West Rutland

Wildcats come back for big win

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley and Poultney were scheduled to play a make-up game on the last day of the regular season, Saturday, May 30. But heavy rains forced its cancellation. As it turned out, the Wildcats and Blue Devils only had to wait three days to play each other, as they met Tuesday afternoon...

Softball closes season with two wins

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley softball team had its biggest win of the season Tuesday afternoon, as they beat Craftsbury 13-11 in the first round of the D4 state tournament.
Twin Valley held an early 5-2 lead in the top of the third when Craftsbury loaded the bases. After pushing a run...

Twin Valley boys vanquish Horde for first win

WEST RUTLAND- The Twin Valley boys’ varsity picked up their first win of the season Tuesday evening, coming away with a 47-37 verdict over the host Golden Horde. After an 0-4 start, including a couple of close losses, it was a welcome outcome for the Wildcats.
“We finished it off well,”...

Wildcats slip up on Slaters, beat the Horde, lose close match to Rebels

WILMINGTON- The soccer gods can often play cruel tricks on teams. Such was the case on a rainy Thursday evening, when it looked like the Twin Valley Wildcats were going to rally from a 3-1 deficit and sneak out with a much-needed win over visiting Fair Haven. But the deities had other plans, as...

Twin Valley midfielder Bianca Place had a strong game at West Rutland on Tuesday. RC

Wildcats take Horde to the wire

WEST RUTLAND- The Twin Valley girls played by far their best soccer match of the season on Tuesday when they visited one of the top teams in Division 4, the West Rutland Golden Horde. Ultimately, the hosts prevailed 1-0, but Wildcat coach Taryn Lawrence was jazzed about the close finish....

Girls’ team working toward goals

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley girls varsity soccer team is young but enthusiastic. That’s the word from coach Taryn Lawrence and it is evident in watching the Wildcats players on the field: enthusiasm for the game is everywhere.
Job one for Lawrence was making sure the Wildcats could field a...

Twin Valley catcher Lizzy Barber lunges at West Rutland’s Peyton Guay in a close play at home during Thursday’s game. Guay managed to evade the tag and score. R. Capitani

Wildcats on short side of wild week

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley varsity softball team had a rough week, continuing a murderer’s row of teams from Rutland County and dropping two games by a combined run total of 67 to 1.
On Thursday, May 12, the powerful West Rutland Golden Horde invaded the diamond on the hill. It was the...

Wildcats drop close games to Minutemen, bullied by Bulldogs, Horde

MANCHESTER- Burr & Burton Academy used an eight-run first inning to get the jump on the visiting Twin Valley Wildcats. The Bulldogs grabbed that early lead and didn’t let go, as they topped the Wildcats 13-2 in high school softball on Thursday, May 5.
The Wildcats tried to claw back...

The 2022 Twin Valley varsity softball team. Back row, from left: assistant Hannah Sullivan, coach Joni Sullivan, Sara Dix, Hannah Gouin, Kaley Mola, Hailey Tine, Lillian Barber, Desiree Moore, Elizabeth Barber, and coach Leah Putnam. Front row: Ally Bills, Olivia Bills, Mady Lynde, Samantha Duncan, and Katelyn Gattli. Photo by Randy Capitani

New faces on softball team show great potential

WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball team opens its 2022 season next week and the team will offer up an exciting mix of youthful exuberance mixed with some veteran experience.
“I’m expecting great fielding and hitting from my returning players,” said Joni...

Wildcats fend off Horde with a barrage of three-point shots

WHITINGHAM- What a difference a week makes. On Tuesday, December 14, the Twin Valley Wildcats were handed a deflating 66-11 loss by Mount Saint Joseph in the opening round of the Green Mountain Holiday Tournament. But this Tuesday, the Wildcats were the ones who dominated the hardwood, handing...