Panther field hockey claims seventh straight NCAA title

The Middlebury College field hockey team on Sunday in Lexington, Va., claimed its seventh straight NCAA Division III title with a 2-1 victory over NESCAC rival Tufts, a team that had defeated the Panthers on its home field during the regular season. 

High school field hockey stars selected

Ten members of the Otter Valley, Mount Abraham and Middlebury union high school field hockey teams earned postseason recognition from either the Southern Valley League B Division or the Metro Conference. 

Middlebury field hockey conquers NCAA Regional, on to Final Four

The 17-2 Panthers overwhelmed Bryn Mawr then knocked off Johns Hopkins this past weekend. They will face Salisbury in Friday’s NCAA semifinal.

Despite NESCAC upset, Panther field hockey will host NCAA playoff

Fifth-seeded Bates on Saturday ended the top-seeded Middlebury College field hockey team’s streak of six straight NESCAC playoff championships with a 2-1 upset victory.

Otter field hockey takes a tough loss

No. 2 seed U-32 held off a rally by the No. 3 Otter Valley field hockey team to prevail, 3-2, in a Division II field hockey semifinal on Wednesday played on St. Johnsbury’s turf field.

Eagle field hockey can’t quite cage bears

The Mount Abraham field hockey team and their coach believed their tough Division I Metro Conference schedule would prepare them for the D-II playoffs. In Tuesday’s first-round D-II playoff game the No. 8 Eagles looked like the better team than visiting N … (read more)

OV field hockey earns home playoff game; Tigers ousted in OT

The Otter Valley field hockey team on Sunday morning received the No. 3 seed in the Division II playoffs and a bye into the quarterfinal round. The 8-4-2 Otters will host No. 6 Burr & Burton on Friday at 3 p.m.

Otter field hockey wins; other fall short

In recent local high school field hockey action, Otter Valley earned a vital road win, while Middlebury and Mount Abraham came up short again against Metro Conference opponents.

OV only local winner in field hockey

In recent local high school field hockey play, Otter Valley split two games, Mount Abraham lost a close home contest to a Division I Metro foe, and Middlebury dropped a pair of outings to Metro foes.

Eagle field hockey starts fast and outlasts Tigers

In a Monday matchup at Mount Abraham Union High School between two Division II field hockey teams that have played hard this fall, but could use more positive results, the host Eagles used a fast start and held off a second-half Middlebury push to claim a … (read more)

Field hockey: OV is the only winner

In local high school field hockey play in the past week, Mount Abraham and Middlebury continued to find tough sledding against top Metro teams, while Otter Valley tied one game and broke a winless stretch with a victory in another.

Tough week for local field hockey teams

None of the local high school field hockey teams picked up wins in recent action, with Otter Valley’s home tie on Tuesday a high point. OV remained above .500 with that result. Meanwhile, Mount Abraham and Middlebury continued to find the going tough in t … (read more)

Field hockey: OV, MUHS earn wins

In recent local high school field hockey action, Middlebury earned its first victory; Otter Valley won once in three tries as the Otters suffered their first setbacks; and Mount Abraham took another loss while facing a string of games against top Division … (read more)

OV field hockey outscores MUHS

The host Middlebury Union High School field hockey team took a 2-1 lead after one period against visiting Otter Valley during Saturday’s game on the Tigers’ Jette Field. But ultimately, the high-scoring Otters proved to have too much firepower — they scor … (read more)

Area field hockey squads see mixed results

Otter Valley posted the only victory among the three local Division II high school field hockey teams in recent action. Middlebury managed a tie, but took a loss in its other outing, while Mount Abe lost three, one close contest to a D-II rival and twice … (read more)

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