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OVGC men’s league results, Aug. 5

August 14, 2014
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…

OVGC ladies’ league results, Aug. 6

August 14, 2014
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…

Rules of the Game

August 14, 2014
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…

KMS cycling dominates from Canada to Australia, and places in between

August 14, 2014
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…

Killington Softball League: diving catches, consecutive strike-outs and the longest home run ever at Killington

August 8, 2014
By Dave Hoffenberg Phat vs. McGrath’s Last week the Phat Italian played McGrath’s with the winner punching their ticket to the championship game. The Phat was vying for their first ever championship appearance and McGrath’s was seeking their second in a row. The Phat kept their hit parade going from Monday and came out swinging…

“Hot Mamas for Heather” prepare to run 100 on 100 Relay in fundraising support of their fellow Rutland Town mom and friend

August 7, 2014
By Amy Allen Great things can happen when a group comes together to work toward a common goal, and when a young Rutland Town mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, six fellow Rutland Town moms took immediate action to support their friend. A Rutland native, Heather Myhre Todd, 37, is the mother of Rutland…

Racing to the State Championships

August 1, 2014
Aug. 2-3 The Killington Sharks Swim Team hosted its final home meet on Tuesday, July 22. Districts were held in Rutland, Saturday, July 26. The State Championship will be held at Upper Valley Aquatic Club in White River Jct., Aug. 2-3. Photos by Polly Lynn

Killington Softball League: Championship potential

August 1, 2014
By Dave Hoffenberg The Phat Italian and STF ended the regular season against each other and started the playoffs versus each other, too. The Phat won the more important game, which was the playoff game. The first game was a good defensive battle on both sides. STF started the scoring with two runs in the…

KMS Freestyle Program Director Matt Gnoza accepts job with the US Ski Team

August 1, 2014
KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain School Freestyle Program Director Matt Gnoza has accepted a job with the US Ski Team, and will begin working for them August 1, Head of School Tao Smith confirmed in a letter to the KMS community, July 17. “While this news caught many of us unaware, Matt’s team appointment comes as no…

Okemo Mountain Resort launches Operation Snowburst, Part Two

August 1, 2014
LUDLOW – Okemo Mountain Resort’s Operation Snowburst is returning for a second season of snowmaking improvements to include the addition of 100 new, energy-efficient tower guns. Operation Snowburst, Part Two brings Okemo’s mountain-wide total of HKD tower guns to 1,125. Okemo also utilizes several hundred snowmaking guns of varying types, but it is the HKD…

Miranda on Mountain Biking “The Beast”

July 31, 2014
By Bobby Lanctot You may know Miranda, maybe from Killington Mountain where she is a Mountain Ambassador or perhaps from Baja Burrito where she makes one of the best Margaritas on Killington Road... or perhaps it's from surfing the New Hampshire coastline. During the summer months, you can often find her on the Killington mountain…

Killington Softball League: First and last playoff seeds clinched

July 18, 2014
By Dave Hoffenberg Over the years we have seen our fair share of David beating Goliath. Upsets are going to happen and the best part is they happen when you least expect it. Those two lines were almost written about the Heavy Hitters, who recently shocked the entire league. They put up their biggest battle…

33rd annual Prouty raises $2.6+ million to fight cancer

July 17, 2014
Athletes from Vermont and New Hampshire and beyond raise money for cancer research and care On Saturday, July 12, nearly 6,000 registered cyclists, walkers, rowers, and golfers (and 1,300 volunteers) gathered in Hanover, N.H., for the 33rd Annual Prouty, northern New England’s largest charity fundraiser. Sunshine and comfortable summer temperatures contributed to the festive mood…

On Kent Pond

July 16, 2014
Photo by Paul Holmes Merisa Sherman paddles across Kent Pond in Killington, her Golden Retriever Vespi along for the ride.

Bumps, jumps, speed and style on display at Killington’s Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge

July 14, 2014
KILLINGTON - Last weekend, April 5-6, more than 125 bump skiing fanatics converged on Killington's Outer Limits, one of the steepest ski trails in the East, to race through moguls and throw their best tricks for a chance to win the legendary Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge. "The Killington Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge is definitely back…