Editing Vermont (section)

==Sports==
===Winter sports===

Winter sports are popular in New England, and Vermont's winter sports attractions are a big part of Vermont tourism. Some well known attractions include [[Burke Mountain (Vermont)|Burke Mountain]] ski area, [[Jay Peak Resort]], [[Killington Ski Resort]], [[Stowe Mountain Resort]], the Quechee Club Ski Area, and [[Smugglers' Notch Resort]].

Vermont natives in the snowboarding profession include [[Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)|Kevin Pearce]], [[Ross Powers]], [[Hannah Teter]], and [[Kelly Clark]]. Others learned snowboarding in the state, such as [[Louie Vito]] and [[Ellery Hollingsworth (snowboarder)|Ellery Hollingsworth]].

Vermont Olympic gold medalists include [[Barbara Cochran]],<ref>
{{cite journal
 | last = Pennington
 | first = Bill
 | title = Short Hillside's Long Legacy
 | journal = New York Times
 | volume = Sports
 | date = January 23, 2013
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/sports/skiing/at-cochrans-ski-area-a-long-legacy-of-family-success-and-fun-for-all.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
 | access-date = January 17, 2015 }}</ref>
[[Hannah Kearney]],<ref>{{cite web|title = Hannah Kearney
 |website = Freestyle Programs
 |publisher = US Ski Team
 |url = http://freestyle.usskiteam.com/athletes/hannah-kearney
 |access-date = January 17, 2015
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150118061003/http://freestyle.usskiteam.com/athletes/hannah-kearney
 |archive-date = January 18, 2015
|url-status = dead
 |df = mdy-all
}}</ref>
[[Kelly Clark]],<ref name=USsnowboarding>{{cite web| title = Kelley Clark
 | website = Snowboarding Programs
 | publisher = US Snowboarding
 | url = http://ussnowboarding.com/athletes/kelly-clark
 | access-date = January 17, 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150206122740/http://ussnowboarding.com/athletes/kelly-clark
 | archive-date = February 6, 2015
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
[[Ross Powers]],<ref>
{{cite web| title = Ross Powers Ski and Snowboard
 | website = Team USA
 | publisher = United States Olympic Committee
 | date = 2014
 | url = http://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/Ross-Powers
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141008085324/http://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/ross-powers
 | url-status = dead
 | archive-date = October 8, 2014
| access-date = January 18, 2015 }}</ref>
and [[Hannah Teter]].<ref name="NBCbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2458/bio/index.html|title=Hannah Teter-Biography |last=Stroup|first=Matt|publisher=NBC Universal|access-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref>

===Baseball===

The largest professional franchise is the [[Vermont Lake Monsters]] of the [[Futures Collegiate Baseball League]], based in [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]. They were named the Vermont Expos before 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vermontlakemonsters.com/team/where/ |title=Lake Monsters website |publisher=Vermontlakemonsters.com |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=April 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060406160432/http://www.vermontlakemonsters.com/team/where/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Up until the 2011 season, they were the affiliate of the [[Washington Nationals]] (formerly the [[Montreal Expos]]). Up until [[2020 in baseball|2020]], they played in the [[New York-Penn League]] of [[Single-A]] and were the Single-A affiliate of the [[Oakland Athletics]]

===Basketball===

Currently the highest-ranked teams in basketball representing Vermont are the NCAA's [[Vermont Catamounts]]—male and female.<ref>[http://uvmathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wbball 2013–14 Basketball Season Tickets]. Uvmathletics.com. Retrieved July 12, 2013.</ref>

The [[Vermont Frost Heaves]], the 2007 and 2008 [[American Basketball Association]] national champions, were a franchise of the [[Premier Basketball League]], and were based in [[Barre (city), Vermont|Barre]] and [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] from the fall of 2006 through the winter of 2011.

===Football===

The [[Vermont Bucks]], an [[Indoor American football|indoor football]] team, were based in [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] and began play in 2017 as the founding team in the [[Can-Am Indoor Football League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/2016/08/19/vermont-bucks-land-new-indoor-football-league/89015004/ |title=Vermont Bucks land with new indoor football league |website=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> For 2018, the Bucks joined the [[American Arena League]], but folded prior to playing in the new league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league--franchise-report/n-5249922 |title=WEEKLY SPORTS LEAGUE & FRANCHISE REPORT |publisher=OurSports Central |date=April 17, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> The University of Vermont abolished its intercollegiate football team, the [[Vermont Catamounts football|Vermont Catamounts]], in 1974.

===Hockey===

Vermont is home to the University of Vermont [[Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey|Men's]] and [[Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey|Women's]] hockey teams. Vermont's only professional hockey team was the [[Vermont Wild]] who played in the [[Federal Hockey League]] during the 2011–12 season, but the team folded before the season ended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vermont Wild hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/stte/vermont-wild-10779.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref>

===Soccer===

The [[Vermont Voltage]] were a [[USL Premier Development League]] soccer club that played in [[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]].

[[Vermont Green FC]] are a USL League 2 club that will play at University of Vermont's Virtue Field in Burlington.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1188018|title=Vermont Green FC to Join USL League Two Ahead of the 2022 Season|date=October 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vermontgreenfc.com/|title=Vermont Green Football Club|website=Vermont Green Football Club}}</ref>

Annually since 2002, high school statewide all stars compete against New Hampshire in ten sports during "Twin State" playoffs.<ref>{{Cite book|author = Fantino, John A. |title = Vermont breaks through|publisher = Burlington Free Press|date = July 20, 2008}}</ref>

===Motorsport===

Vermont also has a few auto racing venues. The most popular of them is [[Thunder Road International Speedbowl]] in [[Barre (town), Vermont|Barre, Vermont]]. It is well known for its tight racing and has become well known in short track stock car racing. Other racing circuits include the [[United States Auto Club|USC]] sanctioned Bear Ridge Speedway, and the [[NASCAR]] sanctioned [[Devil's Bowl Speedway]]. Some NASCAR Cup drivers have come to Vermont circuits to compete against local weekly drivers such as [[Tony Stewart]], [[Clint Bowyer]], [[Kyle Busch]], [[Kenny Wallace]], [[Ken Schrader]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=July 3, 2017|title=NASCAR'S Kyle Busch to race at Thunder Road|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2017/07/03/kyle-busch-race-thunder-road/103401346/|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=Burlington Free Press|language=en}}</ref> and [[Christopher Bell (racing driver)|Christopher Bell]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=SPEED SPORT|date=January 23, 2019|title=Christopher Bell To Race In Vermont Governor's Cup|url=https://speedsport.com/stock-cars/touring-late-models/bell-compete-vermont-governors-cup/|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=SPEED SPORT|language=en-US|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701034459/https://speedsport.com/stock-cars/touring-late-models/bell-compete-vermont-governors-cup/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kevin Lepage]] from [[Shelburne, Vermont]] is one of a few professional drivers from Vermont. Racing series in Vermont include [[NASCAR Whelen All-American Series]], [[American Canadian Tour]], and Vermont's own Tiger Sportsman Series.

=== Other ===
Rugby Union is represented at the collegiate level and adult club level with 5 men's sides and 1 women's side. All compete in the NERFU conference and some have won national championships.{{cn|date=February 2025}}