Women’s hoop rolls on, thumps Saints in 2nd half

Sometimes statistics can be misleading. But in Tuesday’s night’s home game for the Middlebury College women’s basketball team against St. Lawrence, the underlying numbers pointed to the truth: The Panthers ruled the second half in their 66-41 victory, their seventh in eight outings.

College basketball teams net wins

As Middlebury College basketball teams began NESCAC play, the women’s hoop team picked up two road wins to earn a spot in first place, while the men’s squad settled for a split of two home NESCAC contests. 

OV boys’ hoop tops VUHS; Eagles win

In high school boys’ basketball play between Jan. 3 and 9, Otter Valley won big over Vergennes and claimed another victory, Mount Abraham split two games, and Middlebury dropped a pair of contests. 

Mt. Abe and VUHS girls’ hoop prevail

In a light slate of high school girls’ basketball between Jan. 3 and 9, Mount Abraham won at Otter Valley, Vergennes also prevailed on the road, and Middlebury lost at home to Division II’s top team.

Eagles roll late, top visiting OV boys’ hoop

Probably even more so than usual, the two teams involved in the Friday, Dec. 29, boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Union High School viewed the result — a 54-39 win for the host Eagles over Otter Valley — through different lenses.

VUHS, Eagle wins highlight girls’ hoop

In high school girls’ basketball action late last week, Mount Abraham split two games at Fair Haven’s annual holiday tournament, losing to Fair Haven in the final in a battle of the unbeatens; Vergennes won its only outing; Middlebury lost once at home; a … (read more)

OV, VUHS prevail in boys’ basketball

In high school boys’ basketball play last week, Otter Valley and Vergennes picked up road victories, Mount Abraham suffered another home heartbreaker, and Middlebury lost on the road. 

Mill River tops Tiger boys in basketball clash

Visiting Mill River Union High School on Saturday broke open a close boys’ basketball game against Middlebury with a 12-0, six-minute fourth-quarter run that sparked the Minutemen’s 55-42 victory. 

In girls’ hoop, Tigers win, VUHS loses one

In limited high school girls’ basketball action late last week, Middlebury pulled away late to prevail at Otter Valley for its initial victory of the season, while Vergennes suffered its first setback. 

Mt. Abe boys notch their first hoop win

In high school boys’ basketball action late last week, Mount Abraham split two games, with the victory the Eagles’ first of the season; Vergennes also won one and lost one, with the setback the Commodores’ first; Otter Valley picked up a one-sided road wi … (read more)

Mt. Abe girls’ basketball surge late past visiting Solons

The Mount Abraham girls’ basketball team started and finished strong against visiting Montpelier on Tuesday, and that was enough for the Eagles to get past both the Solons and a few of their own mid-game struggles in a 40-30 victory.

VUHS, OV wins highlight boys’ hoop

In high school boys’ basketball play between Dec. 13 and 19, Vergennes won twice to remain unbeaten, Otter Valley split a pair of contests, Mount Abraham dropped a pair of heartbreakers, and Middlebury lost its only outing. 

Commodore, Eagle girls’ hoop teams win

In recent high school girls’ basketball action, Mount Abraham and Vergennes each won twice and are unbeaten in the early going.

Commodore girls’ basketball wins, Tigers lose

In recent season-opening high school girls’ basketball action, Vergennes won big on the road, but Middlebury was less fortunate away from home. 

OV, VUHS boys’ basketball prevail

The Vergennes and Otter Valley boys’ high school basketball teams won their winter debuts on the road, while the Middlebury boys came up short at home in their lid-lifter.  

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