overview
The interscholastic athletic program will use competitive experiences to aid students in the development of favorable habits and attitudes that will prepare them for adult life in a democratic and pluralistic society. The program shall be conducted in accordance with VPA, School Board, U-32, and team policies and regulations. At all times the interscholastic program will be conducted in such a way so as to justify it as an educational and co-curricular activity.

Our students will learn and grow to be effective citizens. Working successfully in our society requires that a person learn teamwork, develop self-discipline, have respect for authority and embrace hard work and sacrifice.

The U-32 interscholastic athletic program is highly competitive at most levels of participation. Student-athletes are expected to be at all practices, games and team functions. Specific sports or teams may be more selective based upon student abilities and tryouts may occur. Playing time is not guaranteed and all members of a team may or may not see playing time in each contest.

Additionally, in some sports, the student-athlete will be responsible for the purchase and maintenance of part of, or all of, the appropriate safety equipment.

Prerequisites to participate in interscholastic sports:

Full-time student status
Under 19 years of age
Proof of public or private health insurance
Current physical examination on file at U-32
Informed Consent and Medical Form on file with the Athletic Department (may be picked up in the Athletic Director's Office)

The athletic year is divided into three sports seasons – fall, winter and spring. Students may select only one sport in each season.

fall | winter | spring

Click here for the online Parent/Guardian Spring Athletic Survey
Click here to download a pdf version that you can print and complete and send in.

Click here for the Student Spring Athlete Survey.
Click here to download a pdf version that you can print and complete and send in.

honors & achievements
Wow! What an incredible finish to this fall’s high school athletic season!
Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Cross Country team, the Girls Varsity Cross Country team, the Varsity Boys Soccer team and the Varsity Football team for their Division II and Division IV State Championships. NEVER in U-32 history have we taken home four state championships in one season! We might even be one of the only schools in the state to bring home that many championships in one season.

The Varsity Boys Cross Country team had many good races throughout the season, but could never seem to quite catch their #1 rival – Harwood. A third place finish at the NVAC League Championships the week before the state race seemed to be consistent with their ups and downs throughout the season, but the competition was in for a surprise! Junior Jeff Lusignan led his teammates through a deteriorating course (there was driving rain and ankle deep mud) to take home the Division 2 boys individual title for the 2nd year in a row – beating the second place runner by 12 seconds. Teammates Nick Mayforth (4th), Fran Mayforth (5th), Rich Curtis (9th), Craig Boulanger (25th), Reed Kimberly (58th) and Ricky Hall (injured) rounded out the team and their total score of 43 was good enough for a three point win over Harwood for the Division 2 State Championship. The team finished 8th in the state overall and narrowly missed qualifying for the New England race but Jeff and Nick qualified as individuals. At New Englands, Jeff finished 32nd (personal best time of 16:35) and Nick ran a solid 17:55 to finish 182nd. Additionally, Jeff Lusignan was named to the first team NVAC All-Star team, and Nick and Fran Mayforth made the second team.

The Varsity Girls Cross Country team was on top of most of the season after winning the Division 2 State Championship last year. Even as a ‘marked’ team this year, the girls stayed focused and strong through the long regular season. For a second straight year the girls brought home the NVAC League Championship and were favored to win at the State meet. The weather on the day of the race was horrible. So bad, in fact, that the race was cancelled before it could be started. High winds and blinding rain postponed the race when trees started to fall on the race course. The girls were disappointed because they were ready to run, but they cured their frustrations with a quick dip in the mud and slop near the course. Grinning ear to ear, and with only their eyes showing, they posed for ‘pre-championship’ pictures before heading home to train for another week. Later that week, the girls (and a small group of loyal fans) traveled back to Thetford to finish the job that they had begun in mid-August. Although it was sunny and warm, the course was still muddy and slippery but the girls ran a great team race. Led by senior Katie Loignon (3rd place overall), U-32 placed five girls in the top 20! Ami Curtis (6th), Chantelle Fisher-McKone (8th), Courtney Phillips (18th), AJ Fitch (19th), Caitlin Fuller (42nd) and Sara Phillips (injured) not only took first place in Division 2, but finished 9th in the state overall. Katie was named to the first team NVAC All-Star team and Chantelle and Ami made the second team.

