The Harwood Girls 4x800m Relay Team began the season exceeding expectations.

Four local weightlifting athletes were among 20 who took part in the “Luck of the Lift” meet the day before St. Patrick’s Day last month at LiftVT in Williston.   

A meeting of Thunder Road and Vermont state government officials with representatives of the Squier family has resulted in planning for the Kenley Dean Extravaganza – A Celebration of Life honoring Thunder Road International Speedbowl founder Ken Squier on Saturday, May 4. 

Harwood Boys Hockey and Girls Basketball teams advance in the state playoffs to their semifinal matches.

Harwood Boys Basketball standout Tobey Bellows took care of a hard-earned individual milestone in the first half of the Highlanders’ Feb. 9 home game against North Country.

Here’s a look at the Harwood varsity athletics schedule for the upcoming week submitted by HUHS. Schedules could change due to weather or other circumstances.

Here’s a look at the Harwood varsity athletics schedule for the upcoming week submitted by HUHS. Schedules could change due to weather or other circumstances. For the most up-to-date information, be sure to check the Harwood Athletics homepage and the daily calendar listing details for practices and games/meets.

Veteran Harwood coach John Kerrigan announced his retirement this week. 

Registration is open now for Mad River Valley Soccer’s spring travel youth soccer program. 

The Stowe Nordic Ski Club offers programs and events for all levels of skiers.

The former Mad River Lacrosse and Harwood Youth Lacrosse programs have combined into one new program called Highlander Lacrosse and registration is now open for the 2024 spring season of practices, games and events.

Harwood Girls XC had a stellar finish to their season and the Boys XC shows promise for the near future, according to their coach, following the Vermont Division II Championships at Thetford Academy on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Mad River Valley Soccer Association will hold its skills assessments on Sunday at Mad River Park for U10 and U12 youth players interested in spring travel soccer. 

Harwood Boys and Girls Soccer teams are both headed to the Division II State Championships on Saturday to be held at the Maxfield Sports Complex in White River Junction. Details for attending or just watching are here.

The Harwood Union Varsity Field Hockey team will host a student clinic at the Harwood track on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon. 

Lots of early-morning practices paid off for the Harwood bass fishing team, which set a new state record during Saturday’s state championships on Lake Champlain in South Hero.

More than 100 local girls soccer players turned out under bright sunshine at Mad River Park in Waitsfield last Sunday for what’s become an annual tradition to train with Harwood Union High School players and honor the memory of a former HU varsity team member.

Basketball season is just around the corner and registration is open for Harwood Youth Basketball league for players in grades 1-6. 

Fall is officially here and that means leaf peepers of all varieties will be in Vermont soon. In Waterbury and Duxbury, that means the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5K is fast approaching. The annual foot race is set for Sunday, Oct. 1.

Times Argus sports writer James Biggam interviewed Harwood Union’s new Athletic and Activities Director Ian Fraunfelder as the fall season began.

Harwood Cross Country hosted their last Fun Run of the summer on Tuesday and dozens of athletes turned out for the Kids Fun Run and the 3K and 5K races. 

Harwood Union High School fall sports launched this past week with the usual pre-season meeting for student-athletes, parents and coaches. The school’s new athletics and activities director began with a new 5.5-min. video from the Vermont Principals Association emphasizing the importance of sportsmanship and modeling positive behavior – by adults.

At the 2023 World Youth Championships in Gran Sasso Italy, there were 14 American runners and 31 teams overall. The American team had an impressive 6th-place finish.

John Kerrigan of Duxbury is a coach and co-founder of the U.S. Youth Skyrunning program and traveled to Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy, for the Youth Skyrunning World Championships held Aug. 4-6. This is one of two reports he filed from the competition.  

Harwood runners have been busy this summer doing what they love. We’ve received some highlights this past week about competitions near, far, and really far away where local student-athletes took part.

Harwood’s XC Fun Run this week moved to Wednesday to dodge a wet Tuesday forecast and a small but eager group turned out on the sunnier evening.

Like those random red and orange leaves people find and try to ignore this time of year, a sign of fall around the corner is sign-ups for fall youth soccer.

We had a great turnout Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, for our second Fun Run of the summer on the beautiful Harwood Union High School Trails.