Middlebury the Team to Beat in D-I Football
By Bill Murphy There were quite a few question marks about Vermont Division I Football when the 2015 season kicked off. Middlebury was expected to be one of the staples. There was a wonder of how good...
View ArticleOtter Valley a Strong Number 1 in Division III Football
By Bill Murphy Up until last weekend, everyone expected a two team fight for the Division III title. The 2015 edition of Vermont D-III football has as many as six respectable teams, BUT, when one is...
View ArticleBasketball Officials Press Release
The northern VT Basketball Officials’ Association is seeking men and women interested in becoming certified basketball officials for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Referee training classes will begin on...
View ArticleVermont Footbal Semi-finals Are Upon- Us
by Bill Murphy It’s Final Four time in all divisions. Four unbeatens in three divisions have to be considered favorites and the question now is, ARE all or any of them going to move on to the finals....
View ArticleTitle Day at Rutland High School
by Bill Murphy And then there were four, …… games that is, remaining in the 2015 Vermont High School Football season. No, we didn’t bump our head and forget OR purposely send out, the idea, that there...
View ArticleFootball Rumblings
by Bill Murphy Still a very big proponent of Championship Saturday. Three games, one venue, a day in the outer limits for diehard high school football fans. Most of you know, New Hampshire, has many...
View ArticleThings that really irritate me!
As a coach, and a broadcaster I find some things tend to get on my nerves. I’m sure I get on other coaches nerves too! One of the things that I have noticed of late is coaches have made a habit of...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts
Just sitting back and thinking about a few random sports things going on right now so I thought I’d throw them out there: By most accounts, especially those in fantasy football circles, Matt Ryan had a...
View ArticleDefending Champs CVU/Mill River in Girls Title Hunt-UVM Hosts Stony Brook
By Bill Murphy Lets say you have two choices in Vermont’s two largest Girls Basketball Divisions. You can choose the defending champion OR you can take the field. In both cases, it is clear how...
View ArticleToilet(Super) Bowl Thoughts!
Usually during the playoffs or the Super Bowl I write down some thoughts for the following day’s blog. Yesterday was no different. Other than the fact that I think I’ve now got a sinus infection....
View ArticleRED SOX AND VERMONT FOOTBALL ON THE AGENDA
by Bill Murphy There are basically twenty-five days left in the Red Sox baseball season and who would have really thought that Toronto, Baltimore and the Sox would be tied up in the knot that they...
View ArticleHANLEY RAMIREZ DELIVERS 100TH RBI AND MUCH MORE
by Bill Murphy I began working on this piece while covering last night’s Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Since the evening was feeling like one of those nights, just sitting there watching paint dry, why...
View ArticleFRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IN TWO SPORTS
by Bill Murphy Each week of Vermont High School football has had a handful of exciting games to date. Week Four looks to me like just more of the same. When we all settle down Saturday night and close...
View ArticleRED SOX CLINCH/ HS FOOTBALL HITS MIDSEASON
by Bill Murphy There are times throughout life that one finds themselves wondering, does age matter? This week it did. I sometimes think that being twelve years old is a special time. Your interests...
View ArticleVermont IAABO Officials Holding Classes
The VT IAABO 105 basketball officials’ association is holding referee apprentice classes beginning Tuesday, November 1 and continuing 2 nights per week for all of November ending with the national...
View ArticleCAN SOX REBOUND?/ FOOTBALL FALLING INTO PLACE
By Bill Murphy Terry Francona made sure nobody compared his managing style to Buck Showalter. He utilized both of his close down bullpen men as much as he could, to take the Division series lead...
View ArticleSOX SEASON OVER/FOOTBALL MARCHES ON
By Bill Murphy The Boston Red Sox 2016 and David Ortiz drove off into the moon set between Monday night and Tuesday morning and then the organization took very little time moving ON TO 2017.I wonder IF...
View ArticleUNDEFEATED SHOWDOWNS HIGHLIGHT WEEK 8 OF VERMONT FOOTBALL
by Bill Murphy For the second year in succession, Vermont High School Football has two major showdowns of undefeated teams squaring off in Week eight. It almost looks like the schedule maker knew...
View ArticlePLAY-OFFS IN DIVISION I AND III – SEASON WRAPS UP IN D-II
by Bill Murphy Big games in all three divisions highlight Week Nine in Vermont High School football. The spotlight clearly centers on Divisions I and III, where IF you lose, you go home. When one...
View ArticleFOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS/ UVM HOOPS
by Bill Murphy There are three Vermont High School Football coaches who have a little bit extra to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The turkey and stuffing are apt to taste a whole lot better for...
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