Sports

Participants at the annual Twin Valley Elementary Fitness Day. Photo courtesy Chris Walling.

Area elementary schools take part in fitness day

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley Elementary School hosted the 24th annual Fitness Day competition on Tuesday, May 30, after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
They celebrated physically-active lifestyles, fitness, and health with schools from Twin Valley, Readsboro, Halifax, Marlboro, and Dover...

Adaptive Charity Challenge returns on Saturday

KILLINGTON- Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports will host the 13th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge on Saturday, June 17. The event includes a choice of outdoor activities in the morning followed by an afternoon festival at the Skyeship Base Area at Killington Resort with live music, food...

Renowned expert to teach survival skills

VERMONT- The Vermont Outdoor Guide Association and Doe Camp Nation announce the return of nationally-known master class wilderness survival instructor Jessie Krebs, who will be teaching women’s outdoor survival skills for two weekends in Monkton in June. Krebs is a former US Air Force SERE (...

Twin Valley MHS spring athletic awards winners

Varsity baseball: MVP and Shawn Parris award, Seth Wrathall (first photo, #14). Coaches award, Braden Grasky (second photo, #13).
Varsity softball: Offensive MVP, Lizzy Barber (third photo). Defensive MVP: Sara Dix (fourth photo, #5). Coaches awards, Kaley Mola (fifth photo, #24) and Dix....

Two free fishing clinics

WILMINGTON- Two “Let’s Go Fishing!” clinics on Lake Raponda are scheduled for Saturday, June 24, at 8:45 am and 12:45 pm. They will be conducted by an expert guide, Jim Fischer, one of the state’s five chief certified “Let’s Go Fishing!” instructors who are selected by the Fish and Wildlife...

Grace Cottage golf fundraiser at Haystack

WILMINGTON- Golfers, come and join the fun on Saturday, June 10, for a spectacular afternoon of golf at the Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain. This event supports Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s Patient Care Fund. The entry fee of $150 per golfer includes lunch, greens fees, cart,...

Bears maul Wildcats in playdown

WLIMINGTON- Twin Valley and Stratton Mountain School squared off at Baker Field Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the VPA D4 baseball tournament. It was a rough day for the Wildcats, as Stratton pounded out a 24-1 win to move to the quarterfinals.

South Newfane native to St. Mike’s hall of fame

COLCHESTER- The Saint Michael’s College Department of Athletics announced its 2023 athletic hall of fame class recently, with four new members and the 1983 women’s skiing team set to be enshrined at the 34th Athletic Hall of Fame Reception on Friday evening, September 22, at the Roy Room in the...

Twin Valley softball wraps up

PROCTOR- On Thursday, May 25, the Twin Valley Wildcats’ softball team made the trek up Route 7 for a road game with Proctor High School. The Wildcats had played the Phantoms well two weeks ago at Twin Valley, but didn’t fare so well this time around, dropping a 22-2 decision to the host Phantoms...

Track and field finalist on to state meet

Twin Valley’s Lucky Lucchesi competed in the Southern Vermont League track and field championships Tuesday at Windsor High School. He finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run, 11th in the 800, and 18th in the javelin.
Lucchesi will move on to the state championships in Manchester on Friday,...