Vermont
Vermont basketball outlasts Albany for crucial America East road win
UVM soccer: NCAA championship parade on Burlington’s Church Street
Fans flocked Church Street to celebrate UVM men’s soccer’s historic national championship with a parade and rally.
Vermont basketball eked out a crucial America East Conference road victory on Saturday night.
And Vermont leading scorer TJ Hurley was a big reason why.
Hurley broke a tie late in regulation with a 3-pointer and then made a pair of foul shots in the last 20 seconds — a reprieve following back-to-back Albany miscues — as the Catamounts earned a 68-62 league victory over the host Great Danes at Broadview Center.
Hurley, who finished with 21 points on 6 of 10 shooting, knocked down his game-breaking triple with 3:46 to play, giving the Catamounts (13-11, 6-3) a 60-57 advantage.
Ileri Ayo-Faleye followed two minutes later with a soaring, two-handed dunk for a 62-58 margin. At the line with 22 seconds to play and ahead 64-60, Hurley missed the front end of a 1-on-1, but Albany failed to box out the shooter and Hurley grabbed the offensive rebound. Fouled on the play, Hurley, a career 90% free-throw shooter, missed again but an Albany player was called for a lane violation.
Hurley sank both free throws with 20 seconds on the clock for a 66-60 lead. He added two more from the line in the final second to close out the win and push Vermont’s head-to-head series advantage to 42-15 over Albany.
Nick Fiorillo (17 points) and Bogues (15) also reached double figures for Vermont. Ayo-Faleye totaled nine points and 10 rebounds.
The Catamounts held edges on the glass (38-27) and points in the paint (32-22). Vermont, which sits in third place in league standings, hosts New Hampshire on Thursday.
Vermont men’s hockey stun No. 9 UMass Lowell
Three goals in the span of 95 seconds at the start of the second period powered the Vermont men’s hockey team to a 5-3 win over No. 9 UMass Lowell on Friday.
Joel Maatta’s power play goal at 3:15 ignited the surge for Vermont in the second period. Xavier Henry and Jens Richards also scored during the blitz.
After Lowell cut the deficit to one later in the frame, Timofei Spitserov tallied for a 4-2 Vermont lead. Lowell again made it a one-goal game in the third before Spitserov’s empty-netter with 1:39 to go sealed the Vermont win.
Axel Mangbo made 29 saves for Vermont (10-13-3, 5-9-2). Lowell drops to 14-9-2, 7-7-2.
Friday’s win was Vermont’s fifth this season over the current top-16 in Pairwise. It was also the Catamounts’ first victory at the Tsongas Center since 2014.
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The votes have been tallied and the girls winner of the Vermont Varsity Insider Athlete of the Week powered by Delta Dental is … Callie Spaulding of Windsor basketball.
Spaulding collected 51.55% of the 43,310 total votes cast in the girls contest. The junior was nominated after helping Windsor advance to the Division III semifinals for the 10th consecutive year with double-digit outings in a pair of playoff contests. Spaulding chipped in 10 points and three assists during the playdowns and was one of four Yellow Jackets to score double digits (11 points) in their quarterfinal victory over Enosburg.
The online voting at burlingtonfreepress.com began Monday, March 2, and closed at 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 5.
Check burlingtonfreepress.com for the next ballot, which will be published on Monday, March 9.
