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Trail of the week: Upper Blue Magic
July 22, 2015
Courtesy of Killington Resort A rider rides a trail at Killington Resort’s ever-growing Gravity Logic-built bike park. By Anthony Accurso, Upper Blue Magic is one of the new intermediate jump trails recently built by Gravity Logic at Killington Resort. Located on Snowshed Mountain, this trail is a flow rider’s dream! The trail begins just below the Snowshed…
Killington Softball League: Playoffs are on!
July 22, 2015
By Robin Alberti Angel Shannon's (#12) team welcome him home after he hit a walk-off home run to give "Clearly" Moguls a 7-6 win. Playoffs? Playoffs? Don't talk about...playoffs? Yes, the playoffs are upon us and STF put quite a scare into the defending champion and number one seed "Clearly" Moguls. The game started with…
Saranac beats Rutland in 12-a-side game
July 22, 2015
By Kate Troy Matt Manjuck beats his defender in Saturday’s game against the Mountaineers. By Maxx Steinmetz In the second home game leading up to Rutland Rugby Football Club’s trip to Lake Placid for the annual Can-Am’s tournament, the Roosters hosted the Saranac Mountaineers. In their previous meeting when the two sides played in a…
Killington Sharks competitive swimming is “taking their mark”
July 22, 2015
Courtesy of Killington Parks and Recreation The undefeated 11-12 girls relay team includes Justine Peters, Maeve Haff, Mattie Peters, Heidi Alf. KILLINGTON — How does one know it’s the season for competitive swimming? By hearing the early morning swimmers jumping into the pool at 8 a.m., chlorinated hair, Tuesday night meets, speedos (yes, speedos!) and…
Rules of the Game
July 22, 2015
By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Roman and Mike are playing in a tournament. On the 5th hole. Roman, who started with 13 clubs, misses his short putt. In a moment of anger, he slams his club into the ground. The shaft on the club breaks. He then putts with his 3-wood. After the 9th hole, he…
Okemo announces new lifts, trail and snowmaking improvements for this winter
July 22, 2015
LUDLOW–Skiers and snowboarders visiting Okemo Mountain Resort this winter will view the snowy landscape through the bright orange tint of a retractable, transparent dome when they ride in the comfort of another new, high-speed bubble chairlift, named Quantum Four. Okemo’s upgrade and renaming of the Jackson Gore Express Quad includes the replacement of chairs with…
Jeanne Morrissey takes the win in sudden death playoff at the Ruth Raymond Jones Memorial Seniors’ Championship
July 22, 2015
KILLINGTON — On July 15 and 16 Green Mountain National Golf Course hosted a 36 hole stroke play tournament with a field of 100 players of age 55 and older. Jeanne Morrissey of Williston won the Ruth Raymond Jones Memorial Seniors’ Championship at Green Mountain National in a sudden death playoff over Margie Kaat of Ekwanok. In…
Goshen Gallop XXXVII –— It’s been called the “Toughest 10K in New England”
July 16, 2015
Submitted Runners take off for the trails at the start of a 10K at Blueberry Hill Inn. GOSHEN — Traveling from all over New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Canada there will be much anticipation in the air as this year’s pack of contenders line up for the start of the Goshen Gallop 10K race at 4…
KMS names Kris Pepe as freestyle mogul program director and head coach
July 16, 2015
Courtesy of KMS KRIS PEPE KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School has recently hired Kris Pepe as its new freestyle mogul program director and head coach. From 2008-2014, Kris Pepe was the head mogul FIS/Nor-Am coach at Telluride, Colo., and served most recently as the head freestyle coach at Aspen. Pepe began his freestyle career as a competitive…
Roosters steal win from Wolfpack
July 16, 2015
By Maxx Steinmetz After a three week hiatus, including the Fourth of July weekend, the Rutland Roosters held their first home game since holding their annual Keith Page Memorial Rugby Invitational. This game was the first of a three game series leading up to the Cam-Am tournament held in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. The…
Quenneville doubles up in Devil’s Bowl Speedway mid-season championships
July 16, 2015
Courtesy of MemorEvents Jimmy Bushey of Mooers Forks, N.Y., celebrates his first Devil's Bowl Speedway win in the Renegade division; Bushey lost his home in a fire on June 13 and recently made his return to the track. Bryant and Bushey take first wins; LaVair makes it five straight WEST HAVEN – Vince Quenneville Jr.…
Shrewsbury angler wins Champlain Bass Series event
July 16, 2015
Submitted Adams with two bass from his winning catch at the Champlain Bass Series Malletts Bay Melee held, June 28. Local tournament bass angler Chris Adams of Shrewsbury, Vt., opened the third annual Champlain Bass Series tournament season with a win at the Malletts Bay Melee on June 28, weighing a 17.74 pound five fish…
Rules of the Game
July 16, 2015
QUESTION: Butch and Cliff are playing in a tournament. On the 4th hole, Butch strokes his ball towards a water hazard. Both players are virtually certain that the ball is in the water hazard. Butch drops a ball behind the hazard keeping the point at which it is believed the ball crossed the margin of the water…
Green Mountain basketball welcomes Greek standout
July 16, 2015
POULTNEY – The Green Mountain College men’s basketball team is excited to announce the addition of incoming freshman Nikolaos Maragkidis to its program for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Maragkidis made a financial deposit and will begin his Eagle career in September as a business major. “Nik is a hard-working, young man that I think will…
Killington Softball League: Amazing feats of athleticism on display this week
July 16, 2015
By Dave Hoffenberg “Clearly” Moguls and the Killington Deli Team renewed their fierce rivalry last Wednesday night. These teams met in the championship last year which CM won and CM was going for the season sweep having already won two games in the series. The fans in attendance were treated to a battle that will…