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The Varsity Boys Soccer team started the season with a goal to win back to back state championships. On the way to the state championship, they had another record-setting season! After completing a tremendous regular season including two wins against Montpelier, a 23-game undefeated streak (extending into last season) and 10 shutouts, the boys were anxious to return to the title match. Sporting a 15-0-3 record, the boys drew their first #1 seed ever in the Division 2 tournament. For only the 3rd time in U-32 history, the Boys Varsity soccer team headed back to the state finals. After a one-sided first half (dominated by Milton), the Raiders settled down and took charge. The second half was a polar opposite of the first – U-32 equalized the game on a well-placed Anders Ostrum corner kick that was headed in by Danny Whitney. The Raiders continued to drive and never broke stride after that goal, possessing the ball for most of the second half. Tied at 1-1 the game headed to sudden-death overtime where the Raiders continued to put pressure on the Milton goalie. After two huge saves by Will Berry, junior Eric Root deftly carried the ball into scoring range, avoided a defender and ripped the winning goal past the far left post. Golden Goal... Sudden Victory… Raiders Repeat! A 30-3-3 overall record over the last two years, a 26 game unbeaten streak, 24 shutouts, .42 goals against average (they only allowed 15 goals in the last 36 games), and they outscored their opponents 71 to 15 during the past two seasons.

The Varsity Football team won the last Division IV football championship ever to be played. After the 2006 season, the VPA will realign the football teams in Vermont and they will all be consolidated into 3 divisions, with U-32 being placed in Division 2. After finishing a 9-0 regular season, the football team received the #1 seed in the tournament. First up, Montpelier. Playing under the lights and in front of a huge crowd, the Raiders showed their dominance – racking up over 400 yards on the ground and scoring 2 passing touchdowns. With that win, the boys proceeded to the championship for the eighth straight season. A huge contingent of U-32 fans traveled up the highway to Colchester High School to watch the Raiders take on Mt Mansfield. The Raider faithful were treated to quite a show – demonstrating what hard work, teamwork and athleticism can bring to a season. Protected by an experienced offensive line (Jake McArdle, Bob Fitch, Brennan Jewett, Silas Dowen, and Phil Hall), quarterback Ethan Sylvain marched the Raiders up and down the field time and time again gaining over 140 yards in the air while throwing four touchdowns to Rob Keene and Marcus Hass. And the running game was just as dangerous – backs Todd Murphy, EJ Salas, Gordon Matheson, Pat Sikora, MJ Rus and Tucker Laclair rushed for over 340 yards on 51 carries (and 4 touchdowns). Defensively, the Raiders were just as dominating, holding MMU to only 44 total yards and 4 first-downs for the entire game. Final score – 62-0, U-32 football wins its fourth-ever State Championship in style. Congratulations to the players and coaches for a great year – you played with great class and sportsmanship! Here are some fun statistics to share about the 2006 Division IV Football State Champions: They outscored their opponents 576-33 (57.6 points per game!) and they shut out their opponents in 6 games.


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director's message

Dear Student-Athletes and Families,
By becoming a member of our U-32 Athletic Program you are helping to continue a great tradition!

Our program strives to represent the very best in personal effort, competition, coaching, equipment, schedules and organization. Participation in a sport is a wonderful complement to your education. We hope that it will foster your growth, not only in your particular sport, but in your personal development as well. Life-long lessons learned through sport involvement will benefit you well beyond your years at U-32. But interscholastic competition demands a serious commitment. It will require long hours of dedication and perseverance but will enable you as an individual to learn to work within a group to achieve a collective goal.

