Eagles only winner in D-II boys’ hoop

In games played on Tuesday in the first round of the high school Division II boys’ basketball playoffs, Mount Abraham prevailed at home, while Middlebury and Otter Valley dropped road games and saw their seasons come to a close.

As the truism goes, strong defense and rebounding typically wins basketball games. 

Indoor track and field teams from Vergennes and Mount Abraham union high schools once again posted solid results at a meet hosted by the University of Vermont on Saturday. 

About two seconds remained in the boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Friday evening when Otter Valley Union High School freshman guard Connor Denis launched a contested three-pointer from the arc’s right side.

The Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team on Tuesday picked up its first win with a dominant performance in a 56-22 victory over visiting Otter Valley. 

Mount Abraham Union High School sports teams enter the winter with a few changes: Two programs have new coaches, one after winning a state championship, and there is a new varsity team, indoor track, which moves up from club status. 

I am really sorry to be writing this. This is not something that I typically do, but I am disappointed, and I will continue to be until I get this off my chest.

Editor’s note: This story was slotted to run in our Nov. 3 edition, but it regrettably did not make it into the newspaper. We publish it here, slightly updated, to round out our coverage of the Eagle girls’ soccer season.

The Mount Abraham Union High School cross-country teams each finished second in a meet hosted by Richford on Saturday. 

Things started going wrong for visiting Oxbow when the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team surprised them on the opening kickoff.

MUHS and Mt. Abe/Vergennes all but assured post-season play with victories; Otter Valley lost but is still in the running

Despite plenty of effort on both sides on Saturday, the host Eagle girls’ soccer team and visiting Middlebury settled for a 1-1 tie that was probably fair given of the quality of each team’s play. 

It took a rally from down two goals, two overtime periods, a brilliant overtime save, and a stunning game-winning strike from a sophomore seeing his first varsity action, but the Mount Abraham boys’ soccer team on Tuesday came away with a 3-2 victory over … (read more)

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board lined up behind school administrators on Tuesday evening when pressed about the June dismissal of high school basketball coach Connie LaRose.

The established team sports at Mount Abraham all started the preseason with a sense of optimism, and meanwhile two new activities joined the fold, even if sign-up for each was limited as school opened.