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Twin Valley’s Cody Magnant, #11, works against Bellows Falls in a match on Friday, October 21. The junior midfield had a strong season for the Wildcats. Stacy Birch

Wildcats’ season comes to end with 1-0 quarterfinal loss

MARSHFIELD- The Twin Valley boys’ soccer team saw their season come to an end Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the state D4 tournament. The fifth-seeded Wildcats suffered a difficult 1-0 loss to number four Twinfield-Cabot at Twinfield Union High School.
It also was the second time...

Field still needs donations

WILMINGTON - Twin Valley Youth Sports is still looking for donations to help renovate the soccer field and baseball field outfield. The current field is in deplorable condition: there are deep holes, rocks are being picked out, and the turf is nonexistent. The field itself is concave and collects...

Twin Valley recognized its senior soccer players before Friday’s match with Bellows Falls. From left are Matt Hammond, coach Buddy Hayford, Cooper Adams, Liam Wendel, and Caleb Dupuis. Photo courtesy Stacy Birch

Wildcats ride second-half wave to beat Rebels, head to second round

WILMINGTON- Fifth-seeded Twin Valley hosted Leland & Gray in the playdown round of the D4 state soccer tournament. The match came just a week after the 12th-seeded Rebels held on for a 1-0 win at their home field in Townshend. But on Wednesday, the Wildcats were determined not to be upset by...

Despite a challenging season, the Twin Valley Wildcats girls’ varsity hung together and played as a team. Their coach was happy with the progress of the young team. RC

Twin Valley girls close out season

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team closed out its season Saturday with a 3-0 loss to the visiting Poultney Blue Devils. The match was one of the most competitive of the season for the host Wildcats.
“It was a great fight,” said Twin Valley coach Taryn Lawrence. “I...

Sports hall of fame book free to schools, libraries

VERMONT - A generous donation by the Pizzagalli Foundation of Burlington will allow copies of the book “Green Mountain Gold: Vermont Sports Hall of Fame” to be placed in all libraries and schools throughout Vermont.
The 237-page book highlights more than 100 top sports figures from the...

A racer heads to the finish line during the 2021 Killington Cup.

Tickets available for World Cup races

KILLINGTON - Tickets for the 2022 Killington Cup are now available for purchase at killington.com.
Taking place Friday, November 25, to Sunday, November 27, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will once again bring the women’s giant slalom and slalom races to Vermont. The event is expected to...

Twin Valley midfielder Bianca Place had a strong game at West Rutland on Tuesday. RC

Wildcats take Horde to the wire

WEST RUTLAND- The Twin Valley girls played by far their best soccer match of the season on Tuesday when they visited one of the top teams in Division 4, the West Rutland Golden Horde. Ultimately, the hosts prevailed 1-0, but Wildcat coach Taryn Lawrence was jazzed about the close finish....

Wildcats slip up on Slaters, beat the Horde, lose close match to Rebels

WILMINGTON- The soccer gods can often play cruel tricks on teams. Such was the case on a rainy Thursday evening, when it looked like the Twin Valley Wildcats were going to rally from a 3-1 deficit and sneak out with a much-needed win over visiting Fair Haven. But the deities had other plans, as...

Twin Valley takes care of defending champs, loses close one to Raptors

WILMINGTON- Mount Saint Joseph, the defending Vermont state champion in Division 4 high school soccer, visited Hayford Field Thursday, where the host Twin Valley Wildcats beat them 3-0.
“It’s always nice to knock off the defending champs,” said Twin Valley coach Buddy Hayford after the...

Twin Valley’s Aether Mola, left, and Ella Martinez mark Proctor’s Emma Palmer. RC

Mounties, Phantoms notch victories

RUTLAND- A determined Mount Saint Joseph side was too much for the Twin Valley Wildcats on Friday October 7. The host Mounties used a strong first half to put away the 10-0 win.
MSJ had seven first-half goals, more than enough to secure the win. Allisa Fullam got the scoring party started...