CASTLETON, Vt. Oxbow High softball was one out away from a Vermont Principals Association Division III state title when head coach Chuck Simmons took a trip to the mound. The Olympians were leading BFA-Fairfax, 8-5, after a three-run sixth inning,.
Just one left for Olympians
Oxbow softball teammates and coaches, from left, Darcy O Connell, Ava Smith, Chuck Simmons, Josh Allen, Alexa Kosakowski, and Aspen Longmoore, celebrate their 13-4 VPA D-III semifinal win over Windsor in Bradford, Vt., Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Alexa Kosakowski, of Oxbow, left, turns to third base at the direction of catcher Aspen Longmoore, right, after catching a bunt by Paige Kleefisch, of Windsor, during their VPA D-III semifinal in Bradford, Vt., Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Oxbow won 13-4. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Only 34.5 seconds stood between the Hartford High girls lacrosse team and a trip to the state championship when Sophia Shippee scored two quick goals, lifting St. Johnsbury over the Hurricanes, 11-10. Wednesday’s VPA Division II.
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HANOI: Vietnamese farmers should avoid expanding their black pepper crop to avoid the risk of oversupply, as prices in the world s largest producer of the household spice trade at a three-year high, an industry association said.
Pepper prices have been on a roller-coaster ride with a glut in supply causing local prices to plunge about 80per cent from around 200,000 dong (US$8.71) per kg in 2015 to 35,000 dong last year.
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Advertisement When global pepper prices peaked at a record in 2015, VPA warned of a foreseeable situation of oversupply and recommended to not expand pepper acreage, the Vietnam Pepper Association said in an emailed statement.
Hartford’s Hinckley goes in style at D-II track states
Eleanor Hinckley
Modified: 6/5/2021 10:25:39 PM
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. Eleanor Hinckley already stood a head taller than all the other girls in the final event of her high school track and field career.
Then, coming out of the final turn of the 200-meter dash, the Hartford High senior rolled back her shoulders, stretched to her full height and pulled away for her third win of the VPA Division II track and field championships at South Burlington High School.
Talk about saving your best for last.
“This is way better than I’d hoped,” said the Roanoke College-bound Hinckley, whose personal season-best time of 26.34 seconds left runner-up Barrett Freeman of Lamoille 1.36 seconds in arrears. “So much better than I could have imagined.”