basketball


  • Lamoille tops OV girls in D-II playoff

    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.

  • Karl Lindholm: Two Vermont pilgrims visit hoop mecca

    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.

  • Tiger girls’ basketball sinks Eagles; it’s on to Barre

    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…

  • Mount Abe girls’ basketball advances

    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.

  • Tiger boys’ basketball season ends

    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.

  • VUHS boys’ hoop falls just short in D-III playoff

    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…

  • Otter boys’ hoop heading to Barre

    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…

  • Tiger boys’ hoop nabs playoff win

    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…

  • Panther Coach Jeff Brown will step down in May

    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…

  • Girls’ basketball teams pull out victories

    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.