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Lady Saints look for win to maintain No. 1 ranking

February 2, 2015
By: Justin Lemanski, Athletics Reporter On the women’s side, Vermont Tech is 6-15 overall and 5-5 in the YSCC. They are led by senior Paige Wells, who is averaging 13.1 points per game. Vermont Tech will be looking to move up in the conference with a win against the USCAA leading Saints. The Lady Saints…

Basketball preview: Fighting Saints Men on the road at Berkeley-NYC, Feb. 1

January 30, 2015
By Justin Lemanski Athletics Reporter The Fighting Saints men will be on the road against Berkeley-NYC at noon Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Berkeley-NYC is in the USCAA, so this game will effect CSJ’s overall ranking within the league. Berkeley is currently 11-4 with a 5-0 home record, and will be looking to continue a 4-game…

Fighting Saints men’s basketball preview: CSJ vs. Pine Manor, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m.

January 30, 2015
By: Justin Lemanski Athletics Report The Fighting Saints men will be squaring off against Pine Manor at home at1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Pine Manor is an NCAA Division III team currently sitting at 7-8 overall. Pine Manor is a team that can score, averaging 96.1 points per game. Their depth consists of 19 total…

World Cup Wednesday Ski Bum Race Series: Jan. 21, cumulative team standing after week #4

January 28, 2015
Watch this weeks video Here 1. Clock Tower = 593 2. More Cray = 581 3. Ramrod = 572 4. First Stop = 558 5. Clock Tower 2 = 555 6. Gorillas In The Mist = 543 7. Highline Bomber = 534 8. Ambassador A = 542 9. KMS 2 Black Bear = 529 10.…

K-town Showdown features big air, rails

January 28, 2015
KILLINGTON — On Saturday, Jan. 24, Killington Resort hosted the K-town Showdown on Dream Maker Terrain Park, Bear Mountain. The event featured grom divisions, open to female and male athletes ages 14 and under as well as open men’s and open women’s divisions all in both skiing and snowboarding categories. Results: Grom Skiing 1. Max Tarricone…

Okemo superpipe makes season debut

January 28, 2015
LUDLOW–Okemo Mountain Resort’s Amp Energy Superpipe made its season debut on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Measuring 500 feet in overall length, the Amp Energy Superpipe has 18-foot high walls and a span of 54 feet between decks. The slope angle is 16 degrees, achieved with a depth of 14 feet of snow under the bottom of…

Rutland cheerleaders to compete in national championships

January 26, 2015
By Polly Lynn On Jan. 24 and 25, the Rutland Raiders cheerleading team will compete on a national stage in Dallas, Texas. The 23-member team attended a National Cheerleading Association skills camp last summer, where they earned a bid to attend the two-day national competition. The Rutland cheerleaders are the first Vermont team ever to…

World Cup Wednesday Ski Bum Race Series: Week #3

January 21, 2015
Watch the Week #3 Video Here Cumulative team standing after week #3 1. Clock Tower = 443 2.  More Cray = 436 3. First Stop = 429 4. Ramrod = 428 5. Sex Panthers = 423 6. Clock Tower 2 = 418 7. Highline Bomber = 409 8. Ambassador A = 404 9. Gorillas In…

Turner Ramsay takes Junior 15-16 title at 2015 National Cyclocross Championships

January 21, 2015
Controversy and confusion abound after officials combined fields and pulled racers due to course closure By Amy Allen, KMS Killington Mountain School Cyclist Turner Ramsay rode her way to the top spot on the podium at US Cyclocross National Championships, held last week in Austin, Texas. Though the race was mired in controversy, she was…

Paramount Theatre to show the NFC and AFC championships live and large in high definition

January 14, 2015
Sunday, Jan. 18 — RUTLAND — This Sunday the Packers take on the Seahawks in Seattle at 3:05 p.m. EST for the NFC championship followed by the Colt and the Patriots in Boston at 6:40 p.m. vying for the AFC championship. The game are being shown in HD on the Paramount Theatre’s 30-foot by 24-foot…

Vermont bear hunters had a successful and safe season, officials report

January 14, 2015
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reports that bear hunters in Vermont had a safe and successful hunting season in 2014. Hunters took 567 black bears during the 84 days of the two-part ‘early bear season’ and ‘late bear season.’ There were also no hunting-related shooting incidents. The final harvest was nearly identical to the 2013…

Vermont turkey hunters had a successful year

January 14, 2015
Vermont wild turkey hunters had safe and successful spring and fall hunting seasons in 2014, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. A total of 6,414 turkeys were taken by hunters during Vermont’s three hunting seasons–the spring youth hunt, the regular May spring season, and the fall turkey hunt. Young turkey hunters mentored by…

Vt Fish & Wildlife announces release of “Landowner’s Habitat Management Guide”

January 7, 2015
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department recently announced the release of the long-awaited book entitled “A Landowner’s Guide – Wildlife Habitat Management for Lands in Vermont.” The book is a comprehensive guide to wildlife habitat management on private lands. It is filled with colorful photos and helpful tips. “The Landowner’s Guide is something that Vermonters…

Two U.S. ski team prospects die in avalanche, one had Vt. connections

January 7, 2015
By Polly Lynn Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19 were two development-level ski racers who were among six people skiing when the avalanche struck. The four others were able to ski out of danger; Berlack and Astle were not. Their deaths in an avalanche at a resort in the Austrian Alps have left their…

Basketball champs

December 31, 2014
The annual Rutland Town Snowball Tournament was held Dec. 22-23. Area fifth and sixth grade boys and girls basketball teams competed. Rutland Town beat Proctor for the Boys Championship. Proctor beat West Rutland for the Girls Championship. Photos by Stacy Kent