Basketball updates

Both the boys and girls varsity teamsare off to 0-2 starts. The girls have lost to Northfield and most recently to Lyndon. The boys dropped games to Fairfax and most recently to Twinfield. The boys will try and rebound Tuesday night when they host Lamoille at The Den for 5:30/7 starts. The girls won't play again until 12/30 when they travel to Fairfax to take on the Bullets. for 6/7:30 starts.

See you tomorrow. Get there early. The gym will fill up fast.

GO WOLVES

Boys Hockey on a roll

The Boys Hockey Team won its third straight game Saturday night 12/18 against the Vikings from Lyndon. Five minutes into the game the score was 3-0 Peoples and the boys never looked back. The first goal of the game was scored by sophomore J. Thompson (LUHS) (2 goals). Junior Defenseman C. Hinrichs added a Hat Trick of his own, senior center J. Caldwell added 2 goals and 3 assists, S. Loh added a goal and an assist, P. Titterton added a goal and an assist, J. Sciortino (LUHS) added a goal, A.Cochran had 2 assists, B. Andres had 2 assists, T. Guy added 2 more assists, and C.Waller also added an assist.

The Boys play next in the Boyce Tournament at Norwich on Wednesday 12/22 at 5:30 vs. St. Johnsbury.

In their second game vs. Milton on 12/15 the boys won 6-1. J.C. had a goal and 4 assists, C.H. had 2 goals, 2 assists, B.A. had a goal and an assist, C. Leikert added a goal, A.C. had a goal, S.L had an assist, and P.T. also added an assist, and L.Caldwell was a beast between the pipes with 25 saves.

The boys' next home game is Monday 12/27 vs. Stowe at 6pm.

WONder woman at UVM indoor track meet

Junior track athlete A.Scarf was a one woman show on Saturday at the indoor track meet at UVM:

She won the 55 hurdles in 9.24, the high jump with a 5' 2" and placed 2nd in the long jump with a 14' 3.5".  

Her high jump mark of 5'2"is a new school indoor record.

This photo is from last year's indoor track season, but you get the picture; She's faaaaaaaaaaaaaast...

Boys Hockey

The boys' hockey team jumped all over North Country Saturday and spoiled the Falcons' opening game at the new Jay Peak Ice Haus by winning 8-3. The boys skated out to a 4-1 first period lead and never looked back. The score after two was 6-3, and Sophomore Goalie L.C. and a stingy veteran defense held the Falcons scoreless for the third period, and the boys added two more to make the final tally 8-3. Senior J.C. led all scorers with 4 goals--yes 4 and 2 assists, Junior C.H. had 2 goals and an assist, Junior S.L. had a goal and an assist, senior P.T. had a goal and two assists, and senior T.G. had 2 assists. The boys' home opener is Wednesday 12/15 at 6 pm vs. Milton. 

Girls Basketball

The girls opened up their season at Northfield on Saturday losing 38-24. The girls jumped out to a good start, but by halftime Northfield was up 7. To start the third quarter Northfield went on a 7-0 run and that was the difference in the game. The girls fought hard to not let the lead grow, but in the end they stalled on the offensive end and were never able to close the gap. The Girls' home opener is Wednesday at 7 vs. Twinfield.

Winter season under way

Practices started after Thanksgiving break and the teams have been working very hard to get ready for the season.

The girls had a very successful scrimmage on Saturday against Mt. Abe and tip off their regular season on Saturday 12/11 at Northfield and have their first home game on Wednesday 12/15 against Twinfield. The girls are young this year and for the first time in a few years Coach Macallister has a full roster of 12. The JV team has 14 players and is gearing up for their season under first year coach Darcie Jones.

The boys had their first scrimmage last night against Lyndon and looked very good. They played hard but more importantly played together. They are also 12 deep and the boys JV has about 14 guys as well. They tip off the season at Fairfax on Tuesday 12/14 and open at home two nights later 12/16 against Twinfield,

Please note that this year all home games will start at 5:30 for JV and 7:00 for Varsity.

