The Middlebury Union High School boys’ soccer team on this past Saturday hosted Division I Rutland on Fucile Field in a season opener that was both encouraging and frustrating for the Tigers.
The Middlebury College field hockey and men’s soccer teams on Tuesday opened their seasons with one-sided victories, while the Panther women’s soccer team was set to open by hosting Plattsburgh on Wednesday after the deadline for this section.
In recent girls’ high school soccer action, the Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Otter Valley teams all won their first games of the new season, while Middlebury came up short against a tough opponent on the road.
Host Green Mountain Valley on Sept. 1 prevailed over the Vergennes Union High School boys’ soccer team, 2-1 in double overtime in the season opener for both teams.
I am really sorry to be writing this. This is not something that I typically do, but I am disappointed, and I will continue to be until I get this off my chest.
Thirteen members of the Lake Division champion Middlebury Union High School boys’ soccer team received postseason recognition from the six-team league, as did nine players apiece from second-place Vergennes and fourth-place Mount Abraham.
Editor’s note: This story was slotted to run in our Nov. 3 edition, but it regrettably did not make it into the newspaper. We publish it here, slightly updated, to round out our coverage of the Eagle girls’ soccer season.
Rowan University defeated the Middlebury College men’s soccer team, 3-2, in a first-round NCAA Division III game on the campus of Stevens Institute on Saturday. Rowan improved to 12-5-5, and the Panthers dropped to 10-5-3.
Eleven members of the Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Otter Valley and Vergennes high school girls’ soccer teams have earned postseason recognition, including three who earned berths on the Division II All-State Team.
Third-seeded Amherst ousted the No. 4 Middlebury College men’s soccer team from the NESCAC tournament on Saturday, 2-1, in overtime in a semifinal game played at Williams College.
Playing down a man for much of the 2nd half, MUHS managed to tie the semi-final game, but the Highlanders won in overtime.
For the sixth year in a row the Commodores have posted a strong team but lost in the first or second round of the playoffs. Woodstock prevailed this time.
The 12-2-1 Tigers, unbeaten since Sept. 14, did not allow the Otters to win their second postseason game in 23 years.
VUHS boys’ soccer showed why they were seeded No. 1 in D-III when they dismissed visiting Green Mountain Union on Saturday.
As expected, the Vergennes and Middlebury boys’ soccer teams were awarded high postseason tournament seeds: The Vermont Principals’ Association on Monday awarded the 12-1-1 Commodores the No. 1 seed in Division III and the 11-2-1 Tigers the No. 2 seed in … (read more)
