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Franklin-1 Sports Briefs
by Chris Santee
This page is for Franklin-1 Sports.
Please send your scores, stories, stats, etc. to:
csantee@verizon.net
and I'll post them as quickly as possible.
Updated Saturday, May 17th at 8:00am
We're in the process of cleaning this webpage.
BFA Fairfax Bullets are Red Hot !!!
Varsity baseball lost their first game on an error,
then won nine straight.
Varsity softball is racking up wins as well.
BFA Track & Field
by Chris Santee
We Need Track & Field News !!!
BFA Fairfax Girls Varsity Softball
by Colin Santee
Record
Remaining Games
05/20 DANVILLE*
05/22 WILLIAMSTOWN*
05/24 @ Lake Region @ 11*
05/27 HAZEN*
05/29 @ Richford*
05/31 @ Peoples @ 11*
* League Game
^ Game time 4:00pm
All others @ 4:30pm
Opening Day was April 17th, 2008 at Enosburg.
Enosburg is the defending Vermont State Champion.
BFA Rallies
Enosburg Strikes Back Wins 4-3
BFA Fairfax Softball opened their season on the road
vs. defending state champion Enosburg.
Enosburg jumped out to the two nothing lead in the first
inning with three hits including two extra base hits.
Victoria Besstte ended the inning getting two of her four
strikeouts on the day. The game stayed 2-0 until the 5th
inning when an error allowed the Enosburg leadoff hitter
to get on base. She made it to 3rd and was driven in on
a sacrafice fly to right field. Callie Chapman made the
catch but her throw to the plate was not in time to get
the speedy runner.
Sam Naylor reach on a catchers interfernce call in the 6th
and was moved to third and scored on a passed ball to
make the score 3-1 Enosburg.
The 7th inning began with a Chapman single to center
followed by a blast over the center fielders head by
Olivia Root leaving runners on 2nd and 3rd.
Two batters later Brittany Sweet singled into the left
center gap plating both runs with two outs.
With Sweet on third Naylor drove a line drive to center
field that was caught ending the rally.
Enosburg had one more chance
and they took advantage.
The leadoff batter lined a triple down the right field
line and the next batter placed a perfect slap down
the third base line scoring the game winning run.
BFA next play at home vs. Lamoille
on Saturday, April 26th.
Head Coach Seth McQuade
The Enosburg girls won 4-3.
04/26 LAMOILLE
Lady Bullets lost to Lamoille 7-3
Record 0-2
04/29 PEOPLES
Lady Bullets 7, Peoples Academy 2
Victoria Bessette pitches, Casey Baczewski hits !
Record 1-2
05/01 WINOOSKI
Lady Bullets 4, Winooski 2
Record 2-2
05/03 RICHFORD^
won.
Record 3-2
05/06 @ Hazen
Timely hitting helps Fairfax over Hazen
Fairfax won its fourth straight downing Hazen 6-2 at
Hardwick. Fairfax took the early lead when Casey
Baczewski blasted a solo home run in the first inning.
Hazen did not wait long either as their leadoff hitter
Lydia Ducharme walked and scored to end the first
inning even at 1.
Fairfax scored again in the second when Victoria
Bessette reached on an error. Courtesy runner Kate
Wells advanced to third, Sarah Valyou then walked
and stole second. With two on Stephanie Karr ground
out to first scoring Wells and moving Valyou to third.
The next batter, Fairfax catcher Chelsea King, scored
Valyou with a single to center extending 3-1 in favor of
the visitors.
The score remained the same until the bottom of the
third when a leadoff walk drawn by Hazen’s pitcher
Desiree Lacasse, a passed ball and a couple groundouts
led to Hazen scratching a run back.
The top of the fourth saw Fairfax add onto their lead
scoring three more runs. King reached on an error, was
moved to second on a ground ball and scored on an RBI
single from Baczewski. Brittany Sweet then walked to put
two on and Sam Naylor came up with a clutch double
scoring two runs and making the score 6-2.
The pitchers dug in and kept the opposing teams at bay
for the remainder of the game.
Winning pitcher Victoria Bessette struck out eight and
scattered five hits over seven innings.
Fairfax Coach Seth McQuade was impressed with his
team’s effort, “The girls are working really hard,
the intensity and focus in practice has improved in
recent weeks and it is showing on the field.”
Fairfax opens Mountain league play Thursday at
Winooski for a 4:30 start and then hosts Enosburg.
05/08 @ Winooski*
Won 12-1
softball
beat up on the Spartans in Winooski.
The boys won 9-3 and the girls won 12-1.
