Eagle softball thumps CVU in season-opening victory

Mount Abraham softball Coach Donnie McCormick was diplomatic after his team’s 27-5 win over CVU. Three Redhawk pitchers had just combined to issue 15 walks, toss six wild pitches, and hit nine batters in just four innings.

Otters are only local high school baseball team to win recently

Middlebury and Mt. Abraham each came up short against Division I visitors, VUHS dropped three games, but OV wins.

MAV girls’ lax goes to St. J to earn its first victory

The Vergennes-Mount Abraham girls’ lacrosse team got goals from six players and defeated host St. Johnsbury on Saturday, 13-6.

MAV boys’ lacrosse team posts victory, MUHS and OV come up short

Only Mount Abraham-Vergennes picked up a victory among local high school boys’ lacrosse  teams in recent play.

Commodore girls’ lax wins opener then falls to D-I team

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative girls’ lacrosse team opened its season by defeating fellow Division II school Stowe, then lost to a D-I title contender.

Tiger girls win Nordic skiing title; MUHS boys’ team is 3rd

The MUHS girls’ Nordic ski team on Friday completed its dominant performance in the two-day Division II championship meet by trouncing all comers in freestyle races in Craftsbury.

Couture, Cram and Preston win Vt. state wrestling titles

Three local wrestles earned state titles this weekend as Otter Valley claimed fourth as a team (OV’s Cole Mason the Coach of the Year), followed by MUHS, VUHS and Mount Abe.

Accidental fire destroys home of Mount Abe principal

The Saturday evening fire destroyed the single-family home on Plank Road and killed Shannon Warden’s three dogs, though no human beings were reported injured.

Fall sports playoffs start this week

ADDISON COUNTY & BRANDON — Most local high school athletic teams enter the fall sports playoffs this week. Local high school cross country teams will compete at the state meet in Thetford this coming Saturday. High school golf and bass fishing teams h … (read more)

Eagle boys’ soccer starts fast, but falls to Tigers

MUHS boys’ soccer moved closer to a Lake Division championship when they turned back a challenge from visiting Mount Abraham this past Friday.

MUHS golfers squeak past Mount Abraham

Only one stroke separated the Tiger and Eagle golf teams in play at Basin Harbor this past Friday.

MAV boys’ lacrosse falls to Montpelier in D-III final, 11-9

After a scoring five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter, MAV fell just short of a Division III crown on Thursday.

Local high school athletes test their mettle at recent meets

Track and field athletes from Mount Abraham, Middlebury and Vergennes union high schools competed in several meets last week.

Eagles down Hornets in softball battle of the Titans

It was a well-played duel on Saturday between Division II softball contenders Mount Abraham and Enosburg, and the Eagles flew high.

Mount Abe asks community to ‘Listen Up’ to teens

On May 8 Mount Abe will host a free screening of “Listen Up,” a Vermont-based musical film that explores the experiences and pressures faced by youth in the state.

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