Vermont
Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Saturday, Jan. 31
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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SATURDAY’S H.S. GAMES
Girls basketball
Mount Mansfield 54, Brattleboro 42
MM: Maysa Long 15 points, 7 steals, 6 rebounds, 5 assists. Aly Dorman 15 points, 4 steals. Morgan Campbell 11 points.
B: Hailey Bristol 15 points. Juliette Pals 10 points.
Note: Mount Mansfield gained separation in the second half after entering halftime up 27-25.
BFA-St. Albans 46, Essex 42
B: Emma Harrison 17 points. Emma Parah 11 points.
E: Zoe Papaseraphim 16 points. Colleen Sonnick 11 points.
Burlington 52, Rutland 51
B: Emma Maley 17 points. Dieuna Beynnon 11 points. Mae Yenkavitch 11 points.
R: Brinley Gandin 22 points. Lilly Blanchard 10 points. Alanna Rooney 9 points.
Note: The Seahorses converted eight 3-pointers in the win handing Rutland its second straight loss. Rutland went 1-for-4 from the free throw line and committed two turnovers in the final two minutes of the game, while Burlington made its free throws.
Lyndon 60, Harwood 34
L: Makayla Savage 25 points. Gabriella Marshia 14 points. Grace Griswold 8 points.
H: Maddie Grace Ryley 13 points, 4 rebounds. Liv Kielich 4 points, 14 rebounds.
Spaulding 43, Montpelier 18
Woodsville, NH at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball
Lyndon 55, Lake Region 40
LYN: Nikko D’Auria 23 points. Logan Wheeler 11 points. Brent Wells 9 points. Beckett Bailey 8 points.
LR: Keagan Tartaglio 20 points. Brody McDonald 8 points.
Vergennes 78, Mount Abraham 54
V: Ryan Wright 15 points. Theo Elzinga 14 points, 9 rebounds. Ryker Mosehauer 12 points.
MA: Jaran Griffin 18 points. Charlie German 14 points.
Woodstock 56, Williamstown 52
WOOD: Elvis Lavallee 25 points. Brody McGaffigan 10 points.
WILL: Nick Mascitti 10 points. Keeton Hull 10 points.
Milton 53, Missisquoi 42
Lamoille 62, North Country 49
Middlebury 62, Enosburg 54
Richford 58, Oxbow 56
Winooski at Northfield, 11 a.m.
South Burlington at Burr and Burton
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Girls hockey
Essex 4, Rice 1
E: Calleigh Bruyns 2G, 1A. Lexi Moody 1G. Sadie Lizotte 1G. Emily Morgan 1A. Leah LaBombard 2A. Aliyah Rassel 1A. Lucia Minadeo 1A. Morgan Hughart 18 saves.
R: Reilly Newton 1G. Eliza Fischer 1A. Lulu Colman 1A. Molly McGibney 35 saves.
Note: Essex scored three unanswered goals in the second period to break a 1-1 tie including goals 14 seconds apart minutes into the second period.
Burlington/Colchester 4, Kingdom Blades 2
B/C: Taylor Davidson 3G. Caroline Burdick 1G. Brett Mears 1A. Logan Jewett 22 saves.
KB: Gabby Griffith 1G. Alexis Bartley 1G. Isabel Guadreau 1A. Madison Colby 39 saves.
Note: The SeaLakers came roaring back scoring three unanswered goals after entering the first intermission trailing 2-1. This game saw 18 combined penalties.
BFA-St. Albans 8, Hanover, NH 3
U-32 8, Harwood 1
Spaulding 3, Hartford 0
Brattleboro at Stowe, 4:15 p.m.
Chittenden Charge at Middlebury, 7 p.m.
Woodstock at Missisquoi, 7 p.m.
Boys hockey
Colchester 4, Rutland 1
C: Colton Lefebvre 2G. Easton Rassel 1G, 1A. Griffin Lefebvre 1G. Garrett Castonguay 1A. Lucien Timmerman 1A. Boden Gamage 13 saves.
R: Ira Eaton 1G. Jayden McKeighan 1A. Tyler Kennedy 30 saves.
Milton 6, Brattleboro 2
Middlebury 4, North Country 3
BFA-St. Albans at Champlain Valley, 5:15 p.m.
