two seasons and he is a member of the VBCA’s Dream Dozen. St. Amour holds the Missisquoi career scoring record with 1388 points through three seasons. The junior has also maintained a 4.13 GPA in the classroom, volunteers for local youth sports programs, and has raised funds to benefit the American Cancer Society according to today’s Gatorade press release.

Last year’s winner was Ben Ferris of Essex High School. In 2010, Burlington’s Joe O’Shea won the honor while Clancy Rugg, also from Burlington, won in 2009.

Mt. Mansfield senior Tom Lacy was named Metro Division Player of the Year by the Metro coaches

The Metro Division boys basketball coaches have voted and here are their selections for the 2011-2012 All-Metro team. Division I champions Mt. Mansfield picked up Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors for Tom Lacy and Jeff Davis. MMU and Rice each had two players voted to the 1st team all-Metro.

Player of the Year:
Tom Lacy, senior, Mt. Mansfield

Coach of the Year:
Jeff Davis, Mt. Mansfield

1st Team:

Tom Lacy, senior, Mt. Mansfield
Tim Rensch, senior, Rice
Casey Tipson, junior, Rice
Eric Suder, senior, Mt. Mansfield
Anthony Granai, senior, Colchester

2nd Team:

Tom Carton, junior, Essex
Jake Maynard, senior, Rice
Marcus Willingham, junior,Rice
Trevor Seward, senior, South Burlington
Evan Grubb, junior, Spaulding

Honorable Mention:

Nate Hodge, senior, Colchester
Stefan Radan, senior, Burlington
Brad Bissonnette, junior, CVU
TJ Wesson, senior, Mt. Mansfield

Lake Division Player of the Year
Abby Marmer, freshman, Burr & Burton

Lake Division Coach of the Year
Mike Vasseur, Harwood

1st Team:

F Kristen Dukette Northfield 9
F Brooke Sabol Burr & Burton Academy 12
F Lucy Stillman Rice Memorial 9
D Erin Easton Northfield 11
D Emma Cummings Harwood 12
G Mary Cain Montpelier 12

2nd Team:

F Whitney Bernier North Country 9
F Kate Kurchena Rutland 12
F Maria Ploof Middlebury 12
D Molly Burke Mount Mansfield 9
D Maddie Rollins Brattleboro 11
G Danielle Mayo Stowe 10

Honorable Mention:

F Kim Haab Stowe 12

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F Carrie Johnson Harwood 11

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F Zoe Myers U-32 11

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D Charlotte Palmer Burr & Burton Academy 12

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D Katie Abrams Stowe 12

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G Siena Damon Harwood 10

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Lake Division Coach of the Year Mike Vasseur Harwood

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2012 Senior Academic All-Stars (Seniors with 3.5+ cumulative GPA)

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Brooke Sabol Burr and Burton

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Charlotte Palmer Burr and Burton

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Lily Ross Burr and Burton

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Theresa Huestis Middlebury

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Rebecca Oler Mount Mansfield

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Sam Ward Mount Mansfield

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Abby Wintersteen Mount Mansfield

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Kayla Beauchamp Rutland

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Kate Kurchena Rutland

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Erin Reilly Rutland

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Katie Abrams Stowe

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Kelly Chambers Stowe

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Kim Haab Stowe

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Sam Haab Stowe

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Alana LaVielle Stowe

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Monica Wentz Stowe

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Alicia Danyew U-32

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Avery Parsons Grayson North Country

After facing each other three times this season, MMU's Eric Suder (left) and Rice's Tim Rensch (right) will be teammates in this Saturday's VBCA All-star Game

The Vermont Basketball Coaches Association released the rosters for this Saturday’s North-South All-star games. There will be four games played throughout the day: two boys games and two girls games.

Division I & II Girls

Division I & II Boys:

Division III & IV Girls:

Division III & IV Boys:

Kari Lavalette is among the 2012 Dream Dozen basketball players named today by the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association.

The Vermont Basketball Coaches Association announced the 2012 “Dream Dozen” players today. The top twelve high school underclassmen basketball players were voted by coaches from across Vermont in two groups: Division I & II and Division III & IV.

