VUHS wrestlers take top local honors at Commodore Invitational

With three wrestlers ruling their weight classes, the host Vergennes Union High School wrestling team earned the best finish among local schools competing at Saturday’s Commodore Invitational Tournament.

In a high school girls’ basketball game that was close throughout, visiting Mount Abraham ratcheted up the intensity of its man-to-man defense Tuesday evening to finally pull away from host Vergennes in the final few minutes and claim a 45-39 victory.

Otter Valley topped Mount Abraham in a rivalry game to highlight recent local high school boys’ basketball action. Elsewhere, Vergennes took two out of three, and Middlebury came up short in a tough road matchup. 

Middlebury topped visiting Vergennes to highlight high school girls’ basketball action between Jan. 15 and 21.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team cruised to a pair of victories last week and carried an 8-2-1 record into a game played at home on Wednesday vs. Burlington/Colchester after deadline for this issue of the Independent.

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team dropped two games last week. The Tigers (2-8) were set to host South Burlington on Wednesday after deadline. Next up is a home date next Wednesday at 7 p.m. vs. Colchester.

Here’s what happened in Addison County sports recently, plus the schedule of upcoming games and events.

Living in Vermont, I take for granted that I can go on a walk among trees and fields any time I want. For the past dozen-plus years, our dog Coda has taken somebody in the family on a walk at least twice a day, year-round. When we lived in Middlebury, alt … (read more)

MUHS gymnastics Coach Natalia Little found plenty to like about her young team’s performance when they hosted Burr & Burton on Wednesday.

Late in Tuesday’s third quarter in the Otter Valley gym, the Middlebury Union High School boys’ basketball team appeared poised to upset the host Otters.

In almost ideal conditions at Rikert Outdoor Center on Saturday, with gently falling snow adding to the atmosphere, the Division II Middlebury Union High School boys’ Nordic ski team finished third in an eight-team, 5-kilometer classic-style race against … (read more)

In a light girls’ basketball schedule between Jan. 8 and 14, Mount Abraham defeated Otter Valley in its only action of the week, Vergennes breezed in its only game, while Middlebury came up short in its only outing, and OV lost its other contest.

The Middlebury Union High School wrestling team won its third tournament of the winter this past weekend, the Winnisquam (N.H.) Regional High School Winter Classic. The event drew two-dozen teams.

In local high school boys’ basketball action between Jan. 8 and Tuesday, Otter Valley kept rolling by winning twice, including at Vergennes; Mount Abraham won once in three tries, including two games decided in the final seconds; and Middlebury dropped a … (read more)

Here’s what happened in Addison County sports recently, plus the schedule of upcoming games and events.