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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Wilmington Recreation Commission brought swimming lessons back to the valley this summer, with 58 swimmers ages 4-11 participating in lessons at the Brook Bound Inn and Lake Raponda.

The 2025 Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team. photo by Randy Capitani
WHITINGHAM-  The future continues to look bright for the Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer program.   In 2024, the Wildcats had their most successful season in years, finishing with a 6-8-1 record.  That record earned a number of players league recognition and coach Taryn Lawrence was named...

Viola Brown on her horse. The pair was awarded reserve champion at the Vermont 4-H horse show.
ESSEX JUNCTION - A pair of local riders participated in the 2025 Vermont State 4-H horse show last  month. It was sponsored by the UVM Extension 4-H, and held at the Champlain Valley Exposition fairgrounds in Essex Junction July 11 to 13.
The top two finishers from each division competed...

Waterfowl hunters must wait until September 1 to place their blinds along any waterway or lake in Vermont.
MONTPELIER - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that waterfowl hunting blinds may not be placed on or in the waters of the state earlier than the first Saturday in September. Anyone who places a blind must have their name and address permanently and legibly shown on the...

Proceeds from the Stratton Community Foundation golf tournament will benefit the Head-To-Toe program, which provides 600 local children with essential items including winter coats.
STRATTON - The Stratton Community Foundation fundraising efforts start with its annual golf outing, on Friday, August 29, at 1 pm, at the Stratton Mountain golf course.  This event supports the foundation’s mission of giving. All proceeds will benefit the Head-To-Toe program, which provides 600...

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