The Boys Hockey team, which appeared on the verge of having 10-11 players this year has grown to a mighty 21 boys. Some have not played competitive hockey before, but Coach Loh says everyone has come in with good attitudes and fantastic work ethics. The team looks to be strong and should be very competitive in the Lake Division this year. They have their first scrimmage at U-32 tonight at 8pm and open up their regular season at North Country and the brand new Jay Peak Ice Haus on Saturday at 4pm. No more trips to Stanstead...They open up at home on 12/15 against Milton at 6pm at Green Mountain Arena.

The Nordic Team is low on numbers as in we only have one High School racer as of now...if you are interested in skiing please stop by my office in the next few days and let me know. The first home meet is Tuesday 12/14.

The Indoor Track Team is also a little low on numbers, so stop by if you are interested in throwing events, high jumping, long jumping, or running...we could use a few more...They open up at UVM on Saturday 12/18 at noon.

See you in the stands. GO WOLVES

Just in case you needed a reminder of how good we are and what you'll be missing if you don't come to watch...

Top to Bottom: 

Sophomore D. Stames skating at home; 

Junior J. Strek with the driving layup; 

Sophomore L.C. with the save; 

Junior C.W. with the jumper; 

Junior A. Scarf hurdling over the competition.

Alumni news

The following is web press release received today from JSC Asst. Athletic Director Mike Osbourne...congratulations Luke

#12 - Lucas Fitzgerald, Fr., M, Morrisville, Vt./Peoples Academy

Fitzgerald, currently undeclared, was one of the most exciting players in the NAC as a rookie as he was a threat to make a play whenever the ball was at his feet. 
With 10 points on three goals and four assists, Fitzgerald led the Badgers in scoring in 2010 and which tied him for 10th place overall in the NAC.  His three assists in conference play were second among all players regardless of class and tops among league rookies.

Boys Soccer Semis...

The Boys' season ended last night in the semi-finals. The boys lost to #6 seed Fairfax in PK's 4-2. The game was  probably the best boys' game played on the upperdeck pitch all season. Fairfax dominated possession in the first half, but the boys still managed some very good chances at goal. Neither team could find the back of the net.

In the second half and overtime periods the boys found their form and dominated the play creating chance after chance. Ryan M and Avery C made several runs from the back creating chances for the Wolves. The Fairfax goalie was strong and made several key saves, and several of the PA shots went just wide of the Fairfax net.  PA keeper Alex B was also strong and made many key saves as well...

The shootout victory sends Fairfax to the finals to face #1 seed Leland and Grey on Saturday.

The boys finished the season 10-3-3, and while they were disappointed with their season ending before they had hoped, they can be very proud of their efforts and results this season. They really responded like champions in overcoming the adversity and challenges that have come their way in the past year. Under first-year coach Phil Rogers they really grew together had an awesome season. Congratulations boys...

Girls Soccer Update; Team, you know !!!

10.30.10--The girls lost in overtime to Oxbow Saturday 1-0. The game was hard fought with both teams creating several chances on the wet field. The weather was raw and unforgiving, but both teams fought hard and played well. PA lost sweeper Stacy T to a pulled hamstring in the second half, but sophomore Haleigh W did a great job filling her shoes in the back. In the end it was two phenomenal saves made by Kaleigh N the last of which bounced to an Oxbow attacker and found the back of the net one minute into the overtime.

Although they fell short of their goal of winning a third straight championship, the girls should be proud of what they accomplished this year with a very young team. They had a great season. Congratulations girls...

