Local girls hoopsters earn all-star nods

Ten members of the girls’ basketball teams at Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Otter Valley union high schools have received postseason recognition.

The fifth-seeded Tigers lost to No. 1 North Country in a Wednesday game at the Barre Auditorium.

The Middlebury and Mount Abraham girls’ high school basketball teams met in Bristol Friday for a Division II quarterfinal; MUHS showed no fear in the 2nd half and won the game.

The Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team won one road game in the Division III playoffs before losing a quarterfinal matchup on Friday to top-seeded Oxbow.

On Friday, the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team broke open a tight defensive struggle when six Commodores scored in the decisive period, including highlight-reel transition hoops.

The 7th-seeded Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team had little trouble in their first-round Division III playoff game on Feb. 28, defeating visiting No. 10 Winooski, 69-37. But, in a March 1 quarterfinal, the Commodores came up short in what … (read more)

Members of the MUHS girls’ basketball team chose not to travel to Enosburg Falls High School for a game this past Thursday citing a history of racist harassment of Tiger athletes there.

An 18-point lead for the Eagle girls was not enough to keep the Tigers at bay.

ADDISON COUNTY — Two members of the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team and one Middlebury player have received postseason honors from the Lake Division. VUHS senior Kate Gosliga was the only county player named as a First Team Lake All-Sta … (read more)

BARRE — After falling to Lake Region, 53-37, in the Division III championship game at the Barre Auditorium Saturday, the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team finished the season with an 11-2 record. In percentage terms that is the program’s … (read more)

ORLEANS — Top-seeded host Lake Region remained unbeaten by ousting the No. 8 Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team, 60-32, in a Division III quarterfinal played on Saturday. Sakoya Sweeney (19) and Tia Martinez (13) combined for 32 points … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — The 8-1 Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team received the highest seed among local teams for postseason play that began this week, a No. 3 nod in Division III. The 3-5 Otter Valley girls earned the No. 8 seed in D-III and pr … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Youth was served this winter, as a Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team without a senior on its roster put together the program’s best campaign since 2018. The Tigers finished the regular season at 4-4, played with pace and spi … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team has done something that has been rare in recent seasons — gone on a winning streak. On Monday, the Tigers shrugged off an eight-point first-period deficit and knocked off visiting Otter … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Vergennes, Middlebury and Otter Valley all posted wins in high school girls’ basketball play during the past week. The Tigers also hosted OV, and Mount Abraham entertained Colchester (see stories in this section). The Eagles were also set … (read more)