The Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse team took charge in the first quarter against visiting Rice on Monday and cruised to a 14-4 victory.
Mount Abraham broke into the win column behind a pitching gem to provide the only highlight for the area’s high school baseball teams in recent action.
In a six-team Tuesday track and field meet at Mount Abraham at which teams from all three Addison County high schools competed, the host Eagle girls’ and boys’ teams fared best among the local contingent.
The Middlebury Union boys’ lacrosse team won three times, while the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team defeated Otter Valley to highlight recent high school action in the sport.
The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative girls’ lacrosse team moved over .500 with a pair of home victories earlier this week.
The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team on Monday defeated host North Country, improving to 2-0 on the season in the process.
The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team on Monday remained undefeated by besting visiting South Burlington, 6-1.
In recent high school softball action Mount Abraham took two out of three, losing only to a Division I title contender, while Otter Valley won twice on the road.
Here’s what happened in Addison County sports recently, plus the schedule of upcoming games and events.
“I think my passion for baseball started when I was four or five and my dad gave me a baseball card — a card of Albert Belle (a star for the Cleveland Indians),” Freddy Mosier told me over a beer at Fire and Ice last Sunday evening.
Colchester’s Athanasia Boyer tossed a perfect game on Saturday, putting a damper on the Middlebury softball team’s home opener.
Mount Abraham softball Coach Donnie McCormick was diplomatic after his team’s 27-5 win over CVU. Three Redhawk pitchers had just combined to issue 15 walks, toss six wild pitches, and hit nine batters in just four innings.
Middlebury and Mt. Abraham each came up short against Division I visitors, VUHS dropped three games, but OV wins.
Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis won two more matches last week, posting victories in 13 of 14 matches and prevailing in four tiebreakers.
The Vergennes-Mount Abraham girls’ lacrosse team got goals from six players and defeated host St. Johnsbury on Saturday, 13-6.
