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Local girls got to learn from female Southern Vermont College athletes on Sunday during a National Girls and Women in Sports Day event.
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Girls got to try lacrosse.
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Girls got to try lacrosse.
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Girls got to try lacrosse.
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Basketball skills were taught.
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Girls got to practice putting into a garbage can.
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Girls got to try hitting from a tee.
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The girls learned how to hit a volleyball.
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The day ended with fun game, followed by lunch.
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The SVC athletes led the girls in warmups before starting the clinics.
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The SVC athletes led the girls in warmups before starting the clinics.

Southern Vermont College Hosts Girls and Women in Sports Day

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Girls ages 6 to 12 try their hand (and feet!) at soccer at Southern Vermont College's Girls and Women in Sports Day event Sunday.

BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Athletic Department at Southern Vermont College hosted a Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday. 

The event featured free clinics from SVC's female athletes from lacrosse, basketball, volleyball and softball for about a dozen local girls ages 6 to 12, as well as warmups and games.

This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievements of women and girls in sports. This event aims to empower females to get moving, embrace physical activity and push past their limits.

This is the second year SVC has hosted an event, at which the girls also got lunch and a t-shirt.


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Coggins Auto Group Celebrates Five Years

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
BENNINGTON, Vt. — The family-owned Coggins Auto Group is celebrating five years of operations: Coggins Toyota of Bennington and Coggins Honda of Bennington, and Coggins of the Berkshires in nearby Massachusetts.
 
Mike Coggins purchased three dealerships — Honda, Toyota and Ford — in 2020 with a goal to restore trust and a "true sense of community-minded dealership culture." 
 
"My primary focus from day one was bringing back that connection to the region," Coggins had said back in 2021. "This area values real relationships. They want to know the people they're doing business with. We set out to rebuild that trust."
 
The Ford dealership was sold off in 2023 and Coggins of the Berkshires, with sales and services for used cars, opened the same year in Pittsfield, Mass. 
 
According to Coggins Auto Group, the dealerships had social media ratings of two stars when they were purchased; now all Coggins locations are garnering more than four stars in customer satisfaction reviews. 
 
"We sell cars, and we fix cars, and our goal is just to make our customers happy, and keep our employees happy, and that's what's made this really work these last few years," said General Manager Scott O'Connell.
 
Coggins Auto Group is also involved in events that benefit the community, including its popular annual charity golf tournament that funds local charities and organizations such as the Bennington Little League.
 
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