Tiger Nordic caps season with top-three finishes in state meet

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ and boys’ Nordic ski teams capped another successful winter with second- and third-place finishes, respectively, in the two-day Division II state championship meet held on Feb. 20 at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and on Tuesday at the Prospect Mountain Nordic Center in Woodford.

Sometimes basketball games come down to the final seconds. Tuesday’s first-round Division II playoff game between No. 6 Middlebury and visiting No. 11 Spaulding turned out to be even closer — it was decided after the final horn sounded.

In the team’s only recent action, the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey squad was blanked by host Spaulding on Feb. 19, 4-0.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team picked up two big wins last week and appears to have locked up no worse than a No. 3 seed for the upcoming Division II playoffs.

The Middlebury Union High School dance squad, which had reinforcements this season from Mount Abraham Union High School, improved dramatically over the course of the winter, observers agreed.

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team for the most part held their own against defending Division II champion Hartford on this past Friday. But the Hurricanes did a better job of finishing their chances and left Middlebury’s Memorial Sports C … (read more)

The MUHS girls’ hockey team scored four pretty goals and got outstanding goaltending from senior Ruby Hubbell vs. Rice on Friday. But the Green Knights erupted in the third period to skate away with a victory.

The Middlebury Union High School wrestling team wrapped up its regular season this past weekend with five victories in the North-South Duals at Colchester High School.

The MUHS girls’ hockey team scored four pretty goals and got outstanding goaltending from senior Ruby Hubbell vs. Rice on Friday. But the Green Knights erupted in the third period to skate away with a victory.

The fact the Middlebury and Vergennes union high school boys’ basketball teams combined on Tuesday for the same number of points as the teams scored in the Super Bowl on Sunday (62) says a lot about the game the Tigers and Commodores played in a packed MU … (read more)

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team earned a home tie and lost twice on the road in a busy week. The Tigers are 3-12-1.

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.

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.

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.

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.