Here are some of the Upper Valley residents who played varsity college sports during the spring season:
BASEBALL
Wesleyan (Conn.) College senior pitcher Braeden Falzarano (Lebanon) made three appearances totaling two innings. He allowed eight hits and eight runs, all earned, while striking out one batter and walking five. The Cardinals were 13-23… Bowdoin was 16-21. Junior pitcher Sam Sacerdote (Norwich/Hanover) made 16 appearances as a reliever, totaling 27 innings. He posted a 5.33 ERA and struck out 19 batters while walking 10 for the Maine school… Clark (Mass.) University was 21-17 and enjoyed the services of sophomore first baseman Bennett Hewett (Plainfield/Lebanon), who led the Cougars with a .393 batting average and started each of the 36 games in which he appeared. Hewett was third on the team with 59 hits and first with 14 doubles… Stetson (Fla.) University senior pitcher Brendan Walker (Kimball Union Academy) appeared 12 times, started six games and totaled 17 1/3 innings. He was 0-3 with a 6.11 ERA, struck out 13 batters and walked 17. The Hatters were 23-32… Framingham State sophomore infielder Cam Bradford (Hartford) appeared in 11 games and had four hits, two of them doubles, for the Rams (9-28)… Vermont State University-Lyndon was 16-25 with sophomore outfielder Sean Dunton (Quechee/Hartford) starting 27 of the 33 games in which he competed. He hit .329 with 17 RBIs. Senior teammate and infielder Ian Hedgepeth (Norwich/Hanover) played in five games, starting twice… Jackson McBride (Norwich/Hanover), a freshman at Maine’s Bates College (20-10), appeared in seven games, delivering a double in one of his two at-bats… Boston College sophomore outfielder Ben Williams (Norwich/Hanover) started 21 of the 42 games in which he appeared, batting .189 and stealing seven bases in 10 attempts. He struck out 35 times and drew 10 walks for the Eagles (37-23), who reached the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and played three NCAA tournament contests… Freshman infielder Cayden Van Dolah (Meriden) started four of the six games he played for Holy Cross (25-30) and batted .167… Keuka (N.Y.) College was 15-20. Freshman pitcher and outfielder Nate Clark (Quechee/Hartford) allowed two hits and four runs, all earned, during his only appearance on the mound, which lasted 1/3 of an inning. He got into 11 games and had three at-bats for the Wolves (15-20)… Plymouth State freshman Matt Hayes (Hartford) started four of the eight games in which he appeared, producing a 1-0 record with a 6.51 ERA. He recorded 19 strikeouts and issued 14 walks during 27 2/3 innings for the Panthers (5-26)… Franklin Pierce (12-31) utilized the talents of freshman Cage Thompson (East Corinth). Thompson made 14 pitching appearances, starting twice, and had a 7.66 ERA. He struck out 16 foes and walked seven in 22 1/3 innings.
MEN’S CREW
Union (N.Y.) College junior Angus Hall (Lebanon) rowed in the second seat as part of both of the Garnet Chargers’ varsity eight victories during the regular season. Union was third at the Liberty League championships in 6:38, its best placement during the event since 2018. The coxswain for those boats was sophomore Erika Canaveral (West Lebanon/Lebanon). Her triplet sister, Isabelle Canaveral, was a coxswain on two other Union men’s boats during the spring… Ean Ray (Grantham/Lebanon) a junior at Fairfield (Conn.) University, stroked for the Stags’ second and third varsity boats during six races. Included was a defeat of Iona and Lehigh in the latter craft with a time of 6:28… Massachusetts Institute of Technology junior Adam Gilbert-Diamond (Hanover) was part of the second varsity four B final victors at the Jefferson Dad Vail regatta in New Jersey during early May. That 7:13 finish placed the Beavers’ boat seventh overall… Williams (Mass.) College sophomore Aidan Beyer (Lyme/Hanover) rowed in the fourth seat of the Ephs’ second varsity boat during the New England championships. That craft finished fourth in 6:11.
