Sports

White River Valley tops Wildcats

WHITINGHAM- Friday’s basketball game was a measuring stick for the young Twin Valley Wildcats boys’ varsity. The powerful White River Valley Wildcats came in unbeaten, leading both the Southern Vermont League C division and the Vermont Principals’ Association Division 3 standings. The host...

Rebels come back to tame Wildcats

TOWNSHEND- The Twin Valley Wildcats and Leland & Gray Rebels played a spirited girls’ basketball game on Thursday, January 9. After a back-and-forth battle, the host Rebels came out on top, 43-37.
Twin Valley got off to a hot start, scoring 12 points in the first quarter while...

Wildcats drop Devils, fall to Terriers

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley boys overcame a spirited comeback by the Poultney Blue Devils and held on for a 60-52 win Friday, January 3.
The game was defined by runs by both sides. The Wildcats and the Devils traded baskets in the early going, before a late 5-0 flurry gave Poultney a...

Twin Valley loses on the road to Wildcats, falls short at home

SOUTH ROYALTON- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity headed into the holiday break with a 2-0 record, including a big win over Proctor High School. But coming out of the break the Wildcats face a challenging schedule, starting with a road trip Saturday afternoon to face the White River Valley Wildcats...

Innovative Stratton program offers free season pass after taking four lessons

STRATTON- Want to learn to ski or ride a snowboard and, if you like it, do so for a full winter season? If so, Stratton Mountain has just the ticket for you. Well, four of them, to be exact.
Stratton has recently rolled out a new variation on its “Learn to Ski or Ride” program. Skiers...

Nominations sought for ski and snowboard hall of fame

STOWE - The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is actively seeking nominations from the skiing and snowboarding community for inductees for the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame class of 2025.
They are also seeking nominations for the Paul Robbins Award for excellence in skiing and...

The Twin Valley boys’ basketball team

Wildcats hit break after wild win

CHESTER- The Twin Valley boys’ basketball team took care of business Thursday, December 19, winning the Green Mountain Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats outlasted a determined Bellows Falls team 59-53 to claim the tournament title for the second year in a row.
“It was a good, competitive...

Dover gymnasts making their mark

DOVER- Four young Dover athletes turned in strong performances at the New England Invitational gymnastics meet in Glastonbury, CT, on December 13 to 15.
Aleah Reed placed first overall in the Xcel Silver Senior B category and Joelle Boland placed seventh overall in the Senior A Division....

Museum expands lost ski areas exhibit

STOWE - Vermont’s lift-service skiing history began in 1934 with the installation of the first ski lift in the country: a rope tow powered by a Ford Model T engine on Gilbert’s Hill in Woodstock. A year later, the second rope tow in Vermont was built by Wesley Pope on Glenn Skiff’s farm in...

Twin Valley drops Bob A opener, wins next two tourney games

PROCTOR- Twin Valley boys’ varsity coach Chris Brown had hoped the opening game of the Wildcats’ season would have a better outcome than a year ago. In 2023, they lost to Twinfield in the first round of the annual Bob Abrahamson Tournament at Proctor High School. Unfortunately for the Wildcats...