Sports

Rebels, Chieftains top Wildcats

TOWNSHEND- Twin Valley and Leland & Gray squared off on the softball diamond for the first time this season on Thursday, May 9. In what turned out to be a back-and-forth affair, the Rebels came away with a 29-17 win on their home field.
Leland & Gray started out strong, with...

Robert Mola and Quinlan Barber. Photo courtesy Buddy Hayford

In the title hunt

Twin Valley Middle High School sprinters Robert Mola and Quinlan Barber have qualified for the first-ever Marble Valley League track and field championships. They will compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints. On Tuesday at a meet at Green Mountain, Barber set personal records with a time...

Jack Widness will present a talk and slideshow about fly fishing on Maine’s Kennebec River. Courtesy Appalachian Mountain Club

Museum to host presentation on fly fishing

MARLBORO- Ten years of fly fishing the East Outlet of Maine’s Kennebec River will be the topic of a slide presentation and discussion by Jack Widness. Widness is a board member of the Trout Unlimited Connecticut River Valley Chapter.
The East Outlet of the Kennebec River is the primary...

Participants in last year’s Girls on the Run having fun.

Girls on the Run celebrates 20th anniversary

BRATTLEBORO- Twenty years ago, 15 girls at Vernon Elementary School enrolled in the Girls on the Run program. Twenty seasons and 45,000 girls later, Girls on the Run Vermont is thriving and celebrating its 20th anniversary back where it all began in southern Vermont.
All program...

Heart hike and wellness walk planned for June 1

BENNINGTON- For the past 29 years, members of the public have joined past and current participants in the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation program for the annual Heart Hike and Community Wellness Walk.
The event starts at 9:30 am, Saturday, June 1, at the...

Twin Valley’s Emily Hohn, right, takes a lead off first base while Woodstock’s Tessa Steward is ready to make a play.
Photo by Christian Avard/Vermont Standard

Wildcats top Eagles for first win of season, have rough outings on the road

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley varsity softball team captured its first win of the season Saturday, topping the Arlington Eagles 27-5. It was a good win for the Wildcats, and came just three days after the Eagles beat the Wildcats.
Much like the first game, the teams played close in the...

The Southern Vermont Volleyball League is holding an organizational meeting Saturday at 3 pm at the Sitzmark in Wilmington. Team captains, players interested in joining a team, or anyone looking for more information are are welcome. File photo/RC

Volleyball season coming soon

Local league gets new name, new teams

SOUTHERN VERMONT- After nearly 90 years of existence in the southern Vermont interscholastic athletic landscape, the Marble Valley League is going to have a name change, and will be expanding to 25 schools for the start of the 2019-20 school year.
In a unanimous vote at the most recent MVL...

Wildcats drop pair of softball games

ARLINGTON- Twin Valley and Arlington played to a draw through the first four and a half innings Wednesday afternoon, but eventually the Wildcats’ pitching gave out and the host Eagles came away with a 23-10 win.
Twin Valley jumped out to an early lead, plating four runs in the top of...

Pickleball at the old high school in Wilmington.

Everyone is welcome for pickleball fun

WILMINGTON- Pickleball is alive and well in the Deerfield Valley. The local pickleball group is inviting anyone interested in learning more about this exciting game to check it out on Friday, May 17, at 10:30 am, at the Old School Enrichment Center, which is located at the former Wilmington High...