This section of the website has been put together specifically for the student-athlete and your families, who will be competing on (or supporting) one or more of our middle school or high school athletic teams. I hope the contents will help you better understand our program, policies, procedures, and expectations for you as a student-athlete.

We appreciate all of your efforts and wish you personal success as you join the many outstanding student-athletes who have enjoyed and enriched U-32. Best of luck in your academic and athletic pursuits! If you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please feel free to stop into the Athletic Office or call me at 229-0321, ext. 5113.

GO RAIDERS!!

Amy Molina
Athletics and Recreation Director

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Participation/Consent Forms must be filled out and returned to the Athletic Office as soon as possible.

Physicals: All students are required to have a recent physical on file (we need proof from the doctor) with the Athletic Department. Physicals must be done every 3 years or in 7th and 10th grade. If you are not sure about the date of your son/daughter’s last physical, please call and we will look it up. The easiest way to update physicals is to send us a copy of the physical (or slip from the doctor) after summer camp or when yearly physicals are done.

A statement from the physician to verify fitness is required and kept on file at U-32. This statement need only to contain the child’s name, date of the physical, the fact that the child is fit to participate in sports and the signature of the physician. If you could have your doctor fax us, or mail to us proof of the latest physical stating that your child can participate in sports, we would greatly appreciate it. Without this proof of a physical your child will not be able to participate in athletics at U-32.

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Requirements for Athletic Participation:
1. Full-time student at all times
2. Proof of private/public health insurance
3. Current physical on file at U-32
4. Athletic Participation Consent Forms signed and on file at U-32

Physicals: As a general rule, physical evaluations of students that are participating in interscholastic sports are to be made in grades 7 and 10 or at the year of entry into the program and at least every three years after that. A statement from the physician to verify fitness will be required and kept on file at U-32. All physicals will be at the expense of the parent/guardian. WE NEED A COPY OF RECENT PHYSICAL MAILED/FAXED/ATTACHED WITH ATHLETIC FORMS FOR ALL INCOMING 7TH GRADERS!

Equipment/Expenses: Generally, all equipment including balls, sticks and game uniforms are provided for the student-athlete. Most athletes will need cleats and mouth guards, although we will provide one mouth guard per athlete. Some sports will require additional equipment and/or protective gear at the expense of the parent/guardian including:

Sports Offered: Equipment Needed:
Football: Practice jersey & cleats
Field Hockey: Shin guards, some players choose to purchase own stick, cleats, and optional eye protection
Cross Country: Running shoes
Soccer: Cleats, shin guards
Basketball: Basketball sneakers (non-marking soles)
Cheerleading: Cheerleading shoes
Nordic Ski: Some skiers choose to purchase own boots, poles and skis
Gymnastics: leotard for practice
Softball: Cleats, glove, hat, striped socks. Some players choose to bring their own bat (must be a certified bat)
Baseball: Cleats, glove, hat, royal blue socks. Some players choose to bring their own bat (must be a certified bat)
Girls Lacrosse: Cleats & eye protection (goggles); some players choose to purchase own stick & gloves
Boys Lacrosse: Cleats, helmet, stick, shoulder/chest protector, elbow pads, gloves, athletic supporter & cup
Track: Running shoes and/or running cleats

Practices/Games: Middle School sports teams will practice and/or play 3-5 times a week depending on the game schedule. Generally, MS teams will practice from 3-4:30 so that the athletes can ride the late bus home. Sometimes due to weather and/or scheduling problems this is not possible and the athletes will have to be picked up at school. Middle School Football and Middle School Gymnastics practices are held in the evenings. Schedules for fall games will be available in early August.

No-Cut Policy/Playing time: It is expected that all Middle School student-athletes who want to play a school-sponsored sport will be able to play. In some cases, team selections (based on skill-level and ability) will be held to separate athletes onto teams, but no athlete will be excluded from playing. Athletes are encouraged to try a sport even if they have never played before!

