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Wildcats survive wild PK shootout

ARLINGTON- “We had our hands full, they had their hands full.”
That was how Twin Valley boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford summed up Thursday’s John Werner Soccer Tournament championship match. The Wildcats and the host Eagles played 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime and...

Dover town officials, members of SOVTA, Forest Service staff, and others attended a July site visit for a proposed trailhead parking area off Handle Road. Photo by Mike Eldred

Dover town officials, members of SOVTA, Forest Service staff, and others attended a July site visit for a proposed trailhead parking area off Handle Road. Photo by Mike Eldred

Board signs off on parking area

First step in opening up backcountry trails DOVER- Selectboard members gave Dover Road Commissioner Travis Briggs the go-ahead to begin construction of a trailhead parking area on Handle Road, and had a discussion with representatives from the Southern Vermont Trails Association at their...

Twin Valley goalkeeper Alanna Bevilacqua, right, gets airborne while making a save during the Wildcats’ match with White River Valley. Randy Capitani

Twin Valley defense leading the way

WILMINGTON- It was the Wildcats versus the Wildcats at Hayford Field, as the Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team squared off with visiting White River Valley on Thursday, September 15. As has been the case for Twin Valley’s games in this early part of the season, the young Wildcat squad was...

Cody Magnant, left, is marked by Stratton’s Alex Huber. Magnant scored twice in Tuesday’s match. RC

Wildcats hold on to beat Bears

ARLINGTON- When Stratton Mountain School and Twin Valley meet in boys’ varsity soccer, fans and players can count on two things: the play on the field will be fast and it will be physical. Tuesday’s match in the first round of the John Werner Memorial Tournament proved no different as the...

Humane society Walk for Animals coming soon

BRATTLEBORO - Help critters from all walks of life by raising funds and walking with the Windham County Humane Society at the 20th annual Walk for Animals on Saturday, September 24. This year’s walk will begin and end at the Brattleboro Common. Registration will open at 9 am and the walk will...

Twin Valley boys take care of WRV

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley Wildcats got off to a hot start in Saturday’s boys’ varsity soccer match with the White River Valley Wildcats. They scored two early goals, added another before halftime, and coasted home with three more tallies in the second half for a 6-0 win.
“I was very...

Girls’ team working toward goals

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls varsity soccer team is young but enthusiastic. That’s the word from coach Taryn Lawrence and it is evident in watching the Wildcats players on the field: enthusiasm for the game is everywhere.
Job one for Lawrence was making sure the Wildcats could field a...

Mountain biking US Open coming up

KILLINGTON - Fox US Open of Mountain Biking expects fans to watch many of the biggest names in the sport compete at Killington Resort’s Ramshead Peak from Thursday, September 15, to Sunday, September 18, for the event’s largest prize purse ever of $80,000.
A family event and true mountain...

Wildcats win another opener

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley boys’ varsity opened their high school soccer season with a victory over Long Trail School Wednesday evening. The Wildcats used strong defense and opportunistic scoring to shut out the visiting Mountain Lions, 3-0.
“That was a solid opening win,” said Twin...

The 2022 Twin Valley Middle High School varsity boys’ soccer team. Back row, from left: Brayden Brown, Chris Eckert, Zack Mercier, Lucky Lucchesi, Hunter Roth, Jerry Mosher, Caleb Dupuis, Noah Dornburgh, Garrett Ryan, Matt Hammond, Steven Oyer, Cooper Adams, and coach Buddy Hayford. Front row: Max Nido, Pacei Reynolds, Niko Gerding, Kaelyn Lackey, Carson McHale, Liam Wendel, Cody Magnant, Garrett Cunningham, and Tucker Magnant. Randy Capitani

Wildcats looking to take their best shots

WHITINGHAM- The high school soccer season is ready to kick off in Vermont, and locally the Twin Valley varsity squad is looking to rebound after a bit of a down season a year ago. Coach Buddy Hayford, entering his 40th season, knows what the Wildcats have to do this season.
“The biggest...