The Sports Rapport

Colchester High School senior baseball pitcher Jackson Pecor joins the show fresh off of a no-hitter he threw versus BFA St. Albans last week. Plus, Vermont Ultimate's Mariz Mangundayao and members of the Middlebury College ultimate team join to talk about the disc sport's status here in Vermont.

Discussing the just finished undefeated regular season for the division three Middlebury women's lacrosse team with the squad's head coach and star attacker. Plus, the latest on changes to the Boston Red Sox coaching staff with NBC5 sports reporter Jack Main.

This week on The Sports Rapport, we speak with veteran Vermont journalist Mike Donoghue about the 12 new entries enshrined into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in a wide variety of sports, including baseball, tennis and wrestling.

Plus, we'll hear from Chris George, general manager of the new Vermont Clover FC soccer team, which ushered in its inaugural season with a roster made up entirely of athletes from Vermont and the North Country.  

Hey Quebec! This week on The Sports Rapport, we're focusing on hockey in Montreal.

With more than two decades in the Montreal Canadiens communications department, Jean Robillard joins us in studio to talk about Montreal's quest to win their first Stanley Cup since 1993, and some of the biggest moments he's seen working with hockey's most storied franchise. We also have Vermont Public News director Mark Davis, who's adopted the Habs as his favorite team, to provide insights into the games he's seen recently and the electric atmosphere when Montreal plays at home. 

This week on The Sports Rapport, Mitch Wertlieb is joined by Elliot Groenewold, a Springfield native and sophomore hockey defenseman at Quinnipiac University, to discuss his decision to return to school for another year after being drafted by the NHL's Boston Bruins in 2024.

Plus, Mitch, Nathaniel Wilson, MyNBC5's Jack Main and Vermont Green FC's Brandon Marshall break down the Green's U.S. Open Cup loss to professional club Westchester SC last week.

Producer Nathaniel Wilson sits in for Mitch Wertlieb. Nathaniel is joined by environmentalist and author Bill McKibben and Josh Crane, senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State, to break down this past weekend’s Cross-Country World Cup Finals in Lake Placid, New York.

Plus, Vermont Green FC sporting director Adam Pfeifer sits down in-studio to debrief the club's upset victory versus Portland Hearts of Pine in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup.

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This week on The Sports Rapport, Mitch and the crew try their hands at bracketology with MyNBC5's Jack Main ahead of the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments.

Plus, the United In Green podcast drops by to talk about all things Vermont Green FC and to preview their upcoming U.S. Open Cup match versus the Portland Hearts of Pine.

It's playoff season for winter sports teams and athletes across Vermont! This week on The Sports Rapport, we check in Shannon Bollhardt, women's basketball head coach, and Josh Kessler, director of athletic communications for Saint Michael's College. Plus, MyNBC5's Weekday Sports Anchor, Jack Main joins the show to preview UVM and high school postseason play.