All members of middle school teams will see action in each contest as long as they fulfill all of their team responsibilities and expectations, and as long as their participation does not constitute a potential danger to their physical well being as determined by the coaching staff. Playing time may or may not be equal in each game, but will even out across the season.

Transportation: In most cases, the school will provide transportation to and from away games. When games are played against local middle schools ( Barre City, Barre Town and Main Street) busses will take the team to the game, but parents/guardians will have to pick up their child at the game. On the way home from longer trips, the team may decide to stop at a fast food restaurant to buy dinner. When you receive the game schedule you will notice a return time on the far right. This is an estimation of the return time but will never be exact due to traffic, overtime games and food stops.

Parents/guardians may take their athlete home from an away game, but please make sure to inform the coach before the game. An athlete may go home with another parent/guardian from an away trip but only with a signed note from their parent/guardian.

Questions – please call Amy Molina at 229-0321 x5113 or email at amolina@u32.org.

Other sources of information for U-32 Athletics:

http://www.u32.org/v2files/calendar.html - up-to-date U-32 calendar including sports http://www.u32.org/v2files/athltcs.html - U-32 Athletics
http://www.momsguide.com/index.html - great website for information on youth sports

Athletic Hotline – 229-0321 ext. 5113
Option 1 – Speak to the Athletic Director, Amy Molina
Option 2 – Speak to the Athletic Trainer, Jess Kipnes
Option 3 – Listen to the daily athletic schedule

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sportsmanship guidelines
“The ideals of good sportsmanship, ethical behavior and integrity permeate our culture. In perception and practice, good sportsmanship should be defined as those qualities of behavior which are characterized by generosity and concern for others. Good sportsmanship is a concrete measure of the understanding and commitment to fair play, ethical behavior and integrity.” -- National Federation Sportsmanship Committee

The goal of interscholastic athletics is to give young men and women the opportunity to expand their educational horizons by experiencing fair and friendly competition with peers. Ingrained in that competition is fairness, respect for rules, regulations, opponents and officials. U-32 subscribes to this goal and will strive in all co-curricular programs to achieve that objective.

U-32 believes:

The ideals of good sportsmanship, ethical behavior and integrity are the essence of interscholastic activities.

The concept of "sportsmanship" must be taught, modeled, expected and reinforced by all those involved in competitive activities.

That interscholastic activities provide an arena for participants to grow, excel, understand and value the concepts of sportsmanship and teamwork.

That good sportsmanship shall be defined as those qualities of behavior which are characterized by unselfishness and genuine concerns for others.

That all administrators, coaches, athletes, officials, and spectators should demonstrate and promote good sportsmanship as a concrete measure of the understanding and commitment to fair play, ethical behavior and integrity.

See the Student-Athlete Handbook for more on sportsmanship.

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participation guidelines
General Expectations for Participation in the U-32 Athletic Program:

Student must be enrolled as a full-time student;
Student must be under 19 years of age;
Student must have private/public health insurance on file with Athletic Department;
Student must have a current physical on file at U-32;
Student must have returned a completed and signed Athletic Participation Consent Form.

Please see Student-Athlete Handbook for more information about the general expectations for each athlete. Note: No student-athlete will be allowed to try out, practice or participate without satisfying all of the above expectations.

U-32 Interscholastic Athletic Teams

U-32 is a member school of the following:
Vermont Principal's Association (VPA)
Northern Vermont Athletic Conference (NVAC)
Vermont Hockey League
Vermont Football League

Participation Forms (PDF)

fall
Field Hockey
Football
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Cross Country
Cheerleading

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winter
Girls' Basketball
Boys' Basketball
Boys' Ice Hockey
Girls' Ice Hockey
Nordic Ski
Alpine Ski
Gymnastics
Cheerleading

spring
Girls' Softball
Boys' Baseball
Girls' Lacrosse
Boys' Lacrosse
Golf
Track
Tennis

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directions
Directions to U-32 and Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center (Ice Hockey)

Take I-89 North/South to Exit #8 (Montpelier/St J).  Off the ramp - continue straight through to Rt. 2 and Rt. 302.  At lights where Rt. 302 goes right to Barre and Rt. 2 goes toward St. Johnsbury, continue on Rt. 2 East. Take second left onto Gallison Hill Road.

