Sports

Wildcats overcome deficit, make return to D4 championship game

By Randy Capitani
WILMINGTON- It wasn’t easy, and at times it certainly wasn’t pretty, but the Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team is on its way to a third straight state championship match, and seventh title match in the past nine years. They did so in dramatic fashion, coming from...

Twin Valley’s Sadie Boyd, right, challenges Mount Saint Joseph’s goalkeeper in a match earlier this season. Boyd scored two goals, but that wasn’t enough as the Wildcats dropped a 3-2 decision to Hazen in Saturday’s D4 quarterfinal playoff game.

TV girls bow out in quarterfinals

HARDWICK- On Saturday the Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team continued the strong play that had seen them win three of their previous four games, including a first-round playoff upset a week ago. But the Wildcats couldn’t come all the way back after getting down early in the second half and...

Ski legends talk about backcountry and the state of resorts this winter

VERMONT- The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s Virtual Red Bench Series presents “Uphill and Beyond; Ski Legends Go Deep on What Covid Means for Resorts and the Backcountry” on Thursday, November 12, at 7 pm.
What will backcountry ski travel look like this winter? How will the skiing...

Twin Valley ready for D4 tourney

By Randy Capitani
WILMINGTON- For the third straight season and seventh time in the past eight years, the Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team is headed into the state tournament with a number-one seed. The Wildcats wrapped up the top spot in Division 4 with a 4-1 win over Bellows Falls...

Kylie Reed connected for the overtime game-winner on Wednesday. File photo

Wildcats pull off playoff upset

By Randy Capitani
WELLS RIVER- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity team headed to Blue Mountain High School Wednesday for a division 4 playoff soccer match. The long ride up I-91 was worth it, as the underdog Wildcats upset the No. 3 seed in an overtime classic, 1-0.
“Long bus rides...

Twin Valley wins overtime thriller

WILMINGTON- Monday was senior night for the Twin Valley girls at Hayford Field, and the seniors came through in the clutch to carry the Wildcats to a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Poultney Blue Devils.
Sadie Boyd delivered the game-winner with eight seconds left in the...

Wildcat boys make themselves at home

NORTH CLARENDON- Twin Valley and Mill River squared off in a rain-soaked boys’ varsity soccer match Tuesday afternoon. Twin Valley, playing its first-ever match against Mill River, turned out to be an unwelcome guest for the Minutemen. By the time darkness was setting in and the final whistle...

Youth sports program doing well

WILMINGTON- Despite the coronavirus limitations, or perhaps because of them, Twin Valley Youth Sports is having one of its best fall soccer seasons in quite a while. Participation is one of the highest in many years, according to the director of the program.
“We have 88 kids...

Twin Valley goalie Halee Cole went to the ground to smother this shot attempt by Arlington’s Ella Moses, 16, during last week’s match at Hayford Field. Randy Capitani

Wildcats can’t crack win column

By Randy Capitani
WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team played a hard-fought, close match with the Arlington Eagles on Thursday, October 8. Unfortunately for the host Wildcats, they came up on the short end of a 1-0 score.
The Eagles scored the lone goal of the...

Grace Cottage golf tournament results

Brattleboro - With many COVID safety measures in place, 29 teams participated in Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s 11th annual “Tee It Up For Health” golf tournament on Saturday, October 3 at the Brattleboro Country Club. The weather was beautiful, the event went smoothly, and over $38...