Girls’ basketball: MUHS, VUHS post wins

ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school girls’ basketball action on Tuesday, Middlebury and Vergennes picked up home wins, but Mount Abraham saw its winning streak snapped with a setback on the road. Otter Valley’s Tuesday home game vs. Springfield was postponed until Feb. 8. TIGERS The Middlebury Tigers earned their most one-sided victory in years, topping visiting Milton, 46-13, behind a balanced attack and stingy defense. Annie Andrus scored 10 points to lead MUHS, and Ele Sellers added nine as the Tigers … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham defeated Middlebury to highlight area girls’ basketball action late last week. Elsewhere, Vergennes came up just short at home to a Division I foe, and undefeated D-II power Fair Haven knocked off Otter Valley. EAGLES-TIGERS … (read more)

NORTH CLARENDON — The Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team on Monday outscored host Mill River, 57-51. The Otters bolted to an early 19-6 lead and then weathered an MRU rally that saw the host Minutemen take a 25-24 lead. OV’s Alia Edmund … (read more)

WINOOSKI — The Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball on Tuesday breezed past host Winooski, 60-23. Kate Gosliga (13 points) and Felicia Poirier (11) led a balanced attack as the Commodores improved to 2-3. Kiara Mack and Amina Osman each scored si … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Vergennes defeated Middlebury for its first victory to highlight local high school girls’ basketball games played this past Friday. Elsewhere, Mount Abraham picked up its fifth straight victory, and Otter Valley dropped a home game to a D … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team started slowly against visiting U-32 on Tuesday, but the Eagles’ defensive pressure, depth, and free-throw shooting carried them to 45-34 victory. The win was the fourth straight for a y … (read more)

BRANDON — The host Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team took charge early on Tuesday and defeated Middlebury, 54-31. The Otters led by 10-4 after one period and by 24-12 at halftime on the way to improving to 2-3, with both wins over the … (read more)

SWANTON — Host Missisquoi outlasted the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team on Tuesday, 39-32. The Commodores fell behind by 14-2 in the early going, but cut the lead to two points with three minutes to go before their rally fell short. Fel … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — In local high girls’ basketball play last week, Mount Abraham won twice, once over Otter Valley, to move over .500; Vergennes lost a close road game; and Middlebury cruised to a home victory. EAGLES – OTTERS On Thursday the host Eagles pu … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school girls’ basketball games played last week, Mount Abraham split two games, while Otter Valley came up short twice. Monday games were played after the early holiday edition for this paper. Vergennes was set to visit Rich … (read more)

VERGENNES — A back-and-forth girls’ basketball game on Saturday at Vergennes Union High School ended with visiting Harwood dominating overtime and dealing the Commodores a 51-40 setback in the opener for both teams. Harwood and VUHS traded the lead five t … (read more)

RANDOLPH — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team on Saturday posted its first win since the 2017-2018 season, 41-37 at Randolph. Freshman guard Cady Pitner scored 12 points to lead the Tigers in her varsity debut; she sat out the team’s … (read more)

FAIR HAVEN — Burr & Burton on Saturday rallied to edge the Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team, 43-42, in the opening round of Fair Haven’s annual holiday tournament. Both teams were making their season’s debut. The Eagles led by 24-15 … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — An experienced Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team used a big early run to take charge in the Otters’ 51-25 victory this past Wednesday over host Middlebury. A young MUHS team starting one senior and four sophomores held its … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — A young Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team took its lumps this past winter, but Coach Jen Heath is hoping for at least a modest step forward this season as the Tigers begin to mature. Certainly, Heath was able to list some positives abou … (read more)