Boys’ hoop: VUHS wins, Tigers bested

Vergennes won on the road, while Middlebury lost at home in recent local high school boys’ basketball action.

Addison County boys’ basketball teams struggled late last week, as Vergennes dropped two home games and Middlebury and Mount Abraham each suffered road losses in their only outings.

Middlebury and Mount Abraham girls’ basketball teams suffered road losses last week, with the Tigers falling at Rutland and the Eagles losing to Burr and Burton in Fair Haven’s tournament.

Visiting Fair Haven buried the young Mount Abraham girls’ basketball team with an early barrage of three-pointers on Monday.

As usual, there was plenty of enthusiasm at the Bristol school this month to accompany the short run-up to the season, with practices starting on Dec. 1 and action starting for all the teams within two weeks.

Introducing the Mt. Abe 2025-2026 winter sports teams.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team won at Vergennes on Friday, Dec. 12.

Vergennes was the only winner as the local high school boys’ basketball season got underway. Mount Abraham opened with a pair of setbacks, and Middlebury lost in overtime on the road. 

Mount Abe students will present “Anastasia” at the MAUHS Performing Arts Center Nov. 20-22.

The Mount Abraham and Middlebury union high school field hockey teams each split two games.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ cross-country team finished seventh among 15 scoring teams at this past Saturday’s U-32 Invitational, while the Tiger boys were 10th out of 17 scoring teams. 

The Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Middlebury union high school boys’ soccer teams each split two outings in recent action.

In the Division II qualifying tournament on Tuesday, the Middlebury and Mount Abraham high school boys’ golf teams fell short of advancing to the D-II championship tournament.

The Middlebury Union High School volleyball team kept up its winning ways with a pair of three-set victories, while the first-year Mount Abraham program came up short in its only outing.

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes football team’s explosive offense and hard-hitting defense carried them to a 56-0 win over Windsor High School on Saturday.