Sports Quiz – Jan. 12, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz     Who was the last Oakland A’s player before Khris Davis in 2016 and 2017 to have 40 or more home runs in a season? How many consecutive ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – History of the flying wedge

#Middlebury #ASportingView #FlyingWedge As a student at Harvard University, a young Theodore Roosevelt championed “the vigorous life,” and the burgeoning sport of American football ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Jan. 6, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz Who was the last Boston Red Sox pitcher before Rick Porcello (22 wins) in 2016 to win 20 or more games in a season? Name the last player before Houston’s ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury Soccer spring registration opens

#Middlebury #MiddleburySoccer Middlebury Soccer’s spring registration is open on the Middlebury Soccer website, www.middlebury-soccer.com. The spring season is expected to run from ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Out of the woods and into the fire

#Middlebury #ASportingView #TigerWoods By Mark Vasto We live in a time in which we expect our athletes to be exceptional, to become “human cheat-codes” in the video-game parlance, ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Dec. 17, 2017

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek In 2016, Jayson Werth tied a Nationals franchise record for consecutive games reaching base (46). Who else did it? Name the player in the ... Continue Reading →

Undefeated Middlebury Soccer team finishes first in division

#Middlebury #U10Soccer The Middlebury Soccer U10 Boys Blue Team came back from a 0-2 goal deficit in the second half of their final game to beat the Litchfield White team 3-2 in a ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – NFL leaps into trade market

#Middlebury #SportingView #Sports By Mark Vasto It’s a new era in the NFL. For the first time in years, a new crop of general managers and head coaches has taken a leap by bounding ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Nov. 25, 2017

#Middlebury #Sports #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees retired in 2016 as the fifth-ranked player for career home runs by a switch-hitter (409). Name ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Fly on, you crazy diamond

#Middlebury #RoyHalladay #ASportingView By Mark Vasto For every certain moment of greatness in sports, there is an equally certain moment of tragedy. On Nov. 7, 2017, Roy “Doc” ... Continue Reading →