RUTLAND — Looking to cross the finish line? Rutland Regional Medical Center’s free Couch to 5K training program will help! Whether participants are new to running or just getting back on the road after the winter, this program will help to prepare to run or walk a 5K in just nine weeks. Rutland Regional’s team of…

The first United States Collegiate Athletic Association Baseball and Softball Coaches polls were announced on Friday, April 1. College of Saint Joseph baseball was ranked No. 1 in the country,  while the softball team was ranked No. 4. The Fighting Saints have been on a tear, winning their last six games to give them the…

By Robin Alberti Be a part of a softball team this summer, and get in some hang time like this player did with a leaping catch. Calling all softball players! Killington Softball League is looking for a few good men and women to play some softball. This is a men’s league that welcomes women to…

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KILLINGTON — The Killington Mountain School Freestyle team and coaches were recently lauded for the program’s success when they were in Steamboat Springs for Nationals. Head U.S. Ski Team coach (and former KMS Freestyle program director) Matt Gnoza proudly announced that KMS had been named the Freestyle Club Program of the Year and that Coach…

Spring sports are getting into full swing for College of St. Joseph, after a week in which the baseball and softball teams played 11 games collectively. Fighting Saints baseball has really started rolling, going an impressive 6-1 on the week, including a couple of blowout victories. They are now 20-9 overall and a perfect 6-0…

MENDON — The Mendon Fish & Game Club will be hosting a FREE hunter safety course. The course will be held Tuesdays, April 5 and 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., and Thursdays, April 7 and 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., plus range time, Saturday, April 16 from 8 a.m. to 12-noon. Interested…

HARTLAND–The Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland, Vt., will be re-opening for the season on Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. The range underwent several upgrades in 2015, including a new berm for the pistol range, improved acoustic tiling in the covered shooting ports, the installation of security cameras, and access road work. The range…

RUTLAND—VTrans, the Rutland Regional Planning Commission and the Rutland Area Physical Activity Coalition will host the 2016 statewide Vermont Walk/Bike Summit on April 1-2 in Rutland at the Paramount Theatre. The summit offers indoor and outdoor workshops. Friday features four themes: Built Environment, Advocacy and Education, Safety Education and Enforcement, and Economic Development, with three…

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Courtesy of Bruno Family collection Two-time Devil’s Bowl Speedway champion John Bruno (#22) will be honored at the track on Saturday, June 4.  Important figures from Vermont racing history to be honored during season WEST HAVEN – Devil’s Bowl Speedway will honor the stars of the past during its 50th season of stock car racing in 2016. The…

Courtesy of KMS GRACE WEINBERG Killington Mountain School Luge athlete Grace Weinberg is back at school after a busy competition season both abroad and in Lake Placid. Weinberg, a senior from Pittsfield, was part of a four-person relay team to take fourth place at this winter’s Junior World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway. Additionally, Grace had a…

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MANCHESTER—On a beautiful Sunday morning in late February, 272 women and men gathered at Stratton Mountain’s Sun Bowl, donned snowshoes, trekked two miles on an improvised course and neatly raised more than $30,000 for Susan G. Komen VT-NH. Seventy-five percent of those funds will be granted to breast cancer organizations in Vermont and New Hampshire.…

RUTLAND—The Rutland Recreation and Parks Department announced March 17 that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Tarrant Foundation to be applied toward a new multi-purpose floor at the Godnick Adult Center’s recreation room. The current floor is linoleum over concrete. The new floor will have a cushion to properly support fitness classes and…