Courtesy of Killington Resort A mountain bike rider soars over a jump in Killington Bike Park. By Ariel Kent There is a place not far from Killington that’s full of flowing singletrack and tall pines. This place, known as Green Mountain Trails, offers one of Vermont’s best mountain biking networks. The best part about it…

Courtesy of Proctor Free Library Home Run Derby winners stand with trophies following a previous Proctor Home Run Derby. PROCTOR — Baseball season is upon us, and the Proctor class of 2021 is offering the 3rd annual Proctor Home Run Derby to support the class, currently the PHS seventh grade class, on Saturday, June 26. This…

By Alan Ward Three-wide Sprint Cars of New England action with Kevin Chaffee (#8), Lacey Hanson (#33), and Bobby Hackel (#24) at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Donnelly wins Sprint Car thriller; Mosher gets first Renegade win WEST HAVEN – Kenny Tremont, Jr.’s name repeats throughout Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s record books as its most successful stock car…

QUESTION: Michelle and Ed are playing in a tournament. On the 16th hole, “ground under repair” lines have recently been painted on the fairway. Michelle’s tee shot has run over the paint and the paint has adhered to the ball. Her ball lies in the “ground under repair” area. She lifts her ball to clean it and drops…

By Tom Rogers, VTF&W Vermont’s ban on the use of felt-soled waders has been repealed as of July 1.  Many anglers will be happy to learn that a five-year ban on the use of felt-soled waders in Vermont has been repealed, effective July 1, 2016, according to a June 20 news release. Using felt-soled waders…

Courtesy of  GMC BEN DAVIS POULTNEY—Green Mountain College Interim Director of Athletics James Thivierge announced Tuesday, June 14, that Ben Davis has been hired to lead the men’s basketball team, becoming the ninth head coach in program history. Davis begins his career with the Eagles after spending the past three seasons as the head coach…

By Dave Hoffenberg Clearly Moguls vs. Killington Deli Clearly Moguls got their ace pitcher Ronzoni Hacker on the mound for the first time this season and he reached new heights. The team renewed their rivalry with the Killington Deli, who they have beat in the past two championships. The teams battled it out in two…

WEST HAVEN – Devil’s Bowl Speedway finally beat the rain – although not by much – to get its first dirt track event in the record books for the 2016 season, Sunday June 12. It was the first-ever event held on the 3/10-mile clay oval as part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. Bobby Hackel and…

By Ariel Kent Saturday rides for me always start out the same at Killington. I’ve got two hours to get as many runs in as possible before I have to head back to work. This past Saturday I arrived early, got the first chair and hoped that the impending rain storm would hold off. I…

A total of 135 regular moose season permits and 25 archery moose season permits will be issued for Vermont’s 2016 October moose hunt. The regular season will be Oct. 15-20, and the archery season is Oct. 1-7. The number of permits are reduced from last year in 10 Wildlife Management Units, and permits will be…

RUTLAND — College of St. Joseph men’s basketball coach Alphonso Howlett will hold a basketball skills development camp for girls on June 18-19 at the College of St. Joseph Athletic Center at 71 Clement Road in Rutland, Vt. The camp for children grades three to six will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. each day and…

By Maxx Steinmetz In what turned out to be a classic game of rugby, Rutland Roosters Rugby Football Club (RFC) visited the Bennington Battle on Saturday, June 11. Mother Nature seemed to follow its ritual of raining on the day the teams meet. This time she threatened to send a thunderstorm to rain out the…

By Dave Hoffenberg And then there was one: a loss for Clearly Moguls pitcher Jeremy “Jackie Blue” Livesey. It was his first loss in 10 years of pitching in this league. They say if you’re going to do something, do it big. Well, his first loss was a big one as his team suffered a…

By Andrew Cassidy/Devil’s Bowl Speedway John Bruno Memorial 100 winner Nick Sweet poses with his son Isaac in the victory lane at Devil’s Bowl Speedway after his win Saturday night. WEST HAVEN – Nick Sweet proved again that he is one of the best Late Model stock car drivers on the Asphalt Track at Devil’s…

Submitted Ariel Kent By Ariel Kent The sisterhood of shred is about women who love to ride bikes. The sisterhood of shred is a group of women who push each other and motivate each other to try harder and work for their goals. The sisterhood of shred isn’t privatized — the more women the better!…