CORNWALL — Some may think that pinball is a thing of the past, but not Cornwall’s Emily May. May was recently dubbed Vermont women’s pinball champion. 

May plays in tournaments at the state and national level. The Vermont women’s state championship is part of the International Flipper Pinball Association, which has active players across the state. May was the top woman in Vermont in a Jan. 21 tournament.

May lives with her husband and young son in Cornwall. In her day-to-day life she is a scientist specializing in protecting pollinators, working with the national pollinator protection group XERCES. When she is not flipping to win pinball championships, she is volunteering locally to help expand pollinator pathways.