Tide ousts Mt. Abe girls’ hoop in first round

Tuesday’s first-round Division II opponent for the No. 6 Mount Abraham girls’ basketball team wasn’t just anyone — the 13-7 Eagles and No. 11 Spaulding, who came in 9-11 against a tough schedule, have a lot of recent history. 

OV boys ground Eagles in D-II match

There were good reasons to expect a competitive first-round Division II boys’ basketball playoff matchup on Tuesday between host No. 6 Otter Valley and No. 11. Mount Abraham.

Lakers get past Eagle girls’ hoop

The Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team did a lot of things right during Tuesday’s nip-and-tuck home game vs. Colchester, including taking care of the ball, outrebounding the taller Lakers, playing strong man-to-man defense, and getting … (read more)

Tiger boys’ hoop outscores Eagles in Middlebury game

Two trends continued, one of them happier than the other, when the Middlebury Union High School boys’ basketball team shut down visiting Mount Abraham in the second half of Thursday’s game on the way to a 48-30 victory. 

MacCrellish steps down from Mt. Abe coaching

After spending eight falls coaching different levels of the Mount Abraham Union High and Middle School boys’ soccer program, including the past three as the varsity boys’ soccer coach, former Eagle player Rider MacCrellish resigned from the post this past … (read more)

Eagles roll late, top visiting OV boys’ hoop

Probably even more so than usual, the two teams involved in the Friday, Dec. 29, boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Union High School viewed the result — a 54-39 win for the host Eagles over Otter Valley — through different lenses.

Mt. Abe boys notch their first hoop win

In high school boys’ basketball action late last week, Mount Abraham split two games, with the victory the Eagles’ first of the season; Vergennes also won one and lost one, with the setback the Commodores’ first; Otter Valley picked up a one-sided road wi … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Don’t move the 6th-graders

It was encouraging to hear board members at a recent meeting of the Mt. Abraham Unified School District express skepticism of the proposal to move 6th grade students to the Mt. Abe Middle School/High School.

Mt. Abe girls’ basketball surge late past visiting Solons

The Mount Abraham girls’ basketball team started and finished strong against visiting Montpelier on Tuesday, and that was enough for the Eagles to get past both the Solons and a few of their own mid-game struggles in a 40-30 victory.

Winter Sports Report: Mt. Abe will dribble, wrestle, run and shoot to victory

Up in Bristol the Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams will both be looking to build on recent successful seasons, while the wrestling squad can find good reason for optimism with an encouraging influx of youth. 

Mount Abe could see middle school expansion

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board in 2024 could begin considering whether to expand the district’s middle school to include sixth-graders, a step that’s been taken by other school districts in the county. 

Mt. Abe volleyball club wraps up strong first season

Student athletes at Mount Abraham Union High School recently completed the first year that the sport of volleyball has been played at the Bristol school. 

Mt. Abe boys’ soccer upset in opener

The Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ soccer team, the number 8 seed in the Division II playoffs, had defeated Lake Division foe Rice — the No. 9 seed —  twice during the regular season, 2-0 and 2-1. But on Oct. 25, the visiting Green Knights won the … (read more)

Hartford bests Eagle field hockey

Top-seeded Hartford eliminated the No. 8 Mount Abraham Union High School field hockey team from the Division II postseason on Oct. 27, 8-1, in a quarterfinal matchup. 

Eagle field hockey advances

Maybe it was harder than it could have been given the Mount Abraham field hockey team’s dominance in possession and 19-2 advantage in penalty corners, but the 8th-seeded Eagles were all smiles after their 1-0 victory over visiting No. 9 Brattleboro in Tue … (read more)

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