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…

Record bull taken in the archery season Vermont moose hunters had a successful hunting season, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “A preliminary count shows that by Oct. 26 the department had received official reports of 8 moose being taken by 42 hunters in the archery season and 107 moose taken by 230…

Courtesy of MSJ MSJ’s Bryn McClallen, the Vermont Sports Media Association’s August Athlete of the Month RUTLAND—The Vermont Sports Media Association has named Mount Saint Joseph Academy’s Sally Hogan (Class of ’15) and Bryn McClallen (Class of ’17) as its female athletes of the month for July and August, respectively. This prestigious statewide award is…

College of St. Joseph had a busy weekend in sports, highlighted by the men’s soccer team playing in the Yankee Small College Conference Tournament on Oct. 24-25. CSJ was able to make it to the championship game, but unable to come out with the victory. Fighting Saints baseball traveled to Boston, MA to play Fisher…

Eden man arrested for attempted poaching STOWE—A Lamoille County man was apprehended by state game wardens on Oct. 11 for taking big game by illegal means. Elwin H. Gale, 52, of Eden was arrested by wardens after he shot at a deer facsimile with the aid of his vehicle headlights in Stowe. Wardens witnessed Gale…

Young hunters get training, assist in state deer herd management With Youth Deer Hunt Weekend just around the corner, young hunters are encouraged to take to the field to hone their skills and to also help Fish & Wildlife biologists by reporting their deer at one of 23 biological reporting stations around the state. Youth…

Final four narrowed to two By Maxx Steinmetz The final four countries left in the World Cup played for a berth into the final this past weekend. The Springboks (‘Bokke”) of South Africa faced the New Zealand All-Blacks, whilst the Wallabies of Australia took on Los Pumas of Argentina. These four sides are no stranger…

Submitted The 2015 Farm to Fork Fondo —Vermont  atracted 384 participants from 22 states and three countries. Registration now open for the community bicycle event at Riverside Farm PITTSFIELD — On Monday, Oct. 12, Wrenegade Sports, LLC, and Riverside Farm announced the details of the 2016 Farm to Fork Fondo – Vermont. The second edition…

The College of St. Joseph men’s soccer team capped off an exciting week of sports for the Fighting Saints, with their 9-1 win over Hampshire on Saturday, Oct. 17. The soccer team started the week with a tough 0-1 loss to Southern Maine CC on Oct. 14, where they shot the ball an impressive 24…

By Maxx Steinmetz The first of the knock out rounds is now over, and the battle between northern and southern hemispheres has been decided. South Africa v. Wales Wales was looking to have once again held off their adversary in a world cup match, despite their massive list of injuries to key players as they…

Submitted CHRIS ADAMS Shrewsbury’s Adams claims Champlain Bass Series Angler of the Year title SHREWSBURY – Vermont tournament bass angler Chris Adams from Shrewsbury, Vt. finished in fourth place at the Champlain Bass Series Fall Finale held out of Ticonderoga, N.Y., on Oct. 4, wrapping up the series’ Angler of the Year title for 2015.…

RESULTS ARE IN! Killington's Polly Lynn is the Spartan Fittest Bride! Courtesy of 802 timing (https://802timing.com/results/15results/runresults/10.18.15bridalrun.htm)   Spartan “Fittest Bride” challenge held Sunday PITTSFIELD — Riverside Farm is hosting a new competition this Sunday, Oct. 18, with a large prize for the bride-to-be who wins. Spartan brides will compete in a race to the top of…

Quarterfinalists prepare, 12 teams out By Maxx Steinmetz The Tier 2 nations’ time in the limelight is now over, but it certainly not to be forgotten. In the last week of pool play they made sure that they left this year’s tournament as strongly as they came. USA is out South African great Bryan Habana…

College of St. Joseph had a tough week in sports. It began with the men’s soccer team going up against NHTI on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Saints were unable to score and ended up losing the game 0-1. Over the weekend, the women's volleyball team played against NHTI and Paul Smith’s. They lost both matches…

By Evan Johnson GOSHEN/ROCHESTER — A proposed backcountry skiing glade in the Green Mountain National Forest took a step forward early this month when it received approval from U.S. Forest Service officials. The project, created out of a growing local interest in expanding and preserving backcountry skiing operations in Vermont, was introduced last November and…