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

Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

Head Coach Andrew Lafrenz

Women’s soccer looks to remain competitive with young squad

Patrick Bell September 18, 2018

Third-year head coach Andrew Lafrenz and the women’s soccer team are looking to work hard and grow this season. Being a young squad with only one senior on the team is a big challenge to overcome....

Arthur Clayton, Daniel Arriola, Alex Vetere, Joseph Holloway

Men’s soccer aims for success

Patrick Bell September 18, 2018

The men’s soccer team season is underway, and is looking to be the best under second year head coach Shane Bufano. In his first year, Bufano had to bring in close to 20 players to add to the five...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell May 10, 2018

Over the weekend, a friend of mine texted me a picture of his hypothetical soccer lineup of the best current 11 players from all over the world. There was a catch though, and that catch was that you could...

Tom OLeary

Tomfoolery

Tom O’Leary May 10, 2018

As I have been writing this column over the past two semesters, I have often analyzed the current state of the professional sports teams I am most passionate about. But due to the structure of our production...

Badger Briefs

JSC Athletics May 10, 2018

Castleton takes doubleheader sweep over Johnson JOHNSON, Vt. – The Johnson State College softball team split a doubleheader with Lyndon State College, winning 11-0 and falling 8-6 in extra innings on...

Senior student-athletes

Sports banquet honors student-athletes and coaches

Patrick Bell May 10, 2018

On Tuesday, May 1, the JSC sports banquet took place in the SHAPE varsity gym to honor the student-athletes, coaches and athletic department for their successes on and off the playing surface. Kylie...

Badger Briefs

JSC Athletics April 26, 2018

Men’s lacrosse loses on senior night to New England College BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Johnson State College men’s lacrosse team fell to New England College 25-0 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC)...

Tom OLeary

Tomfoolery

Tom O"Leary April 26, 2018

Heading into the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Boston Red Sox were largely overlooked as a legitimate World Series contender. Even the most devoted fans had tempered their expectations after...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell April 26, 2018

The injury bug has hit the Boston Celtics hard as they head into the first round of the 2018 playoffs. With many players on the team out for the foreseeable future, it has allowed other players on the...

Aly Finn

Annual rugby tournament honors former player

Patrick Bell April 26, 2018

Every year, the women’s rugby team hosts a tournament to celebrate one of their former players. The annual Alyson Finn Memorial Tournament will take place Saturday, April 28, on the rugby pitch at...

Badger Briefs

JSC Athletics March 29, 2018

Men’s tennis loses in opener to Castleton STOWE, Vt. – The Johnson State College men’s tennis team fell to Castleton University 0-0 in their season opener on Saturday at Topnotch Resort. Doubles The...

Tom OLeary

Tomfoolery

Tom O'Leary March 29, 2018

For Major League Baseball (MLB), spring training represents a period of refreshed optimism for each team regardless of the prior results. It is also a time when each team hopes to address the questions...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell March 29, 2018

On the early morning of March 22, sources told ESPN insider Jeff Goodman that Dan Hurley, University of Rhode Island’s men’s basketball coach, was leaving to go to the University of Connecticut on...

Kim Loeffler

New triathlon head coach aims to jump-start program

Patrick Bell March 29, 2018

On March 6, JSC announced that they hired Kim Loeffler as the new triathlon head coach, the first in program history. Jamey Ventura, the director of athletics at JSC, notes that the search committee...

Tom OLeary

Tomfoolery

Thomas O’Leary March 15, 2018

Currently, one of the most incendiary debates in the sports world is whether or not college athletes should be paid. The conversation focuses most acutely on Division I men’s basketball and football...

Steven Foote

Lacrosse team in full rebuild mode with new head coach

Photo and story by Patrick Bell March 15, 2018

The JSC lacrosse season is here with new faces and a new coach, Steven Foote, who coached last year at the College of Southern Maryland. His primary goal is to improve last year’s team, which lost every...

JSC Athletics March 15, 2018

Men’s lacrosse loses in opener to Salem State SALEM, MASS. – The Johnson State College men’s lacrosse team fell to Salem State College 21-1 in their season opener Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. The...

Kaitlyn Woodward

Chemistry is the key to success for young softball team

Photo and story by Patrick Bell March 15, 2018

There is still snow on the grass at JSC, but the softball season is already underway for the 2018 season. In his 10th season as head coach, Robert Gervais believes that, despite the youth and inexperience...

Jesse Streeter, Kate Abdel-Fatah, and Brynn Cairns

Fourteen student-athletes receive NAC all-academic team recognition

Patrick Bell February 20, 2018

Fourteen JSC student-athletes that competed during the fall season received NAC all-academic team recognition on Jan. 31. Director of Athletics Jamey Ventura notes that it’s quite an accomplishment...

Brynn Cairns

Cairns honored for NAC steeplechase championship

Patrick Bell February 20, 2018

On Feb. 2, before the men’s basketball game against Thomas College, JSC honored Brynn Cairns for her role in winning the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship in the event of steeplechase during...

Tom OLeary

Tomfoolery

Tom O'Leary February 20, 2018

The New England Patriots are arguably the most polarizing team in professional sports today, if not in history. Nearly every fan either hates them or loves them, with very few falling in between. However,...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick BEll February 20, 2018

To brighten up my dark and depressing sports life since the Super Bowl, I have decided to rank the New England Patriots’ five Super Bowl wins for this week’s column. This rankings list will be based...

Badger Briefs

JSC Athletics February 8, 2018

Women’s basketball holds on for 70-65 win over Thomas College JOHNSON, Vt. – The Johnson State College women's basketball team defeated Thomas College 70-65 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) game...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell February 8, 2018

Entering into the NHL All-Star break, the young and talented Boston Bruins are taking the rest of the league by storm and becoming one of the top contenders for the Stanley Cup. Their record currently...

Big air comes to Winter Olympics

Big air comes to Winter Olympics

Madison Doucette February 8, 2018

The 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang will soon be underway. Starting on Feb. 9, the 16-day event features a variety of winter sports including snowboarding, skiing, ice skating, curling, luging...

Tom OLeary

Tomfoolery

Tom O'Leary December 13, 2017

As the 2017 National Football League (NFL) season enters its final month, the ever-shifting playoff picture has begun to solidify. For those of you who tend to follow professional football peripherally,...

Mikayla Hodge with Kevin O’Reilly and Jackie Brock Hodge

LSC women’s basketball player makes 1,000-point mark

Emma Quinn December 13, 2017

Editor’s Note: Emma is an Electronic Journalism Arts student at Lyndon State College. This article is part of a collaboration with Basement Medicine to better represent our unified community. Over...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-down

Patrick Bell December 13, 2017

Twenty-six games into the season, the Boston Celtics have become the best team in the NBA. They are 22-4, sitting atop the Eastern Conference, and are poised to continue winning at a remarkable rate for...

Marquon Wynn

Marqwon for the Wynn

Tom O'Leary December 13, 2017

Fortunately for JSC, Marqwon Wynn, a senior guard for the Johnson State College (JSC) Men’s Basketball Team, has found a real sense of family in Vermont, far from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. Although...

Zach Higley rides at Smugglers’ Notch

Early season ski and ride conditions looking good

Madison Doucette December 13, 2017

Vermont skiing is almost in full swing. With mountain after mountain opening for the season all across Vermont, some even pushing up their opening dates at the last minute, it’s time to look at some...

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