Slaters top MUHS baseball; Tigers still seeking first victory

Visiting Fair Haven used two big innings and a complete-game effort from sophomore pitcher Mason Gutel to get past the Middlebury Union High School baseball team on Tuesday, 9-3.

Tiger boys’ tennis topples BHS

The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team continued to impress in recent action, picking up three wins — one over the defending state champion — to improve to 7-0.

MAV girls’ lax sinks Vikings, moves to 5-2

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative girls’ lacrosse team blanked host Lyndon, 17-0, this past Friday in the Commodores’ only action between May 1 and 7.

Baseball teams pick up wins

Otter Valley, Mount Abraham and Vergennes all posted wins in recent high school baseball play. One of OV’s wins was at the Eagles’ expense, but Mount Abe bounced back to win twice. The Commodores’ victory was their first of the spring. 

MUHS girls’ lax claims one of three

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse team dropped a pair of games to top Division I teams last week before bouncing back to win on Tuesday. The Tigers’ record stands at 3-2 heading into a game at Colchester on Friday.

MAV boys’ lax rolls at home

The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative boys’ lacrosse team picked up a pair of one-sided home victories late last week and improved to 4-2 heading into a scheduled visit to Burlington on Wednesday — that game played after deadline.

Softball teams all prevail at least once

The softball teams from Mount Abraham, Otter Valley, Middlebury and Vergennes union high schools all won in recent action.

MUHS girls’ tennis takes two out of three

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team won twice in three recent outings. At 3-2 heading into a match scheduled at North Country on Wednesday, the Tigers have already exceeded their 2023 victory total.

Scoreboard and schedule for May 9

Here’s what happened in Addison County sports recently, plus the schedule of upcoming games and events.

Matthew Dickerson: A fisher sees the wonder of native fish

It was only my second cast of the day: a little weighted nymph imitating a mayfly larva that I drifted along the bottom of a thigh-deep hole.

Tiger boys’ lax scores two important victories

Saturday’s 16-8 victory in some ways looked like the Toby Draper show; it followed a closer contest with the defending state champs.

Tiger girls’ lax is now 2-0

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse team took charge in the first quarter against visiting Rice on Monday and cruised to a 14-4 victory. 

Only Eagles have good baseball week

Mount Abraham broke into the win column behind a pitching gem to provide the only highlight for the area’s high school baseball teams in recent action. 

Eagle track hosts meet

In a six-team Tuesday track and field meet at Mount Abraham at which teams from all three Addison County high schools competed, the host Eagle girls’ and boys’ teams fared best among the local contingent. 

Tigers, Eagles win in boys’ lax

The Middlebury Union boys’ lacrosse team won three times, while the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team defeated Otter Valley to highlight recent high school action in the sport. 

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