Sports

Twin Valley players recognized

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball awards were given out recently. Offensive player of the year was Sarah Dix. Defensive player of the year was Kaley Mola. Rookies of the year were Samantha Duncan and Desiree Moore. The Coaches Award went to Lizzy Barber. SVL...

Summer recreation programs for kids

CHARLEMONT, MA - Join the Academy at Charlemont this summer from Monday, July 25, to Tuesday, August 5, for the academy summer programs; which will include ultimate frisbee, soccer, creative writing, and kayaking, to name just a few. These programs tap into the academy’s artistic, outdoor, and...

Track season crosses finish line

MANCHESTER- There were picture-perfect conditions for the Vermont Division 4 track and field state championships Friday afternoon. A number of area athletes qualified for the meet including five from Twin Valley Middle High School.
“The weather was pretty much perfect, with sunny skies...

Teamwork and true grit on display during Tough Mudder

STRATTON - This year’s Tough Mudder saw a new array of challenging obstacles. The event is not a competition, but rather a chance for people to embrace the uncomfortable and work as a team. Participants help their teammate summit the “Everest” obstacle. Teammates become temporary...

Basketball camps for youth grades pre-K through 9

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The 26th annual Deerfield Valley Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades 5 through 9 will be held from Monday, June 27, to Friday, July 1, from 1 to 4 pm at Twin Valley Middle High School. The camp director is Buddy Hayford.
The daily schedule includes the...

Twin Valley ninth grader Lizzy Barber, seen here in a game with West Rutland earlier this season, had a solid first year catching behind the plate and hitting at it. She scored three times in the Wildcats’ game at Proctor last week and added another at Friday’s game with Woodstock. RC

Twin Valley Wildcats wrap up softball season

PROCTOR- The Twin Valley Wildcats had a big challenge ahead of them last Thursday in high school varsity softball, playing the top-ranked Phantoms. While the Wildcats couldn’t pull off the upset, they did manage to hit the ball well and push some runs across the plate in a 24-7 loss.
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Wildcats runner Lucky Lucchesi, left, leads a group around a turn in the 800-meter run during Tuesday’s SVL-B meet at Springfield High School. Buddy Hayford

Local athletes finish strong at SVL meet

SPRINGFIELD- It was a big day for athletes from around the region Tuesday, as Springfield High School hosted the Southern Vermont League B division track and field finals.
For local athletes from Twin Valley Middle High School, the day was challenging as they went up against a number of...

Twin Valley’s Katelyn Gatti makes a play at third base in a game earlier this season. RC

Wildcats show up against Phantoms

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley varsity softball team played the top-ranked Division 4 team in the state on Saturday. While the host Wildcats may have had an upset on their minds, Proctor played like a number one team and the visiting Phantoms came away with a 25-7 win in five innings.
Proctor...

Twin Valley catcher Lizzy Barber lunges at West Rutland’s Peyton Guay in a close play at home during Thursday’s game. Guay managed to evade the tag and score. R. Capitani

Wildcats on short side of wild week

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley varsity softball team had a rough week, continuing a murderer’s row of teams from Rutland County and dropping two games by a combined run total of 67 to 1.
On Thursday, May 12, the powerful West Rutland Golden Horde invaded the diamond on the hill. It was the...

Track and field team on bell lap, sprinting to season end

SOUTHERN VERMONT- Local high school track and field teams are on the bell lap of their season and sprinting toward district and state finals. For the local varsity team from Twin Valley Middle High School last week was critical, with two meets helping determine who would be competing in...