Vermont
Vermont’s Mlýnková\u00a0named Hockey East player of the year; UVM women hoops players feted
For the second time in three seasons, the best player in Hockey East is from the University of Vermont women’s hockey team.
Catamount senior Natálie Mlýnková has been named the conference’s player of the year, Hockey East announced Wednesday. Two years ago, Theresa Schafzahl picked up the conference’s POY award.
Mlýnková totaled 17 goals and 15 assists this winter for the Catamounts, who lost in the conference quarterfinals last Saturday at New Hampshire to close out a 13-17-5 campaign. In conference games only, Mlýnková was tied for most goals (15) and points (26) with Maine’s Ida Kuoppala.
Mlýnková, who has a year of eligibility remaining, sits sixth all-time in program history with 91 career points; her 48 career goals rank third, one back of Amanda Pelkey for second place. Schafzahl holds club records for points (145), goals (71) and assists (74).
Utterback lands on America East first team
UVM women’s basketball fifth-year senior guard Emma Utterback led the Catamounts’ awards haul following Wednesday’s announcement of America East’s annual season-ending honors.
Utterback was named to the conference’s first team for a third straight season, while Keira Hanson (third team, sixth player of the year) and Anna Olson (second team, all-defensive team) were also voted onto all-league squads.
Started all 30 games this winter, Utterback averaged a career-high 14.3 points a game, which ranked sixth in America East. She also averaged 4.0 assists, good for third among league leaders.
More: 2024 America East basketball tournaments: What you need to know for UVM men, women
Hanson, a sophomore guard, is the program’s first sixth-player award winner. She finished 11th in the league in scoring (11.3 ppg) and ranked sixth in field-goal percentage (43.1%). Her 34 3-pointers in conference play was tops among league players.
A year after earning a first-team selection, Olson posted averages of 11.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 1.4 apg to make second team and land on all-defensive for the first time in her career.
Olson and fifth-year senior Delaney Richason also earned spots on the all-academic team.
The third-seeded Catamounts (20-10, 12-4), the league’s reigning champions, open quarterfinal play Friday at home vs. No. 6 UMBC. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at Patrick Gym.
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Vermont
Curious cat awarded ‘doctor of litter-ature’ degree by Vermont State University — after becoming adorable campus fixture
More like cat and gown.
A four-legged fixture on the campus of a New England knowledge factory has been awarded an honorary degree — for adorable service to the academic community.
Max, a friendly tabby living adjacent to Vermont State University’s main entrance in Castleton was named a “doctor of litter-ature” — after spending a string of semesters wandering the halls of the institution of higher learning, charming students and staff with his positive energy.
“Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post.
The curious kitty first wandered down the street in search of a social life roughly half a decade ago — and the rest was history 101.
“So he decided that he would go up on campus, and he just started hanging out with the college students, and they love him,” owner Ashley Dow told the Associated Press.
Everybody knows Max, who laps up the attention he’s given, allowing himself to be picked up and played with, and even posed for selfies.
The social creature also loves to join campus tours, designed to show prospective students the ropes, running across the street to the meeting point at the right time.
“I don’t even know how he knows to go, but he does,” Dow said. “And then he’ll follow them on their tour.”
Dow, known as “Max’s mom” around Castleton, said that she’s spoken to graduates who return to town and want to know how Max is doing.
The friendly feline won’t be seen walking on stage at the upcoming graduation ceremony, but the school has promised to deliver Max’s degree soon.
Vermont
The legislative session may be over, but Vermont’s political season is just starting to heat up
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – One week after adjourning, Vermont lawmakers are reflecting on the whirlwind session, and strategizing on how to counter Governor Phil Scott’s expected vetoes in the coming days.
The marathon legislative session that ended last week was defined by education spending, property taxes, and ongoing flood recovery efforts. “Lots of tough issues to tackle. Usually, we have two or three. This was five or six,” said House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington.
Lawmakers are sending a flurry of bills to the governor, including measures on flood safety and resiliency, Act 250 reform, and preventing the sale of Vermonters’ sensitive data online.
Senate Majority Leader Alison Clarkson, D-Windsor County, says despite challenges facing a citizen’s legislature getting bigger and more expensive, it was a productive session. “We only have four-and-a-half months to do our work. We got a lot done in four-and-a-half months,” she said.