The boys have won seven in a row and the girls
have won five in a row.
05/10 ENOSBURG
The girls lost, ending a 5 game win streak
05/13 @ Northfield*
05/15 STOWE*
Won 5-4
Click here for Bullets videos:
Vermont Sports Central - BFA Fairfax Sports
BFA's touchdown and conversion video
from Anthony Mapes on Youtube.
Thanks to Fairfax Rescue
Humor (Maybe)
Some folks take biking seriously
Fairfax Rider Makes State 4-H Team
Katana Gifford and her horse, Emperor Maxamillian,
were selected for the 4-H team that will represent
Vermont at the Eastern States Exposition in September.
Katana, who is Assistant Riding Instructor at her
family horse farm on Route 104 in Fairfax, has been
a 4-H member for nine years.
The St. Albans Messenger has created
Vermont Sports Central with videos !!!
Click here for BFA Fairfax Sports
Special thanks to groundskeeper Gary Stewart.
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BFA Fairfax Boys Varsity Baseball
by Colin Santee
Record 9-1
Remaining Games
May 20th DANVILLE*
May 22nd WILLIAMSTOWN*
May 24th @ Lake Region @ 11*
May 27th HAZEN*
May 29th @ Richford*
May 31st @ Peoples @ 11*
* League Game
^ Game time 4:00pm
All others @ 4:30pm
Bullets Baseball 2008
Opening Day was April 17th @ Enosburg
Lost a heartbreaker 2-1
The Hornets beat the Bullets 2-1.
Record 0-1
04/22 U-32
Opened a 12-0 lead and won 12-8
Bullets hold off U-32
BFA Fairfax varsity and JV teams both won Tuesday.
Varsity won 12-8 after leading 12-0.
Kevin Wehner got the win.
Justin Irish was 2 for 2, with 3 RBI's,
scored twice and stole a base,
ALL IN THE FIRST INNING !!!
BFP coverage on varsity
Record 1-1
04/26 LAMOILLE
Bullets beat Lamoille 14-3
Record 2-1
04/29 PEOPLES
won.
Record 3-1
05/01 WINOOSKI
won.
Record 4-1
05/03 RICHFORD
won.
Record 5-1
05/06 @ Hazen
won.
Record 6-1
05/08 @ Winooski
BFA 9, Winooski 3
Record 7-1
05/10 ENOSBURG
The BFA Bullets baseball team avenged an opening
day loss by trouncing the Enosburg Hornets 10-3
on a beautiful Saturday.
Record 8-1
05/15 STOWE*
won.
Record 9-1
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BFA Fairfax Bullets 28, Oxbow 0
Bullets Football beat Montpelier 28-0
Anthony Mapes had three touchdowns and Jake
Langelier added one in BFA's first football win.
On the Mountain
by Colin Santee
Smugg's No Bull Ski Report: 644-1111.
Smugg's is celebrating 50 years of Family Fun !!!
Once again (8th time) Smugglers' has been
voted the # 1 spot in North America in the
category of Family Programs in SKI Magazine.
NFL
by Chris Santee
Franklinone.com Rankings:
1. New York Giants - Super Bowl Champs
2. New England Patriots
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Green Bay Packers
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Georgia
by Chris Santee
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NASCAR
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NASCAR NEWS
Jimmie Johnson is Nextel Champion !!!
# 48 Lowe's car wins back to Back Championships.
Let's Go Racing !!!
Last Truck Race was in Miami
Ron Hornaday is the Champion !!!
Busch
Carl Edwards is the Busch Champion !!!
Kyle Busch has Rick Pigeon on the crew.
Denny Hamlin has Nate Bellows on the crew.
Watch the Races at McKee's Pubs
Located next to the Winooski Block
and now in the Lake Champlain Islands !!!
Great meals for everyone ! 655-0048
Tell owner Lance McKee you're from Fairfax and
he will take extra specially good care of you !
Check out McKee's Sunday Brunch, WOW !!!
Sylvania 300 road trip to New Hampshire
Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont
NASCAR Nextel Cup
by Chris Santee
Martin Truex, Jr. won the Autism Speaks 400
On a sad note, Bill France, Jr. passed away.
Busch Series Racing
by Chris Santee
Craftsman Truck Series
by Chris Santee
Cale Gale finished 13th (a career high !) in Michigan
School Opened
On Wednesday morning, students from first through ninth
grades began the school year at BFA Fairfax & GEMS.
Safe Routes to School is on everyone's minds.
