Vermont

Vermont soccer’s Rob Dow reportedly eyeing move to Big Ten program

Published

3 months ago

December 10, 2025

Vermont soccer’s Rob Dow reportedly eyeing move to Big Ten program

Vermont soccer head coach Rob Dow appears to be headed to a bigger conference.

The longtime Catamounts head coach who guided Vermont to the 2024 NCAA championship in historic fashion is reportedly set to be hired by Penn State, according to Jon Sauber of Centre Daily Times. Shortly before Sauber’s online report on Wednesday, Dec. 11, WCAX-TV’s Jack Fitzsimmons and Michael Dugan broke news that Dow and the Nittany Lions were in “deep negotiations.”

UVM athletics officials declined to comment until there is an official announcement.

Dow’s ninth season at Vermont ended with an upset loss to Hofstra in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Virtue Field. The Catamounts had entered this year’s tournament unbeaten and as the top overall seed. They also started 2025 as the top-ranked team in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.

Under Dow, the Catamounts have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in five straight seasons (2021-2025). They reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2022, the third round in 2023 and then last year’s unseeded run to capture their first national championship with an overtime victory over Marshall at the College Cup in Cary, North Carolina.

Through his nine seasons at Vermont, Dow has gone 109-41-21 with four America East tournament crowns and three conference regular-season titles. His 11 NCAA Tournament wins are a program record. He stands five wins shy of matching Cormier and Ron McEachen for most victories in program history.

Dow spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Vermont before earning a promotion to head coach in 2017 following the departure of Jesse Cormier.

According to UVM’s salary records online, Dow’s current base salary is $200,000. In 2017, in his first year at the helm, it was $80,000.

If hired, Dow would be taking over at Penn State following Jeff Cook’s exit. Cook stepped down in November after an eight-year run and three NCAA Tournament appearances. The Nittany Lions went 5-8-4 this past season.

Penn State’s operating budget for the 2024 fiscal year for men’s soccer was 10th in the country at $2,099,653, according to data collected by Matt Brown of Extra Points. Vermont was slotted 28th in Brown’s story.

Rob Dow: Season-by-season record with Vermont soccer

2025: 14-1-5 (NCAA second round)

2024: 16-2-6 (national champions)

2023: 13-6-2 (NCAA third round)

2022: 16-4-2 (NCAA quarterfinals)

2021: 13-5-2 (NCAA first round)

2020-21: 5-2-1 (America East final)

2019: 11-6-1 (America East semifinals)

2018: 11-7-1 (America East quarterfinals)

2017: 10-8-1 (America East semifinals)

Total: 109-41-21

Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.

Source link

Click to comment

Vermont

Unemployment claims in Vermont increased last week

Published

10 hours ago

February 27, 2026

Press Room

Unemployment claims in Vermont increased last week

Staff reports
| USA TODAY Network

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Vermont rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 375 in the week ending February 21, up from 357 the week before, the Labor Department said.

U.S. unemployment claims rose to 212,000 last week, up 4,000 claims from 208,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Rhode Island saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 132.0%. Michigan, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 49.9%.

USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment insurance claims report.

Source link

Vermont

Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Thursday, Feb. 26

Published

22 hours ago

February 26, 2026

Press Room

Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Thursday, Feb. 26

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. GAMES (REGULAR SEASON)

Boys basketball

Games at 7 p.m. unless noted

Peoples at North Country, 6:30 p.m.

Northfield at Stowe

Hazen at U-32

Oxbow at BFA-Fairfax

Winooski at Middlebury

Watch Vermont high school games on NFHS Network

Mount Mansfield at South Burlington

Essex at St. Johnsbury

BFA-St. Albans at Colchester

Lamoille at Spaulding

Lyndon at Harwood

Williamstown at Twinfield/Cabot

Rice at Champlain Valley

Randolph at Montpelier

Lake Region at Thetford

(Subject to change)

Source link

Vermont

Vermont seasonal snowfall ranks high despite missing out on the Blizzard of 2026

Published

1 day ago

February 26, 2026

Press Room

Vermont seasonal snowfall ranks high despite missing out on the Blizzard of 2026

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The historic ‘Blizzard of 2026′ brought a winter’s worth of snowfall to Southern New England, especially Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts area. Both states including New Jersey had snowfall totals that surpassed each respective state’s 24-hour snowfall record. Vermont on the other hand, too far north of the storm only received a fraction of the amount of snow.

HIGHEST SNOWFALL REPORTS BY STATE FROM BLIZZARD 2026:

RHODE ISLAND 37.9″ (Warwick)
MASSACHUSETTS 37.0″ (Bliss Corner)
NEW YORK 31.0″ (Central Islip)
CONNECTICUT 30.8″ (North Stonington)
NEW JERSEY 30.7″ (Lyndhurst)
PENNSYLVANIA 22.1″ (Langhorne)
DELAWARE 21″ (Long Neck)
MARYLAND 16″ (Bishopville)
VIRGINIA 15″ (Wintergreen)
MAINE 12″ (Trescott)
NEW HAMPSHIRE 9.8″ (Barrington)
VERMONT 6.8″ (Readsboro)

In northern Vermont, Burlington only received a few flakes from this historic nor’easter. Despite that, Burlington’s seasonal snowfall to date still ranks in the top ten across the eastern United States.

Current seasonal snowfall total rankings in the Eastern United States as of February 24th, 2026: