Sports

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,...

Vermont’s hunting season for ruffed grouse or “partridge,” is September 27 through December 31 this year.

VT ruffed grouse hunting season to begin

MONTPELIER - A quiet walk down a hidden woods road, bright fall foliage coloring the canopy overhead and the crisp, cool air of an early morning -- these are just some of the elements of a great Vermont upland game bird hunting experience. Hoping to see the dramatic flush of a grouse or woodcock...

Antlerless deer permit results now available

MONTPELIER - Deer hunters who applied for a Vermont muzzle loader season antlerless deer permit by the July 31 deadline can check the results on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife (VF&W) website. Go to https://anrweb.vt.gov/FWD/FW/AntlerlessLotteryWinners.aspx for results.
Fish and Wildlife...

Joslyn Codogni blasted a shot by a Mill River defender. photo Randy Capitani

Twin Valley wins in overtime

WILMINGTON- The mark of a good team in any sport is when it can find a way to win regardless of the situation. The Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team found themselves in a situation Wednesday evening, as they overcame Mill River’s second-half attacks and found a way to pull out a 1-0 win...

Wildcats score early, often in a pair of lopsided wins

WILMINGTON- Just like their coach, the Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team just keeps winning. The Wildcats rolled over visiting Green Mountain Tuesday evening, coming away with a 10-1 win. It was also Buddy Hayford’s 500th win as a high school soccer coach.
The Wildcats put the...

Early Devils’ scores doom Wildcats

WILMINGTON- The Twin Valley girls’ soccer team fought back from a three-goal deficit in Wednesday’s match with Poultney. But in the end, the Wildcats couldn’t dig out of the first-half hole they found themselves in and lost to the visiting Blue Devils 5-2.
The two teams played evenly in...

Twin Valley’s Joslyn Codogni, #2, evades Sharon’s Lucy Proulx, #18 and Maddie Kopicki, #14, during Saturday’s game at Hayford Field. Randolph T Holhut/The Commons

Wildcat girls notch win in opener

WILMINGTON— In 2022, the Twin Valley Wildcats girls’ soccer team had a 0-14 record and did not score a goal all season. Last year, the Wildcats had a 6-7-1 record and lost 2-0 to Winooski in the first round of the Division IV playoffs.
Can the Wildcats continue their improvement this...

Twin Valley boys open soccer season with a pair of shutout wins

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley got off to a solid start to the boys’ high school soccer season Friday evening. The Wildcats toppled visiting White River Valley 7-0. Sophomore Alex Sullivan led the way with three goals while junior Brayden Brown added a pair of tallies.
“I was really, really...

Hayford continues to rewrite record books

Twin Valley head coach Buddy Hayford is entering his 43rd year of coaching high school soccer, first at Wilmington High School and then at Twin Valley when Whitingham and Wilmington combined in 2004. His record speaks for itself. Between the two schools, Hayford’s teams have racked up 496 wins...

Twin Valley soccer hopes to overcome injuries, repeat finals trip

By Randy Capitani
WHITINGHAM- The last time the Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team took the field for a meaningful game was November of last year. That was the Vermont Principals’ Association Division 4 championship game. Unfortunately for Twin Valley players and fans, the boys lost...