Sports

Ice-cold shooting dooms Twin Valley

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity was as cold shooting the ball Saturday afternoon as the weather was frigid outside. The Wildcats were held scoreless by Bellows Falls through the first quarter and found themselves down by 18 before they put any points on the board. By the final...

Twin Valley’s Kate Oyer drives to the basket during Friday’s game with Mount Saint Joseph. The eighth grader has become the Wildcats’ go-to scorer. Courtesy Marsha Keegan

Twin Valley’s Kate Oyer drives to the basket during Friday’s game with Mount Saint Joseph. The eighth grader has become the Wildcats’ go-to scorer. Courtesy Marsha Keegan

Wave, Lions tame Wildcats

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley Wildcats were swept away by a Green Wave Friday evening, as visiting Mount Saint Joseph won 48-23 in girls’ varsity basketball.
As has been the case throughout the season, Twin Valley had difficulty finding the rim early in the game, as MSJ rolled out to a 22-6...

Wildcats split a quartet of home games

WHITINGHAM- It was an up-and-down week for the Twin Valley boys’ varsity as they enjoyed a four-game home stand. The Wildcats dropped the opening game, won the next two, and then lost the last game.
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Revenge was clearly on the minds of the Green Mountain...

Pink the Rink returns

RUTLAND - On Saturday, January 20, the Vermont State University’s Castleton women’s ice hockey team will host the 15th annual Pink the Rink game against Plymouth State University at 3 pm at the Spartan Arena.
Over the past 15 years, the Castleton women’s hockey team has contributed close...

Ski museum talk celebrates 40 years of the Catamount Trail

STOWE - The Red Bench Speaker Series presents “40 Years of the Catamount Ski Trail” on Thursday, January 25, at 6:30 pm at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum.
This winter marks the 40th anniversary of Vermont’s Catamount Ski Trail. Covering over 300 miles from Massachusetts to Canada,...

Jacobellis back in Stratton for book signing

STRATTON - Lindsey Jacobellis learned to ride at Stratton Mountain where she won her first contests, long before winning two Gold Medals in the last Winter Olympics.
In a break from World Cup competition, she will be back at Stratton on Saturday, January 13, to sign her newly released book...

Twin Valley boys drop two against stiff competition

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley Wildcats hosted the the Bellows Falls Terriers in boys’ varsity basketball on Thursday, January 4. The visitors came away with a 63-53 victory, and a little revenge for the Wildcats’ last-minute win three weeks earlier at the Green Mountain holiday tournament. ...

Twin Valley girls fall in return to court

ARLINGTON- The Twin Valley girls’ varsity basketball team returned from their holiday break with a road trip to Arlington Memorial on Saturday, January 6. Unfortunately for the visiting Wildcats, the host Eagles soared to a 57-25 win.
Arlington (5-1) holds on to second place in the...

An apprentice program for ski lift technicians

VERMONT- The Tramway Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Program, a three-year program for ski lift maintenance technicians, marks its 20th anniversary this year. The program was established in 2003 through a collaborative effort between the Vermont Department of Labor, the Vermont State...

Call to the hall: nominees sought

STOWE - The Vermont Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame honors athletes, special contributors, and pioneers of Vermont skiing and snowboarding who promoted and/or contributed to the sport of skiing or riding in Vermont.
Their accomplishments are recognized at an induction ceremony and their...