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June 9th, 2013
BRANDON–Lake Region's baseball season came to a close last week, as the 7th seed lost to the number two seed Otter Valley Otters 6-0 in quarterfinal play.
Despite the second round loss, coach Eric Degre was pleased with his team's season, posting on the Rangers website, "It was a great baseball season for the Rangers! Well done men!"
Otter Valley got off to the fast start, touching Ranger starter Matt Messier for a pair of runs in the first.
The Otters would slowly add to their lead, scoring again in the second, once in the fourth, and twice in the fifth.
June 6th
The Northern Star had her official maiden voyage on Lake Memphremagog with a dedicated crew, a smiling captain in uniform, good food, good weather and happy passengers. Read about it in Friday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for June 7, 2013.
This weekend, the Vermont Special Olympics will be held at the University of Vermont, Athletes from all over the state are making a "run for the gold." Read about it in Friday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for June 7, 2013.
The mayor of Stanstead, Quebec, is throwing a party to celebrate American/Canadian relations as symbolized by Canusa Avenue. Read about it in Friday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for June 7, 2013.
OTTER VALLEY-The curtain closed on the Lake Region Rangers’ softball season Wednesday, as the girls in blue fell to Otter Valley 10-2.
“It’s not like they (Otter Valley) knocked the cover off of the ball. They 10 hits, but 3 were bunts singles, and 3 more were squirrely little squib hits.
“But their hits were timely, and when you walk 8 and make a few errors, there was always someone on base when they did get a hit. We had two or three of the hardest hit balls all day, but right at someone. Their shortstop and catcher were outstanding defensively,” said LR coach Matt Tinker.
June 5th
By
Mike Olmstead, Sports Editor
SOUTH BURLINGTON–How important is one run?
Pretty darn important if you ask North Country coach Brian Bonvechio.
With nobody out and the Falcons trailing 2-0 in the top of the third of their play-down game with South Burlington, Jared Hussey crossed home plate, but the umpires ruled that he did not touch the dish, and was thusly called out.
North Country's next batter Tyler Sanville would hit into an inning-ending double-play, killing off the Falcons’ momentum.
For the full story, see the Express on 6-6-13.
By
Bandon Wells, Express Contributor
ORLEANS-Undaunted by facing an unknown team without their ace on the mound, No. 7 seeded Lake Region knocked off No. 10 Harwood 8-4 behind a strong performance from Dustin Bathalon in Division II high school baseball play-down action Tuesday afternoon.
Sophomore Logan Harper paced the Rangers with a trio of hits and three RBIs, followed by Matt Messier (three hits) and Josh Locke (two hits).
For the full story, see the Express on 6-6-13.
Once there were nuns - or more appropriately, sisters. But when the sisters left Newport and the school closed, the convent by St. Mary, Star of the Sea remained empty. Now Rural Edge wants to use that building for community housing. Read the story in Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for June 6, 2013.
Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? For children under 18 in communities served by the Lunchbox wagon, a meal can be had for free. Adults have to pay, but they can get nutritious food and a farmer's market of goodies on wheels. For more of this story and a schedule, read Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for June 6, 2013.
Sarah Elliott never let dwarfism slow her down, and now the college grad is raising funds to attend a convention in D.C. that will further her goal of helping others. For more of this story, read Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for June 6, 2013.
