Sports

Chamber of commerce golf tourney

WILMINGTON - Join the Southern Vermont Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce at The Quest for the Chamber Chalice Golf Tournament on Monday, July 26, for the chance to win a car and $5,000.
The tournament will be held at Haystack Golf Club with a 1 pm shotgun start. Foursomes and...

The Allard Lumber team at the Grace Cottage Tee It Up For Health tournament: Cliff Allard, Peter Schofield, Joe Garofalo, and Mark Rivers.

Grace Cottage golf tournament aces the course

BRATTLEBORO - Thirty-one teams and 30 volunteers participated in Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s 12th annual Tee It Up For Health golf tournament on Saturday, June 12, at the Brattleboro Country Club. The weather was beautiful, the event went smoothly, and over $45,000 was raised...

Locals to take part in twin state match

HANOVER, NH - The annual Lions Cup soccer matches, between graduating seniors from Vermont and New Hampshire, is returning after a one-year hiatus. The games will be held on Saturday, July 17, at Hanover High School. The women’s game starts off the day at 2 pm and the men’s game wraps it up at 4:...

Andrew Joseph takes a break during the 2019 Hungry Lions Bike Tour. The rider recently raised more than $4,000 for the fundraiser with a one-day, 200-mile, length-of-Vermont ride from Quebec to Massachusetts.

Rider traverses Vermont to support Lions

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Imagine bicycling 200 miles on Route 100 from the Canadian border to Massachusetts. That’s a grueling ride, but Andrew Joseph accomplished it in just one day, all to raise money for the Deerfield Valley Lions. Joseph, who has a second home in Wilmington, has been participating...

Martina Barnes

Barnes named as head forest ranger

MANCHESTER - Martina Barnes has reported to the Green Mountain National Forest to serve as the Manchester District Ranger. From her office in Manchester, Barnes will oversee the district’s natural resources, recreation, and administrative operations.
A graduate of Cornell University in New...

Youth soccer signups now underway

WILMINGTON - Twin Valley Youth Sports is registering players for it’s fall 2021 youth soccer season. They will have teams for pre-K (3-4 year olds) through grade two and grades three to six will be playing games in the John Werner Youth Soccer League. Go to http://www.twinvalleyyouthsports.com,...

Spring sports award winners

WHITINGHAM - Twin Valley Middle High School varsity athletes were recently recognized for their spring sports accomplishments.
Softball Team Awards
Most Valuable Player (Offense): Alyssa Bird
Most Valuable Player (Defense): Jazmyn Dix
Coaches...

Dave Redden

Mount Snow Academy welcomes Redden

DOVER- Mount Snow Academy (MSA) welcomes Dave Redden, of Manchester, to its athletic staff for the 2021 to 2022 year as the Action Snowsports Athletic Director. Redden began his snowboard coaching career with Mount Snow as MSA’s first snowboard program director in the 1990s and returns to lead...

Twin Valley Wildcats make the Vermont division 4 track championships

MANCHESTER- The Vermont Division 4 state track championships were held Friday, June 4, at the track at Knapp Field in Dana Thompson Park. A number of local athletes competed in the event, and the fast new track and warm, sunny weather resulted in some solid performances.
“The...

Twin Valley softball earns a win for its seniors

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley varsity softball team played its best game of the season Monday afternoon, and for their efforts the Wildcats were rewarded with a 26-22 win over visiting Thetford.
“They played as a team,” said Twin Valley coach Joni Sullivan. “It was amazing. They had fun, it...