Karl Lindholm: Barnes Boffey was a real person

My second night at Middlebury in the fall of 1963, I was roused from my bed after midnight and dispatched with the other freshman men to serenade the senior women from the lawn in front of Forest Hall. That night, I stood behind the biggest person I had ever met, my classmate Barnes Boffey, all 6’8”, 250+ pounds of him. I looked right into the small of his back. 

The Vermont team scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns in Saturday’s Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl football game to rally past New Hampshire, 26-21, at Castleton University in the annual battle between recently graduated high school football all-stars from each … (read more)

Five players from the region’s three high school football teams are expected to play this Saturday in the 71st annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, in which top recently-graduated high school football players from Vermont and New Hampshire square off.

Five seniors from the region’s three football teams have been selected to play in the 71st annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, in which top recently-graduated high school football players from Vermont and New Hampshire square off. 

Many athletes on the Middlebury, Mount Abraham and Otter Valley union high school football teams have been named Division I, II and III all-stars, respectively, for their efforts this past fall season.

Panther earned a share of the NESCAC championship on Saturday by defeating host Colby College, 35-28, in Middlebury’s season finale.

The Middlebury College football team gutted out a pivotal victory on Saturday, topping visiting Tufts, 19-10, by forcing two key turnovers during the fourth quarter, one of which stopped a Tufts drive at the 2-yard-line and the other being a tipped pass t … (read more)

The Middlebury College football team gutted out a pivotal victory on Saturday, topping visiting Tufts, 19-10.

The Tiger football team’s dreams of a second straight trip to the Division I championship game were dashed on Friday.

Panther football romped over host Hamilton, 41-7, on Saturday to improve to 6-1, putting Middlebury in a sweet spot as the season wanes.

Visiting No. 6 Springfield ended the No. 3 seeded Otter Valley football team’s season this past Saturday with an 18-12 upset in a Division III quarterfinal matchup. 

Tiger senior Jackson Gillette caught a game-winning pass in the end zone with about a minute left to win Friday’s semifinal game in St. Johnsbury.

In a rain-soaked Saturday afternoon game, visiting Mill River upset the Otter Valley football team, 7-0. The Minutemen improved to 4-4 and are the No. 5 seed in the Division III playoffs, which begin this weekend.

The Division II playoff hopes of the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team were dashed on Friday night when host Milton scored two late touchdowns to edge the Eagles 14-13. 

The MUHS football team came up on the short end of a 21-14 score vs. defending Division I champion Champlain Valley.