Division I & II

Girls:
Isabell Meinhart, St. Johnsbury
Emily Kinneston, CVU
Maureen Taggart, Mill River
Bethany Lanfear, Fair Haven
Annie Jones, Montpelier
Cassidy Derda, Rice
Stephanie Grobe, Hartford
Chelsea McAllister, Springfield
Maresa Bowen, Rutland
Kara Sheftic, Essex
Hailee Barron, Rice
Kari Lavallette, Essex

Boys:
Ryan Booth, U-32
Tom Carton, Essex
Jake Stalcup, Burr & Burton
Jay Carleton, Mill River
Johnathan Mitchell, Mt. St. Joseph
Evan Grubb, Spaulding
John Dewey, Mt. St. Joseph
Casey Tipson, Rice
Marcus Willingham, Rice
Aary Bibens, Mt. Anthony
Tre Hysell, Rutland
Matt St. Amour, Missisquoi

Division III & IV

Girls:
Mikala Dambrackas, West Rutland
Stefanie DeSimone, Rivendell
Madi Huntley, Green Mountain
Ashley Goddard, Leland & Gray
Pam Greaves, Danville
Mehgan McMullen, Northfield
Savannah Nesbitt, Twin Valley
Alyssa Whitney, Hazen
Clarissa Elrick, Proctor
Brianna Robare, Winooski
Shyann Josler, Thetford
Lacey Stever, Rivendell

Boys:
David Codling, Twinfield
Colin Lozito, Twin Valley
Brandon Gibbs, Twinfield
Dimitri Vasiliadis, Hazen
Austin Sayers, Mid Vermont
Kyle Johnson, Danville
Brandon Gleason, Enosburg
Jordan Tillas, Websterville
Jason Manwaring, Williamstown
Pavin Parrish, Rochester

The VBCA also announced their selections for Coach of the Year for each division.

Girls Division 1: Leo Reynolds, Mt. Anthony
Girls Division 2: Kyle Wilson, Fair Haven
Girls Division 3: Gary Bellavance, Hazen
Girls Division 4: Chris Hughes, Proctor

Boys Division 1: Mike Wood, Rutland
Boys Division 2: Peter Quinn, Vergennes
Boys Division 3: Stephen Jette, Enosburg
Boys Division 4: Terry Kelleher, Craftsbury

Metro finalists Essex and South Burlington each had selections to the All-Metro Girls Hockey Team (above: SBHS senior Kayleigh Ehler-Vock and and Essex senior Kim Dvorak battle for the puck in the Metro championship game)

The Metro Division girls hockey coaches have voted and here are their selections for the 2011-2012 All-Metro team.

Metro Coach of the Year: Matt Laroche, Missisquoi

1st Team

Forward: Katie Campbell, Missisquoi, junior
Forward: Aly Hardy, BFA St. Albans, junior
Forward: Molly Higgins, South Burlington, senior
Defense: Hayley Arnold, Spaulding, senior
Defense: Nicole Beaudoin, Essex, senior
Goalie: Shanley Howrigan, BFA St. Albans, junior

2nd Team

Forward: Zoe Bailey, Spaulding, senior
Forward: Kim Dvorak, Essex, senior
Forward: Camille Rainville, Missisquoi, junior
Defense: Whitney Gervais, South Burlington, senior
Defense: Ellen Gosselin, Spaulding, junior
Goalie: Courtney Barrett, South Burlington, sophomore

The coaches also wish to recognize the 2012 Senior Academic All-Stars. Below are seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.5 grade point average:

Ali Evans, BFA St. Albans
Lauren Wooster, BFA St. Albans
Charlotte Adams, Essex
Kim Dvorak, Essex
Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, South Burlington
Kate Fitzerald, South Burlington
Whitney Gervais, South Burlington
Molly Higgins, South Burlington
Liz Saward, South Burlington
Sydney Watkin, South Burlington
Marissa Benson, Spaulding
Taisha Pelkey, Spaulding