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By Randy Capitani
QUECHEE- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity saw its basketball season come to an end Friday evening, March 19, as they lost a D4 quarterfinal game to Mid Vermont Christian, 48-31.
Twin Valley came into the game with a 6-3 record and the sixth seed in the state...

Aaron Soskin breaks out of a pack of Twinfield defenders during Saturday’s playoff game. Soskin’s had a big role in the Wildcats’ comeback effort, but the team fell just short of pulling out the win. Randy Capitani
By Randy Capitani
PLAINFIELD- Winning a playoff game on the road is a difficult task for any team at any level. On Saturday the Twin Valley boys’ varsity almost pulled off a miracle comeback in the other team’s gym. But in an oh-so-close game the Wildcats lost to the Twinfield Trojans, 51-...
STOWE- Join ski and snowboard industry creatives Thursday, March 25, at 7 pm for the free Virtual Red Bench discussion, “The Art of The Graphic.” Many say it’s the graphic that sells the gear, so some of the top designers and creative directors in the ski and snowboard industry will take part in...

Twin Valley’s Caleb Dupuis goes up for a shot during the Poultney game. RC
WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley boys varsity shook off a cold shooting first half and walked away with a comfortable win in their first-round D4 playoff game Wednesday evening, topping the visiting Richford Falcons 61-28.  
Richford came out in a tight 2-3 zone defense, daring the Wildcats’ to...

Arlington’s Sarah Tilly, left, and Twin Valley’s Sadie Boyd chase the basketball during Tuesday’s playdown game. Following the play are Kylie Reed, 45, and Rylee Hammond. Randy Capitani

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls opened the D4 high school playoffs with a hard-earned 49-41 win over visiting Arlington Tuesday evening. Despite a big difference in records and seedings, the 11th-ranked, one-win Eagles gave the sixth-seeded Wildcats all they could handle.
Twin...
Twin Valley's Colin McHale, #10, tries to pass the ball upcourt while Leland & Gray's Matt Emerson defends during a game last month.  McHale's Wildcats will open the D4 tournament hosting Richford Wednesday evening. Emerson's Rebels will travel to Williamstown Wednesday to begin the D3 championship chase.
Twin Valley's Colin McHale, #10, tries to pass the ball upcourt while Leland & Gray's Matt Emerson defends during a game last month. McHale's Wildcats will open the D4 tournament hosting Richford Wednesday evening. Emerson's Rebels will travel to Williamstown Wednesday to begin the D3 championship chase.
SOUTHERN VERMONT- The Vermont Principals Association announced basketball final rankings and pairings for the upcoming high school tournament this morning. For local teams, the Twin Valley boys and girls teams each finished in sixth place in the final D4 rankings. That means home games in...
WHITINGHAM- As the COVID-shortened high school basketball season winds down, the Twin Valley boys’ varsity team is heating up.   The Wildcats won their fourth game in a row Tuesday evening, as their stifling defense overwhelmed the Long Trail School Mountain Lions in a 62-29 rout.
“It was...
Luke Rizio, left, and Finn Fisher.                    Photo by Jess Rizio
Luke Rizio, left, and Finn Fisher. Photo by Jess Rizio
CRAFTSBURY- Twin Valley skiers Luke Rizio and Finn Fisher wrapped up the high school Nordic season with the state championships on Monday.  
The state championship consisted of two individual races back-to-back, a 3.5K classic race followed by a 3.5K skate race. Rizio, a first-year student...
A group of youth having fun at a previous Green Mountain Conservation Camp.
A group of youth having fun at a previous Green Mountain Conservation Camp.
VERMONT- The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Federation Fund for Conservation and Training. and  Operation Game Thief have conservation camp sponsorships available for this summer.  This is a great opportunity to attend a Green Mountain Conservation Camp at Buck Lake in Woodbury or Lake...
DORSET- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity basketball team got back to its winning ways Monday evening with a solid 48-25 win at the Long Trail School. The Wildcats used strong defense to hold down the host Mountain Lions’ top scoring threat and come away with the victory.
“We spoiled their...

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