football


  • Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl rosters announced

    Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl rosters announced

    Five seniors from the region’s three football teams have been selected to play in the 71st annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, in which top recently-graduated high school football…

  • Tiger, Eagle, Otter football players earn recognition

    Tiger, Eagle, Otter football players earn recognition

    Many athletes on the Middlebury, Mount Abraham and Otter Valley union high school football teams have been named Division I, II and III all-stars, respectively, for their efforts…

  • Middlebury College wins NESCAC football title

    Middlebury College wins NESCAC football title

    Panther earned a share of the NESCAC championship on Saturday by defeating host Colby College, 35-28, in Middlebury’s season finale.

  • Panther football topples Tufts in tense finish

    Panther football topples Tufts in tense finish

    The Middlebury College football team gutted out a pivotal victory on Saturday, topping visiting Tufts, 19-10, by forcing two key turnovers during the fourth quarter, one of which…

  • Panther football downs Tufts in tense finish

    Panther football downs Tufts in tense finish

    The Middlebury College football team gutted out a pivotal victory on Saturday, topping visiting Tufts, 19-10.

  • MUHS football loses 3-point game to No. 1 Hartford

    MUHS football loses 3-point game to No. 1 Hartford

    The Tiger football team’s dreams of a second straight trip to the Division I championship game were dashed on Friday.

  • Middlebury College football clobbers the Continentals

    Middlebury College football clobbers the Continentals

    Panther football romped over host Hamilton, 41-7, on Saturday to improve to 6-1, putting Middlebury in a sweet spot as the season wanes.

  • OV football ousted

    OV football ousted

    Visiting No. 6 Springfield ended the No. 3 seeded Otter Valley football team’s season this past Saturday with an 18-12 upset in a Division III quarterfinal matchup. 

  • No. 5 Tiger football pulls out a win over No. 4 St. J

    No. 5 Tiger football pulls out a win over No. 4 St. J

    Tiger senior Jackson Gillette caught a game-winning pass in the end zone with about a minute left to win Friday’s semifinal game in St. Johnsbury.

  • Mill River 11 tops Otter Valley

    Mill River 11 tops Otter Valley

    In a rain-soaked Saturday afternoon game, visiting Mill River upset the Otter Valley football team, 7-0. The Minutemen improved to 4-4 and are the No. 5 seed in…

  • MAV football falls on the road

    MAV football falls on the road

    The Division II playoff hopes of the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team were dashed on Friday night when host Milton scored two late touchdowns to edge the Eagles…

  • Tiger football falls to CVU in hard-fought game

    Tiger football falls to CVU in hard-fought game

    The MUHS football team came up on the short end of a 21-14 score vs. defending Division I champion Champlain Valley.

  • Local football teams triumph

    Local football teams triumph

    It was a big weekend for the three local high school football teams, as Middlebury, Otter Valley and Mount Abraham/Vergennes all won to enhance their postseason positioning. 

  • MAV football thumps Missisquoi

    MAV football thumps Missisquoi

    The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team rolled over visiting Missisquoi on Saturday, 58-0. Division II MAV improved to 2-4, while the Division III T-Birds remained winless at 0-6. 

  • Tiger football can’t contain Hurricanes, fall in Friday showdown

    Tiger football can’t contain Hurricanes, fall in Friday showdown

    Friday night’s high school football game between Middlebury and Hartford boiled down to whether the Tigers could contain Hurricane QB Brayden Trombly.

  • Football: MUHS, OV prevail

    Football: MUHS, OV prevail

    In high school football action this past weekend, Middlebury and Otter Valley both remained in the hunt for tops seeds in their divisions with road victories, while the…