Boys beat Northfield

10.29.10--In what was one of the hardest fought matches of the boys season yesterday, PA came away victorious against the Marauders from Northfield, 2-1. It was 0-0 at the end of the first 40. The boys took about 20 minutes to get going and for that first 20 Northfield looked really good. The Marauders were controlling the midfield and put several shots just wide of the PA goal. The next 20 minutes provided a much more balanced game with both teams getting scoring chances and both teams defending well. About 15 minutes into the second half, the boys struck first. A low corner kick from sophomore Owen F found the left boot of senior Ben A and he chipped it over everyone into the Northfield goal. PA 1, Northfield 0. Northfield would even the score about 8 minutes later. PA failed to clear a corner kick and it bounced right to a Marauder at the edge of the 18 and he blasted it past the PA defense to level the game at 1. With about 12 minutes left to play and a lot people thinking OT, the boys struck again on a corner. This time Owen found the head of Junior Center Middie Ryan D who snapped it into the Northfield net for the game winner.

The boys play Tuesday at 3pm vs. #6 seed BFA Fairfax.

Girls beat Windsor

10.27.10-First round of Girls playoffs PA 4 vs. Windsor 0

Kaleigh N makes one of her two saves in the game Wednesday

Little M and TT at it again

Hannah M about to turn yet another D.III defender inside out

Nomes and Molly D ("D" for defense) work together to contain Windsor's #15

Defensive Middie Alli S dominating the middle

--The Girls had their foot on the gas from kickoff on Wednesday and didn't let up until the half-time whistle sounded. Pouring in 4 goals in the first 40 minutes the girls shutout the Hornets 4-0 and advanced to Quarterfinals. The first goal was scored by sophomore Striker Marissa B. from a cross off the boot of freshman Middie Hannah M. The second goal was scored by junior Middie Sierra N from Stacy T, the third was scored by senior Middie Kay-ler H. (her first goal of her high school career...congrats) again on an assist from Hannah M, and the fourth goal was scored by Katie "TT" S. Keeper Kaleigh N. saw very little action and made 2 saves for the shutout.

Oxbow will be a much tougher opponent on Saturday and should make for a great match. If practice yesterday was any indication, the girls are focused on their goal...see you there...3pm

More pics from the game....

Sierra N scores on a corner kick from Stacy T

Freshmen Hannah M and Katie S work together...again

Caitlyn B puts the moves on a Windsor defender

All photos: David Bain

Senior day pictures...

Nomes and Principal Phil Grant

Nomes and Kay-ler

Nomes, Leesh, and Kay-ler

JV Striker Jess C. scores against N.C.

Striker "TT"  looks to goal

Middie Sierra N. keeps the ball in bounds

"Team defense, you know" Nutting, West, and Yando converge on N.C.'s #24

Striker B. Dub using his head

Senior Cap Ben A. gets some air

Exchange student Pablo M. receiving congrats from JV Hoop coach T. Griswold

Captains Ben A and Noi J look to lockdown Stowe's Luke M.

Avery and Noi make for a disruptive Stopper/Sweeper combo in the back


PHOTOS: David Bain

Soccer regular season ends on a high note; senior days

Both the girls and boys celebrated their senior days this past weekend. the girls on Friday and the boys on Saturday. The girls matched up against D.I North Country in an Non-League game on Friday evening. After Nomes, Kay-ler and Leesh received their flowers and recognition it was down to business. Junior middie Sierra N. scored the first goal of the game off of a perfect cross from freshman middie Hannah M. The second goal of the game was scored by defensive middie Allison S. on a beautiful shot from about 25 yards out. Sophomore striker Marissa B added the third off of a corner kick. 


The girls are seeded 3rd in the post season and will play on Wednesday 10/27 vs. Windsor at 3pm.

There are 12 seniors on the boys team and for them this would be their last regular season game against cross-county rival Stowe. According to senior captain Ben A. the Wolves had not beaten the Raiders since his freshman year. It was a beautiful day for soccer and celebrating these seniors. Special thanks for JV Boys hoop coach Thane Griswold for handing out flowers and handshakes for all the seniors. Again, once the recognitions were through it was game on...The game was tense at first. Stowe created most of the chances in the first 10 minutes, but the play evened out and both teams played well and created chances. The best of which was a beautiful run by sophomore middie Owen F. from midfield to 25 yards out. Owen spotted senior Adam D. making a far post run. Owen passed the ball to Adam and he bent it into the far upper corner of Stowe's goal for the only goal of the game. Stowe almost tied it in the second half on a free-kick from 30 yards out. The ball was headed by a Stowe player and was looking like it would score when Alex B. sprung into action and made an incredible save...


