Scoreboard and schedule for Apr. 18

Here’s what happened in Addison County sports recently, plus the schedule of upcoming games and events. Schedules, especially at the high school level, change often due to weather and transportation and officiating availability. Please consult school websites to confirm dates and times.

Matthew Dickerson: Boosting native plants to promote nature’s lifecycle

A year and a half ago, my wife, Deborah, bought an Extractigator. What on earth is an Extractigator? The short answer is that it’s a device for yanking plants (think shrubs or small trees) out of the ground, roots and all.

Spring Sports Report: Mt. Abe teams are seeking championships

The spring of 2023 overall treated Mount Abraham Union High School athletes pretty well, even considering a few glitches.

Spring Sports Report: MUHS teams ready to enjoy the spring

Middlebury Union High School offers its students more athletic choices in most seasons than any other two local schools combined, and spring is no exception — athletes can participate in eight sports at the varsity level alone. 

Spring Sports Report: OV squads will rely on new faces

Two spring sports programs at Otter Valley have each won a Division II title and reached another final since 2014, those being baseball and softball.

Spring Sports Report: Commodores look to build on past success

The spring of 2023 had to be rated a success for the Vergennes sports teams. 

Commodore girls’ lax wins opener then falls to D-I team

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative girls’ lacrosse team opened its season by defeating fellow Division II school Stowe, then lost to a D-I title contender.

Panther softball sweeps Bowdoin on new field

With Sunday’s 5-2, 7-0 doubleheader sweep of NESCAC rival Bowdoin, the Panthers are now 5-1 (4-0 in league play) on their newly installed field-turf surface off South Street.

Panther nine takes three from visiting Polar Bears

The Middlebury College baseball team swept three games from visiting Bowdoin this past weekend, and then defeated Norwich in a non-league game on Tuesday to improve to 14-7. The Panthers scored in double digits in all four outings.

Karl Lindholm: Women’s hoop has a record breaker: Alexa Mustafaj

In the quarterfinals of the NESCAC women’s basketball tournament on Feb. 17, Middlebury was down by four in the third quarter to the dreaded Amherst Mammoths. 

Bulldogs topple Otter Valley baseball

Visiting Burr & Burton on Tuesday dealt the Otter Valley Union High School baseball team a 12-2 setback in the opener for both teams. 

BBA nips OV softball in 8 innings

Visiting Burr and Burton Academy defeated the Otter Valley softball team on Tuesday, 5-4, in eight innings. 

Midd teams celebrate new diamonds

Middlebury College on Sunday celebrated its newly renovated Baseball and Softball Complex with a ceremony that included donors, parents, both teams and college officials.

Scoreboard and schedule for Apr. 11

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

MUHS boy’s tennis team defeats community all-stars

After Community Team MIT defeated the Tiger boys’ varsity team last year, the high schoolers roared back this year to beat their elders in a match played at Middlebury Indoor Tennis on Saturday.

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