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Chester Reds fall to Yanks in Youth Majors; Reds Minors’ win streak carries to championship
The Chester Reds faced off with the Ludlow Yankees for the Valley Youth Baseball League Majors Championship (for ages 11 and 12) on Thursday, June 20 at Greven Field in Cavendish, losing to the Yankees by a 6-2 final. It was a tight game early with Ludlow scoring first with a run off Chester ace […]
GM boys win over Springfield while girls stumble in tough game
By Greg Hart Sports editor Green Mountain boys varsity baseball had a busy week with four games in five days starting with a matchup last Tuesday with Springfield at its Riverside field, winning by a 6-5 final over the Cosmos. Brighton Bischofberger pitched a strong game, going 6 2/3 innings on a very chilly afternoon […]
Preseason basketball camps for boys and girls
By Greg Hart Sports editor The girls 3rd through 6th grade Basketball Camp will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Nov. 10 at Green Mountain Union High School. This is open to all girls in Chester and Cavendish as well as the youth girls coaches of those teams. It will be run […]
Girls varsity ends season winless, GM boys win cross country title
By Greg Hart Sports editor GM girls varsity 0, Twin Valley 3 Monday, Oct. 15 A young Chiefs team got some valuable experience in the 3-0 loss to Twin Valley as members of the JV team were called on to play. Having had an abbreviated season of their own with cancellations and rainouts (only two […]
Varsity soccer, cross country and middle school soccer tourney
By Greg Hart Sports editor GM girls varsity 0, Leland & Gray 2 Monday, Oct. 8 Still looking for their first win, the Lady Chiefs took on the visiting Lady Rebels from Leland & Gray on Monday Oct. 8, but two fluky goals gave the Rebels a 2-0 win. The first 10 minutes saw even […]
Green Mountain MS girls beat Vilas
Green Mountain bests Alstead’s Vilas 2 to 1 Monday, Oct. 1 The Lady Chiefs traveled to Alstead, NH, to take on the strong Vilas Vixens squad and came away with a narrow 2-1 win. Vilas kept GM keeper Kassidy Cummings busy the whole game, but she had a strong, aggressive game limiting the Vixens to […]
GM Boys trounce Bellows Falls 5-1
Varsity Boys GM 5, Bellows Falls 1 Monday, Sept. 24 The Green Mountain Chieftains defeated the Bellows Falls Terriers at home by a 5-1 score. After two tough, back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday and playing on only one day of rest, the Chiefs came out flat in the first half. “I kind of expected […]
Middle School girls, boys keep Black River to single goals
GM MS Girls 9, Black River 1 Wednesday, Sept. 19 Green Mountain gave up a goal in the first minute of play to the Lady Presidents from Black River, but came roaring back to score nine goals of their own in a blowout 9-1 win on Wednesday. “We held our ground and quickly rallied” said […]
GM Varsity girls fall to Proctor; Middle school girls rout Leland & Gray
Girls Varsity Soccer: Proctor 5 Green Mountain 0 Monday, Sept. 17 Down 2-0 at the half the Lady Chiefs surrendered two goals in quick succession to begin the second half, with Proctor taking advantage of their opportunities. The Phantoms tacked on one more goal for the 5-0 win and sending GM off with an 0-3 […]
Middle School soccer: Boys tie, girls win against Springfield
Both Green Mountain Middle School soccer teams opened their seasons on Thursday, Sept. 13 with the boys playing Springfield to a 1-1 tie at home. Mac Walton scored early for GM while goalie Jon Little limited the Cosmos to one goal. The girls also played Springfield, winning by a 3-2 score in Springfield. Boys Soccer: […]