With the win on Saturday the boys clinched the #2 spot and will have to wait for the winner of Northfield/Windsor game. The boys will play on Friday 10/29 at 3pm...

Cross-country Invitational

10.9.10--PA...over 400 athletes representing all four divisions in Vermont High School Athletics participated in the annual Peoples Academy Invitational Cross-Country Meet. The day was chilly but bright and the new course  designed by Coach Paige was challenging. Previous wet weather left muddy spots thick and deep enough to swallow shoes. Several muddy shoes were delivered to the scoring table and several runners finished the race with one shoe. PAML XC was represented well by a full team and the PA high school team was also in full force. The day, however belonged to two D.I teams. St. Johnsbury and CVU scored many of the trophies. And took first place in boys and girls respectively.

PA races this weekend at the NVAC Mountain Division championships at Harwood. The Middle School races start at 10 with JV and Varsity to follow...

KL at the PA Invitational

CC and SG 

Girls Soccer update

The girls lost a close game last night in the rain at U-32 3-2. U-32 scored first, but then 2 minutes later Katie S. crossed a ball to Sierra N. who volleyed it into the back of the net. U-32 scored two more goals and Alysha J. added a second for the Lady Wolves. The girls play Friday at Lyndon at the Lyndon Town Fields at 4pm.

Boys tie Hilltoppers

10.5.10 St. Johnsbury--
In what can only really be described as a defensive battle, the boys played St. J to a 0-0 tie last night at St J. Offensive chances for both teams were hard to come by, but St. Johnsbury probably had the best opportunities of the day. Junior keep Alex B. had an amazing game making many difficult saves during both regulation and OT. The boys still earned 4 index points for the tie, so all wasn't for not. They are now in sole possession of 5th place in the D.III rankings. This was there 2nd 0-0 draw in a row. They play Lyndon at Lyndon on Thursday at 4pm.

The JV team also played to a draw. 2-2 was the final at the JV game.

Boys soccer update

The boys travel to St. J tomorrow to take on a tough Hilltopper squad. Through the season so far the boys are 5-2-1 and tied for 5th in the D.III rankings. They started out the year 4-0. After beating Fairfax, they had 1-0 win at home vs. Spaulding. The goal was a PK by Ben A.

After that was 1-0 loss at Harwood. Then another 1-0 win vs. Montpelier--goal by Harper K.

Homecoming was next and the game was fierce. The teams played to a 0-0 tie after regulation and about 2 minutes into the first OT the Lancers finished a PK to take the win. Touche' Lamoille.

The most recent match was at Thetford. Thetford is a very strong team that was just coming off a 2-1 win at Harwood. The game was even and ended in a 0-0 tie after 100 minutes.

Catching up with Girls Soccer

It's been a while since the Thetford game...Let's start with the most recent and work backwards...

St. J was down on Saturday for another Capital Division game. 30 seconds into the game there was handball in the St. J box and Stacy T. buried the PK in the back of the net for the first goal of the game. Less than fifteen minutes later, Katie S. put a great move on a Hilltopper defender and as she was going to goal, the defender tripped her in the box for another PK. Stacy T. buried another to put the girls ahead 2-0. The second half saw the Hilltoppers come on strong, but they only managed one goal Peoples came away with another win. They are now 4-1-2 and 4th in the D.III standings. They play at U-32 on Wednesday.

Before the St. J. game the girls faced tough Capital Division foe Montpelier. The game was an even match and ended that way as well 1-1. Alysha J. got her first goal of the season.


