Sports

Wildcats top Eagles in playdown round, head to D4 quarterfinal game

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley hosted Arlington Wednesday afternoon in a first-round game of the Vermont D4 softball tournament. It was a playdown game between the eighth-seeded Wildcats and the ninth-seeded Eagles. The hosts used a big first inning to cruise to their second win of the season, 31-16, and...

Riders enjoying the back roads of the Tour de Heifer. Photo by Kelly Fletcher

Cycling tour planned for heifer weekend

BRATTLEBORO- Cyclists from many states will participate in the Tour de Heifer, the cycling event on Strolling of the Heifers weekend, on Sunday, June 9.
Proceeds from this year’s Tour de Heifer will support the Stroll’s Farm-to-Table Apprenticeship Program, which teaches nutrition and...

Basketball camps for local youth coming

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The 23rd annual Deerfield Valley Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades five through nine will be held from 1 to 4 pm on Monday, June 24, through Friday, June 28, at the Twin Valley Middle High School in Whitingham.
The camp director is Buddy Hayford and the...

Grace Cottage golf tournament returns

DOVER- Support a great cause and enjoy an afternoon of golf on Saturday, June 8, at the Mount Snow Golf Club, 95 Country Club Road.
Now in its 10th year, Grace Cottage Hospital’s Tee It Up for Health Golf Benefit helps to support Grace Cottage Hospital’s Patient Care Fund.
The...

Twin Valley’s Jayden Crawford, right, heads to home plate as Leland & Gray’s Abby Lowe waits for the ball. Crawford scored on the play, but it wasn’t enough, as the Rebels topped the Wildcats 30-8 Monday afternoon. Photo by Randy Capitani

Rebels hold off Twin Valley with late-inning surge

WHITINGHAM- Leland & Gray traveled to Twin Valley for a varsity softball game Monday afternoon. The two teams played close for the first three innings, but the visiting Rebels pulled away late to snare a 30-8 win.
The Rebels took an early lead in the top of the first. Sarah Andersen...

Children from pre-K to sixth grade from any area town are invited to sign up for fall soccer programs. File photo

Fall youth soccer sign-ups

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Twin Valley Youth Sports soccer sign-ups for the fall 2019 soccer season are underway now.
Any player from any town entering grades pre-K through six may sign up. Twin Valley Youth Sports welcomes any and all youth soccer players to join the program.
Players...

Robert Mola, left, and Quinlan Barber.

Barber, Mola top their best times

SPRINGFIELD- Two Twin Valley runners competed in the inaugural Marble Valley League small school track and field championships Tuesday afternoon at Springfield High School.
Sophomore Quinlan Barber finished 13th out of 25 in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.34 seconds, which was a...

Walk, run to benefit cancer battle

BENNINGTON- There’s a new race in town, the Mount Anthony 5K Challenge, presented by RiseVT of Bennington County, starts at 10 am on Saturday, June 1, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. It is a part of the Cancer Center Community Crusaders sixth annual Day of Celebration and National Cancer...

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...