The Mount Abraham Union High School Eagle softball team used timely hitting, good defense and the right arm of star pitcher Eve McCormick to conquer the Lyndon Institute Vikings, 10-2, in a Division II softball semi-final showdown played in Bristol on Tuesday.
One way for a team to make the most of a losing season is to defeat a local rival on its Senior Day.
On a Tuesday afternoon not fit for man nor beast, never mind baseball, an exciting game of the latter nevertheless broke out at Vergennes Union High School, when the host Commodores needed eight innings to get past rival Mount Abraham, 11-10.
It was a well-played duel on Saturday between Division II softball contenders Mount Abraham and Enosburg, and the Eagles flew high.
The Mount Abraham Union High School softball team flexed its muscles on Tuesday, when the Eagles rolled to a 12-0, five-inning victory over local rival Otter Valley in the opener for both teams.
The sports spring of 2022 could be a tough act to follow at Mount Abraham Union High School over the next couple of months.
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.
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