While all the local high school teams had their memorable moments this winter, the athletes who ended up taking home titles prevailed in the most elemental of the season’s sports, both requiring the maximum stamina and determination.
Four members of the Division II champion Middlebury Union High School girls’ Nordic ski team were named to the D-II All-State Team, and three members of the champion Tiger boys’ team joined them in earning All-State honors.
Local softball umpires are noting there is a shortage of umpires for high school games in Vermont and Addison County, and they are hoping to recruit more arbiters into the fold this year.
A dozen Mount Abraham, Middlebury, Vergennes and Otter Valley union high school boys’ basketball players received postseason recognition from either the Lake Division or the Southern Valley League.
Eight players from the Mount Abraham, Middlebury, Vergennes and Otter Valley girls’ basketball teams received postseason recognition from the Lake Division or Southern Vermont League.
Former Olympic skier and Middlebury resident Doug Lewis is among the dozen newest inductees of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame recently announced by VSHOF Board of Directors. The class of 2023 is the hall’s 10th group of inductees.
The Middlebury College baseball team opened its California trip by outslugging two out of three opponents. The Panthers stood at 5-3 heading into a Wednesday evening game at Redlands. Middlebury’s California visit will conclude with three games on Thursda … (read more)
The Middlebury College softball team opened its season by winning five out of eight games in its annual trip to Florida.
The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team picked up two wins in the past week to improve to 5-0. They were ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division III before they defeated the No. 5 team on Tuesday in a neutral-site game.
The Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team picked up three more one-sided wins in recent action to improve to 6-0.
Here’s what happened in Addison County sports recently, plus the schedule of upcoming games and events.
MIDDLEBURY — Alex Sobel, a senior forward on the Middlebury College men’s basketball team from Setauket, N.Y., has been named the D3hoops.com Player of the Year. PANTHER MEN’S BASKETBALL forward Alex Sobel is an amazing shot blocker as well as play maker. … (read more)
In 2019 and 2022 the Middlebury College women’s lacrosse program won NESCAC and NCAA Division III titles.
Five seniors from local high school football teams have been selected to play for Vermont in the 70th Annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl.
“The Bat” sits prominently on the windowsill in the office of Middlebury College softball coach Kelly Bevere. It’s a crummy old bat really, not much good for anything now, worn out, pretty much out of hits, but assuming a deservedly honored spot.
