Submitted Monica Schmelzenbach RUTLAND–Mount Saint Joseph Academy Senior Monica Schmelzenbach is the second female student-athlete at MSJ ever to score 1,000 points in basketball, after the legendary Kim Levins (MSJ ’87). She scored her 1,000th point during MSJ’s 60-24 win over Woodstock on Wednesday night, Feb. 17. She made the basket that put her in…

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By Kim Peters Hunter Cameron, placed second in the J.V. State Championship meet. By Kim Peters RUTLAND — This past weekend, Feb. 20-21, wrestlers represented Rutland High School well at the J.V. State meet.  Hunter Cameron, a freshman at RHS, weight class 145 pounds, won his first two matches beating a wrestler he had lost to…

KILLINGTON — Being held over the weekend of Feb. 27 - 28, Killington’s Slash and Berm is a two-day benefit banked slalom event held at Killington’s Stash Park to bring the East Coast snowboarding community together. Snowboarders will gather at Killington’s “The Stash” terrain park to take advantage of the natural terrain and all the creative…

KILLINGTON — No, it’s not this winter’s ski season; it’s the winter swim season! The competitive Killington Aquatic Club Winter Swim season was good!  This past weekend, Feb. 20-21, Killington Aquatic Club swimmers Heidi Alf, Justine Peters, Nova Wang, Sophia Nisimblat, and Ethan Courcelle competed in a qualifying time meet in Andover, Mass. The meet saw…

By Karen D. Lorentz Ski areas in central Vermont have long been at the forefront of ski industry innovation and technology, from pioneering ski lifts to making snow. From building the nation’s first rope tow in Woodstock in 1934 to installing the first T-Bar at Pico in 1940, to the world’s first four-passenger gondola at…

Submitted Killington Aquatic Club swimmer Mattie Lou Peters, age 11, set her personal best times in all her events last weekend. By Kim Peters, coach of the Killington Aquatic Club KILLINGTON — As a competitive swim coach, I often get one of two questions in February: “Coach, when do we start our taper?” or “What…

Courtesy of Kim Peters RHS ninth grader Casey Coughlin wins a match. By Kim Peters Rutland High School freshman wrestlers, Mark Napolitano, Jr., Casey Coughlin and Hunter Cameron, will participate in the JV State Tournament at Spaulding High School this upcoming Saturday, Feb. 20. Dakota Peters, also a freshman but wrestling on the Varsity level,…

By Karen D. Lorentz There’s been a huge sea change in skis since I learned on my dad’s 1930 hickories with the bear trap bindings on a golf course in the 1950s. From my first wood Vostra skis with edges to metal Head Master’s, Rossi Strato 102’s, a Rossi Sport in the 1980s, and then…

Courtesy of Rob Kovalesky Don McNeil a.k.a. “ShortSki” (center) achieved the milestone of being the first to reach 100 days of skiing out of 100 days of operation. That’s perfect attendance! KILLINGTON — Sunday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, marked 100 days of skiing and riding for the 2015/2016 season at a Killington. Don McNeil a.k.a. “ShortSki”…

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The College of St. Joseph men’s and women’s basketball teams had yet another successful week in which they finished with a combined record of 4-1. It was their last week of the regular season, and they will be playing in the Yankee Small College Conference Tournament starting Friday, Feb. 19. The Lady Saints went a…

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Courtesy of Killington Elementary School KES students are about half way through the season of skiing as part of education. KILLINGTON — The Killington Elementary School Trailblazers’ program is about half way through its season of nine weeks skiing and riding, and the students continue learning to love this winter sport, KES reported recently in its…

Courtesy of Town of Killington AJGA winners of the 2105 championship stand with their trophies. GMNGC to host 7th Killington Junior Golf Championship July 3-7 KILLINGTON — The town of Killington announced the renewal of a two-year contract with the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) to host the Killington Junior Golf Championship at Green Mountain…