QUESTION: Heather and Andy are playing in a tournament. On the second hole, Heather strokes her second shot from the fairway and it lands in the rough, close to a lateral water hazard. She declares the ball unplayable with a penalty of one stroke and drops the ball in the hazard. The dropped ball rolls…

By Maxx Steinmetz On Saturday, Sept. 13, Rutland traveled to Stowe to play Division 3 relegates, Mad River/Stowe in the second week of the regular season. Despite a strong opening 20 minutes, Rutland could not convert their efforts into points  until the second half when eight man, Chris Olsen, “picked-and-go”-ed off of a scrum-down and…

Deer hunters who applied for a Vermont muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit by the Aug. 15 deadline can now go to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department website to see if they will be receiving a permit in the mail. The department posted the winners on Sept. 15, after conducting a randomized computer drawing. “Hunters…

HARTLAND —The Hammond Cove shooting range in Hartland, Vt. will be temporarily closed from Sept. 22-25 and again on Oct. 7 for major renovations, according to an announcement from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The first fully-public range in Vermont, the Hammond Cove Shooting Range was funded, in part, by a National Rifle Association…

Fisher, Gordon, Bradford also crowned at Vermont 200 weekend WEST HAVEN – Devil’s Bowl Speedway crowned its 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champions during a busy and picturesque Sunday afternoon at the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend, Sept. 14. Todd Stone and Robert Gordon became two-time champions on the asphalt, while Jamie Fisher and Chuck Bradford…

Sportsmen and women should be optimistic about the upcoming deer hunting seasons, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. In Vermont hunters can enjoy the sport any day of the week, including Sundays, and all seasons are open equally to residents and nonresidents. “Our overall herd health is good, and people are seeing a…

Photos by Robin Alberti Saturday, Sept. 6, Killington Elementary School held its first soccer games of the school year at the Polo fields in Rutland. Top left: Sophia Nisimblat, a member of KES’s 3-4 grade team, challenges a Pittsford player for possession of the ball in Saturday’s game. Teammates Veda Cox and Clara Shortle follow in…

SWANTON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department continued its Lake Champlain muskellunge restoration efforts by stocking more than 7,000 fingerlings into the Missisquoi River and Missisquoi Bay last week. For the second time this year, the muskellunge, or “muskies,” were stocked above Swanton Dam up to the Highgate Falls Dam. This section of the Missisquoi River…

By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Diane and Greg are playing in a tournament. On the 12th hole Diane’s ball rests on the green. Greg accidentally steps on and damages Diane’s line of putt. She asks Greg to restore the line of putt the best he can. Greg says because he is her opponent, he is not allowed…

LUDLOW – On Sept. 6 and 7, Okemo Valley Golf Club hosted its annual Ladies’ Club Championship. The format was individual stroke play on 36 holes. Taking control on Saturday afternoon was Harriet Parot, who carded a first round 87  in the challenging conditions. She was followed by Darlene Remy and Rosemary Burns. Both shot…

WEST HAVEN–NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Allison will make a long-awaited return to Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 14, as he is honored as the grand marshal for the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend. The celebrated leader of the “Alabama Gang” will be part of the festivities some 42 years after making his first…

LUDLOW – September is off to a rousing start for golfers making holes-in-one at Okemo Valley Golf Club. On Sept. 3, Serge Tarasenko, of Adirondack, N.Y., aced the 14th hole from the white tee using his 7-wood. The 156-yard hole-in-one was witnessed by Bev Van Buren. Lynn Avery, a new OVGC member from Palm City,…

Saturday, Sept. 13 — PITTSFIELD — This Saturday Peak Races will host the last race in the New England Endurance Series, MTB6. This is not a USA Cycling sanctioned event, so no licenses are needed. The mountain bike course will wind through the Green Mountain Trails of Pittsfield, Vt. According the the course description at peak.com,…

KILLINGTON — This past Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7, Killington Resort hosted the POC Eastern States Cup and the Enduro and SuperD Regional Championship finals for gravity mountain bike racing.

By Matt Baatz When Joe Desena (Spartan Race founder) decided to build a mountain bike network on the mountain behind his bucolic farm in Pittsfield, Vt., it was against the advice of nearly everyone. The trailbuilder at the time, Jason Hayden, recalls taking “experts” to scout the area and coming back full of doubt. So,…