BETHEL — The 10th Annual Bethel Rotary/Mahoosuc Kids Association 5k and 1-mile youth run was a fundraising success on May 17. All of the proceeds go to support access to after-school and enrichment programming for local youth. Here, runners are shown at the start at Crescent Park School as Rotarian Robin Zinchuk (right) explains […]
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Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League Championship
RUMFORD — Clean Cut Painting came out of 5th place, finishing the regular season with a 6-8 record to previously knock off 4th place Jay (7-8) in the quarterfinal and upset 1st place Smart Care PT, Inc (15-1) in the semifinals. They then surprised everyone again by beating a strong A & G Carpentry team […]
MV Rec Women’s Basketball Tournament
RUMFORD — The 2025 Mountain Valley Rec Women’s Invitational Basketball Tournament was held on March 22 and 23 at Dirigo High School in Dixfield after a year hiatus and was well received. An expected 8-team entry got pared down to just 5 teams, but all enjoyed being on the court and competing for […]
MV Rec Basketball League
Smart Care Secures Top Spot in MVRBL RUMFORD — Smart Care PT, Inc. pounded Hotel Rumford, 75-43 to take over 1st place in the Mountain Valley Rec League. In a match-up of undefeated teams, Smart Care (5-0) got balanced scoring from 4 players: Cody St. Germain, with 22 points, Trent Hutchinson, 12 points, Dakota Tompkins, […]
Telstar Middle School JV Girls’ Basketball
BETHEL — The Telstar Middle School JV Girls Basketball improved to 3-0 with a win over Dirigo on Dec. 16. The final score was 28-17. The leading scorer was Meredith Lapointe with 6 points. Evelyn Kirkey, Elsa Parker, Jozzy Robinson, Amelia Kirkey, and Rahkiyah Dunham all contributed with 4 points. Rounding out the scoring was […]
Hotel Rumford, Smart Care top MV Rec Basketball League
RUMFORD — Hotel Rumford and Smart Care PT, Inc. are off to a great start and undefeated at 4-0. Both teams won handily with Hotel Rumford defeating Flint Tropics, 79-56, and Smart Care pounding Cherry Pickers, 79-43. The Hotel and Tropics (1-3) game was close until halfway through the second half when the winners stepped up […]
Telstar Middle School Girls’ Varsity Basketball
BETHEL — On Thursday, December 12, the Telstar Middle School Girls’ varsity basketball team lost to a very tough Spruce Mountain squad, 43 to 17. Brooklyn Deprey led the Rebels with 6 points, followed by Ayva Jeselskis and Lucy DeCato, with three each. Hanna Kerns and Jozzy Robinson had a basket each and Elsa Parker […]
Telstar MS Girls’ Basketball
BETHEL — The Telstar Middle School Girls Varsity won their third game in as many tries with a 49-35 win over Day Mountain. Eleven Rebels scored in a well-balanced and well-played game. Ayva Jeselskis led the Rebels with 13 points. Brooklyn Deprey and Hanna Kerns added ten points apiece. Sydney Van Buren had three points, […]
MV Rec Basketball Leauge
RUMFORD — The 2024/25 Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League is underway with the first games being played on 12/1/24. The league started with the 1991 season and is in its 34th year. This year, 8 teams will compete, including returning champions, Hotel Rumford, captained by Tom Danylik. Joe Gaudreau sponsored and captained last year’s runner-up, […]
Telstar Middle School Jv Girls Basketball
BETHEL — The Telstar Middle School Jv Girls Basketball Team faced Day Mountain on Dec. 4 for the first game of the season. The Rebels were down most of the game, but outscored Day Mountain 15-0 in the second half to secure the victory 21-17. Addy Mosher and Amelia Kirkey were the top scorers for […]