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When the “Boys of Summer” grow old
Heading up author Jim Higgins' top-10 list of aging jock fears is the question “When the game’s on the line, do I still got it?” Photo by Oliver Rickwell. Editor’s note: The author, Jim Higgins, is a...
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Editor’s note: This op-ed is by award-winning journalist Telly Halkias. It first appeared in the Bennington Banner. It’s ironic that at the start of National Poetry Month and the Major League Baseball...
View ArticleHalkias: Burgers, baseball and Richard Nixon
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by award-winning journalist Telly Halkias. It first appeared in the Bennington Banner. The recent anniversary of former President Richard Nixon’s 100th birthday found an...
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Bernie Sanders goes to bat for Vermont Lake Monsters
The Vermont Lake Monsters play their home games at the University of Vermont’s Centennial Field. Wikipedia photo Sen. Bernie Sanders has sharply criticized a Major League Baseball proposal that could...
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Sanders takes a whack at baseball contraction plan in meeting with MLB chief
Sen. Bernie Sanders has been active in the fight to save minor league baseball clubs, including the Vermont Lake Monsters. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Sen. Bernie Sanders met Monday with...
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Vermont Lake Monsters’ season uncertain amid pandemic
Centennial Field in Burlington, home of the Vermont Lake Monsters. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The upcoming Vermont Lake Monsters season is up in the air as team officials wait to hear from its...
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Lake Monsters’ season delayed indefinitely
The Vermont Lake Monsters are shown in action at UVM’s Centennial Field in August 2018. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger The Vermont Lake Monsters’ season has been delayed indefinitely due to the...
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Newport’s old grandstand, relic of baseball past, set for demolition
The grandstand at Gardner Park in Newport that the city government plans to demolish. Photo courtesy of Roger Cartee The historic grandstand in Newport’s Gardner Park, which has overlooked its...
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Vermont Lake Monsters, under new owners, will play in summer baseball league
The Vermont Lake Monsters are shown in action at UVM’s Centennial Field in August 2018. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger The Vermont Lake Monsters, dropped as a Major League Baseball affiliate earlier this...
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PHOTOS: Baseball back in Burlington
The Vermont Lake Monsters take to the field during their home opener against the Norwich Sea Unicorns at Centennial Field in Burlington on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The...
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Amid declining numbers, Vermont baseball lovers fear for the future of...
The Vermont Lake Monsters take to the field during their home opener against the Norwich Sea Unicorns at Centennial Field in Burlington on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Tom...
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A Vermonter builds a legacy as one of France’s all-time baseball greats
Owen Ozanich pitches the bottom of the ninth in game three of the D1 semifinals in Rouen on Oct. 9, 2021. The batter is Dylan Gleeson of the Rouen Huskies. Photograph by Benjamin Witte ROUEN, FRANCE —...
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Central Vermont is state’s 1st Cal Ripken World Series entrant
Comprising 11- and 12-year-olds from Sharon, Thetford, Tunbridge and Randolph, among other nearby towns, Central Vermont has not lost a game in winning the Vermont state tournament, the Corcoran...
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Lake Monsters honor 1905 Black baseball player with Burlington ties
The Vermont Lake Monsters play at Centennial Field in Burlington on Thursday, August 4. Before the game started, ceremonies honored William Clarence Matthews, who broke several color barriers in...
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