Softball season ends in Addison County

The Eagles and Commodores both dropped out of the state tournament in the quarterfinals.

The team is going into the quarterfinal round with a 4-10 record and two recent wins under their belts.

All three local baseball teams had playoffs on their minds on Wednesday.

The VUHS nine have one game left this season, and a 2-10 record.

All three local teams took at least one loss in the past week.

The Commodores and Eagles had top 10 finishers during a huge meet in Burlington.

The Tigers and Commodores both found themselves in nailbiters in the past week.

The Commodores and Tigers both got their first wins of the season, and the Eagles nabbed a tie.

MUHS defeated Spaulding, 24-16, and VUHS lost to Richford, 23-11.

The Eagles, Commodores and Tigers all had top 5 finishers at their opening meets this week.

No. 2 seed VUHS relied on a gritty teamwide defense, sensational early saves from sophomore goalie Addie Smith, and well-struck goals from Ava Francis and Sophia James to defeat Peoples for the title.

The Vergennes Union High School girls’ and boys’ track and field teams scored in a number of events in the June 5 Division III championship meet at Burlington High School, but both finished back in the pack overall.

Sometimes it’s what you don’t do that matters. On Tuesday, Vergennes Union High School baseball players chose not to swing at pitches out of the strike zone.

In a Tuesday baseball game at Vergennes Union High School that mixed in solid pitching and sparkling defense with a few critical miscues, the host Commodores rallied past Middlebury for a rare victory over their county rivals, 4-2.

The host Mount Abraham Union High School earned solid victories on Tuesday in both the girls’ and boys’ sides in a three-team track and field meet attended by Vergennes and smaller Randolph contingent.