Commodore boys’ hoop declaws Tigers

The host Vergennes Union High School boys’ basketball team erupted in Tuesday’s second quarter to take charge against Middlebury in what can be fairly called a surprisingly one-sided 55-31 win over the Commodores’ regional rival. 

Megan Mentzer, a junior at Vergennes Union High School, completed the first step of competing in the American Legion’s High School Constitutional speech contest, Sun. Jan. 21, at Vergennes Post 14.

The Vergennes Union High School boys ran to victory in two events and took second in two more to finish third as a team in Division II at Saturday’s indoor track and field state championship meet at the University of Vermont.

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ basketball team looked like they had Saturday’s game sewed up, but the Vergennes boys had a different idea.

The Vergennes Union Middle/High School student group Full Send led a community event on Thursday, Dec. 14, that brought together community members, parents, students and school staff for a discussion of the topic “How to Hold a Conversation: What’s Going … (read more)

The Vergennes and Otter Valley boys’ high school basketball teams won their winter debuts on the road, while the Middlebury boys came up short at home in their lid-lifter.  

Based on their most recent history, the Vergennes Union High School teams most likely to raise banners after this winter wear wrestling singlets and running shoes. 

Each year a Vergennes Union High School senior is chosen for the DAR Good Citizen’s Award.

No. 11 Vergennes Union High School boys’ soccer drew a familiar foe in the Division III playoffs this past Wednesday, Oct. 25: No. 6 Fair Haven. 

The Vergennes Union High School girls’ soccer team won one Division III playoff game before falling to the top seed in closely contested quarterfinal. 

ADDISON COUNTY & BRANDON — Most local high school athletic teams enter the fall sports playoffs this week. Local high school cross country teams will compete at the state meet in Thetford this coming Saturday. High school golf and bass fishing teams h … (read more)

In an interview with the Independent, Silas Mullin explained his desire to serve in the Peace Corps, which is in the process of rebuilding its strength abroad after recalling all its volunteers early in the COVID pandemic. 

The Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ soccer team scored early and often in Tuesday’s home game on the way to an 8-1 victory over visiting local rival Vergennes. 

The Vergennes Union High School boys’ soccer team allowed visiting Green Mountain Valley to get off to a quick start on Monday, and the Commodores never recovered in a 3-0 setback despite outplaying the Gumbies throughout the second half. 

VUHS graduate Emily Rooney, a rising senior at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., spent the summer entrenched in the Massachusetts housing system — juggling phone calls, tracking down applications, and advocating for clients while trying to understand … (read more)