Rutland Recreation Department opens registrations First and second grade basketball Basketball is a great sport to expand your child’s coordination and self-esteem. Rutland Recreation basketball programs are designed to help kids learn the basics of dribbling, passing, and shooting the ball, all while learning what it means to be part of a team. This is…

College of St. Joseph men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted SUNY Delhi in non-conference games on Nov. 21. Women’s The Lady Saints defeated SUNY Delhi 91-27 in a fast-paced match-up on Saturday. The Saints were led by Mookie Kennedy, with 38 points and five assists. Regina Steele added 21 points and 10 rebounds of her…

Courtesy of GMC Men’s basketball team sets sights on the NAC Championship Tournament POULTNEY – The Green Mountain men’s basketball team comes into the season with a lot to prove despite taking a large step forward in 2014-15. The Eagles are coming off a campaign last year which saw the team double its win total…

The Fighting Saints men’s basketball team played four games last week and were able to come out with a 3-1 record. The Saints were able to split with Maine – Fort Kent and beat Central Maine and Maine – Machias to improve their overall record to 4-1 on the season thus far. The women's team…

Women’s team welcomes 12 freshmen athletes POULTNEY – One team, one family. That is the mindset the Green Mountain College women’s basketball team is taking into the upcoming 2015-16 season as it looks forward to building the program through a strong incoming class. The Eagles are coming off of a tumultuous season in 2014-15 in…

ROCHESTER — Hunter Charles Emerson, age 86 of Essex, Vt., was found deceased in the woods by a K-9 early Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, according to a state police press release submitted at 1 a.m. No foul play is suspected. On Nov. 16, at approximately 6:29 p.m., Vermont State Police in Royalton were notified of an overdue…

By Tom Rogers courtesy of Vt. Fish & Wildlife Hunters are urged to wear a fluorescent orange hat and vest during Vermont’s popular Nov. 14-29 rifle deer season. Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s statewide traditionally popular 16-day rifle deer season that begins Nov. 14 and ends Sunday, Nov. 29. A hunter…

By Kate Troy Rutland’s Dan Beauregard, carries the ball in an “eight-man pick” off the base of a scrum in Rutland’s third place victory. By Maxx Steinmetz New England Rugby Football Union’s (NERFU) fourth division held their end of season tournament this weekend in Keene, N.H. hosted by their local club, the Monadnack Wolfpack. Rutland…

RUTLAND — It was a busy week in sports for College of St. Joseph athletics. With men’s and women’s basketball just getting started, and men’s soccer coming to an end, we look forward to an exciting winter season and look back on what was a terrific fall. Men’s soccer lost their opening round match in…

LUDLOW–Skiers and riders visiting Okemo Mountain Resort will no longer have to fumble with gloves, zippers and lanyards as they search for lift tickets and season passes prior to loading a lift. Instead, they can glide through special gates equipped with RFID readers that scan radio-frequency-identification-enabled cards that can be stowed safely inside jackets or…

CASTLETON–The Board of Governors of the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, at its October meeting, voted to hold the 63nd annual Bowl game at Castleton University. The game will be played Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, with the usual spectacular parade at 3 p.m., followed by the football game at 5:30 p.m. The game brings together some…

Courtesy of Killington Mountain Bike Club A mountain biker crosses the finish line at a recent event held in Killington. Club receives chapter grant from Vermont Mountain Bike Association KILLINGTON – On Monday Nov. 2, the Killington Mountain Bike Club (KMBC) announced it had received the 2015 VMBA chapter trail grant and was awarded $2,000…

RUTLAND — With fall sports coming to a close and winter sports just on the horizon, it's a good time to reflect on what has been an impressive year so far for College of St. Joseph. Men’s soccer finished the regular season with a Yankee Small College Conference best 7-1 record and a 10-6-1 overall record.…

14-year-old fan charges field, meets idol who gives up winning metal By Maxx Steinmetz Bronze final The losers of the semifinal games, the Springboks of South Africa and Los Pumas of Argentina, got one last hurrah in this year’s world cup, as they played in a bronze medal match a day ahead of the final…

On Monday, Nov. 1, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation announced the winners of the 2015 Reel Fun Vermont photo contest, a component of the recently-created Reel Fun Vermont fishing program aimed at making fishing in Vermont State Parks more accessible to park visitors. “We received dozens of…