By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Pat and Marcia are playing in a tournament. On the 6th hole, Pat’s second stroke lodges against a tree root. The tree is in an area that is marked as ground under repair but the root and ball lie outside the markings. Because the root is part of the tree, Pat…

WOODSTOCK — Vermont native Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the year and a star of the 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup team, returns to the Woodstock Inn & Resort Aug. 25 with fellow PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele to host the third annual Keegan Bradley Charity Golf Classic. The event benefits the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation in…

WEST HAVEN – Joey “Fireball” Roberts sat through a half-hour rain delay and braved cool temperatures on Friday night, Aug. 15, at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, but the wait was worth it – Roberts dominated Stand Night for his second victory of the season. He was joined as a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series winner during the evening…

By Kate Robitello As I peaked the top of Blue Ridge overlook with my trusty pit-dalmation alongside, I was kindly reminded by a text from a friend to meditate. Mountain meditation—such a wonderfully grounding, calming, yet powerful experience! Meditation in general has, ostensibly, presented a number of miraculous health benefits to those who practice regularly.…

MENDON – It’s been quite a week for the soon-to-be eighth-grader from Mendon. Logan Broyles aced the 177-yard 12th hole at Rutland Country Club on Aug. 9, then headed up to Green Mountain National Golf Club where he won the two-day stroke play Men’s Club Championship on Aug. 11. Broyles shot 73 and 74 at…

By Dave Hoffenberg The best of three Championship was under way this week between the #4 seed Phat Italian and the #1 seed Clearly Moguls. The Phat was vying for their first title, while C.M. was going for their third in five years. Game one Game one began with C.M. coming out cold and going…

CASTLETON – In an effort to increase interest in bear hunting, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will hold a free “Getting Started in Bear Hunting” seminar at the Kehoe Conservation Camp in Castleton on Saturday, Aug. 16. “Bears can be challenging to hunt, but hunters who know where to look for them and how…

The deadline to apply for a Vermont muzzleloader antlerless deer hunting permit is upon us, as it is set for Aug. 15. Hunters can apply on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s website at www.vtfishandwildlife.com. Or they can apply with a paper application available from license agents. “The online application is a really swift and easy…

KILLINGTON — On Tuesday, Aug. 5, golf tournament players dressed up in camouflage and wore safari hats for Killington’s Safari League Night. Players were faced with challenges including snakes on the green to putt around and banana peels from a monkey’s mess on the fairway. The first place team included: K.C., Pete Lajoie, Kirk Turner, and…

RUTLAND—The time is finally here and one Rutland-area resident is about to become an international star. With less than a month left before Bethany Bosch “crosses the pond” to cross the Channel, Intrepid Athletics will be hosting a pool party at White’s Pool in Rutland on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 1-6 p.m. as a community…

Photos courtesy of ©Brian Mohr/EmberPhoto ROCHESTER — In an ongoing effort to create a unified voice for Vermont’s growing backcountry skiing and riding community, the recently formed Vermont Backcountry Alliance (VTBC) has been formally recognized as an official program area of Vermont’s Catamount Trail Association (CTA).  It’s a step that will enable both organizations to work…

LUDLOW – With one week remaining in Okemo Valley Golf Club’s Men’s League, the chase for the Commissioner’s Cup became more competitive on Aug. 5. Stryhas Builders, who entered the night in fifth position, socked the fourth place UBS squad, as super-sub Stew Schmidt won 7.5 holes, and Ted Stryhas, PJ Garvey and Charlie Howard…

LUDLOW – The Okemo Valley Golf Club Ladies’ League continued play on Aug. 6 with a cha-cha-cha format. Team Jeannette continued their winning ways by grabbing top honors for the night as Alice Thayne, Pat Roelants, Janet Carini and Doris Eddy combined for a score of 69. Finishing second for the night was Coldwell Banker/Watson…

QUESTION: Arlene and Mark are playing in a tournament. On the 7th hole, Arlene strokes her ball into a greenside bunker. She goes to her ball and strokes it into another bunker on the other side of the green. She rakes and smoothes the first bunker and then plays out of the second bunker. The…

KILLINGTON — As July came to a close, Killington Mountain School cyclists were busy in races throughout New England, and from Canada, all the way to Australia! In the 115 KM first stage of Quebec’s Le Tour de l’Abitibi, KMS cyclist Jonah Mead-VanCort finished eighth out of 165 riders. Mead-VanCort finished with the pack, just 17…