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No changes in the rankings this week – each of the Top 5 clubs prevailed in the single game it played. No. 1 Woodstock whitewashed U32 Saturday, 3-0, and has but a single game this week as well – Saturday at home against Burlington. No. 2 ...

No. 1 Essex prevailed in a well-played joust with BFA/St. Alban’s, 2-1, on Feb. 4 to maintain their perch atop the HNIB News Vermont D1 Top 5. They followed up with a 6-1 decision of Spaulding on Saturday. This Wednesday’s home date with Rice serves ...

Division One * Nate Rice’s goal and two assists helped Stowe deal Essex its first in-state loss, 4-2. Jack Seivwright amassed 20 saves for the Raiders while Max Carr, Eames Eiden and Atticus Eiden added a goal each. Essex goalie Sam Foster had 28 saves. ...

The top spot in the HNIB poll will be up for grabs tonight when No. 1 Essex and No. 2 BFA/St. Albans square off in the make-up of a game snowed out several weeks ago. Essex returned from a week off Saturday night and suffered ...

No. 1 Woodstock returned from a week off to shut out Northfield, 5-0, Saturday, its sixth whitewash of the season. The Wasps square off with Missisquoi Valley for division control Wednesday night before returning home for Saturday’s Senior Night game against U-32. OK, this one’s ...

Division One * Evan Parent’s highlight-reel goal stood as the game-winner in Spaulding’s 1-0 upset of BFA St. Alban’s. Parent converted a breakaway off his own shot block and that was good enough for goalie Grant Otis, who denied 26 Bobwhite shots for the shutout. ...

No. 1 Essex continues along its merry way, yet to lose an in-state game. Middlebury pressed the Hornets Saturday night before they pulled away for a tidy three-goal win. Essex has a week to prepare for Saturday night’s visit by Stowe. Essex rolled in the season opener between the two, 8-1, and has outscored Vermont opponents, 35-7, to date.

No changes in the pecking order during what was a relatively straightforward week. No. 1 Woodstock had a surprisingly tough time dispatching Lyndon Institute Saturday, 2-0. That may have something to do with the fact the Wasps are stuck in a stretch where they have played only on Saturday since early January. They do so again this week at Northfield. They continue to lean on a defense that has allowed a mere 11 goals.

Division One * The dynamic Essex line of Jonah Janaro, Grady Cram and Charles Wiegand combined for five goals in a 7-1 win against Rutland. * Colby Brouillette delivered two third-period goals in BFA/St. Albans 3-0 shutout of Middlebury. * Kyle May stopped 27 shots ...