Ultraviolet
Searles dies
High-energy dance music with a modern twist
Former SB police chief, state official remembered
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the JUNE 20, 2024
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VOLUME 48, NO. 25
Wolves capture baseball D-I title LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT
For some of South Burlington’s large senior group, Saturday’s Division I state championship baseball game was the culmination of four years’ worth of goals and objectives. The Wolves capitalized on mistakes in the first inning and the starting pitcher did the rest as South Burlington beat Champlain Valley, 6-2, to win the D-I title at Centennial Field. “We had confidence in ourselves all season, every day we just battled,” South Burlington winning pitcher Nick Kelly said. “There is nothing better than this feeling. “We were just trying to build every year, we finally got here, and we finally won it.” South Burlington’s 10 seniors walk off as winners, capturing the program’s first title since 2018, a goal of the group since some See BASEBALL on page 6
PHOTO BY GORDON MILLER
Students throw their hats in celebration of their graduation from South Burlington High School on June 14 at University of Vermont’s Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington.
South Burlington sends off Class of 2024 LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
High school graduations often leave students and those in attendance with a glimmer of wisdom
and a bit of nostalgia. Take, for example, the words offered by graduating scholar Jordan Chloe Larose at South Burlington High School’s graduation last week: Seize opportunities, take risks,
always say please and thank you, do things that scare you, and never forget #YOLO — You Only Live Once. As Larose put it, the South Burlington Class of 2024 has
faced some harder challenges when compared to any other class: entering high school See GRADUATION on page 10
A celebration of all things pink, just in time for the Summer season.
Live music • food specials • LOTS of rosé • pink drinks.
Wednesday June 26th 5-9pm
Wear pink and get access to a $5 glass of rosé! $1 per special glass of rosé will be donated to Dragonheart Vermont.