basketball
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VUHS girls’ basketball falls
The No. 9 seed Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team won one road game in the Division III playoffs before losing a quarterfinal matchup on Friday, March…
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OV boys’ hoop ousted in semi
Another outstanding Otter Valley boys’ basketball season ended on Wednesday just as it did a year ago, in Barre with a loss to a powerhouse Montpelier team in…
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Lamoille tops OV girls in D-II playoff
Host No. 3 seed Lamoille on Thursday, March 13, ousted the No. 14 Otter Valley girls’ basketball team from the Division II playoffs, 67-30, in a first-round game.
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Karl Lindholm: Two Vermont pilgrims visit hoop mecca
In January, I got a call from my college friend Greg: “Hey Karl, want to see Cooper Flagg in person?” he asked. “Heck, yes,” I said.
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Tiger girls’ basketball sinks Eagles; it’s on to Barre
The Middlebury and Mount Abraham girls’ high school basketball teams met in Bristol Friday for a Division II quarterfinal; MUHS showed no fear in the 2nd half and…
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Mount Abe girls’ basketball advances
Mount Abraham was the only high school girls’ basketball team to see action before the Wednesday deadline for the Independent as the playoffs got underway.
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Tiger boys’ basketball season ends
No.3 Harwood rallied in the second half on Saturday to defeat visiting No. 6 Middlebury, 57-50, in a Division II boys’ basketball quarterfinal.
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VUHS boys’ hoop falls just short in D-III playoff
No. 6 Winooski started strong on Friday against the No. 3 Vergennes, the Commodores bounced back and took a lead, but the Spartans closed strong to eke out…
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Otter boys’ hoop heading to Barre
The No. 4 Otter Valley boys’ basketball team on Friday rallied in the second half to defeat No. 5 Fair Haven and book a date on Wednesday evening…
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Tiger boys’ hoop nabs playoff win
Sometimes basketball games come down to the final seconds. Tuesday’s first-round Division II playoff game between No. 6 Middlebury and visiting No. 11 Spaulding turned out to be…
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Panther Coach Jeff Brown will step down in May
Jeff Brown, the most successful men’s basketball coach in Middlebury College’s history, will step down at the end of this academic year, Middlebury Director of Athletics Erin Quinn…
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Girls’ basketball teams pull out victories
All four local girls’ high school basketball teams pulled out victories between Feb. 20 and 25, including a nailbiter win by Mount Abraham over Middlebury.
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Boys’ hoop playoffs begin, local teams look to advance
As the high school boys playoffs got underway on Tuesday, the area’s highest seeded team in Division II, No. 4 Otter Valley, advanced to a quarterfinal game this…
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Panther women’s hoop bows out in quarterfinal
Second-seeded Colby College on Saturday knocked the No. 7 Middlebury College women’s basketball team out of the NESCAC playoffs, 100-97 in two overtimes, in a quarterfinal matchup.
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Commodore boys’ hoop defeats Eagles in season finale
It was a certified big game for the Vergennes and Mount Abraham high school boys’ basketball teams on Friday, with both teams jockeying for better position in this…
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Eagle, Tiger girls win rivalry contests
To highlight high school girls’ basketball action Middlebury and Mount Abraham both picked up rivalry wins over Vergennes.