Vermont
Vermont H.S. sports scores for Saturday, Dec. 28: See how your favorite team fared
Nylah Mitchell’s 20 points carry Burlington girls basketball to win
Nylah Mitchell talks about her dominant 20-point outing where she attacked in the paint and the outlook for Burlington this season.
The 2024-2025 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.
TO REPORT SCORES
Coaches or team representatives are asked to report results ASAP after games by emailing sports@burlingtonfreepress.com. Please submit with a name/contact number.
►Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter:@aabrami5.
►Contact Judith Altneu at jaltneu@gannett.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter: @Judith_Altneu.
SATURDAY, DEC. 28
Boys basketball
Games at 2:30 p.m. unless noted
Middlebury at Mill River, 1:30 p.m.
Oxbow at Arlington, 2:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Games at 2:30 p.m. unless noted
Winooski at Northfield, noon
U-32 at Lyndon, 1:30 p.m.
Blue Mountain at Woodsville, NH
Williamstown at Vergennes, 3:30 p.m.
Boys hockey
Harwood at Rutland, 11 a.m.
Rice at Saranac, NY, noon
Champlain Valley at Mount Mansfield, 3 p.m.
St. Johnsbury at Colchester, 5 p.m.
South Burlington at Spaulding, 5:15 p.m.
Burlington at North Country, 7 p.m.
Woodstock at Missisquoi, 8 p.m.
Middlebury Tournament
Essex vs. Stowe, 3 p.m.
U-32 at Middlebury, 7 p.m.
Philippe H. Bouthillier Holiday Classic
Consolation, 4 p.m.
Championship, 6 p.m.
Girls hockey
Champlain Valley/Mount Mansfield at Rice, 1:15 p.m.
Rutland at Kingdom Blades, 3 p.m.
Spaulding at Missisquoi, 5:30 p.m.
Stowe at Woodstock, 6:45 p.m.
Middlebury Tournament
Harwood vs. U-32, 1 p.m.
Burr & Burton at Middlebury, 5 p.m.
Hanover Tournament
BFA-St. Albans vs. TBD
Essex vs. TBD
Gymnastics
Harwood at South Burlington, 11 a.m.
St. Johnsbury at Essex, 1 p.m.
Burlington, Montpelier at Burr & Burton, 3:30 p.m.
Wrestling
Hubie Wagner tournament at Middlebury
MONDAY, DEC. 30
Boys basketball
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
St. Johnsbury at Burlington, 7 p.m. (Sunday)
Richford at Northfield
Essex at Rutland, 6:30 p.m.
Williamstown at Stowe
Lyndon at U-32
Lamoille at Harwood
North Country at Spaulding
Lake Region at Enosburg
Winooski at Missisquoi
Vergennes at Twinfield/Cabot
Mount Mansfield at Champlain Valley
South Burlington at Rice
Oxbow at Blue Mountain
Colchester at BFA-St. Albans, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Mount Abraham at Montpelier
South Burlington at Colchester
Middlebury at Harwood
Boys hockey
Hartford at Rutland, 1 p.m.
St. Johnsbury at Brattleboro, 3 p.m.
Woodstock at Burr & Burton, 5 p.m.
Spaulding at CVU, 5:25 p.m.
South Burlington at North Country, 6 p.m.
Stowe at Mount Mansfield, 6:30 p.m.
Girls hockey
U-32 at Rutland, 11 a.m.
Harwood at Champlain Valley/Mount Mansfield, 3:15 p.m.
Essex at Burlington/Colchester, 4:20 p.m.
Brattleboro at Stowe, 6:30 p.m.
Kingdom Blades at Missisquoi, 7:15 p.m.
Rice at Woodstock, 7:15 p.m.
Gymnastics
Montpelier, Middlebury at Harwood, 6:30 p.m.
(Subject to change)
Vermont
Girls Vermont Varsity Insider Athlete of the Week winner powered by Delta Dental
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
Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.
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Vermont
Friends, family rally behind Vermont veteran charged with domestic terrorism
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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Vermont
Vermont high school playoff scores, results, stats for Thursday, March 5
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.
TO REPORT SCORES
Coaches or team representatives are asked to report results ASAP after games by emailing sports@burlingtonfreepress.com. Please submit with a name/contact number.
▶ Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.
▶ Contact Judith Altneu at JAltneu@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter: @Judith_Altneu.
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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