Vermont state law requires that ice-fishing shanties must be removed from the ice before the ice becomes unsafe or loses its ability to support the shanty above the water, or before the last Sunday in March (March 29 this year), whichever comes first. “Ice conditions can deteriorate quickly with warmer weather, so we urge owners…

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By Kim Peters The 2014-2015 Rutland Raiders wrestling team has paved the way to a bright future. The team, though small, wrestled tough and were very close to taking the state championship. Senior Shane Warner, who battled two serious injuries earlier in the season, finished runner-up in the state in a close finals match with…

Victory caps off 23-0 season for the boys basketball team Staff report The undefeated Woodstock Wasps boy’s basketball team finished a perfect season winning the Division II championship, Saturday, March 7 over the Enosburg Hornets. It was the Woodstock team’s first championship since 1999 and their fifth in school history. With their perfect season, the…

WEST HAVEN–Stock car racing’s youth movement has a new home in Rutland County, as Devil’s Bowl Speedway has announced the formation of the new Young Guns division. The new class will observe the same rules used in the track’s Mini Stock division and will offer supervised safety and driving instructions and real on-track racing experience…

By Justin Lemanski, sports reporter The Fighting Saints men’s and women’s basketball teams headed to Uniontown, Penn., this week to play in the USCAA Division II national tournament. The men were able to get to the final four of the tournament, but lost to Berkeley-NYC in triple overtime. The women got to the final game…

Submitted SAM GNOZA The Stratton Mountain School freeski team finished up its regular season at Okemo and Nashoba Valley, Feb. 21 and 22, with Mendon’s Gnoza brothers coming out ahead in freeski events. At Okemo in the Slope Style competition, sophomore Sam Gnoza of Mendon was first in the Open Class division. Sophomore Henry Robbins,…

Ski Bum Results: Week 10 (3/11/2015) Overall Series Team Results By Class  

Courtesy of Killington Mountain School KILLINGTON—Killington Mountain School alpine athletes had strong results over the Feb. 21-22 weekend, competing in both Middlebury and at home on Killington’s Highline trail. The U14s were at Middlebury for a Council GS on Sunday, where Izzy Jenne took the win in the women’s race, with Bella Amico in second,…

By Robin Alberti KILLINGTON—On Saturday, Feb. 28, Killington Resort hosted the Neff Land Space Jam, an open format competition in its outer-space-themed terrain park located at Ramshead.  There were three divisions, one for the groms (14 years old and younger), and men’s and women’s divisions. Neff is a Southern California headwear company, started in 2002…

RUTLAND—Head Over Heels Gymnastics had a full house Wednesday, Feb. 18 for its Cheer Hawaii Fundraiser/open gym at its location on North Main Street, Rutland. The main focus of the event was to raise money for two Fair Haven cheerleaders, Mollie Coltey and Sophia Rampone, both sophomores at Fair Haven Union High School and members…

Fighting Saints march in at Uniontown, Penn. By Justin Lemanski, sports reporter National tournament preview The Lady Saints will face Penn State-Fayette in the opening round of the USCAA national tournament at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5. Fayette has an overall record of 8-17, while holding the No. 8 seed in the tournament. They are…

By Justin Lemanski, sports reporter The Fighting Saints Softball team got off to a good start in the fall with a 3-1 record, and now are heading down to Texas to play against very good competition to start off their spring season. The Saints will be matched up against UT-Tyler, Letourneau, UT-Dallas, Murray State, Eastern…

By Justin Lemanski Athletics Reporter The Saints are on their way to USCAA national tournament, March 4-7, 2015. You can follow the tournament on social media using #USCAAbball15. Women’s basketball The Lady Saints will face Penn State-Fayette in the opening round of the USCAA national tournament at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015. Fayette has an…

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