Sports

Wildcats headed to the Aud

WHITINGHAM- For the fourth time in the past six seasons, the Twin Valley boys' basketball team is headed to a state tournament semifinal round. The Wildcats earned their trip to the Barre Auditorium in dramatic fashion, coming from behind three times to defeat the feisty Rivendell Raptors 48-46...

All day, all night ski-a-thon returns to Stratton Mountain

STRATTON- The 24 Hours of Stratton is on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, and is a chance to ride under lit trails, fireworks, and until sunrise.
This year it’s about more than skiing around the clock. It’s about earning points and working together as a team during this magical...

Girls on the Run registration open, coaches sought

VERMONT- Girls on the Run Vermont’s registration for its spring program is now open for the southern region. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that inspires girls in third through eighth grade to be joyful, healthy, and confident. The volunteer-led...

Twin Valley's Izaak Park tries to squeeze between Leland & Gray's Chris Bovat, Christian Thomsen, and Matt Dunn during Friday's game in Townshend. Photo by Randy Capitani

Twin Valley boys seeded third, open Tuesday.

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Local boys high school basketball team learned who their playoff opponents would be this morning, as the Vermont Principals Association announced its pairings for the 2019 boys' basketball tournaments. The No. 3 Twin Valley Wildcats (14-6) will host 14th-ranked Mid...

Twin Valley tops Chieftains, hounded by Terriers

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley Wildcats used strong opening and closing quarters Friday evening to come away with a convincing 44-31 win over visiting Green Mountain. The win gave the Wildcats a little bit of revenge over the Chieftains, who topped the Wildcats by nine points in a December game at...

Wildcats plagued by poor shooting, bounced from playoffs

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity basketball team wrapped up its regular season Thursday, February 21, by hosting the Bellows Falls Terriers. It was senior night for Twin Valley, but the visitors spoiled the evening by rolling to a 66-22 win.
Twin Valley was coming off a big win...

The Twin Valley Middle School girls red basketball team.

Girl power

The Twin Valley Middle School girls red basketball team finished their season on a high note, beating the Bement School girls, 40 - 24, at Deerfield Academy Gym. The team finished with a 12 - 2 record and finished second in the Twin Valley Middle School Invitational, losing to Arlington, 21 - 20...

Multimountain passes, including Drifter, offer endless mountain adventures

Skiing can offer endless adventures. After all, each adventure – each day on the mountain – offers new and sometimes seemingly endless possibilities. One day we may enjoy perfect hardpack. Another day we might enjoy fresh powder. And sometimes, we encounter boilerplate and the challenges of...

Twin Valley's Jarrett Niles pushes the ball upcourt between Leland & Gray's Maris Linder, left, and Sierra Fillion during a January 17 game between the Wildcats and Rebels.

Wildcats' playoff game announced

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Local high schools learned who their playoff opponents would be today, as the Vermont Principals Association announced its pairings for the 2019 girls' basektball tournaments. The ninth-seeded Twin Valley Wildcats (5-15) will travel to Marshfield Wednesday to take on the the...

Twin Valley girls playing well, take road win over highly-ranked MVC

WHITINGHAM- Early in the season, Twin Valley girls’ basketball coach Buddy Hayford listed some of the teams he thought would be difficult challenges for his Wildcats squad. One of those teams was the Springfield High School Cosmos. On Thursday evening, they showed why they were a tough matchup...