Courtesy of MemorEvents Quenneville victory opens Devil’s Bowl Speedway; Masterson, FitzGerald, Wood also take opening night wins WEST HAVEN – Vince Quenneville Jr. showed a good opening night crowd at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 21 that he never missed a beat over the winter. The Brandon, Vt., speedster and defending asphalt track champion…

By Robin Alberti At the end of every ski season, Basin Sports ski shop holds a party, the Basin Blastoff. Part of that celebration raises money for a local charity. This year the funds went to the Rutland Recreation Department for Flipside Skate Park. The party raised $1,600 and that donation was matched by the…

QUESTION: Connie and Howie are playing in a tournament. On the 14th hole, Connie’s ball rests on the green. Close to the ball is a twig (loose impediment). Connie removes the twig, but in the process of removal, she accidentally moves the ball with her foot. She says there is no penalty if the ball…

KILLINGTON — The first annual Beast of a Bike Swap is scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend at Killington Resort’s Snowshed Lodge during a three-day stretch, May 27-29. Scheduled to coincide with the long-standing Killington Stage Race and opening weekend of the Killington Mountain Bike Park, these holiday weekend events create an atmosphere of family-friendly cycling fun…

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KILLINGTON—The Killington Mountain School cycling team traveled to Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York for several races, taking podium positions in various categories. Coach Brad Ramsay checked in May 10 with an update and the following results. Limerock “On May 1, KMS Cyclists Noah Barrow, Josh Chu, Jack Lynch, and Johannes Stromski traveled to Lakeville, Conn.,…

RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph pitcher Alan Madsen has been named USCAA National Player of the Year, while Coach Bob Godlewski was awarded Coach of the Year. Madsen, a junior hailing from Scottsdale, Ariz., has been a powerhouse from the pitching mound, dominating both the Yankee Small College Conference and USCAA leaderboards throughout the Saints season,…

QUESTION: Terry and Roman are playing in a tournament. On one of the holes, Terry strokes his ball to the right rough, which includes a water hazard—it’s so rough it could eat up a ball and is past the out of bounds markers. If the ball could possibly come to rest in the water hazard,…

Friday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce’s 31st annual golf classic fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, May 20 at Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington. The day will include a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. with a fun day of golf, goody bags, designated hole-in-one opportunities to win…

May is National Bike Month, connections to transportation sought The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has issued a grant solicitation for new infrastructure projects that improve access and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. In 2015, awards totaled nearly $5.1 million for construction and planning projects throughout the state. “Bicycle and pedestrian projects can help connect…

KILLINGTON — The Killington Senior Baseball team is looking for a few baseball players to round out its team. This is baseball not softball.  A wood bat is used in the league and it is for players 35-years-old and up (must turn 35 before Sept. 1). Games are played Sunday’s at noon with the season…

By Linda Maness The first-ever Hero Boys team at Mettawee Community School aims to build character with fitness. Similar to Girls on the Run, aims to make athletics, teamwork fun WEST PAWLET — For the first time a boys’ youth development program called Hero Boys is being offered to students in grades 3-5 at Mettawee…

Courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife The Branchaud family of Rutland assists Vermont Fish & Wildlife with trophy trout stocking on East Creek in Rutland late last month. The Department’s annual fish stocking work is in full gear across the state and will result in over 750,000 fish stocked into Vermont waters in 2016. Vermont…

Submitted Maggie Miller College of St. Joseph is celebrating a winning week, highlighted by the softball team’s first Yankee Small College Conference Championship win on Saturday, May 7. The baseball team spent the week preparing for their second-straight United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Tournament appearance. The Fighting Saints are the host team for the tournament,…

Live insect interference QUESTION:  Peter and John are playing in  tournament. On the second hole, Peter finds a live insect crawling on his ball on the putting green. Because the live insect is not adhering to the ball, it is considered a loose impediment, Peter removes the insect. In the removal of the insect, the…