The NVAC (Northern Vermont Athletic Conference) issued its realignments for the next four school years recently.
Here's how they break down:
For fall sports:
Field Hockey: Metro Group A will include CVU, Middlebury, Mt. Abraham and South Burlington while Group B is Bur;ington, Colchester, Essex and MMU. The Capital Division includes Harwood, Lyndon, Milton, Missisquoi, Montpelier, U-32, North Country, Rice, Spaulding, Stowe and St. Johnsbury.
Cross Country (boys & girls): Metro Division includes BFA-Fairfax, BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Enosburg, Essex Middlebury, Missiquoi, Mt. Abraham, MMU, Rice, Richford, South Burlington, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury and Vergennes. The Mountain Division includes Danville, Harwood, Hazen, Lake Region, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, North Country, Northfield, Oxbow, PA, Randolph, South Royalton, Stowe, Thetford and U-32.
Girls Soccer: Metro Division includes BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, MMU, North Country, South Burlington, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury. Lake Division: Middlebury, Milton, Missiquoi, Mt. Abraham, Rice, Vergennes. Capital Division: Harwood, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, Northfield, PA, Randolph, Stowe, Thetford, U-32. Mountain Division Group A: BFA-Fairfax, Enosburg, RIchford, Winooski. Mountain Division Group B: Danville, Hazen, Lake Region, Oxbow.
Boys Soccer: Metro Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, MMU, North Country, South Burlington, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury. Lake Division: Middlebury, Milton, Missiquoi, Mt. Abraham, Rice Memorial, Vergennes. Capital Division: Harwood, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, Northfield, PA, Randolph, Stowe, Thetford, U-32. Mountain Division Group A: BFA-Fairfax, Enosburg, Winooski. Mountain Division Group B: Danville, Hazen, Lake Region, Oxbow.
For Winter sports:
Gymnastics: Northern Conference includes CVU, Essex, Harwood, Middlebury, Milton, Randolph, South Burlington, St. Johnsbury, U-32.
Nordic Skiing: Northern Conference includes: BFA-Fairfax, BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, Harwood, Lake Region, Lamoille, Lyndon, Middlebury, Montpelier, MMU, North Country, Oxbow, PA, South Burlington, South Royalton, St. Johnsbury, Stowe.
Alpine Skiing: Northern Conference includes: BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, Harwood, Lamoille, Lyndon, MMU, North Country, Rice, South Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Stowe.
Boys Basketball (This gets tricky, so bear with me): Metro Division is divided into two scheduling groups with two-year rotations. You play each team in your group twice, each team in the other group once in addition to non-league games. Metro Group I for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015: CVU, Colchester, North Country, South Burlington, Spaulding. Group II for same time period: Burlington, Essex, MMU, Rice, St. Johnsbury. Group I for 2015-16 and 2016-2017: Burlington, Essex, MMU, North Country, Rice. Group II for same time period: CVU, Colchester, South Burlington, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury. Lake Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Middlebury, Milton, Missisquoi, Mt. Abraham, Vergennes. Capital Division: Harwood, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, Oxbow, Randolph, Thetford, U-32. Mountain Division (two groups for all four years, play each team in your group twice, each team in other group once, plus non-league games): Group A includes BFA-Fairfax, Enosburg, Lake Region, Richford, Winooski. Group B: Danville, Hazen, Northfield, PA, Stowe.
Girls Basketball: Metro Division (no groups for girls) includes: BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Essex, North Country, Rice, St. Johnsbury, Spaulding. Capital Division includes: Harwood, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, Oxbow, Randolph, Thetford, U-32. Lake Division includes: Colchester, Middlebury, Milton, Missisquoi, Mt Abraham, MMU, South Burlington, Vergennes. Mountain Division (same as boys Mountain Division group rules) Group A: BFA-Fairfax, Enosburg, Lake Region, RIchford, Winooski. Group B: Danville, Hazen, Northfield, PA, Stowe.
Wrestling: Northern Conference includes: CVU, Colchester, Enosburg, Essex, Harwood, Middlebury, Vergennes, Milton, Mt. Abraham, MMU, North Country, Randolph, Richford, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury.
Cheerleading: Metro Division includes BFA-St. Albans, CVU, Essex, North Country, South Burlington, Spaulding. Lake Division includes: Lyndon, Milton, Mt. Abraham, U-32, Vergennes. Mountain Division includes: BFA-Fairfax, Lake Region, Richford, Winooski.
Dance: Northern Conference includes: BFA-St. Albans, Colchester, Lamoille, Middlebury, Missisquoi, MMU, South Burlington.
For Spring sports:
Boys Golf: Metro Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, Mt. Abraham, MMU, Middlebury, Milton, Missisquoi, North Country, Rice, St. Johnsbury, South Burlington, Spaulding, Vergennes. Mountain Division includes: Enosburg, Harwood, Hazen, Lake Region, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, Northfield, Oxbow, PA, Randolph, Richford,Stowe, Thetford, U-32.
Girls Golf: Metro Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, Colchester, Essex, Missisquoi, MMU, North Country, Rice, South Burlington, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury, Vergennes. Mountain Division includes: Enosburg, Harwood, Lake Region, Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier, Northfield, PA, Randolph, Stowe.
Girls Tennis: Metro Division includes: Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, MMU, Rice, South Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Stowe. Mountain Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Harwood, Lake Region, Middlebury, Montpelier, North Country, Spaulding, U-32.
Boys Tennis: Metro Division includes: Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, MMU, Rice, South Burlington, Stowe, St. Johnsbury. Mountain Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Harwood, Middlebury, Montpelier, North Country, Spaulding, U-32.
Track and Field (boys & girls): Northern Conference includes: BFA-Fairfax, BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Enosburg, Essex, Harwood, Hazen, Lake Region, Lamoille, Lyndon, Mt. Abraham, MMU, Middlebury, Milton, Missisquoi, Montpelier, North Country, Northfield, Oxbow, PA, Randolph, Rice, Richford, South Burlington, South Royalton, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury, Thetford, U-32, Vergennes.
Boys Lacrosse: Metro Division (two groups for 4 years, play each team in your group twice, each team in other group once. Group A needs additional 4 non-league games, Group B needs 5) Group A includes: CVU, Essex, Middlebury, MMU, South Burlington. Group B includes BFA-St. Albans, Colchester, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury. Mountain Division includes: Burlington, Harwood, Lamoille, Milton, Montpelier, Mt. Abraham, Randolph, Rice, Stowe, U-32, Vergennes.
Girls Lacrosse: Metro Division includes: Burlington, CVU, Essex, MMU, South Burlington. Lake Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Colchester, Rice, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury, Vergennes (2015-2016 & 2016-2017). Mountain Division includes: Chelsea, Harwood, Lamoille, Montpelier, Oxbow, Randolph, Stowe, U-32.
Baseball & Softball: Metro Division includes: BFA-St. Albans, Burlington, CVU, Colchester, Essex, Middlebury, Milton, Missisquoi, Mt. Abraham, MMU, North Country, Rice, South Burlington, Spaulding, St. Johnsbury, Vergennes. Capital Division (two groups; play each team in your group twice, each team in the other group once, in addition to various non-league requirements) Group A includes: Lamoille, Lyndon, Montpelier (baseball only), Northfield, U-32. Group B includes: Harwood, Oxbow, Randolph, Thetford. Mountain Division includes: BFA-Fairfax, Danville, Enosburg, Hazen, Lake Region, PA, Richford, Stowe (softball only), Winooski.
*This is just for scheduling purposes, not divisional realignments.
- Anna Grearson
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