Ten members of the girls’ basketball teams at Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Otter Valley union high schools have received postseason recognition.
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.
MUHS claimed 2nd place as a team not far behind perennial champion Mount Anthony; Vergennes senior Peyton Lavoie tapped as “Outstanding Wrestler” at the event.
It was a certified big game for the Vergennes and Mount Abraham high school boys’ basketball teams on Friday, with both teams jockeying for better position in this week’s playoffs.
In the Mount Abraham gym on Thursday night, the Eagles and the visiting MUHS took turns going on runs. In the end, the Tigers rallied last to defeat the Eagles, 51-45.
The Yellowjackets threw a sideline trapping defense at the Eagles in the final period, and Mount Abe committed six turnovers down the stretch. But the Eagles pulled it together and pulled away.
Looking back, Mount Abraham Union High School sports teams didn’t raise any banners after the winter of 2023-2024, but Eagle athletes saw some success. Mount Abe Athletic Director Devin Wendel let the Independent know what to expect this winter.
Seventh-seeded Mount Abraham went toe-to-toe with top-seeded defending Division II champion Milton for all 80 minutes of Friday night’s rainy, chilly final in Burlington.
The MUHS girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams finished 3rd and 5th, respectively, in the D-II Cross Country Championships in Thetford on Saturday. Estella Laird was the top female in all divisions.
In a typically hard-fought duel on Saturday between the rivals, the host Eagles earned a 2-0 victory over the Commodores in what was the final regular season game for both squads.
Mount Abe boys jump to an early lead and hold off a rally and last-minute onslaught by a visiting Middlebury team.
Burr & Burton took 1st place in both boys’ and girls’ races on Sept. 20 at the Middlebury Invitational cross country meet, but the host Tigers were 2nd.
All four local high school golf teams were in action yesterday, and in three competitions they netted a medalist, a co-medalist, and a team tie for first place.
Mount Abraham Union High School has released its honor roll for the second semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Students in grades 9 to 12 were named to the roll.
Mount Abe/Vergennes fell in the D-III titles games both of the last two years, but this season the senior-laden team was ready for Saturday’s state final.