Essex at South Burlington, 12:30 p.m.
Rice at Concord, NH
Harwood at Spaulding, 5:15 p.m.
U-32 at Burr and Burton, 5 p.m.
Hartford at Burlington, 7:20 p.m.
MIssisquoi at Woodstock, 5:15 p.m.
Gymnastics
At Green Mountain Training Center
Essex 133.15, South Burlington 108.65
Vault: 1. MacKenna Parisi, E 8.25; 2. Anna Colby, MMU 8.2; 3. Lizzy Bennett, E 8.15.
Bars: 1. Ashley Gokey, E 8.65; 2. Alice Leonard, E 8.5; 3. Emma Bennett, E 8.35.
Beam: 1. Anna Colby, MMU 9.2; 2. Lexie Ransom, E 8.9; 3. Emma Bennett, E 8.7.
Floor: 1. Anna Colby, MMU 8.85; 2. Alice Leonard, E 8.6; 3. Lizzy Bennett, E 8.55.
All-around: 1. Anna Colby, MMU 34.5; 2. Emma Bennett, E 32.95; 3. Izzy Dale, MMU 31.8.
(Subject to change)
Vermont
Wrong-way driver stopped on I-89, charged with DUI
BOLTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A wrong-way driver was safely stopped on Interstate 89 overnight Sunday.
Vermont State Police say just before 12:30 a.m., they stopped the car near marker 77, near Bolton.
The driver, Denise Lear, 60, of Revere, was charged with driving under the influence and gross negligent operation.
Lear is expected in court Monday.
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Vermont
Women’s Lacrosse Bested in Burlington by Vermont – University at Albany Great Danes
Score: UAlbany 4, Vermont 14
Location: Virtue Field | Burlington, Vt.
Records: UAlbany (10-5, 5-1 America East) | Vermont (8-6, 4-1 America East)
Short Story: UAlbany women’s lacrosse fell to the Vermont Catamounts on Saturday afternoon.
Key Stats
- Grace Cincebox recorded a total of 14 saves with 13 goals allowed for a .565 save percentage.
- Ravan Marsell led the Great Danes with two points on one goal and one assist.
- Four different UAlbany players scored in the contest.
- Reggie Williams was the team’s leader with three ground balls.
- Delilah Mile caused a team high three turnovers.
How It Happened
- The Catamounts came out of the gates hard and heavy, scoring all three goals between both sides in the first quarter.
- Vermont would take an 8-0 lead in the second quarter before Amanda Williamson found the back of the net on a women-down goal to put the Great Danes on the board and make it 8-1.
- The Great Danes would allow one more goal in the first half to trail 9-1 after 30-minutes of play.
- Grace Cincebox would enter the half with 10 saves.
- Riley Forthofer started the Great Danes off in the second half to make it a 9-2 game, before Vermont put up three more goals to take a 12-2 lead entering the final quarter of play.
- Mya Carroll and Ravan Marsell both scored on back-to-back free-position goals to make it a 12-4 game.
- The Catamounts finished the game with two more goals to take the win 14-4.
Up Next
The Great Danes will next have a bye week and wait to see the outcome of next week’s Vermont vs UMass Lowell game to see who will host the America East Tournament.
Social Central: Stay up to date with UAlbany women’s lacrosse by following the team on Instagram (@UAlbanyWLax), Facebook (UAlbany Women’s Lacrosse), and X (@UAlbanyWLax) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year.
Vermont
Vermont lands two cities in America’s top 15 happiest list
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Here’s another reason Vermont is the best New England state: It’s home to one of the top 5 happiest cities in the United States.
Plus, it has another within the top 15.
Massachusetts, on the other hand, doesn’t even break the top 50. Nor, does Connecticut or Rhode Island.
The personal finance website analyzed 182 of the largest cities in the country, and ranked Boston 63rd overall. Although the city is home to some of the nation’s top universities, high-ranking hospitals, and well-regarded companies, it didn’t break the top 50.
To get the rankings, WalletHub compared the cities using 29 metrics, including life-satisfaction index, depression rate, poverty rate, job security, and acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, and cities were assigned an overall happiness score.
Here’s a look at how the cities ranked.
