Sports

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...

Teen racer named to slot with US team

SALT LAKE CITY- On May 3, US Ski & Snowboard announced that 44 top national athletes, including Mary Bocock, have been nominated for the US Alpine Ski Team for the 2021–2022 competition season. Bocock is one of only three new members of the women’s development team, also known as the D-Team;...

Twin Valley’s Aaron Soskin, 5, and Izaak Park, 12, defend Green Mountain’s Sawyer Pippen during a game in February. All three players were named SVL all stars. File photo/RC

Twin Valley’s Aaron Soskin, 5, and Izaak Park, 12, defend Green Mountain’s Sawyer Pippen during a game in February. All three players were named SVL all stars. File photo/RC

SVL basketball all-stars named

SOUTHERN VERMONT- The Southern Vermont League recently announced all-star selections for the winter 2021 basketball season, voted on by opposing coaches, and a number of area athletes and coaches made the list.
One the girls’ side, Twin Valley players Katelyn Longe and Sadie Boyd were...

Track team runs strong

BELLOWS FALLS- The Twin Valley varsity track team continues to turn in strong individual performances, and as the season rolls along the athletes are honing their results with an eye toward the state championships next month. On Friday, May 21, the Wildcats competed at Bellows Falls Union High...

Mountain biking at Stratton Mountain.

Stratton bike park opens for season

STRATTON- Grease those chains and get the bikes ready to roll, because another gripping season of mountain biking at Stratton Mountain is set to open May 28. Entering its third season of operation, the bike park has been at the center of summer activity for the past two seasons of warm weather....

Summer hoops camps return

WHITINGHAM - The 25th annual Deerfield Valley Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades five through nine will be held from 1 to 4 pm at the Twin Valley Middle High School Monday, June 28 to Friday, July 2. Camp director is Buddy Hayford. Camp staff will include high school and college...

Twin Valley’s Jayden Crawford tagged out Proctor’s Isabel Greb at third base to end the Phantom’s first-inning rally. Randy Capitani

Wildcats drop two

THETFORD- The Twin Valley varsity softball team headed up I-91 on Thursday, May 13, hoping to get the elusive first win of the season. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the trip wasn’t the lucky one, as they lost 26-14 to a combined team from Thetford and Rivendell.
As in their previous...

Mola, Soskin shining on the track

BRATTLEBORO- Last Saturday’s warm and sunny weather made it a great day for just about anything. For two Twin Valley varsity track athletes, the sun shone brightly on them as they turned in some strong performances.
It was the Wildcats’ first invitational with teams from...

Chess championship

BERLIN- The 34th Vermont Scholastic Chess Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30, at Capital City Grange Hall on Vermont Route 12.
All Vermont students from kindergarten through grade 12 are eligible to compete for state championships in nine divisions....

Be aware of the destructive emerald ash borer

VERMONT-Several activities are planned for Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, May 15-22, to help increase public understanding of an invasive forest pest that has destroyed millions of acres of ash trees in the country.
Vermonters are encouraged to get involved by participating in an...