boys' varsity soccer

Twin Valley’s Cody Magnant, #11, works against Bellows Falls in a match on Friday, October 21. The junior midfield had a strong season for the Wildcats. Stacy Birch

Wildcats’ season comes to end with 1-0 quarterfinal loss

MARSHFIELD- The Twin Valley boys’ soccer team saw their season come to an end Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the state D4 tournament. The fifth-seeded Wildcats suffered a difficult 1-0 loss to number four Twinfield-Cabot at Twinfield Union High School.
It also was the second time...

Wildcats slip up on Slaters, beat the Horde, lose close match to Rebels

WILMINGTON- The soccer gods can often play cruel tricks on teams. Such was the case on a rainy Thursday evening, when it looked like the Twin Valley Wildcats were going to rally from a 3-1 deficit and sneak out with a much-needed win over visiting Fair Haven. But the deities had other plans, as...

Twin Valley takes care of defending champs, loses close one to Raptors

WILMINGTON- Mount Saint Joseph, the defending Vermont state champion in Division 4 high school soccer, visited Hayford Field Thursday, where the host Twin Valley Wildcats beat them 3-0.
“It’s always nice to knock off the defending champs,” said Twin Valley coach Buddy Hayford after the...

Wildcats overcome Rebels’ rally

But drop games to Rivendell and White River Valley WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley Wildcats lost their first match of the season, thanks to the spirited play of the Rivendell Raptors. The visitors, as they did a year ago, came into Hayford Field and handed the host Wildcats a 3-1...

Cody Magnant, left, is marked by Stratton’s Alex Huber. Magnant scored twice in Tuesday’s match. RC

Wildcats hold on to beat Bears

ARLINGTON- When Stratton Mountain School and Twin Valley meet in boys’ varsity soccer, fans and players can count on two things: the play on the field will be fast and it will be physical. Tuesday’s match in the first round of the John Werner Memorial Tournament proved no different as the...

Twin Valley boys take care of WRV

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley Wildcats got off to a hot start in Saturday’s boys’ varsity soccer match with the White River Valley Wildcats. They scored two early goals, added another before halftime, and coasted home with three more tallies in the second half for a 6-0 win.
“I was very...

Wildcats win another opener

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley boys’ varsity opened their high school soccer season with a victory over Long Trail School Wednesday evening. The Wildcats used strong defense and opportunistic scoring to shut out the visiting Mountain Lions, 3-0.
“That was a solid opening win,” said Twin...

The 2022 Twin Valley Middle High School varsity boys’ soccer team. Back row, from left: Brayden Brown, Chris Eckert, Zack Mercier, Lucky Lucchesi, Hunter Roth, Jerry Mosher, Caleb Dupuis, Noah Dornburgh, Garrett Ryan, Matt Hammond, Steven Oyer, Cooper Adams, and coach Buddy Hayford. Front row: Max Nido, Pacei Reynolds, Niko Gerding, Kaelyn Lackey, Carson McHale, Liam Wendel, Cody Magnant, Garrett Cunningham, and Tucker Magnant. Randy Capitani

Wildcats looking to take their best shots

WHITINGHAM- The high school soccer season is ready to kick off in Vermont, and locally the Twin Valley varsity squad is looking to rebound after a bit of a down season a year ago. Coach Buddy Hayford, entering his 40th season, knows what the Wildcats have to do this season.
“The biggest...

Twin Valley Middle High School fall varsity award winners named

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School student athletes were recently recognized for fall sports performances.
For girls’ varsity soccer, coach Taryn Lawrence completed her first season at the helm. The young Wildcats’ squad finished 1-13 on the season, but Lawrence said she saw...

Twin Valley’s Aidin Joyce, #4, heads the ball during a match with Stratton Mountain School earlier this season. The senior led the Wildcats in scoring with 27 points, knocking in 10 goals and dishing out seven assists. File photo/RC

Trojans have more horses than Wildcats, knock them out of tournament

MARSHFIELD - For the first time in more than a decade, a Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team will not play in a semifinal match in the annual Vermont state soccer tournament. The fifth-seeded Wildcats were bounced out of the tournament Friday afternoon by a 2-0 loss to the fourth-ranked...