After The Whistle

Free Press Staff Writers Alex Abrami and Austin Danforth put a close to the winter sports season with final thoughts on the UVM men's basketball's historic run and on high school championships.

In the latest edition of “After The Whistle,” Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami recap the University of Vermont men’s basketball team’s America East semifinal blowout win over New Hampshire and set the stage for Saturday’s conference final at Patrick Gym. The guys also check in with UVM men’s and women’s hockey (11:30), and local D-III college action, before switching gears to the high school ranks with a chat about the boys basketball semifinals (16:30). They wrap up the pod with a look at the high school hockey championships (24:00) and Alex offers his preview and picks of the girls basketball playoffs (29:00).

Free Press staff writers Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami break down the Vermont high school playoffs for boys basketball and girls and boys hockey and reveal their tournament predictions. The guys also discuss UVM men's basketball's historic run and what's next for the Catamounts as they chase an NCAA tournament berth.

Free Press staff writers Austin Danforth and Alex Abrami catch up with correspondent Ted Ryan on all things UVM hockey in this week's "After The Whistle." They discuss the recent ups and downs for the Catamounts (1:30) and what the roller-coaster means for their NCAA tournament hopes (6:30). They also take stock of UVM's big, impactful crop of freshmen, which Ryan said has the most potential of any group since the St. Louis-Perrin-Thomas class (14:00). The guys wrap up with Ted's thoughts on UVM's new arena plans (17:00), ask if Vermont is a hockey state or a basketball state (25:00) and discuss the state's hockey heritage (34:00).