Prior to those two Capital Division matches was homecoming and the cross town rivalry of the Lamoille Lady Lancers...If you missed this game, you missed a great game. Lamoille scored first about 15 minutes into the game. PA struggled to put together solid play, but as the first half wore on they looked stronger and stronger. Finally, with about 2 minutes left, a Stacy T. corner kick was headed home by freshman Michelle Y. for the tying goal. The second half saw Peoples take their first lead of the game on a lefty shot that barely escaped the hands of the Lamoille keeper by another freshman, Hannah M.

Lamoille turned around and about 15 minutes later tied it up.
Less than 2 minutes after the Lamoille goal freshman Katie S. picked up a ball at midfield, beat two Lamoille defenders and was in on the Lamoille keeper. Katie shot it low and hard in the left corner for the winning goal.

The girls went down to Northfield on Sept. 16 and notched a 2-0 shutout. The last game of their rigorous 4 game road trip--they played their first 4 games on the road this year--was at Harwood. Harwood is always tough and this year proved to be no different as they handed the Ladies their first and only loss of the season 2-1.

Boys continue to play well

The boys notched their third win in a row yesterday as they beat BFA Fairfax at Fairfax 2-1.
Goals were scored by sophomore striker DG and senior RM.

The JV posted a 6-0 win over the JV Bullets and junior backup keeper TJB notched the shutout with help from solid D anchored by sophomore DB.

The boys will be tested Friday as they take on Capitol League foe Spaulding at home. It promises to be a stellar matchup of two strong teams. See you there, right?

Girls post first win...

At Thetford on Tuesday the girls posted their first win of the season by outscoring Thetford 3-0. The first goal of the game came when Junior AS scored just 9 seconds into the half. A 35 yard direct free kick goal was added by junior sweeper ST, and the third goal by freshman midfielder HM. All the goals were scored in the first half.

The JV girls also won at Thetford tallying 7 goals to Thetford's 2. Goals were scored by KF, MF (2), JC, CH, AB, and JF.

The girls Varsity team travels to Northfield today.

Boys 2-0 to start

Peoples 4, Hazen 1: At Hardwick, junior JH fired in two goals and set up another as the Wolves powered past Hazen. Sophomore OF scored the go-ahead penalty kick 17:30 into the second half and set up Hostetter’s first goal. Danny Stames added an insurance goal for the Wolves (2-0).



Pics from the Boys game vs. Rice (Courtesy D. Bain)

B.A. and A.C. breakdown Rice's Striker

D.S. evades a Rice defender

O.F. getting behind the Rice defense

Celebrations after the win.

Keeper A.B. with the save

"Man of the Match" D.G.

What a difference a year makes...KICK OFF

Welcome back everyone...After a fantastic summer vacation the BLOG is back...The boys and girls soccer teams and the XC team has been in full practice mode for about two and a half weeks now and last night the boys had their first game of the 2010 Fall season (the girls open up Saturday at Stowe at 11am, and XC opens up Saturday as well at the Essex Invitational at 9am).

The boys opened up against Rice at home last night and much to the large crowd's delight came away with a 3-2 victory (see picture above) in double overtime. Rice opened up the scoring in the first half, but with 37 seconds left in the first half, senior RM played a ball over the top to sophomore striker OF and he finished beautifully to knot the game at 1. Half way through the second half OF took a shot on goal that was saved by the Rice keeper, but bounced to the foot of senior striker HK and he shot it past vthe Rice keeper for the go-ahead goal. Ten minutes later Rice evened the score and the teams played to a 2-2 tie after regulation. The first overtime was riddled with chances for both teams, but neither could capitalize. The second overtime was played pretty even until about 3 minutes left when the boys really started pressuring hard. After two corner kicks failed to produce a goal, Rice had a goal kick. The Rice keeper kicked the ball low and hard but right to sophomore striker DG, who had been pestering the Rice defenders all game with his hustle, touch, and tenacity. DG controlled the ball, dribbled into the 18 and fired a shot that was deflected wide by the Rice keeper. OF jumped on the rebound and buried the game winner with 1:33 left in the second OT. The boys play at Hazen Saturday with an 11am start. The boys JV won handily yesterday 12-0.

