Girls’ hoop: VUHS wins, Eagles fall

In limited recent local high school girls’ basketball play, Vergennes won big on the road, while Mount Abraham came up short for a second time against Fair Haven, but with a better effort.

Division 1 Burlington/Colchester on Dec. 22 dealt the Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team its first loss of the season, 8-0.

Host South Burlington dealt the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team a 4-0 setback on Dec. 22.

Vergennes won on the road, while Middlebury lost at home in recent local high school boys’ basketball action.

Here’s what’s going on in Addison County sports, plus the latest schedule of games and events.

Karl Lindholm still enjoys playing with his baseball cards, from a taped 1956 Topps Jackie Robinson to collections that form a history of baseball in 20th century.

Middlebury Union girls’ hockey opened the season 2-0 with a dominant 3-1 win over Rutland, outshooting the visitors 63-7 and showcasing strong puck movement, defense, and goaltending.

Addison County boys’ basketball teams struggled late last week, as Vergennes dropped two home games and Middlebury and Mount Abraham each suffered road losses in their only outings.

Middlebury and Mount Abraham girls’ basketball teams suffered road losses last week, with the Tigers falling at Rutland and the Eagles losing to Burr and Burton in Fair Haven’s tournament.

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team earned two wins last week, improving to 2-1, with victories

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

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ Nordic team on Tuesday won a season-opening sprint race on home snow at Rikert Outdoor Center, while the girls’ team took fifth. 

Visiting Fair Haven buried the young Mount Abraham girls’ basketball team with an early barrage of three-pointers on Monday.

As usual, there was plenty of enthusiasm at the Bristol school this month to accompany the short run-up to the season, with practices starting on Dec. 1 and action starting for all the teams within two weeks.

Most Middlebury Union High School sports teams enjoyed successful seasons this past winter, and there are reasons to hope for more of the same in the 2025-2026 campaign.