Young local athletes hold their own at indoor track & field championships

The young VUHS and Mt. Abe indoor track teams competed in the state indoor track championships last Saturday.

Coach registration is officially open for “Girls on the Run Vermont’s” spring 2026 season.

Middlebury College junior Audrey MacLean on Saturday claimed the individual NCAA Division III women’s cross-country championship.

The Middlebury Union Middle School girls’ cross-country team on Oct. 26 in St. Albans made it two straight Vermont championships. 

The MUHS girls’ cross-country team finished third in Division at Saturday’s state championship meet.

Middlebury Union High School sophomore Louisa Orten won the NVAC Small School girls’ championship race on Saturday.

RIPTON — The hills of Ripton this past Sunday rang once again with cheers, the rhythm of running feet, and even the sounds of musical instruments as more than 150 runners, volunteers, and supporters came together for the 2025 Ripton Ridge Run. It marked m … (read more)

Mount Abe freshman Del Guilmette and MUHSl sophomore Louisa Orten were the top local male and female cross country runners at the Thetford Trails Run.

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. 

Tiger, Vergennes Union and Mount Abraham Union runners did well at the MUHS-hosted invitational on Sept. 19.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ cross country team finished first among six scoring girls’ squads at this past Saturday’s Harwood Invitational.

Runners from Middlebury, Mount Abraham and Vergennes union high schools participated on Saturday in the season-opening Essex Invitational Cross-Country Meet, which drew schools from all competing divisions.  The Tiger boys were 10th and the Eagle boys’ 14 … (read more)

As a collegiate swimmer, my body is not designed for exercise on dry land. Doing strenuous activity while supporting my own body weight? No thank you!  Bee Ecekls, an intern at the Addison Independent, got into cycling this summer. This past spring, after … (read more)

“To the Gorge” follows Emily Halon’s experience breaking the record of the women’s supported Fastest Known Time, and the men’s supported record, on the 460-mile Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. This extraordinary accomplishment came just eight m … (read more)

Middlebury sophomore Audrey MacLean grabbed sixth place in the NCAA Division II race and MUHS grad and Colorado College senior Isabel Olson in top 10.