Thunder Road
Ryan Nolin of Georgia, Vermont
is currently in ACT Racing
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Georgia Little League
by Chris Santee
FFW Little League News
by Chris Santee
Parking for Little League in the Recreation Park
is available next to the tennis courts.
Opening Day is a Saturday in May 2008
Major League:
Minor League:
Coaches Pitch:
T-Ball:
Everyone is welcome to e-mail scores and standings to
csantee@verizon.net and watch here for news and
scores from the Fairfax, Fletcher, Westford Little
League and the Georgia Little League.
Fairfax Fletcher Westford Little League will host
their annual plant sale in late May 2006.
Call Brenda at 849-9837 for more.
Check their website at www.ffwll.org
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Boston Red Sox News
by Chris Santee
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BFA Bullets
by Chris Santee
Gillilan & Stewart
Will be Missed
by Chris Santee
One of the greatest assets the town of Fairfax
possesses is its family oriented atmosphere,
especially prominent at Bellows Free Academy
Fairfax.
Students, to this day, hold the doors open
as their elders approach the building.
Parents continue to host sleepovers to assist
their friends while another child plays a game
"out-of-town".
When a game is played "in town", many parents,
students and fans gather, enjoy local sports
and catch up on what's been going on in
their lives.
When the BFA Bullets baseball team takes the
field next spring, sadly there will be a couple
familiar faces missing from the crowd.
Cleon Archie Gillilan and Robert "Uncle Bob"
Stewart passed away late in the summer of 2005.
There will be two chairs at the games next season,
reserved for Mr. Gillilan and Mr. Stewart down
the first base line.
You won't see them there, but you just might
see some angels in the outfield.
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Old Sports
by Chris Santee
The BFA Fairfax Bullets Soccer Team
was honored Thursday night at BFA Fairfax by
the Vermont Soccer Officials Association
(VSOA) as the Most Sportsmanlike Team in '06.
The Lady Bullets Soccer team won the award
several years ago.
The award was presented at halftime of the
Lady Bullets basketball game with the Winooski
Lady Spartans.
Knights of Columbus Fairfax Free Throw Champs
Josh Powers - 10 year old boys
Zach Wood - 11 year old boys
Miranda Gillilan - 12 year old girls
Cody Gonzalez - 12 year old boys
Maureen McGuinness - 13 year old girls
Zach Gross - 13 year old boys
Keith Rabideau - 14 year old boys
The Fairfax Champs advanced to St. Albans
The Districts were held March 3rd in St. Albans
at the City Hall.
Due to a conflict Keith Rabideau was unable to
compete at this level. His spot was filled by
Alex DeRaps, the runner up at the Council level.
Moving on to the States in Newport will be,
Zach Wood who nailed 24 of his 25 shots
from the line, Zach Gross with 17 of his 25
going in, and Alex DeRaps who tied with another
14 year old.
Alex then went on to hit the five out of the
five free throws for the shoot out,
walking away victorious.
"I would like to thank all those that participated
and congratulations to the winners," said Jim Hogan
of the Knights of Columbus.
Vermont Lake Monsters
U.S. Congressman Peter Welch was among the crowd
in Barre for Thunder Road racing.
"Run What You Brung" featured a Hummer H2 and
two bread delivery trucks.
Little Debbie's beat Freihoffer's.
Also in the crowd were first timers Cale & Terri Santee.
Egg Run Results
8th Annual Fairfax Egg Run Successful !!!
Henry Raymond has photos up !!!
Race started at 9:20am at the Fairfax United Methodist
Church at the intersection of Fletcher and River Roads
in Fairfax, Vermont. A 5K Walk/5K run out-and-back road
course along the scenic Lamoille River.
Mostly flat route perfect for family fun runs or
speedsters seeking a personal record.
10 K route continued on through wooded rolling hills.
Free omelets were served to all race participants !!!
Proceeds benefit the Fairfax Community Park and
Recreation Path.
Call Carol Lizotte (827-9723)
or visit here for more..
Catherine McGuinness wins Discus at Vermont States
Fairfax Boys finish second in 4 X 400 relay race.
Girls are # 7 in Vermont, Boys are #12.
Powers, Varney and BFA Magic
3rd, 4th and 5th graders competed over the Memorial Day
weekend in Burlington in one and two mile running events.
Out of 650 competitors, Josh Powers of BFA finished second
in the 2-mile run and Amanda Varney, of BFA Fairfax ran a
7 minute mile !
It was a beautiful Mother's Day Sunday in Franklin-1.
Country Pantry was packed into the parking lot.
Red Sox came from way behind and won in the 9th.
Jeff Gordon was smokin' when he won Darlington.
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