Sports

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...

Group hike to welcome new residents

WILMINGTON- Wilmington Works is excited that, with vaccination rates on the rise, they can now plan some get-togethers to welcome new(er) residents. All are welcome, new and long-time residents, to join on a group hike this weekend.
On Sunday May 16, at 2 pm, meet at the Primitive Trail...

Youth fishing derby returns

JACKSONVILLE- The Deerfield Valley Lions Club annual fishing derby will be held on Saturday, May 22, from 9 to 11 am at the brook by the Whitingham Municipal Center.
The brook will be stocked by the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife. There will be prizes and refreshments.

Twin Valley catcher Rita Messing couldn’t hold onto the ball as a Poultney player slides into home. RC

Wildcats stay close to Blue Devils and Terriers

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley varsity softball team had a rough first game of the season at Poultney a couple of weeks ago, losing to the Blue Devils 25-4. On Thursday, May 6, the Wildcats hoped to return the favor when they hosted Poultney. For a while it looked like the Wildcats were...

Twin Valley’s Lucky Luchessi puts the shot during field events at Tuesday’s track and field meet at Windsor High School. Buddy Hayford

Track is small but mighty

By Randy Capitani
WINDSOR- If Tuesday’s season-opening meet is any indication of how the Twin Valley varsity track and field team’s spring will go, the term “small but mighty” might be an apt description. With only three athletes on board, including two with no varsity experience, it could...

Wildcats bedeviled in season opener

POULTNEY- The Poultney Blue Devils are one of the top teams in division 4 softball this spring. On Saturday they showed why as they spoiled the Twin Valley Wildcats’ season opener, 25-4.
“The girls did really well,” said Twin Valley coach Joni Sullivan. “But they had their first-...