High School SportsTuesday, November 3
Essex wins both D1 volleyball titles and Middlebury takes D2 girls on a big Sunday
The Daily Burlington team
Sunday's state volleyball finals at St. Michael's College had everything. The Essex boys swept Burlington for a second straight title, and the Essex girls beat BFA-St. Albans 3 sets to 2 for their sixth in a row, taking the fifth set 19-17.
Essex won two of Sunday's three volleyball finals
| Final | Champion | Result |
|---|---|---|
| D1 girls | Essex | Beat BFA-St. Albans 3-2 |
| D1 boys | Essex | Swept Burlington |
| D2 girls | Middlebury | Beat Enosburg 3-2 |
Sources: WCAX, Saint Albans Messenger
“Since it was so back and forth, it was like a complete mystery, what was going to happen.”
Essex did it despite heavy graduation losses. In D2, Middlebury's girls won a second straight title, closing the fifth set against Enosburg on an 8-3 run.
Four soccer state champions were crowned Sunday at Rutland High School, and the D1 boys game went to double overtime. Mt. Mansfield's girls beat Burr and Burton 3-2 in a back-and-forth D1 final.
Mt. Mansfield, Richford and Mill River won soccer titles
- Burr and Burton2Mt. Mansfield3 (won)
- West Rutland1Richford2 (won)
- Arlington0Mill River3 (won)
Source: WCAX
- Mill River boys: first title in 41 years
- Richford girls: second title in three seasons
- BFA-St. Albans: third straight title-match loss to Essex
Sources: Burlington Free Press, WCAX, Saint Albans Messenger