Growing up in the Northeast Kingdom, Riley Urie wasn`t vocal. A standout athlete, he kept quiet and played hard, leading Lake Region to back-to-back boys soccer titles, setting the school goal-scoring record, and eclipsing 1,000 points in hoops. Now, he`s speaking up. Following the death of George Floyd, Urie and his University of Vermont men`s soccer teammates are taking steps to support social justice causes. “Now it`s about being more than an athlete,” he said. “It`s about using my platform and my voice.” The youngest of three adopted black children, Urie formed his identity in northeastern Vermont, in a town of less than 1,000 that is 96 percent white. He remembers a family trip to...
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