WOMEN’S CREW
Union junior Elizabeth Canaveral (West Lebanon/Lebanon) served as coxswain for four different men’s boats including the novice eight, which she guided to the New York state title. She also rowed herself for the women’s second varsity 8… Bates senior captain Merrill Doherty (Hanover/Kimball Union Academy) rowed in the second seat of the second varsity eight as the Bobcats finished second at the Division III championships. She was in the bow seat of the third varsity eight when it finished third at the National Invitational Rowing Championship. Rowing stoke in the first varsity boat was sophomore Virginia Adams (Hanover)… Rhode Island won its 12th Atlantic 10 Conference title and its third in a row. Junior Anna Kann (Lebanon) rowed in the second varsity boat, which set a conference record for that division in 6:39.50. The Rams finished 20th out of 22 teams at the NCAA Division I championships… Northeastern (Mass.) University junior Hannah Boone (Norwich/Hanover) toiled in the third and fourth seats of the first varsity eight for the Huskies, whose time of 6:20.14 during the C final of the Division I championships was a program-best for that event. Northeastern, making its 12th consecutive appearance at that competition, finished 18th overall. Senior teammate Madelyn Bridge (Strafford) rowed twice in the bow seat of the Huskies’ fourth varsity eight… Tufts junior Lyra Bornholdt-Collins (Hanover) rowed in the fifth varsity boat for a second consecutive year, helping the Jumbos claim their second consecutive New England Small College Athletic Association title. Tufts later won its third consecutive Division III title, but only the first and second varsity boats competed in that event… Mya Veracka (Hanover), an Ithaca (N.Y.) College freshman, regularly rowed in the third varsity boat for the Bombers, who finished third at the Liberty League championships… Notre Dame was ninth at the 12-team Atlantic Coast Conference regatta. Senior Molly Hackett (Hanover) was part of the Irish’s first varsity four boat that finished sixth out as many teams… Mount Holyoke (Mass.) College received propulsion in the second varsity boat’s seventh seat from senior Gwyn Munroe (Lyme/Hanover) at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference championships. That boat crossed fifth out of six boats and the Lyons were sixth out of seven schools overall… Connecticut College was last at the NESCAC regatta, with freshman Nina Ellingson (Plainfield/Lebanon) working from the first varsity boat’s third seat. The Camels crossed in 7:59… Trinity (Conn.) College was fourth at the Division III championships. Sophomore Eva Joslin (KUA) rowed in the second varsity boat, which finished third in 6:37… Skidmore (N.Y.) College was second at the Liberty League regatta with sophomore Ava Holtoff (Hanover) in the first varsity boat, which finished second in 6:52… Michigan was 12th at the Division I championships with sophomore Talia Daft (Hanover) coxswaining the first varsity four. The Wolverines led by a couple of seats at mid-race before finishing second to Oregon State by 0.058 seconds in the C final, coming in 14th overall… Wesleyan junior Sophie Braver (Strafford/KUA) rowed in the second varsity eight as the Cardinals finished behind Trinity but ahead of Williams in 7:31 during the Little Three championship.
MEN’S LACROSSE
Vassar (N.Y.) College (6-9) received nine goals and three assists from senior attackman Baker Morton (West Hartford), who appeared in 13 games… Sophomore midfielder Bryce Soboleski (Hartford) appeared in six games for Nichols (Mass.) College (8-10) and scored once… Lake Forest (Ill.) College was 11-7. Sophomore defensive midfielder Mateo Trimble (Norwich/Hanover) played eight times and scored once… Junior defenseman Connor Tierney (White River Junction/Hartford) started every game for Bentley (Mass.) University (6-8) and scored once… The University of Hartford (Conn.) was 11-6 with junior midfielder Tarin Prior (Hartford) appearing in every game and starting once. He had an assist and scooped up 31 ground balls… Freshman midfielder and face-off specialist Angus Frew (Norwich) saw action in 14 games for Middlebury (Vt.) College, which was 9-8. He won 25 of 55 draws… York (Pa.) College claimed its fifth consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference title and won two NCAA Division III tournament games. The Spartans (20-2) received two assists from sophomore midfielder Brady Watts (KUA), who also won 56 percent of the nearly 300 face-offs he took. Teammate and junior attackman Colby Berard (KUA) played in every game and produced 14 goals and seven assists… Assumption (Mass.) University was 11-6. Senior defender Declan Turner (KUA) started every game and captured 24 ground balls. Senior midfielder Anders Rantilla (KUA) appeared in 15 contests and posted an assist… Sophomore goaltender Aiden Kelly (KUA) played in six games for Drew (N.J.) College, allowing eight goals in 39 minutes for the Rangers (7-9)… Sophomore long-stick midfielder Henry Trimpi (Pomfret/KUA) played nine games for Endicott (Mass.) College. The Gulls were 14-4 and won the