The upper deck varsity field went through a major face lift this summer with many community members donating resources to the cause. The field has never looked or felt better thanks to an aggressive seeding, fertilizing, mowing, and watering regiment, and with the help of a grant from the Vermont Dairy Council, PA Boosters, Morrisville Youth Soccer, and many other community members we have a brand new Daktronics scoreboard to keep the time and score for the varsity teams for years to come.

The next home game is the 9/17 as the boys take on Spaulding at 4:30.

Boys Golf

The boys golf team came in 3rd place yesterday at the State Match at Middlebury. Sophomore I.J. shot the low round for Peoples with a 79.

Track State Meet Results...

The Peoples Academy girls’ team took second place overall out of more than 20 teams. With just five girls on the team, and freshman AC unable to compete due to an injury, the team performed extremely well, racking up 78 points behind first place Woodstock Academy’s 98 points. This was the first state championship for the Woodstock girls. Peoples’ girls have now taken first place (5 times) or second place (3 times) in the last eight years!

Leading the pack was senior Chelsea Hostetter with a first in the long jump (16’-9”) which set a new school record; a second in the 100m dash, edged out by only.01 of a second, which was a P.R.; a second in the 200m dash, also a P.R.; and a fifth in the javelin, also a P.R. Sophomore AS took second in the 100m hurdles, second in the high jump, and third in the triple jump. Junior KH took first in the pole vault, matching her previous P.R. height of 8’-0”; third in the 300m hurdles, a P.R., fifth in the 400m dash, a P.R.; and an eighth in the 3000m run. Junior NP took second place in the 800m run, fifth in the 3000m run, and seventh in the 1500m run. Freshman AC helped her fellow teammates and coaches all day, as she has all season.
The Peoples boys’ team, also a small group with 12 athletes, improved its performance over last year by taking eighth overall out of 22 teams, with very strong relay team finishes.
The relay team of KB, KM, NJ, and RM finished second in the 4 x100m and set a new school record of 46.30, besting their own record set earlier this season. The 4x800m relay team, made up of BW, KB, DS, and CC recorded a P.R. and finished fourth. Earning another P.R. and taking sixth place in the 4x400m relay was the relay team of KB, CW, BW, and RM.
In individual events, Junior NJ took fifth in the javelin and competed well in the long jump, achieving a P.R., and in the triple jump. Junior CC took sixth in the 1500m run and competed well in the 3,000m run, earning a P.R. Junior RM also competed in the 100m dash, and the 200m dash, earning P.R.s in both events. Junior KM earned P.R.s in the 100m dash and in the triple jump, and the long jump. Freshman DS earned a P.R. in the 3000m run and competed well in the 1500m run. Freshman CW earned P.R.s in the 200m dash and the 400m dash, and competed well in the 100m dash. Junior JD earned P.R.s in the triple jump and discus. Sophomore KN earned a P.R. in the 1500m run and competed in the triple jump. Freshman DB toughed it out, competing with a taped sprained ankle in the 100m dash, 400m dash, and javelin. Junior BW also competed in the 300m hurdles. Sophomore IS competed well in the 200m dash, pole vault, and javelin.

John Guillot

Girls golf...you go girl...

Freshman C.E. took second yesterday at the the D.II Golf Championships at Middlebury. She shot an impressive 95, which was only 4 shots off the lead.

Baseball and Softball seasons cut short by Oxbow

On Saturday, June 5, the PA softball season ended withg a loss in the Quarterfinals to Oxbow 3-1. The game was a good one with Oxbow scoring first in the first inning. The Olympians never relinquished the lead. The girls had several chances and left  many runners on base at the end of the innings. According to the  coaches, this is the first time in 11 seasons PA has not made it to at least the semifinals. The girls say goodbye to seniors Devaney Cote, Chelsea Hostetter, Heather Courchaine, and Amber McCullock.

