basketball


  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Basketball signups for kids games this Sunday

    Basketball signups for kids games this Sunday

    Kids are invited to take part in a Mini-Metro basketball team, for boys and girls in grades 3-8 who reside in the Addison Central School District.

  • MUHS are Unified hoop champs

    MUHS are Unified hoop champs

    The Middlebury Union High School Unified Basketball team won its first state title on May 21, defeating Burr & Burton, 37-33 in the final of the tournament after…

  • Peter Lindholm: The (E)motion Offense unites the generations

    Peter Lindholm: The (E)motion Offense unites the generations

    A common style of offense in basketball is the “motion” offense. Like much of life, it is defined by an oxymoron: constant change.

  • Local girls hoopsters earn all-star nods

    Local girls hoopsters earn all-star nods

    Ten members of the girls’ basketball teams at Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Otter Valley union high schools have received postseason recognition.

  • Local hoopsters get postseason nods

    Local hoopsters get postseason nods

    dozen members of the Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Otter Valley and Vergennes union high school boys’ basketball teams and three of their coaches received postseason recognition from either the…

  • MUHS girls’ basketball falls in D-II semifinal

    MUHS girls’ basketball falls in D-II semifinal

    The fifth-seeded Tigers lost to No. 1 North Country in a Wednesday game at the Barre Auditorium.

  • VUHS girls’ basketball falls

    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…

  • OV boys’ hoop ousted in semi

    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…