Conference of New England… Jimmy Van Metre (KUA), a junior goaltender at Colorado College, appeared in four games for the Tigers (12-3)… St. John Fisher (N.Y.) University was 17-3 and won the Empire 8 Conference. Sophomore defender Owen Kross (Woodstock) played in every game and scored once. Classmate and defensive midfielder Sam Hambsch (Barnard/Woodstock) played in seven contests and scored four goals… SUNY (N.Y.) Potsdam was 10-5. Junior midfielder Andrew Gubbins (South Pomfret/Woodstock) saw action in 12 games and posted three goals and three assists… Freshman midfielder Jack Badams (South Strafford/Hanover) appeared in six games and had a goal and an assist for Norwich (9-8)… Colby-Sawyer’s first-year program included senior defenseman Seth Carl (Grantham/Lebanon), who started seven of the 10 games in which he played for the Chargers (1-10). The team’s losses were all by at least 19 goals, but it beat Mitchell (0-13) on Senior Day… New England College (4-11) featured senior defenseman Ethan LaHaye (Grantham/Lebanon) who started every game while corralling 34 ground balls and causing 17 turnovers… Salve Regina (9-6) included freshman midfielder Mark van der Schoot (Woodstock/KUA), who scored once while playing 10 times… Junior Corey White (Woodstock) earned All-Liberty League honors at Ithaca (N.Y.) College as a midfielder and face-off man. He started one of the 18 games in which he played and scored twice for the Bombers (11-7)… Luke Nufer (KUA), a junior midfielder at Clark (1-14), started the one game he played… Dean (Mass.) College was 9-7 and freshman midfielder John Scherer (Norwich/Hanover) scored twice during the one game in which he played, a 28-1 defeat of Colby-Sawyer.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Middlebury (23-0) won its 12th Division III title and its fifth in a row and is 91-1 the past four seasons. Senior attacker Caroline Adams (Norwich/Hanover) scored twice during the title-game defeat of Wesleyan and finished the season with 117 points (72 goals, 45 assists), the second-highest total in program history. Adams, the Division III player of the year, also led the team with 124 draw controls. Sophomore attacker Maeve Lee (Hanover) played in every game and started twice while producing 35 goals and two assists. Freshman defender Jaime Patton-Martin (Norwich), the daughter of assistant coach and former Dartmouth College head coach Amy Patton, appeared in every contest and caused 23 turnovers and corralled 23 ground balls… Junior Ella Perreault (Chelsea/White River Valley), a defender and midfielder for Bard (N.Y.) College, has started every game of her college career with the Raptors, who are 4-44 during that time. She had a goal and two assists this spring… St. Lawrence (9-7) received 11 goals and nine assists from senior midfielder Caroline Hamilton (Hartford), who started every game… Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) College won its fourth consecutive Centennial Conference championship with sophomore midfielder Svia Russman-Araya (Meriden/KUA) appearing in 15 games, scoring three times and assisting twice… Junior attacker Kali McDonnell (Norwich/Hanover) appeared in 18 games, scoring nine goals and adding three assists for Gettysburg (Pa.) College. The Bullets were 14-7… Suffolk (Mass.) University was 8-10 with sophomore defender Gracie Laperle (Woodstock) starting every game and posting an assist…Sophomore midfielder Claudia Shoemaker (Woodstock) posted nine goals and three assists while appearing in 18 games and starting three times for Wheaton (Mass.) College, which finished 11-7…. Skidmore was 7-10 with freshman midfielder/defender Nora Bradley (Hanover) appearing in 13 games… Meg Henderson (Woodstock), a sophomore at Simmons (Mass.) College, played both in the field and in goal for the Sharks (5-10). She appeared in seven games and started one as a defender and played twice as a backstop, allowing three goals in 38 minutes… North Carolina fell in the Division I title game. Senior defender Molly Longfield (Woodstock) played in 14 games for the Tar Heels (19-2)… Norwich (14-4) featured freshman defender Izzy Sirois (Hartland/Hartford), who started every game and had a goal and two assists. Also starting every contest was sophomore midfielder Caitlin Slider (Thetford Center), who was fourth among the Cadets in scoring with 23 goals and 17 assists. Freshman attacker Martha Crapser (Brownsville/Hartford) appeared in 10 contests and scored once… Husson senior midfielder Gracie Gardner (Hartford) started every game and had 17 goals and 15 assists for the Eagles (11-5)… New England College (11-7) featured junior midfielder Carmela Goodwin (Lebanon), who started every game and produced 22 goals and 10 assists. She led the Pilgrims with 56 ground balls and 32 caused turnovers… Freshman midfielder/defender Audrey Rupp (Windsor) started twice during the eight games she played for Worcester State, picking up eight ground balls and causing eight turnovers. She scored once for the Knights (14-6), who won the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference and played one Division III tournament game.