Lawmakers are also advancing the biggest issue of the session — a bill setting the statewide average property tax rate at 13.8 percent. “Our bill really strikes a balance in ensuring we can do everything we can to have the strongest education system for our kids while also protecting property taxpayers,” Krowinski said.
Governor Scott has pledged to veto it. “They can dig in and whip votes and as they’ve shown us in the past. They don’t need us, they can override vetoes pretty handily,” he said. But he says there could also be room for compromise over the next month.
Meanwhile, Scott has telegraphed possible vetoes for about half a dozen bills including the Renewable Energy Standard; Act 250 reforms; data privacy; and safe injection sites. Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on June 17th for their veto session
The end of the session has been marked by the retirement of key lawmakers and political announcements preceding the campaign season. In a surprise announcement Friday, Senator Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia County, was the latest in a string of veteran lawmakers who announced she will be retiring.
Attention is also turning to the governor’s race. Former Gov. Howard Dean on Monday is expected to announce whether he will challenge Phil Scott.
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Vermont
Vermont H.S. scores for Friday, May 17: See how your favorite team fared
The 2024 Vermont high school spring season has begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from baseball, softball, lacrosse, track and field, tennis and Ultimate.
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 Twitter @aabrami5
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FRIDAY’S H.S. GAMES
Girls lacrosse
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted
Mount Mansfield at South Burlington
Burlington at U-32
Harwood at Rice
Mount Abraham/Vergennes at Colchester
Middlebury at Champlain Valley
BFA-St. Albans at Essex, 7 p.m.
Boys lacrosse
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted
Rice at Stowe
Essex at BFA-St. Albans
South Burlington at Mount Mansfield
Champlain Valley at Middlebury
Softball
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted
Harwood at Lamoille
Enosburg at Rice
Harwood at Milton
Oxbow at Bellows Falls
U-32 at Spaulding
Baseball
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted
Hazen at BFA-Fairfax
Richford at Blue Mountain
Mount Mansfield at Burlington
Harwood at Milton
Girls tennis
Matches at 3:30 p.m. unless noted
North Country at U-32
Stowe at Essex
South Burlington at Burlington
Stowe at Essex
Harwood at Middlebury
Rice at Mount Mansfield
Colchester at Champlain Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis
Matches at 3:30 p.m. unless noted
St. Johnsbury at U-32
South Burlington at Burlington
Mount Mansfield at Rice
Champlain Valley at Colchester
Boys Ultimate
Games at 4 p.m. unless noted
Rice at Milton
Essex at St. Johnsbury
Colchester at Burlington, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY’S H.S. GAMES
Girls lacrosse
Games at 11 a.m. unless noted
BFA-St. Albans at Middlebury
Milton at Spaulding
Lamoille at Stowe
Brattleboro at St. Johnsbury
Stratton Mountain at Green Mountain Valley
Boys lacrosse
Colchester at Mount Abraham/Vergennes, 10 a.m.
Montpelier at Burlington, 11 a.m.
Brattleboro at St. Johnsbury, 12:30 p.m.
Green Mountain Valley at Stratton Mountain, 2 p.m.
Spaulding at Milton, 6 p.m.
Softball
Games at 11 a.m. unless noted
Mount Abraham at Vergennes, 10:30 a.m.
Richford at Twinfield/Danville/Cabot, 10:30 a.m.
Paine Mountain at Burlington/Winooski
Randolph at Lake Region
Missisquoi at St. Johnsbury
Middlebury at Milton
South Burlington at BFA-St. Albans
Essex at Champlain Valley
Burr and Burton at Harwood
Mount Mansfield at Rutland
Lyndon at North Country
Baseball
Games at 11 a.m. unless noted
Mount Abraham at Vergennes, 10 a.m.
Rice at St. Johnsbury
U-32 at Spaulding
Montpelier at Harwood
MIddlebury at Milton
South Burlington at BFA-St. Albans
Burlington at Colchester
Randolph at Lake Region
Essex at Champlain Valley
Hazen at Lamoille
Mount Mansfield at Rutland
Lyndon at North Country
Girls tennis
Matches at 11 a.m. unless noted
Stowe at Champlain Valley
Montpelier at Mount Mansfield
Boys tennis
South Burlington at Stowe, 10 a.m.
Boys Ultimate
Games at 11 a.m. unless noted
Track and field
BFA/South Burlington Relays
(Subject to change)
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