By Justin Lemanski, ahletics reporter The Fighting Saints baseball team had a busy weekend with five games on the road against Fisher and Briarcliffe. The Saints returned home with a 3-2 record. The Lady Saints softball team had games postponed due to rain following last weekend’s games against Penn State-Schuylkill and Penn State-Hazelton. The Lady…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON – Speaking on the PEG-TV program “Insight” recently, Killington and Pico President and General Manager Mike Salimano told interviewers Polly Lynn, editor and co-publisher of the Mountain Times, and Herald news editor Alan Keays that the resort had plans to boost summer attendance. Part of the goal, Salimano said, was to…

Submitted Nathan Mackey of Poultney poses with a beautiful rainbow trout he recently caught and released in Bennington during Vermont’s year-round, catch-and-release trout season. Spring is prime time to fish for Vermont trout Despite the late return of spring, Vermont’s traditional trout fishing season is set to open on Saturday, April 11, marking the start…

By Wayne Laroche, courtesy of Vt. Fish &Wildlife Vermont is estimated to have 2,400 moose statewide. This year, 225 regular moose season permits will be issued, representing a 21 percent decrease from the 285 permits issued last year. Hunters are expected to harvest close to 110 moose during the regular season hunt, Oct. 17 to…

LUDLOW – The arrival of spring invokes thoughts of warm-weather activities and Okemo Mountain Resort is planning to add lift-serviced mountain biking to its lineup of summer and fall amenities. Okemo’s South Ridge Quad A will provide access to more than three miles of trails in the resort’s Clock Tower base area as the first…

By Justin Lemanski, Athletics Reporter April 1 Bill Brancatella hurled a shutout to score CSJ an 8-0 victory over Penn State Beaver at Monaca, PA. Brancatella struck out 12 while giving up just five hits over seven shutout innings. The Saints pounded out 10 hits. Jordan Matos contributed three RBIs on three hits for the…

By Jerry LeBlond Kyle Finneron and Andrew Whyte duel for the Men’s Ski B Championship. final standings Cumulative team standing 1. Clock Tower 1 = 894 2.  Inn Crowd = 883 3. Gorillas In The Mist = 880 4. More Cray = 878 5. KMS2 Black Bear = 877 Points awarded by place: 1st place…

RUTLAND — College of St. Joseph has named Adam Pullinen as men’s head soccer coach. Pullinen brings a wealth of experience with him to CSJ. A native of Ludlow, Vt., he has served as head coach for teams across New York, including Westchester Flames U-15 boy’s team, New York City Soccer Academy, and New York…

Courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Kelly Brooks of Waterbury with a lake trout she caught recently while ice fishing on Lake Champlain in Colchester. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will be wrapping up its Lake Champlain winter angler survey in the coming weeks. The department thanks and commends anglers for their cooperation during…

Killington Mountain School U10-U16 athletes competed at Sunapee on March 21-22 for the Chip Gilroy Giant Slalom. Racers from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts gathered for this fun, end-of-season event. Families and various clubs set up tents with grills fired up for cooking lunch, and friends gathered around. The weather cooperated, with beautiful sunshine and…

Courtesy of Joel Flewelling, Vt Fish & Wildlife Sign up by April 1 for the Third Annual Governor’s Youth Turkey Hunt. In an effort to promote youth hunting in Vermont, youth hunters are encouraged to participate in the Third Annual Governor’s Youth Turkey Hunt this spring. The young hunters will be treated to a luncheon…

By Justin Lemanski, Athletics Reporter College of St. Joseph's baseball and softball teams returned from the south this week after playing in a set of spring training games. The Fighting Saints baseball team played seven games in Virginia and came out with a 3-4 record. The softball team played their four games in North Carolina,…

Submitted The Rutland High School co-ed cheerleading team proudly displays their first place trophy at the New England Cheering Championships, having won the competition on March 21. Staff report RUTLAND — Rutland High School won first in New England for its co-ed cheerleading routine on Saturday, March 21. The New England Cheering Championships (officially the…

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By Justin Lemanski, athletics reporter The Fighting Saints basketball teams were unable to walk away with a title at the 2015 USCAA national tournament, but they did break some all-time records during play. The men’s team tied its own record of collecting 65 rebounds during its game against Penn-State Beaver that went into triple overtime.…