Delta Dental Girls Athlete of the Week winners in 2025-26 school year
Winter season
Feb. 23-March 1: Callie Spaulding, Windsor basketball
Feb. 16-22: Lydia Ruggles, St. Johnsbury gymnastics
Feb. 9-15: Mae Oakley, Burr and Burton, Alpine skiing
Feb. 2-8: Chloe Moodie, Peoples basketball
Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Marlie Bushey, Milton basketball
Jan. 19-25: Brinley Gandin, Rutland basketball
Jan. 12-18: Grace Bourn, Rivendell basketball
Jan. 5-11: Patricia Stabach, Stowe indoor track and field
Dec. 29-Jan. 4: Hannah Drury, U-32 hockey
Dec. 22-28: Brooke Osgood, Oxbow basketball
Dec. 15-21: Kayla Cisse, South Burlington basketball
Dec. 12-14: Harlow Hier, Colchester basketball
Fall season
Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Eme Silverman, Poultney soccer
Oct. 20-26: Veronica Moore, Bellows Falls field hockey
Oct. 13-19: Ava Francis, Vergennes soccer
Oct. 6-12: Savannah Monahan, Milton soccer
Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Rachel Scherer, North Country soccer
Sept. 22-28: Trista Favreau-Ward, Missisquoi field hockey
Sept. 15-21: Reese Gregory, Essex volleyball
Sept. 8-14: Isabelle Gouin, Hazen soccer
Aug. 29-Sept. 7: Avery Hansen, Lake Region soccer
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NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Friends and family of a Vermont veteran charged with domestic terrorism rallied in Newport Thursday, saying the charges stem from a mental health crisis and are unwarranted.
Vermont State Police say Joseph “J.J.” Millett, 38, of Newport, called a veterans crisis line in February, making suicidal statements and threatening a mass-casualty event.
Court records say Millett had guns and wrote what investigators call a manifesto. He turned himself in, and state police say they disarmed him at the barracks. He pleaded not guilty and was never formally arrested or placed in jail. He is currently in a treatment facility.
Supporters say the threats were the result of new medication and a mental health crisis. “But all the way to domestic terrorism for a man that fought overseas — he wasn’t a terrorist. He’s been fighting terrorists half his life,” said Chad Abbott, a friend who served with Millett overseas.
Abbott said he believes the charges could have unintended consequences for veterans seeking help. “These hotlines that they put out for us is to kind of get us the help we need. And now, none of us are going to want to call that,” he said.
Millett’s sister, Courtney Morin, said her brother served in the Vermont Guard for nearly 10 years and has struggled with mental health since returning home. “He suffers from depression, anxiety — he has PTSD. So, he’s actually been seeking help for his mental health for probably as long as he’s been home,” Morin said.
Orleans County State’s Attorney Farzana Leyva said the charge is warranted and that Millett was not calling for help when he contacted the crisis line. “He called the crisis helpline to make the threats. I think we have to be very clear about that. Those were threats. He did not call the crisis helpline for help. He called anonymously,” Leyva said.
She said the evidence — including repeated threats — Millett’s access to guns, and a manifesto justifies the charge and protects the public. “My priority is public safety, which is the highest priority that I have right now,” Leyva said.
Morin said she believes her brother was trying to get help. “I think he was seeking help. I mean, it’s all a trail of him seeking help, being on different meds. You know, we’re not in his head. We don’t know what he’s dealing with. And especially if you’re dealing with it alone,” Morin said.
Millett continues to receive treatment and is due back in court later this month.
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The 2025-2026 Vermont high school winter season has begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from basketball, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, Nordic/Alpine skiing and other winter sports.
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THURSDAY’S H.S. PLAYOFF GAMES
D-III GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
At Barre Auditorium
No. 5 Vergennes (17-4) vs. No. 1 Hazen (18-2), 5:30 p.m.
No. 3 Oxbow (16-6) vs. No. 2 Windsor (16-6), 7:30 p.m.
Watch Vermont high school sports on NFHS Network
D-I BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
No. 8 Mount Mansfield (10-11) at No. 1 Rice Memorial (17-3)
No. 12 Essex (5-16) at No. 4 Rutland (15-6)
No. 7 Burr and Burton (13-8) at No. 2 South Burlington (15-5), 6 p.m.
No. 6 BFA-St. Albans (13-8) vs. No. 3 Burlington (15-5) at Colchester, 7:30 p.m.
D-II GIRLS HOCKEY QUARTERFINALS
No. 8 Stowe (5-16) vs. No. 1 U-32 (13-6-1) at Kreitzberg Arena, 5 p.m.
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