Otter field hockey takes a tough loss

No. 2 seed U-32 held off a rally by the No. 3 Otter Valley field hockey team to prevail, 3-2, in a Division II field hockey semifinal on Wednesday played on St. Johnsbury’s turf field.

The No. 4 seed Otter Valley football team advanced to the Division III semifinal round this past Saturday with a big win over visiting No. 5 Mill River, 46-14.

Saturday’s high school football game saw momentum shifts between Otter Valley and the cooperative Mount Abraham-Vergennes team. It turned the host Eagles’ way in the second half, when MAV outscored the Otters, 18-0, to claim a 36-27 victory.

Despite some positive signs from visiting Otter Valley, Tuesday’s girls’ soccer game belonged to host Middlebury from the opening whistle in the Tigers’ 5-0 victory.

The host Middlebury Union High School field hockey team took a 2-1 lead after one period against visiting Otter Valley during Saturday’s game on the Tigers’ Jette Field. But ultimately, the high-scoring Otters proved to have too much firepower — they scor … (read more)

A championship golfer and a winning football team provided most of the highlights for Otter Valley Union High School athletics in the fall of 2023, and they appear poised to provide more success this autumn.

The Otter Valley field hockey team this past Saturday rolled to a 12-0 victory over host Springfield. 

On paper Tuesday’s Division II first-round playoff game between the host No. 8 seed Middlebury Union High School baseball team and No. 9 Otter Valley looked like a close game. 

The Otter Valley Union High School baseball team snapped a 4-4 tie with a four-run sixth inning on Monday to defeat visiting Leland & Grey. OV evened its record at 1-1 with the victory, while the Rebels dropped what was their opener.

Two spring sports programs at Otter Valley have each won a Division II title and reached another final since 2014, those being baseball and softball.

Visiting Burr & Burton on Tuesday dealt the Otter Valley Union High School baseball team a 12-2 setback in the opener for both teams. 

Visiting Burr and Burton Academy defeated the Otter Valley softball team on Tuesday, 5-4, in eight innings. 

The sixth-seeded Otter Valley boys’ run through the Division II basketball postseason came to an end on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in a semifinal in the Barre Auditorium. There, the No. 2 seed and three-time defending champion Montpelier erased a 15-point halfti … (read more)

The No. 6 Otter Valley boys’ basketball team rode a big fourth quarter past No. 3 Harwood in a Saturday Division II quarterfinal, 70-49.

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.