soccer


  • Three of four boys’ soccer squads prevail

    Three of four boys’ soccer squads prevail

    Each of the four local high school boys’ soccer teams played once between Sept. 6 and 12, with Middlebury, Vergennes and Otter Valley prevailing, while Mount Abraham came…

  • Tiger boys control all but scoreboard in first match

    Tiger boys control all but scoreboard in first match

    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…

  • College teams post big wins

    College teams post big wins

    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…

  • Girls’ soccer teams start strong

    Girls’ soccer teams start strong

    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…

  • VUHS boys go OT, fall on road

    VUHS boys go OT, fall on 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. 

  • Letter to the editor: Mount Abe girls’ soccer deserved more coverage

    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…

  • Boys chosen as soccer all-stars

    Boys chosen as soccer all-stars

    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…

  • Eagle girls’ soccer made deep run in postseason

    Eagle girls’ soccer made deep run in postseason

    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…

  • Middlebury men’s soccer nipped in first round of tournament

    Middlebury men’s soccer nipped in first round of tournament

    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…

  • Girls named soccer stars

    Girls named soccer stars

    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…

  • Men’s soccer nets NCAA bid

    Men’s soccer nets NCAA bid

    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. 

  • Tiger boys’ soccer falls to Harwood despite late comeback

    Tiger boys’ soccer falls to Harwood despite late comeback

    Playing down a man for much of the 2nd half, MUHS managed to tie the semi-final game, but the Highlanders won in overtime.

  • VUHS boys’ soccer stumbles in D-III playoffs

    VUHS boys’ soccer stumbles in D-III playoffs

    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…

  • Tigers top OV boys in D-II quarterfinal

    Tigers top OV boys in D-II quarterfinal

    The 12-2-1 Tigers, unbeaten since Sept. 14, did not allow the Otters to win their second postseason game in 23 years.

  • Commodore boys’ soccer downs Chieftains, faces Woodstock Wednesday

    Commodore boys’ soccer downs Chieftains, faces Woodstock Wednesday

    VUHS boys’ soccer showed why they were seeded No. 1 in D-III when they dismissed visiting Green Mountain Union on Saturday.

  • MUHS, VUHS booters net high seeds

    MUHS, VUHS booters net high seeds

    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…