SOFTBALL
Lasell (Mass.) University was 12-21. Senior utility player Emma Tarleton (Woodstock) played every game, batting .277 and driving in 13 runs… Sophomore utility player Lulu Leppard (KUA) earned first team All-New England Small College Athletic Conference honors, batting .446 for Amherst (Mass.) College while starting all 31 games in which she played for the Mammoths (11-25). She had 27 RBIs and struck out four times… Tanya Sanchez (Newport), a sophomore pitcher at the University of Bridgeport (Conn.), made 13 appearances in the circle and started twice. She was 0-2 and struck out 17 batters while walking 25. The righthander had a 6.84 ERA with the Purple Knights (33-20)… West Virginia State was 25-28. Freshman pitcher Anastase Bourgeois (Bradford/Oxbow) was 1-5 with a 5.53 ERA, striking out eight batters and walking 11 in 25 1/3 innings. She started five times and appeared in 10 games… Maine’s University of New England was 19-22 with freshman shortstop and outfielder Rebecca Osgood (Corinth/Thetford Academy) starting four of the 22 games in which she played and batting .200. Classmate Paige Tremblay (Thetford/Thetford Academy), listed as a pitcher and third baseman, appeared in four games… Stella Kozak (KUA) was a freshman utility player at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (44-5), which lost in the NCAA regional finals. She started 34 of the 40 games in which she played, batting .312 with 16 RBIs and 11 stolen bases.
MEN’S TRACK
Plymouth State finished sixth out of eight teams at the Little East Conference championships. Junior Nicholas Lamontagne (Lebanon) ran a personal-best 53.7 seconds in the 400 meters, finishing 13th. Earlier in the season, he set another personal mark in the 100, crossing in 12.7 seconds… Union sophomore Aidan Bradley (Norwich/Hanover) was part of two relay teams at the Liberty League championships. The 4×100 quartet finished sixth in 44.5 and the 4×400 group crossed in 3:30. The Garnet Chargers were sixth out of eight teams overall… The University of North Carolina-Ashville was fifth out of eight teams at the Big South championships. Sophomore Bennett Moreno (West Hartford/Hartford) was seventh in the 800, crossing in 1:55… Georgetown (D.C.) University junior Birhanu Harriman (Lebanon) was second in the 5,000 at the Big East Conference championships, finishing in 13.38. The Hoyas were third out of nine teams… Keene State junior Griffin Urnezis (Meridan/Lebanon) was third in the 3,000 at the New England Division III championships, turning in a time of 9:32. He won that event and the 5,000 at the Little East Conference championships, running 9:42 in the former and 15.22 in the latter. He also set personal bests earlier in the season in the 800 (1:59), the 1,500 (3:59) and the 3,000 (9:40)… University of Vermont junior Tommy Wolfe (Grantham/Lebanon) posted a pair of personal bests a week apart in early May. He finished 44th and ran 4:00 in the 1,500, a distance he rarely tackles, during a meet at Northeastern, then cranked out 30:33 to finish seventh in the 10,000 at the America East Conference championships. The Catamounts were last among nine teams… Hamilton (N.Y.) College junior Zed McNaughton (Woodstock) set career marks in the 800 (2:03), the 1,500 (4:09) and the 5,000 (15:52). The Continentals were 10th at the 11-team NESCAC championships. Maine’s Colby College was sixth at the same competition with sophomore Will Parker (Hanover) coming in 25th in the 5,000 (15:27)… Williams (Mass.) finished fifth at the NESCACs and sophomore Jordan Davis (Hartland/Hartford) was 10th out of 18 javelin throwers with a heave of 161 feet… U.S. Naval Academy freshman Kyle Ashley (Newport) posted personal bests in the javelin (199’10”), the discus (139’9”) and the hammer (105’4”) this season… Colby-Sawyer was last at the five-team Great Northeast Athletic Conference championships. Senior Ashton Meuse (Newport) finished ninth in the mile (5:18) and was part of a 4×400 team that was fourth in 3:51. His brother, Payton Meuse (Newport) was also part of that quartet and finished fifth in