Game off, game on

It's hard to believe considering Franklin County is the hotbed of Vermont softball, but at least two Vermont schools - Montpelier and Mount St. Joseph of Rutland - have cancelled their seasons due to lack of participants.

Here's a link to an article on the Barre Times Argus website explaining the Montpelier situation in detail.

http://timesargus.com/article/20090402/SPORTS/904020383/1004/SPORTS

MVU catcher Ashton Hubbard is one of the many outstanding softball players in Franklin County. Also pictured is umpire Pat Meunier.

If you read the article by Jamie Biggam you'll note he reports that participation in lacrosse and tennis has robbed the softball program of numbers. Not surprising, I'm sad to say. Patience isn't something most kids have and softball is a game where patience is at a premium. That said, it's my favorite sport to cover as a reporter. Of course, I was spoiled by the luxury of covering Franklin County softball for over a decade. Up north, the games are routinely under 90 minutes long - I think the fastest game I've covered was a 54-minute affair at The Pit at MVU between the T-Birds and Spaulding, I think.

That was back when Meggan Roberge was dominating the circle before moving on to see practically every pitching record at St. Michael's College.

UVM HOCKEY COVERAGE

While I handing out links, the Burlington Free Press is all over the UVM men's hockey team's quest for a national title.

Check out this link to see the coverage to date and their plans moving forward, including a blog by OTL fav John A. Fantino and voluminous insight and analysis from long-time Catamount hockey aficionado Ted Ryan.

Full disclosure: I work part time at the Freeps as a copy editor, but even if I didn't I would still recommend the Freeps as the premier source for information on the Catamounts' Frozen Four exploits.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com

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SHAWN CORROW, when he's not wishing every day could be like yesterday, i.e. warm and sunny, is a freelance photojournalist based in Franklin, Vermont and the owner of Cold Hollow Photography.

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