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Despite loss to WRV, Cummings and Tyrrell end GM b-ball run with grit and pride

Despite loss to WRV, Cummings and Tyrrell end GM b-ball run with grit and pride

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a night full of fond farewells to Kim Cummings and Grace Tyrrell, the two seniors on the Green Mountain girls basketball team, the Chieftains worked it to the very end. They led for much of the first half and hung on within one possession until midway through […]

Lights go out on GM boys' charge

Lights go out on GM boys’ charge Blackout halts game after three quarters

By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With momentum swinging firmly in their favor after closing an eight point halftime lead to one at the end of the third, the Green Mountain boys basketball team looked poised to make a run at their tenth win of the season hosting White River Valley on Thursday […]

GM girls come out strong but fail to snag win against Rivendell

GM girls come out strong but fail to snag win against Rivendell

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC For three quarters, the Green Mountain girls basketball team looked firmly in control, ready to grab their elusive fifth win to earn a spot in the upcoming Division 3 playoffs, leading by double digits for most of the first 24 minutes and entering the fourth quarter up by […]

College News

College News

The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., announces that the following local students have been named to the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s List for fall 2021. Adam Culver of Grafton was named to the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s List Benjamin Haseltine of Chester was named to the President’s Honors List […]

GM Board agenda for Feb. 17

GM Board agenda for Feb. 17

The Green Mountain Unified School District board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 17, 2022 at the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Rt. 103 South in Chester and via Zoom. To join the meeting remotely go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/83098117934 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER (2 […]

GM girls' offense stalls in 41-29 loss to Rebels

GM girls’ offense stalls in 41-29 loss to Rebels

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The iron unkind,” a phrase linked to offensive struggles, bit the Green Mountain girls basketball team, leading to a 41-29 loss to the Rebels of Leland & Gray in Townshend on Friday evening.  “​​We struggled badly offensively,” said Coach Jeff Buffum. “We couldn’t get a shot to […]

Driving till the very end, GM boys lose by 2 to Rivendell

Driving till the very end, GM boys lose by 2 to Rivendell

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Basketball can be brutal. At times, an inch here or there can make all the difference between a thrilling victory or a crushing defeat. The Green Mountain boys basketball team endured such a result on Thursday night when, trailing by 2 with just seconds remaining, Brendan Rose’s 3-point […]

College News

College News

Nathan Luman of Chester has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2021 semester at Champlain College, located in Burlington. Luman is currently enrolled in the Game Art and Animation major.  Students on the President’s List have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher during the semester. Ashley Bolton of South […]

GM boys earn Rapanotti 100th win in trounce of Cosmos

GM boys earn Rapanotti 100th win in trounce of Cosmos

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC SPRINGFIELD Any team that has played the Green Mountain Chieftains knows that they can light it up from beyond the arc. The GM boys 3-point shooting was on full display in their Saturday night matchup with the Springfield Cosmos, hitting 11 on the evening en route to an […]

GM girls power past Division 2 Cosmos

GM girls power past Division 2 Cosmos

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC SPRINGFIELD On paper, the GM girls basketball matchup with Division 2 Springfield Saturday afternoon looked like it was going to be a difficult climb for Coach Jeffrey Buffum’s squad. Despite the monumental task of beating a team that is considered to be in the mix for a state […]

Turnovers riddle GM girls in loss to Leland & Gray Rebels

Turnovers riddle GM girls in loss to Leland & Gray Rebels

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Turnovers: The ugliest word in basketball showed its face in Chester early and often for the Green Mountain girls basketball team in their Tuesday matchup with the Leland & Gray Rebels. In the end, despite making several runs, the Chieftains could simply not overcome their unforced errors that […]

College News

College News

Vermont Tech, located in Randolph Center, congratulates the following students for achieving President’s List Honors for the fall semester of 2021. These are degree students carrying 12 or more letter-graded credit hours who achieve a GPA of 4.0. Ryan Cooney of Springfield in the Bachelor of Science Professional Pilot Technology program Keegan Ewald of Cavendish […]

GM boys repel Rebels in a blistering first-quarter

GM boys repel Rebels in a blistering first-quarter

By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Scoring 27 points in the first quarter, including five three-pointers, the Green Mountain boys basketball squad continued their recent hot streak, winning their third straight on Monday night with a 65-41 victory over the Leland & Gray Rebels at home in Chester. Everett Mosher got the offense […]

VSAC scholarship deadline is Feb. 11

VSAC scholarship deadline is Feb. 11

Friday, Feb. 11 is the last day to apply for scholarships assisted by the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Every year VSAC compiles a scholarship booklet of opportunities available only to Vermont residents. You can access that booklet by clicking here. It is important to note that many of those scholarships receive only 100 or so […]

TRSU board agenda for Feb. 3

TRSU board agenda for Feb. 3

The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 3, 2022 at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86209903355 Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & […]

GM boys scare off Phantoms in last-minute thriller

GM boys scare off Phantoms in last-minute thriller

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing On the road and trailing by six entering the fourth quarter, the Green Mountain Chieftains, who continue to be short on players, looked to be on the precipice of dropping the road contest to the Proctor Phantoms. However, with a burst of energy and some big shots down the […]

Chieftains answer defensive call, yet fall just short to Rivendell Raptors 33-32

Chieftains answer defensive call, yet fall just short to Rivendell Raptors 33-32

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain girls team answered Coach Buffum’s defensive challenge from Tuesday night’s heart-breaking loss to Arlington, holding Rivendell to a squeaker 33-32 win on Friday night   in Orford, N.H. Now, all that is left in order for the Chieftains to find sustained success is to connect their […]

GM girls play strong offense, but lose 53-50 with seconds remaining in 4th quarter

GM girls play strong offense, but lose 53-50 with seconds remaining in 4th quarter

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC If you like fast-pace offense, the Arlington 53-50 victory over the Chieftains in girls basketball action at home on Tuesday was the contest for you. For defensive minded coaches like Coach Jeffrey Buffum, the track meet he witnessed was not the type of basketball he wanted to see […]

Short-handed Green Mountain puts scare into undefeated Rivendell

Short-handed Green Mountain puts scare into undefeated Rivendell

By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On paper, the matchup between Green Mountain and Rivendell Academy on Monday evening was scintillating: A Division 3 team on the rise vs. an undefeated Division 4 squad that many consider to be the odds-on favorite to take home a state championship.  Unfortunately for the Chieftains, the […]

College News

College News

Two area students have been named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester. They are: Allison Kenney of Chester and Kaelie Peoples of […]