MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ and girls’ hockey teams will open in road quarterfinals this weekend in their quests for Division I titles.
The 11-8-1 Tiger boys earned the No. 6 seed and will travel to meet No. 3 Stowe (15-3-2) at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. The Tigers faced Stowe twice this winter, tying them at home, 2-2, and falling on the road, 4-1.
A win on Saturday would send the Tigers to a semifinal on next Tuesday or Wednesday, almost certainly against No. 2 Essex (16-3). The final will be played at the University of Vermont at 8 p.m. on March 14.
The 7-12 Tiger girls team received the No. 7 seed and will head to St. Albans to face the No. 2 Comets (16-3-1) on Friday at 7 PM. BFA defeated MUHS twice this season, 6-0 and 3-0, but if the Tigers turn the tables this time they would probably face No. 3 seed Rutland (14-6) in a semifinal on next Tuesday or Wednesday. The girls’ final is set for UVM for 8 p.m. on March 12.