<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4NZoaT_1GujivJg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NZoaT_1GujivJg00" width="840" height="472" ><figcaption>UVM Athletics / Courtesy The UVM Field Hockey team celebrates the America East conference title</figcaption></figure><p>Every week, Mitch Wertlieb shares the top moments of the last week in Vermont sports in the High Five. </p><p>This week, a recap of the UVM field hockey team's historic 2026 regular season that ended with a conference championship, plus a rundown of the weekend's high school football semifinal playoff action. </p><h2>UVM field hockey are America East champs</h2><p>The UVM field hockey team is back on top, earning their second America East championship under coach Kate Pfeifer with a 3-2 win in an overtime shootout against Albany on Friday. Anyia Woods and Jaime Lewis put UVM ahead 2-0 before Albany tied the game and sent it to overtime. The extra frame went scoreless, but in the shootout Emily Enden finally delivered UVM the championship with a goal in the seventh round. In addition to the conference crown, the team finished the season with fourteen wins — a program record. The America East title comes with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Tournament, and the Catamounts have drawn a game against St. Joseph’s in the opening round set for Nov. 11.</p><h2>UVM women's soccer team ousted</h2><p>The news wasn’t as good for the UVM women's soccer team, which lost a heartbreaker in overtime to fifth-seeded UMBC in the America East quarterfinal last Thursday. An own goal suffered by UVM with about seven minutes left in the extra frame won it for the Retrievers.</p><h2>High school football semifinals</h2><p>There was a bit of a scare for the second-seeded Burr and Burton Bulldogs, who eked out a 24-21 decision over Mount Anthony in the Division I semifinals Friday. The Bulldogs remained undefeated at 10-0 on the season, but the Patriots kept things close with two touchdown grabs by Rowan Behan. The Bulldogs got a key fourth quarter score by Owen Cassan, who had two touchdowns of his own and 238 total yards on the day to help propel the Bulldogs to the title game. </p><p>That title is shaping up to be one for the ages as Burr and Burton will face another team without a loss this season, the top-seeded Hilltoppers of St. Johnsbury, who roared into the championship game after beating Burlington-South Burlington-Winooski 35-6. That game was actually a scoreless affair into the second quarter before an interception return for a touchdown by St. Johnsbury’s Kingston Carey broke things open for the Hilltoppers. The Division I title game will be played at Burlington High School on Saturday at 6 p.m.</p><p>The Division II final will feature a repeat of last year’s clash between the defending champion Colchester Lakers and the second-seeded Fair Haven Slaters. The Lakers scored 35 unanswered points to pull away from North Country 48-27 on Friday, and Fair Haven beat Lyndon 35-7 to get a second shot at the state title game against Colchester on Saturday.</p><p>Bellows Falls will try to defend its Division III championship after a 32-8 win over Mount Abraham-Vergennes in the semifinal on Friday. Jaden Bazin scored three touchdowns to lead the Terriers. It should be a great final, with top-seeded Otter Valley hoping to dethrone the Terriers after routing Springfield 48-6.</p></div></body>

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Every week, Mitch Wertlieb shares the top moments of the last week in Vermont sports in the High Five. This week, a recap of the UVM field hockey team's historic 2026 regular season that ended with a conference championship, plus a rundown of the weekend's high school football semifinal playoff action.

The High Five: Catamounts are conference champs

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Every week, Mitch Wertlieb shares the top moments of the last week in Vermont sports in the High Five. This week, a recap of the UVM field hockey team's hi

The High Five: Catamounts are conference champs

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