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Dario Lussardi, right, with Clare Graber, two-time women’s national pickleball champion, in Vero Beach, FL.

Lussardi earns “Mr. Pickleball” status

WILMINGTON- After having attained Level I certification last year, Wilmington resident Dario Lussardi recently attained Level II Certified Pickleball Teaching Professional status. Lussardi is the only instructor with Level II status in Vermont.
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in...

Local boarder competes at X Games

DOVER- Dustin Hollister, of Searsburg, has been invited to compete in the Aspen X Games 2020 Unified Races. Being one of 10 athletes chosen from six countries, Hollister will race on a team composed of himself and pro snowboarder Hannah Teter in a dual giant slalom race on January 23 in Aspen, CO...

Wildcats beat Devils, lose to Rebels

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity basketball team snapped its six-game losing streak with a 40-24 win over visiting Poultney Thursday, January 16. It was the Wildcats’ second win of the season.
“It was a good game for their morale,” said Twin Valley coach Buddy Hayford. “They...

Twin Valley falls to unbeaten Raptors

ORFORD, NH- When two unbeaten teams meet on the hardwood, only one outcome is certain: somebody has to lose. Such was the case for the Twin Valley Wildcats Tuesday evening as they lost for the first time this season. The host Rivendell Raptors clawed the visiting Wildcats, 45-29.
Both...

Peak achievement: man skis all 110

WILMINGTON- What kind of inspiration does it take for someone to backcountry ski all 110 Vermont peaks above 3,000 feet in elevation?
“It being a bad idea,” says Spencer Crispe with a laugh. “ I’ve always been kind of attracted to ludicrous ideas. Anything that is objectively...

Cats use first-quarter runs to tame Lions, ground Eagles, and burn Devils

DORSET- The Twin Valley Wildcats had an off night shooting. But they still played well enough to double up a struggling Long Trail School team 50-25 in boys’ basketball on Thursday, January 9.
“It was an odd, eerie kind of game,” said Twin Valley coach Chris Brown. “We had some busing...

Kylie Reed, right, leads the Twin Valley fast break in game against Mount St. Joseph on December 19. The Mounties have beaten Twin Valley twice this season.

Kylie Reed, right, leads the Twin Valley fast break in game against Mount St. Joseph on December 19. The Mounties have beaten Twin Valley twice this season. Photos by Randy Capitani

Second-quarter woes whack Wildcats

WHITINGHAM- “They’re really good. They’re clearly one of the top two teams in the state in our division.”
That was Twin Valley coach Buddy Hayford’s assessment of the Proctor High School girls’ varsity basketball team. The Phantoms showed just how good they are Friday evening, January 10...

Brayden (left) and Landon (right) Brown

Brothers ball out in district hoop shoot

Brayden and Landon Brown, of Wilmington, representing the Brattleboro Elks Lodge, won the Southern Vermont District Elks Hoop Shoot in Springfield on Saturday, January 11. Landon won the ages 8-9 boys division and Brayden won the ages 10-11 boys division. In order to qualify for the competition...

Miss Vermont to participate in Komen snowshoe

GRAFTON- The Susan G. Komen New England affiliate has announced that Jillian Fisher, Miss Vermont 2019, and Danielle Trottier, Miss Vermont’s Outstanding Teen 2019, will be participating and volunteering at the 2020 Snowshoe Vermont on the morning of Sunday, January 26, at the Grafton Trails...

Wildcats ride hot starts to big wins

WEST RUTLAND- One of the Twin Valley boys’ basketball team’s goals is to get off to a quick start in games. They worked that to perfection on Friday evening, jumping out to an early lead and then building on that to cruise to a 65-39 win over the host Golden Horde.
Izaak Park and Jack...