Tuesday June 8, the PA baseball season also came to an end at the hands of Oxbow. The boys played well all season and entered the game on a 14-game winning streak. Oxbow struck first getting out to a 4-2 lead. The boys cut it to 4-3 and then the Olympians' bats caught fire. They scored 6 more runs to end the game at 10-3. This was the first time since 2006 that the baseball team made the semifinals. The boys say goodbye to seniors Lucas Fitzgerald, Ryan Cross, Kasey Small, Colby Putvain, and Geoff Jaquish.

Baseball and Softball roll on

Thanks to some scorching bats and some great pitching and defense, the baseball and softball teams played their way into the quarterfinals yesterday. Both pitchers pitched complete games. Senior L.F. had a two-run homer for the baseball team and Sophomore K.N. also had a two-run homer for the softball team. The boys won 16-1 and the girls 12-0.

The boys play Friday vs. Winooski in a 4:30 matchup of #2 and #7 seeds and the girls play Saturday at 4:30 vs. Oxbow, which  is also a matchup of #2 and #7 seeds.... 

Peep the links for BFP stories
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100602/SPORTS05/100602059/1029/sports05/Bushey-pitches-BFA-Fairfax-to-win

Boys golf wins sectionals

The foul weather yesterday couldn't keep the boys varsity golf team from dominating the Northern D.III Sectional Tournament at Stowe Country Club. Sophomore S.L. was medalist with a blistering 77. He was the only golfer to break into the 70's. PA placed two more in the top 5. Sophomores I.J. and A.B. shot 86 and 90 respectively. The top four PA golfers shot a combined 351 and were the first overall team followed by Stowe with a 389 and Hazen with 401. The State Tournament is next Tuesday at Middlebury.

Freshman T.F. with an approach (top) and on the green (bottom) at a home match in May.

Track team at Essex

The track team ran it's final meet before States on Saturday May 29. There were plenty of PRs (personal records). C.H. -100Dash; A.S.-100Hurdles; R.M. 100Dash and 200Dash; C.C 1500 and 3000 runs; D.S. 1500run.A.S. qualified for NE's in Highjump and 100Hurdles and C.H. qualified in the 100Dash

Click this link for a mini slide show from our home meet...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHyAyC6E3u0

Softball playdowns tomorrow

In their bid to defend their 2009 D.III Championship, the softball team will host #15 seed Twin Valley tomorrow at 4:30 in the first round of the playoffs. The girls secured the #2 seed with a shining 15-1 record with their only loss coming at the hands of Mountain League rival BFA Fairfax. A win tommorow and the girls will host either #7 Oxbow or #10 Lake Region on Saturday at 3pm.

Baseball playdowns today

After the long weekend, the D.III baseball pairing are out and we have a playdown game scheduled for today with Mountain League foe Richford. The boys secured the # 2 seed with  a stellar 14-2 record and a second consecutive Mountain League Championship. A win today and we host the quarterfinals on Friday against either #7 Winooski or #10 Stowe.

More news from the track...

Yesterday was the freshman/sophomore meet at U-32 and the PA team shined once again. Aside from the many podium trips from the entire team (updates later), congratulations to sophomore AS on garnering the Female Track Athlete of the Meet award. AS placed either 1st or 2nd in all the events she competed in.

The home meet on Saturday May was a fine success. The rain held of for most of the day and PA competed against Harwood and Oxbow.

Updates on podiums, PR's, and points to come. Ditto for the Harwood Invitational on Tuesday May 18.

Catching up with the Track team...man are they fast...

The Peoples Academy track team competed in the Burlington Invitational Friday and Saturday, May 7th and 8th. With over 800 athletes representing mostly division I and II schools competing, PA placed 15th overall, and was the top division III school at the meet. PA athletes took the podium 4 times, others achieved personal best performances, and everyone gained valuable experience competing in a big meet.

Sophomore AS took 3rd in the girls long jump, tied for 4th in the high jump, and placed 6th in the 100m hurdles. The boys 4 X 100 team of KB, KM, DB, and RM took 5th place in a school record time of 48.01.

