Sports

Deer hunting season begins Saturday

VERMONT- With rifle season fast approaching, Forest Service officials on the Green Mountain National Forest are encouraging the public to use caution and to be visible and mindful of their surroundings in the coming weeks. Saturday, November 10, marks the opening day of the white tail deer rifle...

Free tai chi classes help improve health

BENNINGTON- On Wednesday, November 14, from 1 to 3 pm, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington, 108 School Street, will be offering Tai Chi for Health classes with certified instructor Kathleen McBrien.
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement form. It uses sequences of flowing...

Students help out with Long Trail work

BONDVILLE- The Mountain School at Winhall’s middle school students, in collaboration with the Green Mountain Club, have once again completed their fall maintenance on the school’s adopted stretches of the Long Trail, the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States. The school has...

Soccer championship rescheduled to Wednesday

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Heavy rain on Saturday afternoon caused the Division 3 soccer champonship between Twin Valley and Stowe high schools to be be postponed due to unsafe field conditions. The match will be played Wednesday at 5 pm at Castleton University. Fans arriving for the match on...

Twin Valley heads to title match after wins over Peoples, Green Mountain

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley boys’ soccer team punched its ticket to a fifth state championship match in seven years Tuesday. The Wildcats blanked visiting Peoples Academy 3-0 in a Division 3 semifinal tilt.
“I’m really proud of the boys,” said Twin Valley coach Buddy Hayford. “Very happy...

Cats play Eagles tight in close loss

By Randy Capitani
ARLINGTON- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team played one of its most inspired matches of the season Friday evening. The team headed into the Division 4 quarterfinal match hoping to upset second-seeded and defending state champion Arlington. While Twin Valley was...

Pickleball tournament November 10, 11

WILMINGTON- There will be a fall pickleball tournament on Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11, at the Old School Enrichment Center, 1 School Street.
The primary objective for the tournament is to promote the sport of pickleball and not necessarily to crown a champion.
The...

Wildcats chuck Bucks in playoff win

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity played 80 quality minutes of soccer Wednesday afternoon at Hayford Field. For the effort, the team was rewarded with a 2-0 first-round playoff victory over visiting Blue Mountain.
The game was low scoring, in large part due to Blue Mountain’s...

Wildcats ground Eagles for 14th win

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley boys’ varsity closed out the regular season with a 2-0 win over Arlington High School Friday evening. It was a hard-fought soccer match, with the Wildcats netting a pair of second-half goals to come away with the senior-night victory.
“The game was quite an...

Rotary ski and skate sale coming soon

WILMINGTON- On Saturday, November 10, the Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley will host the annual ski and skate sale at Twin Valley Elementary School on Route 100 from 9 am to 3 pm. The winter sports sale features a wide variety of winter sporting gear and clothing. The most popular items are...