Ski club seeks new members

#MIDDLEBURY #SKIING #SNOWBOARDING Winterset Ski Club, based in Newtown, Conn., is accepting membership renewals and new members for the 2016 to 2017 ski and snowboard season.  If you ... Continue Reading →

Panthers go back to the drawing board

#MIDDLEBURY #PANTHERS #PHS By Ken Morse Middlebury – Special to the Bee-Intelligencer Any time a team needs to go back to the drawing board, it’s not a good thing. It’s even ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – The Simple Olympics

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto If there was one consistent takeaway for America from these past Olympics it is that: 1) we have the best athletes (and sport outfitters) in the world, and ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Sept. 17, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek Questions When was the last time before 2015 (Virginia) that an ACC baseball team won the College World Series? In 2015, Mark Melancon set a Pittsburgh ... Continue Reading →

Ta Ta Trot for a cure

#MIDDLEBURY The third annual Pies & Pints Ta Ta Trot 5K Sunday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. will start and end at Pies & Pints at One Store Road in Middlebury. Last year’s event ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Fuhgeddaboutit

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto Here’s a conversation nobody really cares about: whether or not Alex Rodriguez deserves a plaque in the New York Yankees’ Memorial Park. A-rod, ... Continue Reading →

Resilient seniors hope to turn Panthers around

#MIDDLEBURY #SOUTHBURY #PHS #PANTHERS By KEN MORSE Last year’s Pomperaug football season left a lasting impression on the players who weathered the storm. The Panthers went 0-10, ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Sept. 3, 2016

By Chris Richcreek Questions In 2015, Alex Rodriguez became the fourth major-league player to hit a home run as a teenager and as a 40-year-old. Name two of the other three to do it. Name ... Continue Reading →

DEEP closes river fishing areas

  #MIDDLEBURY #DEEP #FISHING Warm temperatures and low stream flows impacting fish Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced Aug. 19 portions ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Jordan has spoken

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto It was less than a year ago that Kareem Abdul Jabbar mentioned that Michael Jordan chose “commerce over conscience,” failing to comment on the ... Continue Reading →