South Burlington is No. 4 happiest city, Burlington is No. 11
South Burlington came on top for Vermont in WalletHub’s list of the happiest cities in the United States, ranking at No. 4. In scored very high for emotional and physical well-being coming in at the No. 4 spot, which made up for coming in No. 48 for community and environment. It was No. 9 for income and employment ranking. That gave it a total happiness of score of 70.15
Burlington wasn’t far behind at all, taking the No. 11 spot on the list and a happiness score of 67.54. It’s highest score was for income and employment ranking where it came second. It ranked No. 13 for community and environment and No. 21 for emotional and physical well-being.
Happiest cities in the US, per WalletHub
Here are the 25 happiest cities in the U.S., and their happiness scores, according to WalletHub’s 2026 list:
- Fremont, California – 74.09
- Bismarck, North Dakota – 73.11
- Scottsdale, Arizona – 71.36
- South Burlington, Vermont – 70.15
- Fargo, North Dakota – 69.36
- Overland Park, Kansas – 68.45
- Charleston, South Carolina – 68.44
- Irvine, California – 67.99
- Gilbert, Arizona – 67.96
- San Jose, California – 67.79
- Burlington, Vermont – 67.54
- Madison, Wisconsin – 66.35
- Columbia, Maryland – 66.28
- Chandler, Arizona – 65.69
- Seattle, Washington – 65.62
- Plano, Texas – 65.34
- San Francisco, California – 64.99
- Lincoln, Nebraska – 64.90
- Portland, Maine – 64.59
- Tempe, Arizona – 64.30
- San Diego, California – 64.30
- Raleigh, North Carolina – 63.47
- Peoria, Arizona – 63.38
- Durham, North Carolina – 62.84
- Huntington Beach, California – 62.80
Least happy cities in the US, per WalletHub
Here are the 25 least happy cities in the U.S., and their happiness scores, according to WalletHub’s 2026 list:
- Detroit, Michigan (#182 overall) – 29.55
- Memphis, Tennessee (#181 overall) – 34.39
- Shreveport, Louisiana (#180 overall) – 34.93
- Cleveland, Ohio (#179 overall) – 36.50
- Huntington, West Virginia (#178 overall) – 37.20
- Toledo, Ohio (#177 overall) – 37.21
- Augusta, Georgia (#176 overall) – 38.24
- Fort Smith, Arkansas (#175 overall) – 38.66
- Dover, Delaware (#174 overall) – 39.08
- Akron, Ohio (#173 overall) – 40.11
- Baltimore, Maryland (#172 overall) – 40.28
- Birmingham, Alabama (#171 overall) – 40.37
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana (#170 overall) – 40.47
- Columbus, Georgia (#169 overall) – 40.61
- Montgomery, Alabama (#168 overall) – 41.35
- Gulfport, Mississippi (#167 overall) – 41.65
- Charleston, West Virginia (#166 overall) – 42.18
- Jackson, Mississippi (#165 overall) – 42.60
- St. Louis, Missouri (#164 overall) – 43.53
- Knoxville, Tennessee (#163 overall) – 44.04
- Wilmington, Delaware (#162 overall) – 44.34
- Little Rock, Arkansas (#161 overall) – 44.48
- Mobile, Alabama (#160 overall) – 44.85
- New Orleans, Louisiana (#159 overall) – 45.19
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (#158 overall) – 45.33
Where New England cities ranked
Here are the 12 happiest cities in New England, and their happiness scores, according to WalletHub’s 2026 list:
- South Burlington, Vermont (#6 overall) – 70.15
- Burlington, Vermont (#11 overall) – 67.54
- Portland, Maine (#19 overall) – 64.59
- Nashua, New Hampshire (#27 overall) – 62.49
- Manchester, New Hampshire (#51 overall) – 59.10
- Boston, Massachusetts (#63 overall) – 56.88
- Warwick, Rhode Island (#66 overall) – 56.59
- New Haven, Connecticut (#95 overall) – 54.14
- Bridgeport, Connecticut (#96 overall) – 54.01
- Providence, Rhode Island (#98 overall) – 53.52
- Worcester, Massachusetts (#116 overall) – 50.12
- Lewiston, Maine (#145 overall) – 47.28
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