Nathaniel Wilson

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.

Vermont Green FC's U.S. Open Cup run came to an end with a second round loss to professional team Westchester SC after a penalty kick shootout. It marked the Green’s first loss in nearly two years.

This week on The Sports Rapport, Mitch Wertlieb debriefs Hazen Union School's basketball championships with coaches Aaron and Travis Hill. Plus, Boston.com's Conor Ryan and Vermont Public News Director Mark Davis preview the 2026 MLB season and play baseball trivia.

This week on The Sports Rapport, Nathaniel Wilson and the crew are joined in-studio by Vermont Green FC sporting director Adam Pfeifer to break down the club's upset victory in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup. Plus, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben and Josh Crane, senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State, break down the 2026 Cross-Country World Cup Finals.

The University of Vermont women’s basketball team will face No. 13 University of Louisville on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Vermont Green FC will host Portland Hearts of Pine in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday. The game is the first for the Green since it capped off an undefeated USL2 season with a championship last August.

This week on The Sports Rapport, Mitch and the crew dip their toes into the science of bracketology. Plus, Mike Popovitch and Tyson Foster from the United in Green podcast join the show to preview Vermont Green FC's upcoming U.S. Open Cup match versus the Portland Hearts of Pine.

Roughly 30 students walked out of class at South Burlington High School on Friday afternoon to protest the ICE raid that happened just down the road from their school. Later that evening, a large crowd of people marched in downtown Burlington in support of the three immigrants detained during that raid.

Spencer Wood is a Para alpine skier from Pittsfield in the midst of his third Paralympic Winter Games. He's the only Vermont athlete competing in this Paralympics. Shortly after traveling to Italy, Wood joined The Sports Rapport's Nathaniel Wilson for an interview.

This week on The Sports Rapport, sports reporters Alex Abrami and Judith Altneu from the Burlington Free Press join the show to preview and review the many winter high school sports championships going on this month. Plus, three-time Paralympic alpine skier Spencer Wood of Pittsfield, Vermont, speaks with the show ahead of the winter games.