Enosburg benefits from MUHS girls’ off night

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team had only one win to show for its improved play over the past four games heading into Monday’s home tilt with Enosburg, that positive result being away from home against a decent Missisquoi team. 

Women’s hoop advances in postseason

MIDDLEBURY — The fourth-seeded Middlebury College women’s basketball pulled away from visiting No. 5 Amherst in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s NESCAC quarterfinal to prevail, 59-48. The Panthers thus advanced to this coming weekend’s NESCAC final four a … (read more)

Eagle, VUHS girls win vs. rivals; eye home playoff courts

Rivalry games highlighted the recent slate of local girls’ basketball: Vergennes Union High School defeated Otter Valley, and Mount Abraham got the best of the Commodores. 

Panther women’s hoop defeat Mammoths in NESCAC quarterfinal; Mustafaj all-time scoring leader

The Middlebury College basketball, seeded No. 4, figured out No. 5 seen Amherst in the second half of Saturday’s game.

Lakers get past Eagle girls’ hoop

The Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team did a lot of things right during Tuesday’s nip-and-tuck home game vs. Colchester, including taking care of the ball, outrebounding the taller Lakers, playing strong man-to-man defense, and getting … (read more)

Boys’ hoop teams all win

In recent local high school boys’ basketball action, Middlebury won twice, including a home victory over Otter Valley; Vergennes also won twice, keeping the Commodores’ hopes for a top-four Division III seed alive; Mount Abe picked up a big win on the roa … (read more)

Rivalry contests top area girls’ hoop slate

Recent girls’ basketball play featured two local rivalry games, with Vergennes Union High School pulling out a dramatic overtime victory over Middlebury, and Mount Abraham making it a season sweep over the Commodores. 

Faith Gong: Basketball, a love story

Around the time he turned two years old, my son began noticing basketball hoops everywhere. Driving through town, we’d be startled by periodic shouts of “Basketball!” from the backseat. 

Commodore boys’ hoop declaws Tigers

The host Vergennes Union High School boys’ basketball team erupted in Tuesday’s second quarter to take charge against Middlebury in what can be fairly called a surprisingly one-sided 55-31 win over the Commodores’ regional rival. 

Only MUHS earns girls’ hoop victory

In a limited local high school girls’ basketball schedule between Feb. 1 and 6, only Middlebury prevailed. Division II Mount Abe lost at a D-I foe, D-III Vergennes lost at a D-II opponent, and Otter Valley came up short twice, once at home and once on the … (read more)

Boys’ hoop teams on the upswing

In recent high school boys’ basketball play, Vergennes won twice, including a victory over rival Mount Abraham; Middlebury also won twice to stretch a winning streak to five games; Otter Valley won two out of three; and the Eagles split two other games, i … (read more)

Boys’ hoop: Tigers, OV prevail

In recent local boys’ basketball play, Middlebury and Otter Valley each picked up victories, while Vergennes dropped a pair of road games. 

Girls’ hoop: Eagles, VUHS win

In local high school girls’ basketball action between Jan. 24 and 30, Mount Abraham picked up three victories, one over Middlebury; the Tigers dropped three games; Vergennes split a pair of outings, winning one in dramatic fashion; and Otter Valley came u … (read more)

Tiger boys’ hoop outscores Eagles in Middlebury game

Two trends continued, one of them happier than the other, when the Middlebury Union High School boys’ basketball team shut down visiting Mount Abraham in the second half of Thursday’s game on the way to a 48-30 victory. 

Shorthanded MUHS girls fall to T-Birds

Despite being shorthanded due to a key injury on Monday, the Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team showed grit while hanging with visiting Missisquoi until the late going, when the T-Birds pulled away for 45-29 victory. 

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