A Sporting View – Court of public opinion

#Middlebury #Sports #SportingView By Mark Vasto I was born on May 13, and sometimes I remember to actually look at the part of the newspaper that tells you who was born or what significant ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – June 23, 2017

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek In 2016, the New York Mets’ Bartolo Colon became the oldest major-league pitcher (42) to hit his first career home run. Who had been ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – June 3, 2017

#Middlebury #Sports By Chris Richcreek In 2015, Ryan Braun became the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs. Who had held the top spot? Three major-league players had ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Greatest moments in baseball history

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS #BASEBALL By Mark Vasto Seventy years ago, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. For this column, we remember that juncture and offer some of the ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – May 26, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek In 2015, Colorado’s Nolan Arenado set the record for most extra-base hits by a third baseman (89). Who had held the mark? Who holds the ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury travel basketball team scores perfect season

#MIDDLEBURY 18-0 Championship Team! The Middlebury 5th- and 6th-grade travel basketball team wrapped up their undefeated season with a win over Watertown in the Route 44 Championship ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 29, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek Questions Pitcher Wandy Rodriguez set a Texas Rangers record in 2015 for consecutive batters retired (34). Who had held the team mark?  How ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Vegas on Ice

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Mark Vasto Looks like when you bring $750 million to the table, having a professional football team in Las Vegas doesn’t look like such a bad bet anymore, ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 15, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Chris Richcreek In 2016, Colorado’s Trevor Story became the fifth major-league player since 1900 to homer in each of his team’s first four games. ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – North Carolina, a Southern belle

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS By Mark Vasto “North Carolina folks being what North Carolina folks are and such … Tar Heels … people who don’t budge an inch backward, it ... Continue Reading →