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The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

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Womens basketball 19-20 season recap

Women’s basketball 19-20 season recap

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor April 10, 2020

  The women’s basketball team had a tough but rewarding season as they earned their way to the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Tournament for the first time since 2017. To start the season,...

Mens basketball 19-20 season recap

Men’s basketball 19-20 season recap

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor April 10, 2020

For the NVU-Johnson men’s basketball team, the 2019-2020 season is one to remember as they finished their year in the playoffs for the first time since 2016. The first half of the season was a mixed...

The History of the NAC, part two

The History of the NAC, part two

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor March 15, 2020

Editor's note: this is the second installment in the history of the North Atlantic Conference. See part 1 here. In order to retool and strengthen the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), newly appointed...

Badger briefs NVU-Johnson athletics 2/20/2020

NVU Athletics, Contributor February 20, 2020

Women’s basketball clinches playoff berth against Owls The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s basketball team clinched a playoff birth for the 2020 North Atlantic Conference playoffs on...

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

The Boston Celtics have had quite the steady season so far. And if you ask any Celtics fan, that could probably be one of the biggest things that they were hoping for this year. The last two years have...

Badgers recruitment update

NVU Athletics, Contributor February 20, 2020

Men’s soccer earns commitment from Aidan Kelly The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s soccer program and Head Coach Shane Bufano have tabbed their second commitment for the 2020 season on...

Shawn Woods

Loeffler named new XC coach as Woods steps down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

Starting next season, Kim Loeffler will be taking over for the men’s and women’s cross country team. Loeffler is no stranger to NVU-Johnson, as she is currently the women’s triathlon head coach. Under...

Former NAC Athletic commissioner Julie Muller

The history of the NAC and its future

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

Editor’s Note: This article is the second of a six-part series devoted to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, its evolution, and the issues confronting it today. This particular story is the...

Badger Briefs

February 10, 2020

Streeter helps lift men’s volleyball past Mount St. Vincent The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s volleyball team captured the 3-1 win in the final match of the day on Feb. 1 at Eastern...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, is officially a football bachelor. The Patriots had a disappointing season. They started hot, winning their first eight games, but their offense...

Jesse Streeter

Men’s volleyball second season underway

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

In their sophomore season as a program, the men’s volleyball team is back and hitting again with some new and familiar faces under second-year head coach Keven John. There is reason for optimism and...

Upstairs at the new Wellness Suite

Renovations taking place in SHAPE

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

Construction is underway in the SHAPE facility for a new wellness suite. The project aims to convert the racquetball and mixed martial arts rooms that are downstairs into a workout space that is specifically...

2019 DI mens basketball national championship game

NCAA for dummies: a brief history of intercollege athletics

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

Editor’s Note: This article is the beginning of a series devoted to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, its evolution, and the issues confronting it today. The National Collegiate Athletic...

Badger Briefs NVU-Johnson Athletics

NVU Athletics December 12, 2019

Men’s basketball grabs first conference win on the road against Mariners A strong start carried the Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s basketball to a convincing 74-60 victory over Maine...

2019 women’s volleyball team

Women’s volleyball closes the door on historic season

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor December 12, 2019

The gym is quiet once again for women’s volleyball at NVU-Johnson, but this year’s team made quite some noise by making the North Atlantic Conference playoffs for the first time ever. The team ended...

Chad Copeland

Badger 4 Life campaign launched to raise money for athletic programs

Patrick Bell November 22, 2019

The Badger 4 Life Giving Challenge has launched at the Johnson campus. The campaign works through the platform Give Campus to raise money for the athletic department for things like equipment, travel...

NAC weekly awards spotlight

November 22, 2019

Davis named NAC Rookie of the Week The North Atlantic Conference office announced early Monday, Nov. 18 that first year men’s basketball player Floyd Davis has been named NAC Rookie of the Week.   Davis...

Badger Briefs 11/07/19

NVU-Johnson Athletics November 7, 2019

Gray paces women’s cross country at NAC Championship The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s cross-country team competed in the North Atlantic Conference Championship hosted by Northern...

The wild time that was the 2019 World Series

Allison Irons, Staff Reporter November 7, 2019

The Washington Nationals have come out of the shadows of the Major League Baseball big teams to have their first appearance in the World Series. This is the first time in their franchise’s history to...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor November 7, 2019

Recently, I’ve been heavily invested in the ESPN+ production “Peyton’s Places,” which stars future hall of fame quarterback Peyton Manning. This year is the NFL’s 100th year of existence as...

Nate Gomez

Fall sports season nearing end of competition

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor November 7, 2019

As the winter months start to approach the campus of NVU-Johnson, we say goodbye to many of the fall sports seasons and hello to the playoffs for the women’s volleyball team. Women’s volleyball...

Badger Briefs: Men’s golf finishes eighth in NAC Championship

NVU-Johnson Athletics, Contributor October 24, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s golf team shot a team score of 345 on day two of the North Atlantic Conference men’s golf championship to earn an eighth-place finish with a total score...

Badger Briefs: Men’s soccer edged in road conference match

NVU-Johnson Athletics, Contributor October 24, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s soccer team traveled to Husson University on Saturday afternoon and fell to the Eagles in a North Atlantic Conference match by a score of 3-1. 1st Half:...

Badger Briefs: First half run halts women’s soccer on the road

NVU-Johnson Athletics, Contributor October 24, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s soccer team dropped a North Atlantic Conference game on the road to Husson University on Saturday afternoon by a score of 7-2. 1st Half: It was the...

Badger Briefs: Women’s volleyball improves to 3-0 in conference play

NVU-Johnson Athletics, Contributor October 24, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s volleyball team swept the Owls of UMaine-Presque Isle winning 3-0 in a North Atlantic Conference match on Saturday morning. The Badgers improve to 11-9...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor October 24, 2019

The NBA season isn’t back just yet, but it is approaching fast and I am excited to see what the season has in store. This season will be an interesting one for sure as the landscape of the league...

Women’s basketball working with blank canvas in 2019-2020

Women’s basketball working with blank canvas in 2019-2020

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor October 24, 2019

Under Head Coach Greg Eckman, the women’s basketball team are looking to go back to their winning ways with a mix of trusted returners and talented freshmen. The program has experienced a rough couple...

Men’s basketball back with height and athleticism

Men’s basketball back with height and athleticism

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor October 24, 2019

It’s a new season for the men’s basketball team under fifth-year Head Coach Miles Smith. Last year’s team struggled for a majority of the season, but a late-season push with wins against NVU-Lyndon...

NAC adds three schools to expand to twelve

NAC adds three schools to expand to twelve

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor October 3, 2019

The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) will grow to twelve participating schools starting in the summer of 2020. It was announced on Aug. 20 that SUNY Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Cobleskill, and Cazenovia...

2019 Mens lacrosse team

Men’s lacrosse suspended for immediate future

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor October 3, 2019

In any NCAA sport, there needs to be proper resources to keep that sport going at its institution. Without those resources to keep the program going at NVU-Johnson, the tough decision was made that men’s...

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