Tiger girls thump Lakers, move to 9-4

The host Middlebury Union High School girls’ basketball team ended suspense early on Tuesday against injury-plagued visitor Colchester, bolting to a 17-2 lead after one period on the way to a 59-24 victory.

Girls’ hockey wins big

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team picked up a 5-2 road win at Missisquoi on Saturday. The Tigers improved to 9-3-1 heading into a challenging Wednesday evening home game vs. St. Albans.

Essex tops MUHS gymnasts

Once again setting its highest team score of the season, the Middlebury Union High School gymnastics team took second place in a three-team meet on Jan. 29, an event the team hosted in the MUMS gymnasium.

Tiger boys’ hoop seesaws to victory vs. Eagles

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.

Tiger skiers vie in Stowe

The Middlebury Union High School Nordic ski teams competed on Jan. 24 in 5-kilometer classic races at a seven-team meet at Stowe’s Trapp Family Lodge Outdoor Center.

Girls’ hockey falls to Burlington/Colchester

In the Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team’s only game in the past week, host Burlington/Colchester blanked the Tigers, 4-0, on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

South Burlington bests Tiger boys’ hockey, 4-1

Visiting South Burlington defeated the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team, 4-1, on Jan. 22, in the only action during the past week before deadline for this issue of the Independent.

Girls’ hockey takes two wins

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team cruised to a pair of victories last week and carried an 8-2-1 record into a game played at home on Wednesday vs. Burlington/Colchester after deadline for this issue of the Independent.

Boys’ hockey defeated twice

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team dropped two games last week. The Tigers (2-8) were set to host South Burlington on Wednesday after deadline. Next up is a home date next Wednesday at 7 p.m. vs. Colchester.

Young Tiger gymnasts in good form vs. Burr & Burton

MUHS gymnastics Coach Natalia Little found plenty to like about her young team’s performance when they hosted Burr & Burton on Wednesday.

Host Otters storm back against Tiger boys

Late in Tuesday’s third quarter in the Otter Valley gym, the Middlebury Union High School boys’ basketball team appeared poised to upset the host Otters.

Tiger Nordic skiers solid at Rikert meet

In almost ideal conditions at Rikert Outdoor Center on Saturday, with gently falling snow adding to the atmosphere, the Division II Middlebury Union High School boys’ Nordic ski team finished third in an eight-team, 5-kilometer classic-style race against … (read more)

MUHS wrestlers win another tournament

The Middlebury Union High School wrestling team won its third tournament of the winter this past weekend, the Winnisquam (N.H.) Regional High School Winter Classic. The event drew two-dozen teams.

Tiger girls skate to one victory in two recent home hockey games

The MUHS girls’ hockey team fell to the Kingdom Blades in Middlebury, but handily defeated Stowe when the Raiders came to town on Saturday.

MUHS boys’ hockey breaks into the win column

The Tigers bring down Burlington with a third-period onslaught, then cruise passed Spaulding including a hat trick.

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