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…

Video courtesy of Tim Buttner

By Polly Lynn Killington residents Jason Mikula, left, and Murray McGrath, right, look down at a fresh line of snow on Pico Mountain. With over 14 feet of natural snow that has fallen this winter (Killington Resort and Okemo Mountain Resort both reporting that approx. 170 inches have fallen thus far) powder conditions are not…

KILLINGTON — On Feb. 22, at approximately 1:32 p.m., the Vermont State Police-Rutland Barracks received an Emergency 911 call from Gregory Hilz, age 27 from Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Hilz said he was skiing on the Palmer Woods Trail at the Pico Ski Resort and became lost after skiing off the trail. A subsequent interview revealed Hilz intentionally…

Submitted CSJ Senior Kashean Alston scored 16 points in the conference tournament championship game and was named Outstanding Defensive Player for the tournament. Fighting Saints sweep conference basketball tournament By Justin Lemanski, sports reporter Thursday, Feb. 19 The Lady Saints defeated Me-Machias 78-34 in YSCC quarterfinals. For the Saints, Jamie McLaughlin and Chontayvia Kennedy led…

Members of Killington Ski Club and Killington Mountain School line up during National Club Day, Feb. 14. To see a video of the parade Click Here KILLINGTON—Saturday, Feb. 14, the Killington Ski Club and Killington Mountain School hosted National Club Day, as part of a nationwide event that celebrates USSA Development programs and clubs. This…

By Justin Lemanski, Sports Reporter College of St. Joseph basketball teams closed out their regular season by winning all four games this past week. The women remain No. 1 in the USCAA Div. II coaches’ poll and the men remain ranked No. 4. Thursday, Feb. 12 The Fighting Saints men cruised past conference opponent Hampshire…

Following incidents of lost skiers at a number of Vermont ski areas in recent weeks, on Friday, Feb. 13, the Vermont State Police and Department of Public Safety issued a public reminder to skiers and riders about the dangers of skiing/riding out-of-bounds, especially during a period of extreme cold. With a recent three- to four-foot…

Currently there is a high risk for avalanche, search and rescuers and police reported Friday, Feb. 13. Vermont generally isn’t prone to avalanche, but open slopes over 30 degrees should be avoided, experts explained. Places like Smuggler’s Notch for ice climbers can be potentially problematic, or steep slopes at or above tree line. The recent…