Spring Sports Report: Commodore teams look at taking steps forward

The Vergennes Union High School teams that played ball sports in the spring of 2024 had mixed levels of success in the regular season.

Local girls hoopsters earn all-star nods

Ten members of the girls’ basketball teams at Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Otter Valley union high schools have received postseason recognition.

VUHS girls’ basketball falls

The No. 9 seed Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team won one road game in the Division III playoffs before losing a quarterfinal matchup on Friday, March 7, to top-seeded Oxbow.

VUHS girls’ basketball falls in playoffs to No. 1 seed

The Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team won one road game in the Division III playoffs before losing a quarterfinal matchup on Friday to top-seeded Oxbow.

Four Tiger wrestlers and two Commodores earn state titles

MUHS claimed 2nd place as a team not far behind perennial champion Mount Anthony; Vergennes senior Peyton Lavoie tapped as “Outstanding Wrestler” at the event.

VUHS boys’ hoop falls just short in D-III playoff

No. 6 Winooski started strong on Friday against the No. 3 Vergennes, the Commodores bounced back and took a lead, but the Spartans closed strong to eke out a victory.

Commodore boys’ hoop defeats Eagles in season finale

It was a certified big game for the Vergennes and Mount Abraham high school boys’ basketball teams on Friday, with both teams jockeying for better position in this week’s playoffs.

MUHS boys outduel Commodores as defense rules

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)

Commodore girls’ basketball overwhelms the T-Birds for a 38-25 victory

On Friday, the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team broke open a tight defensive struggle when six Commodores scored in the decisive period, including highlight-reel transition hoops.

VUHS wrestlers take top local honors at Commodore Invitational

With three wrestlers ruling their weight classes, the host Vergennes Union High School wrestling team earned the best finish among local schools competing at Saturday’s Commodore Invitational Tournament.

Mount Abe girls’ hoop tops VUHS

In a high school girls’ basketball game that was close throughout, visiting Mount Abraham ratcheted up the intensity of its man-to-man defense Tuesday evening to finally pull away from host Vergennes in the final few minutes and claim a 45-39 victory.

Colchester edges Commodore boys’ basketball in final seconds

VUHS boys’ basketball saw a lead over visiting Division I Colchester slip away in the final 35 seconds on Monday, when the Lakers scored four points after two Commodore miscues.

VUHS athletic squads aim to keep moving forward

The winter of 2023-2024 treated Vergennes Union High School sports teams pretty well. Addison Northwest School District Athletics Director Peter Maneen filled the Independent in on the teams’ outlook for the 2024-2025 winter.

VUHS to get new roof; taxpayers spared expense

Almost half of the Vergennes Union High School building will get new roofing starting next June at a cost of $672,477.

Local rowers compete in the Otter Creek Challenge

Local youth rowing teams gathered at Vergennes Falls Park on Saturday, Nov. 1, for a festive finale to their Vermont fall open-water rowing season, all while donning their Halloween costumes!

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