Where could you see more than 100 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders setting a ball over a net? In the Middlebury town gym the “March Madness” youth volleyball program.
Student athletes at Mount Abraham Union High School recently completed the first year that the sport of volleyball has been played at the Bristol school.
The Middlebury Union High School girls’ volleyball team embarked on its journey as a first-year varsity program back in September not really knowing what to expect after one year at the JV level and two years as a club.
The Middlebury Union High School girls’ volleyball team finished the regular season, its first at the varsity level, at 12-2, and earned the No. 4 seed for the playoffs that begin this week.
The Middlebury Union High School volleyball team won three matches in the past week to improve to 12-1 and nail down a top-four seed for next week’s playoffs.
On Tuesday the Middlebury Union High School girls’ volleyball team picked up a straight-set victory over visiting Harwood, 3-0. The Tigers improved to 9-1, while the Hurricanes dropped to 7-3.
Considering the Middlebury Union High School volleyball team’s decidedly successful record this season, it might be surprising that the team is the newest addition to the school’s athletic department.
Middlebury Union High School girls’ volleyball picked up one more win in the past week to improve to 6-1.
The first-year Middlebury Union High School girls’ varsity volleyball team continued its roll against fellow Division II programs on Sept. 15, before visiting D-I St. Albans dealt the Tigers their first loss on Tuesday in a competitive four-set match.
Girls’ volleyball, the newest varsity program at Middlebury Union High School after a seasons as a JV team following its previous history as a club, is making waves.
The Middlebury Union High School girls’ volleyball team made history on Sept. 1 by prevailing in its varsity debut.
Mount Abraham Union High School this fall is joining more than a dozen Vermont high schools in offering volleyball. It is starting as a club team for students with hopes to ultimately progress to a varsity-level sport.
Interest in volleyball spiked in March at Middlebury Union Middle School.
Next fall, a year from now, Middlebury Union High School will add a varsity sport and have a girls’ varsity volleyball team, not a club but a fully sanctioned team.
Girls’ volleyball has arrived to Addison County as a junior varsity program with two teams sponsored at Middlebury Union High School.