Personal best performances were turned in by KH in the girls pole vault, NJ in the boys javelin throw and triple jump, and AS in both the girls long and triple jumps. On the track NJ, DB, RM, and KM all set personal bests in the boys 100 dash, while RM did so in the boys 200 dash, and NP in both the girls 800 and 1500 meter runs.

It was a team effort that also produced seasonal best times in both the boys 4 X 400 relay (RM, NJ, DS, CC) and the boys 4 X 800 relay (CC, BW, CW, KB).

Thanks to Coach Paige for the update.

Catching up with the Baseball/Softball teams

Well it has been a long long time without a post, so I will do my best to get you all updated as we head into the last week and a half of the spring regular season. The spring weather has been fickle and we have had to deal with two crazy snowstorms and a bit of wet weather. Two batting cages were heavily damaged by heavy wet snow, but thanks to long-time PA Athletics supporter Dale Allen the baseball cage is back in action and the softball cage is on it's way to being fully functional.

As far as results and highlights, I'll lead off with baseball...

Kasey at the bat

The boys are playing extremely well under new/old coach Bob Jones and assistants Chris Davis and Barry Small. The boys are 9-2 right now and sit in 5th place in the D.III standings. They are on top of the Mountain Division and with key league victories over BFA Fairfax and Lake Region, they are undefeated in League play.  4 of their last five games will be league games with Enosburg (home), Hazen, Stowe, and Danville (home/senior day). After going 2-2 to start the season the boys are on a 7 game winning streak. Losses came at the hands of Mountain League rival BFA Fairfax in a non-league game 3-5 and D.II Harwood, who hammered the boys for 18 runs in a six inning contest that ended 18-3 (15 run rule).

KS warms up the curve ball.

Since the drubbing by Harwood, it has been 7 straight for the boys including a bottom-of-the-seventh comeback at Winooski, 2 huge wins (16-5, 13-0) against Lake Region, a 15-4 demolition of Hazen, and a 5-0 shutout at Danville. While the pitching and defense have been strong for the Wolves (2 shutouts and a total of 20 runs allowed in the last 7 games), the bats have been on fire. In their last 7 wins the boys have driven in 67 runs. All the bats have contributed, and the pitching has been mostly by committee. Only junior TG and senior LF have pitched complete games:  a 6-5 win at Fairfax and a 13-0 shutout at Lake Region for TG and a 5-0 shutout at Danville for LF. With contributions from seniors KS, LF and CP, junior TG, sophomores EC, JH, RD and DQ, the Wolves aces have been getting it done. 

Top: LF ready to pounce on a fast ball.

Bottom: "Hits on three"

I'll bat clean up with some softball updates...

                                     

JS windup

The defending D.III champs are back at it again or should I say "Uh Oh here they go..." With everyone back from the 2009 team one year older and one year wiser and some key senior additions and some young Wolf pups, the girls are perfectly poised to make another run to the finals. Through 11 games they are 10-1 with their only loss coming in a Mountain League game at league rival and 2009 D.III runner-up Fairfax 1-2.

Sophomore ace JS has picked up where she left off last year and is throwing harder than ever, and Junior ace JS (same initials, different pitchers) has been throwing hard and having fun. Between the two pitchers and the veteran defense, the girls have given up just 31 runs in 11 games while driving in 95 of their own.

They are 1-1 in Mountain League play and look to make it 2-1 when they face Enosburg at home tomorrow. Their last league win was yesterday over Lake Region 10-3. The girls are currently 2nd in the D.III standings.

                                     

Top: The other JS waiting on the pitch.

Bottom: Defending champs; "Uh Oh here we go"

The remainder of the varsity SB/BB schedule looks like this: Thursday 5/20 home vs. Enosburg (League); Sat. 5/22 @ Hazen (10am) (League); Monday 5/24 @ Lamoille (NL); Tuesday 5/25 @ Stowe (League); Thursday 5/27 home vs. Danville (League/senior day).