Leland & Gray

Robert Thibault

New superintendent named

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Robert “Bob” Thibault has been announced as the incoming superintendent for Windham Central Supervisory Union to replace outgoing superintendent William Anton, who has served in the role since 2015. Thibault will begin his tenure as superintendent July 2023.
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Twin Valley recognized its senior soccer players before Friday’s match with Bellows Falls. From left are Matt Hammond, coach Buddy Hayford, Cooper Adams, Liam Wendel, and Caleb Dupuis. Photo courtesy Stacy Birch

Wildcats ride second-half wave to beat Rebels, head to second round

WILMINGTON- Fifth-seeded Twin Valley hosted Leland & Gray in the playdown round of the D4 state soccer tournament. The match came just a week after the 12th-seeded Rebels held on for a 1-0 win at their home field in Townshend. But on Wednesday, the Wildcats were determined not to be upset by...

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...

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...

Leland & Gray Players showcase student talent

TOWNSHEND - The Leland & Gray Players will present “An Evening of Short Plays” on Thursday and Friday, April 14 and 15, at 7:30 pm; and Saturday, April 16 at 2 pm.
Ever fallen in love with a mermaid? Recently break out of prison to reunite with your partner? Ever entered into an...

Wildcats hold on down the stretch, overcome Rebels’ rally

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley and Leland & Gray boys’ teams met for the first time this winter. Neither team is having a banner basketball season to this point. Twin Valley came into the game with a 1-8 record and a four-game losing streak. The Rebels were 2-5 and had lost their previous two games...

Wildcats remain stuck in a losing slump

BELLOWS FALLS- Scoring has been an issue in many games so far this season for the Twin Valley boys’ varsity basketball team. That was the case again Friday evening as Wildcats lost to the Bellows Falls Terriers 81-24. As has also been the case for much of the season, the Wildcats were down...

Left to right, Spencer Butynski, Peter Broussard, and Andrew Tolbert rehearse a scene from “Mamma Mia!.”

Mamma Mia! Here they go again!

TOWNSHEND - Live music and theater will return to Leland & Gray in the form of “Mamma Mia!” on Thursday, November 11, and Friday, November 12, at 7 pm, and Saturday, November 13, at 4 pm.
Featuring the upbeat and ever-danceable music of ABBA, the musical centers around a young woman...

Leland & Gray’s Jeremy Graves and Twin Valley’s Caleb Dupuis battle for the ball in Friday’s match. R. Capitani

Rebels, Wildcats go to overtime again, Twin Valley advances in playoffs

TOWNSHEND - Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer coach Buddy Hayford hasn’t had a losing season since 1983. On Friday, his current team guaranteed another winning season will be in the record books for Vermont’s winningest high school soccer coach with a nail-biting 4-3 overtime win over host Leland...

Photo by Tyler Lederer

Smiles and s’mores

NEWFANE - Jessie Riemenschneider, Rory O'Donnell, Gianna Birri, and Trinity Newell, left to right, held a s’mores fundraiser at the Newfane Heritage Festival on October 9. It was for the upcoming Leland & Gray Players’ production of the musical “Momma Mia,” planned for November.