Sports

Summer ball wraps up

The JC Electric baseball team finished fourth in last week’s Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball League U14 tournament. After finishing second in the regular season, JC was eliminated by Amherst 14-4 in Saturday’s semifinal game. Brattleboro won the tournament, with West County second and Amherst...

Ramble through the region

BRATTLEBORO - The second annual Ramble bike ride is scheduled for Saturday, August 16, starting from Retreat Farm; registration opens at 8 am. The ride starts at 8:30 am, with an after-party from 11 am to 2 pm.
Travel either 15, 30 or 50 miles through scenic southern Vermont’s farmlands,...

Giovanni Linnehan

Local medals at nationals

WHITINGHAM - Giovanni Linnehan has returned from the US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championship held in Orlando, FL, July 17 to 19. He received a first in power double hand breaking, a third in padded sword fighting, and a third in advanced boys continuous sparring, as well as receiving three...

Moose hunt permits drawn, 180 issued by state

MONTPELIER - The winners of Vermont’s 2025 moose hunting permits were determined on July 15, in a lottery drawing at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife office.
The drawing is done by a random sort of applications that were submitted by the June 18 deadline.
As part of the regular...

Vermont Fish & Wildlife is asking people who see wild turkey broods to provide information about their sightings via a survey on the department’s website. Photo by John Hall

State looking for turkey spotters

VERMONT- The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says Vermonters are logging onto the wild turkey brood survey to report their observations, but the department is urging people to continue to do so through the end of August.
Anyone who sees a flock of turkeys in Vermont is asked to go to...

Soccer season is on its way, Twin Valley sets fall practice schedules

WHITINGHAM- All student-athletes entering grades nine to 12 at Twin Valley Middle High School are invited to pre-season soccer practice on Thursday, August 14, at the Old School Community Center in Wilmington.
The boys will practice from 8:30 am to 10:30 am; the girls also from 8:30 am to...

Local youth baseball team advances in playoffs

WHITINGHAM- Frontier defeated JC Electric 11-5 Monday in Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball League playoff action, thanks in part to an eight-run first inning.
Frontier jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after Drew Crutch doubled, scoring two runs, Aiden Winn tripled, scoring...

Amherst squeezes past JC Electric

WHITINGHAM- Both teams were solid on the mound Sunday, but the Amherst Hurricanes were just a little bit stronger at the plate in their 3-2 victory over JC Electric in Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball League Koufax Division play.
A wild pitch put JC Electric on the board in the bottom of...

Bird season, game limits are set

MONTPELIER – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has announced the 2025-2026 migratory game bird hunting season dates and bag limits.
A statewide Vermont open hunting season for resident Canada geese will occur Monday, September 1 through Thursday, September 25. The daily bag limit...

Boaters, anglers asked to avoid loons

MONTPELIER - Few birding experiences rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake. However, for the birds’ protection, Vermont Fish and Wildlife is asking boaters and anglers to enjoy loons from a safe distance this summer, and take precautions...