the 5,000 in 18:25… St. Lawrence sophomore Payton Bessette (White River Junction/Hartford) ran his fastest time in the 100 in 11.75 in early April… Franklin Pierce was second at the Northeast-10 Conference championships. Sophomore Gabe Guillette (Hartford) set a personal best in the 200 (23.27) a week earlier, then finished 25th at the conference meet in 23.34. Senior teammate Ben Gilbert (Windsor) was fourth in the discus (136’8”) and seventh in the shot put (45’8”) at the same competition… St. Anselm sophomore Peter Hogan (Newport) was second in the decathlon at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association championships. He won the shot put with a personal-best throw of 44’ 7”… Rensselaer (N.Y.) Polytechnic Institute won its fourth consecutive Liberty League title. Senior Tobin Durham (Corinth/Thetford Academy) contributed a personal best in the 10,000 (30:48), which earned him a third-place finish… Husson College was third out of six teams at the North Atlantic Conference championships. Freshman Oden Schlager (Bradford/Oxbow) was 13th in the shot put (31’0.5”) and javelin (130’3”), the latter mark a personal best. He was eighth in the discus (102’3”) for the Maine institution… Freshman John Murphy IV (Grantham) finished seventh out of 12 runners in the 3,000 steeplechase (10:19) for Gettysburg (Pa.) College, which was fourth out of nine teams at the Centennial Conference championships… Williams (Mass.) College was fifth at the NESCACs. Freshman Uly Junker (Thetford/Thetford Academy) won the long jump in 24’3” and was 19th at the Division III nationals in 22’9”… Western New England was sixth out of eight teams at the Conference of New England championships. Senior John Bieszczad (Grantham/Lebanon) was 18th out of 25 runners in the 1,500 in 4:29. Freshman teammate Tanner Crane (Windsor) was eighth in the high jump (5’9”) and 10th in the long jump (20’9”). Sophomore Jonathan Eylander (Grantham/Lebanon) was eighth in the discus (116’7”) and 13th in the shot put (39’). Junior Ethan Jacobson (Hartland/Hartford) fouled out of the shot put at the conference meet, but set personal bests in the javelin (106’4”) and the shot put (39’5”) earlier in the season.
WOMEN’S TRACK
Southern Maine won its sixth consecutive Little East Conference championship. Senior captain Janiah Young (Perkinsville/Windsor) was fifth in both the 200 (26.07) and the 100 (12.51). Junior teammate Wynter Simack (South Royalton/White River Valley) was 14th in the javelin (92’2”)… Connecticut College sophomore Maddy Thaxton (East Thetford/Thetford Academy) set a career mark in the hammer throw at 110’11”, placing her 17th out of 30 competitors at the Trinity (Conn.) College Invitational… Plymouth State junior Kylie Taylor (Orford/Rivendell) was ninth out of 24 athletes in the hammer throw (144’2”) at the New England Division III championships… St. Lawrence senior Amelia Berthold (Hanover) was eighth in the heptathlon at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference championships. Her best event performance was fourth in the 800 (2:30). The Saints were 47th out of 50 teams. Another St. Lawrence performer, freshman Maya Dixon (Post Mills/Thetford Academy) set a personal best in the 400 hurdles (1:10), which placed her seventh at the Liberty League championships. The Saints were sixth at the eight-team competition, during which senior Kieran Black (South Strafford/Thetford Academy) finished 17th in the long jump (14’11”)… VSU-Castleton junior Bethany Davis (White River Junction/Hartford) set a personal best in the 5,000 at 19:16.62 during the LEC championships, the Spartans finishing eighth out of nine teams… Kayla Burnham (Hartland/Hartford), a Bates senior, set a career mark of 19:35 in the 5,000 this spring… Bowdoin was fifth out of 10 teams at the Maine state championship meet. Freshman Izzy Cellini (Woodstock) was 11th in the 1,500 (5:21). Senior classmate Charlotte Tagupa (Hanover) ran 5:10 in the 1,500, a personal best. She set other career marks in the 5,000 (19:34) and the 10,000 (42:06) earlier in the season… Springfield (Mass.) College sophomore Jillian Barry (South Royalton/White River Valley) was 16th out of 23 long jumpers during her only meet of the spring, landing in 15’3”… Southern Connecticut graduate student Ella Maclean (Hanover) won the 100 in 11.93 seconds at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association championships. She was also part of a winning 4×400 relay team, which crossed in 3:46… New Hampshire was fifth out of nine teams at the America East Conference championships. Freshman Maddox Lovely (Newport) was 10th out of 11 athletes in the heptathlon. Her best event finish was fifth in the javelin (86’10”)… Vermont was sixth at the same meet with freshman Ava Hayden (Lyme/Thetford Academy) as part of the Catamounts’ ninth-place 4×800 team (9:39). She set personal bests in the 800 (2:19) and the 1,500 (4:46) earlier in the spring… Colby-Sawyer freshman Anna Preece (Windsor) was 22nd out of 23 entrants in the long jump, leaping 12’4” while the Chargers finished third out of six teams at the Great Northeast Conference championships. Teammate and fellow freshman Jacklyn Anderson (Hanover) was part of a third-place 4×800 relay team (10:54), fifth in the 1,500 (5:35) and ninth in the 800 (2:44) at the same meet… Emmanuel (Mass.) College won the GNACs, with senior Reilly Slusser (White River Junction/Hartford) finishing fourth in the pole vault at 7.1… VSU-Johnson junior Kayli Stapelfeld (Canaan/Mascoma) was part of the Badgers’ fourth-place finish out of six teams at the North Atlantic Conference championships. She was 14th out of as many runners in the 100 (17.28), her best time at that distance during four races this spring… Maine-Farmington was third at that same meet. Freshman Jenney Lutz (Lebanon) was second in the 100 (12.83), third in the 200 (27.09) and fourth in the 400 hurdles (1:16). Her 4×100 relay team (52.61) was second and she was ninth in the long jump (14’11”) and 10th in the triple jump (31’7”)… Framingham (Mass.) State’s Reese Perry (Windsor) was 12th in the shot put (28’3”) at the Massachusetts State Athletic College Conference championships. The Rams were fifth out of six teams… University of New England senior Olivia Chase (Hartland/Hartford) was eighth in the hammer throw (157’5”) as the Nor’easters finished 27th out of 38 teams at the New England Division III championships… Salve Regina (R.I.) University junior Isabella Hastings (Grantham/Lebanon) set a personal best in the 5,000 (18:05) during April, then finished ninth in that event at the NEWMAC meet in 18:29. The Seahawks were ninth out of 10 teams… Vassar was third out of eight teams at the Liberty League championships. Freshman Skylar Spiro (Norwich/Hanover) was seventh in the 400 (59.6) and part of a third-place 4×400 group (4:04).
OTHER SPORTS
VSU-Lyndon freshman men’s tennis player Parker Pierce (Woodstock) was 1-9 during singles play and 3-6 in doubles action… Colby-Sawyer senior tennis player Ashton Meuse (Newport) earned first team doubles and second team singles All-Conference of New England honors. He was 14-7 in doubles and 7-13 in singles this spring, playing atop the order in the latter event. His twin brother, Payton Meuse (Newport), was 9-9 in singles and 10-4 in doubles. He was third team all conference in singles, playing mostly at the third and fourth slots, and second team in doubles. Colby-Sawyer was 13-11… Tufts (Mass.) University junior Courtland Doyle (Hanover) skippered six times and crewed twice for the Jumbos’ sailing team. He was acting in the latter capacity when his boat finished first during an eight-team race at Connecticut College in March and skippered a craft to a second-place finish two weeks later in another eight-team competition, this time on Tufts’ home course… Norwich rugby prop Sophia Taylor (Canaan/Mascoma) was selected to represent New England at the USA Rugby U23 all star tournament in Minnesota in late June. The sophomore has been a defensive stalwart for the Cadets, who finished third at the St. Bonaventure 7s tournament in early April.
Tris Wykes can be reached at ctwykes@aol.com.