football


  • Tiger football dominates Sea Wolves

    Tiger football dominates Sea Wolves

    The No. 4 seed Middlebury Union High School football team used a dominant first half to get past No. 5 Burlington/South Burlington, 31-7, in the teams’ Division I…

  • MAV football falls to Fair Haven

    MAV football falls to Fair Haven

    No. 3 seed Fair Haven football team bounced No. 6 Mount Abraham/Vergennes out of the Division III postseason this past Friday night, 49-6, in a quarterfinal matchup. The…

  • Otter Valley football nabs big win

    Otter Valley football nabs big win

    The No. 4 seed Otter Valley football team advanced to the Division III semifinal round this past Saturday with a big win over visiting No. 5 Mill River,…

  • The going is tough for local football squads

    The going is tough for local football squads

    It was a lost weekend for the three local high school football teams, as Middlebury, Mount Abraham/Vergennes and Otter Valley all dropped road games in their final regular…

  • Tiger football nips Essex with key plays

    Tiger football nips Essex with key plays

    Big plays and discipline win football games, and ultimately on Saturday night host Middlebury made more big plays — a key pass here, a long run there, and…

  • MAV football overwhelms D-II rival Milton

    MAV football overwhelms D-II rival Milton

    The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team ran over visiting Division II rival Milton on this past Saturday afternoon, 55-8, to improve to 5-2. 

  • Football: Otters win; Tigers, Eagles come up short

    Football: Otters win; Tigers, Eagles come up short

    Among local high school football teams, only Division III Otter Valley prevailed this past weekend, as Middlebury lost on the road to D-I’s undefeated first-place team, while D-II…

  • Region’s three football teams earn blowout victories

    Region’s three football teams earn blowout victories

    All three local high school football teams rolled to one-sided home victories this past weekend, and two of them improved their positions in the standings in their divisions.

  • Eagle running game wears down OV football

    Eagle running game wears down OV football

    Saturday’s high school football game saw momentum shifts between Otter Valley and the cooperative Mount Abraham-Vergennes team. It turned the host Eagles’ way in the second half, when…

  • Tiger football prevails

    Tiger football prevails

    The Middlebury Union High School football team bounced back from its tight road loss on Sept. 13 with a pivotal road win this past Friday, 21-7 at Hartford.

  • Tiger football defeats Hartford with strong passing and running

    Tiger football defeats Hartford with strong passing and running

    Tiger football defeats Hartford with strong passing and running

  • Football: Only Otters win

    Football: Only Otters win

    In local high school football action, Middlebury saw a comeback fall short in taking a Division I road loss against a traditional rival, the Tigers’ first setback; one…

  • Football: Tigers & Eagles have setbacks; Otters win

    Football: Tigers & Eagles have setbacks; Otters win

    In local high school football action, Middlebury saw a comeback fall short in taking a Division I road loss against a traditional rival, the Tigers’ first setback; one…

  • Football: Tigers and Eagles prevail

    Football: Tigers and Eagles prevail

    In week two of local high school football action, Middlebury won big at home again, Mount Abraham/Vergennes added to its win column in a big way, and Otter…

  • MAV football prevails over Mill River

    MAV football prevails over Mill River

    The Division II Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team started their season on Saturday with a 30-20 victory at Mill River, a D-III playoff team a year ago. The…

  • Tiger football demolishes St. Albans in home opener

    Tiger football demolishes St. Albans in home opener

    Fans at Doc Collins Field this past Friday saw early on that the MUHS football team would use passing as well as running the ball — and it…