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Mount Snow hosts 2022 Jack Jump World Championship

DOVER - Jack Jumping has been around since the 1800s and involves taking an old ski, attaching a homemade wooden seat to it, and catapulting yourself down a slalom course. The “grassroots” sport is only permitted at Mount Snow during their championship the first week of March.

Vail announces new Mount Snow GM

DOVER - Vail Resorts announced Tuesday that Brian Suhadolc, vice president of mountain operations at Vail Mountain, will be the next general manager of Mount Snow Resort. He will succeed Tracy Bartels - who was recently appointed as vice president of maintenance, planning, and projects -...

Johnny Cleanthes

Cleanthes named golf pro of the year

WILMINGTON - Johnny Cleanthes, PGA (Haystack Golf Club) has held many titles during his time in the golf industry: cart boy, head professional, general manager, and course owner, to name a few. He will now add one more to that list as he was named the 2022 Vermont Chapter Golf Professional of the...

Next generation hoops stars

NORTH ADAMS, MA - The Valley Thunder AAU youth basketball teams have had a busy and successful season. In the first photo, the fifth- and sixth-grade team poses with coach Chris Brown following a second-place finish in a recent tournament. The seventh- and eighth-grade team finished third in...

Mount Snow Academy celebrates 50th during winter fundraiser

DOVER - Every year Mount Snow Academy hosts a fundraising event in the winter to help generate money for special projects, scholarships, and operating costs of the school. Some may have attended one or a few of these events, often held at the Grand Summit Resort.
However, this year was...

Twin Valley Youth Sports fundraising field renovation

WILMINGTON - A fundraising effort is underway to renovate Twin Valley Elementary School’s athletic field, which is in poor condition after decades of use and the recent failure of its drainage system.
“It’s basically to upgrade the field to a playable condition,” says Twin Valley Youth...

Celebrate Stratton's 60th anniversary

VERMONT - Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has gathered an impressive panel of Stratton Mountain insiders to sit on the virtual “red bench” to share their memories and the history of Stratton Mountain as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. “60 Years of Memories: Celebrating Stratton’s 60th...

Luke Rizio on the course during Monday’s Vermont state championships for the skate event. Rizio beat the field by almost a minute. Jess Rizio

Local skier headed to nationals

VERMONT- Twin Valley Middle High School cross-country skier Luke Rizio continues to dominate the Vermont high school racing world. On Thursday, February 24, at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, he won the Division 1 classic ski by 22 seconds. On Monday at Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton he destroyed...

Noah Dornburgh drives past White River’s Austin Tracy during Thursday’s game in Whitingham. Randy Capitani

Back-to-back losses close out Wildcats’ season

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley coach Chris Brown was looking for a solid effort from the boys’ varsity basketball team in their last game of the regular season Thursday, February 24. The Wildcats put in the work, but a cold-shooting third quarter did them in and they dropped a 48-29 decision to visiting...

Rebels, Chieftains rout Wildcats

TOWNSHEND- When Twin Valley and Leland & Gray met in Whitingham a month ago, the Wildcats were able to eke out a nail-biting four-point win over the visiting Rebels. On Thursday, February 17, the Rebels got their revenge on the Wildcats with a 59-31 win.
The Rebels rolled out to an...