This Week’s News
OV, other RNeSU schools, craft pandemic graduations
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON/ WEST RUTLAND/ PROCTOR — It will take longer, and there won’t be any hugging or handshaking as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but local high school […]
Small, but powerful
Every Memorial Day for the last 120 years or so, a line of first grade girls in white dresses and carrying fresh flowers walks up to the Civil War monument in Central Park.
Sudden death of former Brandon Fire Chief Wdowiak stuns community
Brandon has lost a fire chief whose death was a surprise to everyone.
Basin Bluegrass Festival cancelled due to pandemic
BY LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The Basin Bluegrass Festival has been cancelled for the first time ever. Founder and organizer Linda Berry said Tuesday that she waited as long […]
Home is just Across the Street
The plan was always to come back to Brandon. And much like the U.S. Postal Service, neither rain nor pandemic would keep Janet and Joel Mondlak from their appointed rounds here.
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Sports
Otter golfers win back-to-back Division II state titles
Sparked by a medalist performance by sophomore Lucas Politano, the Otter Valley Union High School boys’ golf team claimed its second consecutive Division II championship on Thursday, Oct. 13.
OV field hockey snags 3-0 victory over Middlebury
The host Otter Valley field hockey team struck for two first-quarter goals against visiting Middlebury on Thursday, Oct. 6, and did enough the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory.
OV golfers qualify for 2022 Division II state tournament
The 2021 Division II champion Otter Valley boys’ golf team qualified to defend its title on Thursday, Oct. 6, by finishing second in the qualifying tournament on the Otters’ home course, Neshobe Golf Club.
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.