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New tennis coach sets expectations

Ted Panasci, the former tennis coach of Green Mountain College, has taken the head coaching position for the Castleton women’s tennis team. Panasci is a Castleton alum who competed from ‘06-’09 on the men’s tennis team.   Panasci coached at Green Mountain College from 2010-2018 before it closed. Panasci at […]

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Four Spartans immortalized

Set up like a black-tie event with a breakfast service in the 1787 Room, the 2023 Castleton Hall of Fame ceremony commenced with four new inductees to the Hall.   There were tables, a podium, awards, lively chatter of families and a lot of congratulations.  Saturday, Sept. 16 on homecoming […]

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Senior runners leading by example

In sports, people always talk about the importance of veteran leadership. The ability to have athletes who have been at it for a while to teach and mentor the newer athletes is crucial in building a winning team.   Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spartan cross-country team lost […]

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Field Hockey firing on all cylinders

Castleton’s field hockey team is coming off a historic season last year taking home their first ever LEC championship in school history. The Spartans, already at 5-1 and on a four-game winning streak, have high expectations coming into this season as they defend their title. Head coach Emily Lowell is […]

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CU loses the Sap Bucket again

Barbeques in the parking lots. Hot dogs and burgers on the grills. Fans in the parking lots early morning, and 4,056 fans in attendance. All for one reason. Homecoming football. “It’s cool to see the atmosphere of homecoming weekend. It brings everyone together to watch the Spartans. It also helped […]

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Barrett bringing big ideas

Tim Barrett was named Castleton’s director of athletics in May of 2023. Barrett is very familiar with Castleton sports, having served as the women’s basketball coach for 22 years and a senior associate director of Athletics. So, when the director of athletics position opened, Barrett jumped at it.  “The director […]

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Football fans bring it home

Sept. 16 was a day for the books at Vermont State University at Castleton.    The Hoff Hall lot has been transformed.    Seas of green, grills being lit, and smell of great American football in the air.    Before the football game started at 1 p.m. everyone was preparing for it by […]

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Spartan athletics’ fall season kicks off

Volleyball The Castleton volleyball team started the season off red-hot, jumping out to a 3-0 start to kick off the season. This win streak consisted of 3-0 sweeps over VTSU Lyndon and VTSU Johnson, as well as a 3-1 victory over Norwich – their first win against Norwich in program […]

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World Cup a win for women, but…

Entire nations hold their breath. Tears sting in anticipation. The thrumming intensity of concentration beats as world champions are made. The 2023 FIFA World Cup ended in unquestionable victory for the Spanish side, though perhaps more relevantly, the unparalleled support for women’s sports etched the event in history. Politically, socially, […]

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Brand new stomping ground

Out with the old and in with the new has been a common theme the past few months at Castleton. With the completion of the merger, cyan and salmon colors have started to emerge around campus.   The areas that haven’t lost the 343 Green are the athletic fields.    In […]