basketball


  • Girls’ basketball stars named

    Girls’ basketball stars named

    A number of athletes from the Mount Abraham, Vergennes, Middlebury and Otter Valley union high school basketball teams received postseason recognition. 

  • Boys’ hoop all-stars recognized

    Boys’ hoop all-stars recognized

    Eleven members of the Vergennes, Mount Abraham, Middlebury and Otter Valley union high school boys’ basketball teams received postseason recognition. 

  • VUHS girls’ basketball splits in postseason

    VUHS girls’ basketball splits in postseason

    The 7th-seeded Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team had little trouble in their first-round Division III playoff game on Feb. 28, defeating visiting No. 10 Winooski, 69-37.…

  • OV boys’ hoop falls in D-II semifinal

    OV boys’ hoop falls in D-II semifinal

    The sixth-seeded Otter Valley boys’ run through the Division II basketball postseason came to an end on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in a semifinal in the Barre Auditorium. There,…

  • Otter boys’ basketball reaches semifinal

    Otter boys’ basketball reaches semifinal

    The No. 6 Otter Valley boys’ basketball team rode a big fourth quarter past No. 3 Harwood in a Saturday Division II quarterfinal, 70-49.

  • Tide ousts Mt. Abe girls’ hoop in first round

    Tide ousts Mt. Abe girls’ hoop in first round

    Tuesday’s first-round Division II opponent for the No. 6 Mount Abraham girls’ basketball team wasn’t just anyone — the 13-7 Eagles and No. 11 Spaulding, who came in…

  • VUHS girls’ basketball #7; others out

    VUHS girls’ basketball #7; others out

    The Mount Abraham and Vergennes union high school girls’ basketball teams both earned seeds that granted them home-court advantage in the first round of postseason play, while Middlebury…

  • VUHS boys’ basketball nets one playoff win

    VUHS boys’ basketball nets one playoff win

    The Vergennes Union High School boys’ basketball team was awarded the No. 5 seed in Division III and won one playoff game at home before coming up short…

  • OV boys ground Eagles in D-II match

    OV boys ground Eagles in D-II match

    There were good reasons to expect a competitive first-round Division II boys’ basketball playoff matchup on Tuesday between host No. 6 Otter Valley and No. 11. Mount Abraham.

  • Enosburg benefits from MUHS girls’ off night

    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…

  • Women’s hoop advances in postseason

    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…

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

    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

    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

    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,…

  • Boys’ hoop teams all win

    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…

  • Rivalry contests top area girls’ hoop slate

    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…