Sports

A practice green and training facilities at the Mount Snow Golf Club. The Original Golf School, which got its start at Mount Snow, has lost its contract to use the course. Courtesy Original Golf School

Golf school loses its original home, founder looks to move on

DOVER- The Original Golf School won’t be returning to the place where it got its start 42 years ago. According to Jay Morelli, who has been the face of the school for its entire existence, Vail Corporation told him late last month the company would not be renewing the golf school’s contract to...

A 2019 participant.

Gobble Gobble Wobble 5K returns to Stratton Mountain for Thanksgiving

STRATTON- Bring friends, family, and a funny costume to jump-start Thanksgiving Day with a run through a mountain resort, starting at 8 am on Thursday, November 26.
Starting at the clocktower, the Gobble Gobble Wobble 5K takes runners, walkers, and turkey-trotters through the village, over...

November is also deer collision season

VERMONT- Oh look, a deer! It is exciting to see a deer or moose in the wild, but it can be frightening if they suddenly appear in front of a vehicle on the roadway.
Collisions with deer increase in late October, peaking in November during the breeding season. AAA reminds drivers to be on...

Hunters urged to keep COVID cautions in mind

MONTPELIER- Vermont’s regular deer season runs through November 29. Vermont hunters are being urged to keep COVID-19 safety measures in mind and use the Department of Fish & Wildlife’s online reporting system to report their deer.
“As virus rates continue to increase both in Vermont...

Hunters rack up some impressive deer

Deer hunting season has been good for a number of hunters in the area. We found quite a few local hunters showing their good fortune on social media.

Be safe during deer hunting season

VERMONT- With rifle season here, Forest Service officials for the Green Mountain National Forest are encouraging the public to use caution and to be visible and mindful of their surroundings in the coming weeks. Saturday, November 14, marks the opening day of the white-tailed deer rifle hunt in...

One for the ages: Wildcats top Phantoms for D4 title

MANCHESTER- When Twin Valley's Finn Fisher stepped to the penalty kick spot during Saturday's epic D4 championship soccer match between his Wildcats and the Proctor Phantoms, there wasn't much on the line. Just a chance to clinch the title game, one that had already gone through 80 minutes of...

Wildcats overcome deficit, make return to D4 championship game

By Randy Capitani
WILMINGTON- It wasn’t easy, and at times it certainly wasn’t pretty, but the Twin Valley boys’ varsity soccer team is on its way to a third straight state championship match, and seventh title match in the past nine years. They did so in dramatic fashion, coming from...

Twin Valley’s Sadie Boyd, right, challenges Mount Saint Joseph’s goalkeeper in a match earlier this season. Boyd scored two goals, but that wasn’t enough as the Wildcats dropped a 3-2 decision to Hazen in Saturday’s D4 quarterfinal playoff game.

TV girls bow out in quarterfinals

HARDWICK- On Saturday the Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team continued the strong play that had seen them win three of their previous four games, including a first-round playoff upset a week ago. But the Wildcats couldn’t come all the way back after getting down early in the second half and...

Ski legends talk about backcountry and the state of resorts this winter

VERMONT- The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s Virtual Red Bench Series presents “Uphill and Beyond; Ski Legends Go Deep on What Covid Means for Resorts and the Backcountry” on Thursday, November 12, at 7 pm.
What will backcountry ski travel look like this winter? How will the skiing...