Sports

Golden Horde squash the Wildcats

WILMINGTON- To quote Mary Chapin Carpenter, “Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.”
That was case last week for the Twin Valley high girls’ varsity soccer team. Following a big 2-1 win over rival Proctor High School, the Wildcats prospects were looking good. The...

Selling bear paws, organs is illegal

MONTPELIER - With Vermont’s bear hunting season underway, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that the sale of bear paws and internal organs of bears is prohibited. The law prohibiting these sales went into effect last year.
Bear paws and gallbladders are considered...

Twin Valley stays perfect with wins

BRANDON- Twin Valley took their goal-scoring machine out for a road trip Saturday, September 27. The machine took a few minutes to warm up, then powered the Wildcats to an 8-0 shutout win over host Otter Valley in boys’ high school soccer.
“It’s a long ride and we got there late,” said...

Mount Snow

Choose Snow registration to open

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Choose Snow, a program sponsored by the Deerfield Valley Community Partnership, in collaboration with Mount Snow Resort and Vail Corporation, is a youth program created to inspire healthy lifestyle choices.
To participate in Choose Snow, students currently in grades...

Twin Valley wins Werner, soars past Cosmos

SPRINGFIELD- Just like the region receiving some much-needed rain, the Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team earned a much-needed victory at Springfield Wednesday evening. The Wildcats came away with a 2-0 win in wet conditions.
Twin Valley coach Buddy Hayford was expecting a close...

Ghostbusters! Early scores help Wildcats contain Phantoms

WILMINGTON- Tuesday’s match between Twin Valley and Proctor looked like it was going to be a high-scoring affair. The Wildcats were pounding the Phantoms and jumped out to an early two-goal lead. Proctor was also pushing the attack, and sliced the lead in half after converting a penalty kick...

A deer stands in the Hoot, Toot & Whistle hiking trail earlier this summer.
Photo by Cearra O’Hern

A deer stands in the Hoot, Toot & Whistle hiking trail earlier this summer. Photo by Cearra O’Hern

Wilmington trail still under construction

WILMINGTON - The Wilmington Trail Committee (WTC) would like to inform the public that the construction project for renovating the Hoot, Toot & Whistle Trail will continue through October.
The trail is a cornerstone of the downtown Wilmington community and an important link in the...

Twin Valley rolls to a pair of wins

ARLINGTON- The wagon just keeps on rolling.
The Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team notched another big win Tuesday, topping Long Trail School 9-1 in the first round of the John Werner Soccer Tournament. In doing so, the unbeaten Wildcats moved to 6-0 on the season while outscoring...

Cruel twist of fate dooms Wildcats

ARLINGTON- Twin Valley coach Taryn Lawrence once described soccer as a “cruel” sport. Monday’s match between the Wildcats and Long Trail School showed just how merciless that description can be.
With less than 10 minutes left, Twin Valley and Long Trail had played a scoreless match in...

List of leashed tracking dog owners now available

MONTPELIER - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department maintains a list of certified leashed tracking dog owners who volunteer during the hunting seasons to help hunters locate deer or bear that have been shot during hunting season but not yet recovered.
The leashed tracking dog owners,...