Sept. 16-17 — POULTNEY — Slate Valley Trails is partnering with MTBVT to host the second annual Meeting of the Grinds, a two-day cycling festival on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17. Bringing together cyclists of all genres, the event will raise money to support the stewardship efforts of Slate Valley Trails. Festivities are…

John Gosselin stole the show at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 3, capturing the Limited Sportsman “Win & You’re In” race to earn a guaranteed starting berth in Sunday’s Fabian Earth Moving Vermont 200. Other feature winners in the Saturday portion of the weekend event included Elmo Reckner, Daryl Gebo, Allen Hewitt, and Griff…

The Vermont hunting season for gray squirrels started Thursday, Sept. 1. The season runs through Saturday, Dec. 31, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. “Vermont has a healthy population of gray squirrels, concentrated in southern Vermont and the Champlain Valley,” said Hunter Education Coordinator Nicole Meier. “They’re a fantastic small game species for…

Todd Stone punched his ticket into the big dance at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 27. The championship point leader captured the “Win & You’re In” Vermont 200 qualifier victory. He was joined in victory lane throughout the night by four drivers who earned the first wins of their careers — Gary English, Ed…

By Dave Hoffenberg This year’s championship series between the defending champion Rock Warriors (Rock) and league newcomer Chasin Tail (CT) was the best this league has ever seen. Every game went to extra innings with each team winning one game to set up a winner-take-all finale. Rock Co-Captain Josh Stevens started the scoring with a…

Young racers Justin Stone and Marty Kelly III held serve at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 20, for the annual Double Feature Night. The busy, 10-race card was also highlighted by a 50-lap Enduro Series race, and by a backpack giveaway at intermission that benefitted more than 200 students in attendance. Middlebury’s Justin Stone won…

Semi-finals: First Stop vs. Chasin Tail By Dave Hoffenberg The Semi-final matchup between First Stop (FS) and Chasin Tail (CT) was a battle from start to finish. One of these teams would be going to their first championship. Would it be league veterans First Stop or league newcomers, Chasin Tail? Collin “Hungry Like The” Wolf…

By Dave Hoffenberg Playoffs resumed with an epic battle between No. 2 seed Rock Warriors and No. 3 seed First Stop. Joe Brown started the scoring for FS with a solo home run in his first at-bat. His team followed with five more runs, practically batting through their order for a 6-0 lead. It should…

If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act. Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are now holding a limited number of courses throughout the state. A person must pass the basic hunter education course before they can…

By Dave Hoffenberg First Stop had a chance for the number one seed but lost their last regular season game to Rock Warriors. Those two will meet in the first round of the playoffs. Sushi Yoshi put up a fight in their final regular season game against Chasin' Tail. CT started with a fury, batting…

By Dave Hoffenberg Sushi Yoshi has one more chance to avoid a winless regular season after dropping all three games last week. Monday they got blown out twice by First Stop and Wednesday they lost to Rock Warriors but were happy the game went all seven innings. Rock’s MVP was Nate Trainor who saw his…

Cliffs clear to hike and climb again Aug. 1 Hikers and rock climbers can return to Vermont cliffs starting August 1, now that peregrine falcon nesting season has ended. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has confirmed that all the young falcons have learned to fly and should not be disturbed by human presence on…

Bike ride hopes to raise $35,000 to help end addiction Saturday, Aug. 6 — MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS — Addiction has touched the lives of countless friends, neighbors, coworkers, and classmates. For some it’s too close to home. Vermont has one of the highest illicit drug usage rates in the nation. Almost everyone knows of someone, a…

First Stop vs. Rivershed Sluggers First Stop (FS) battled the Rivershed Sluggers (RS) all the way to extra innings, which were not even needed. For the second game in a row, FS went to extras by mistake. More on that later. RS came out swinging, scoring two runs off a long single by Judd “Magnum”…

By Dave Hoffenberg First Stop vs. Rock Warriors/Chasin' Tail First Stop (FS) didn’t even play a real team in the league yet they lost their first place standing... Rock Warriors, after bashing Sushi Yoshi, had a battle with First Stop. The problem for FS, they were playing a combo Rock Warriors/Chasin' Tail (RWCT) team with…