Andy Kirkaldy


  • Panther men’s hoop drops a pair

    Panther men’s hoop drops a pair

    The Middlebury College men’s basketball team dropped two games played at Bowdoin College this past weekend.

  • Vergennes workforce housing effort gets $1M grant, land

    A big grant and a property transfer moves forward the effort to develop 74 units of workforce housing on a 14.4-acre parcel off North Main Street.

  • Rifle deer season finishes stronger

    Rifle deer season finishes stronger

    After an opening weekend of rifle deer season in Addison County that was the least productive in a decade, the final two weeks of the season proved to…

  • High school sports in fall of 2025: A lesson in chemistry

    High school sports in fall of 2025: A lesson in chemistry

    Does winning foster team chemistry, or does team chemistry lead to winning? It’s a good question, and this past fall high school sports season helps to answer it.

  • Tiger footballers named as all-stars

    Tiger footballers named as all-stars

    Many members of the MUHS football team were named all-stars by the league’s coaches after the Tigers captured the D-I title this season.

  • Readers and fans will miss “By ANDY KIRKALDY”

    Readers and fans will miss “By ANDY KIRKALDY”

    “Can you imagine reading about sports in the Addison Independent and not seeing Andy Kirkaldy’s byline?”

  • Eagle, OV football players honored

    Eagle, OV football players honored

    A number of athletes who helped the MAV Cooperative and Otter Valley Union high school football teams enjoy successful seasons this fall were selected as all-stars by the…

  • More referees needed for high school sports

    There’s an ongoing shortage of athletic officials across Vermont and the nation.

  • Panther wins national XC title

    Panther wins national XC title

    Middlebury College junior Audrey MacLean on Saturday claimed the individual NCAA Division III women’s cross-country championship.

  • Tufts ousts Panther women’s soccer from NCAA tourney

    Tufts ousts Panther women’s soccer from NCAA tourney

    In this past Saturday’s third-round of the NCAA Division III tournament, No. 3 Tufts controlled the action against the Panthers and advanced to Sunday’s sectional final with a…