To get to the Ice Rink: Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center is on Gallison Hill Road about 200 yards up on your LEFT.

To get the school: Travel to the top of the hill, school is on your right.

For directions to many of our opponents' schools, click here.

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sports resources

Created by a mom for moms and anyone else, the "Mom's Guide to Sports" website provides valuable and concise information on the rules and terms to the sports kids play.

Looking for a college?
Want to play sport after you get there? Check out these websites!

College Websites:

St Michael's College
University of Vermont
Norwich University
Vermont Technical College
Johnson State
Castleton State
Lyndon State College

Recruiting Resources:
NCAA Initial-Eligibility Information
List of schools sponsoring NCAA sports
NAIA Initial-Eligibility Information
List of schools sponsoring NAIA sports

Recruiting Services:
(The U-32 Athletic Department does not necessarily recommend these services - they are listed here as a service to the U-32 student-athlete who might be interested)

Global Sports Recruiting Agency
College Recruiting
High-School Heroes
Championship Athletic Scholarship
Athletes Bound for College

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record book

U-32 Past State Champions
Girls Cross Country
1980-81        1982-83        1983-84        1987-88         1988-89        1995-96
1996-97        1997-98        1998-99        1999-00         2005

Boys Cross Country
1977-78        1980-81        1983-84        1987-88        1991-92        1992-93       
1993-94        1994-95        2000-01

Boys Ice Hockey
1980-81        1990-91        1991-92

Gymnastics
1979-80        1986-87        1992-93

Football
2000       2001   2002

Boys Nordic Ski
1998-99    2001-02

Girls Basketball
1997-98        2003-04

Girls Ice Hockey
1999-00

Boys Basketball
1991-92        2002-03        2003-04

Field Hockey
1995-96

Girls Track
1995-96

Boys Soccer
1986-87        2005

Boys Tennis
1998-99

Softball
1976-77

Golf
Kim Wong & Kristen Cowens - Div 2 Girls State Champions - 2005
Kim Wong - Div 2 Girls Individual Medalist (State Champion) - 2005
Kim Wong - Div 2 Girls Individual State Champion - 2004

Past State Runners-up

Boys Cross Country
1978       1979      1984       1995        1998        1999        2001        2002        2005

Girls Cross Country
1979-80        1981-82         1990-91        2001-02

Boys Basketball
1979-80        1995-96        1996-97

Gymnastics
1990-91        1991-92        1996-97

Boys Ice Hockey
1987-88        1994-95        2001-02

Girls Ice Hockey
2005-06

Boys Track
1979-80        1995-96        1998-99

Girls Track
1994-95        1997-98

Boys Nordic Ski
1996-97        2000-01

Field Hockey
1985-86        2001-02    2003-04     2004-05

Girls Soccer
1992-93        1993-94

Football
1999-00        2003-04

Girls Nordic Ski
1996-97

Boys Tennis
1999-00

Are we missing any?  Email the Athletic Director to get it added!

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staff
Amy Molina, Athletics & Recreation Director
Andrea Jette, Assistant AD/Athletic Trainer
Ann Wheelock, Administrative Assistant

Athletics & Recreation – 802-229-0321 x 5113
Press 1 – to leave a message for Amy Molina
Press 2 – to leave a message for Andrea Jette
Press 3 – for daily athletic schedule

Athletic Training Room – 802-229-0321 ext. 5122 – Andrea Jette, ATC
Fax – 802-223-7411

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