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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â AUGUST Â 8, Â 2013

MATT DICKERSON

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6RPH ELJ ÂżVK WDOHV Middlebury  boy  Norman  Maclean  ends  his  novel-­ la  â€œA  River  Runs  Through  Itâ€?  with  a  sentence  at  once  both  simple  and  profound:  â€œI  am  haunted  by  waters.â€?  There  are  times  I  know  what  he  means.  Most  of  the  time,  though,  I  DP KDXQWHG E\ ÂżVK 1RW E\ ÂżVK LQ JHQHUDO EXW E\ VSHFLÂżF ÂżVK LQ SDUWLF-­ ular  places.  And  without  exception,  WKH\ DUH ÂżVK , KDYH QRW FDXJKW Certainly  there  are  a  few  I  have  caught  over  the  years  that  I  re-­ member  with  vivid  detail.  A  35-­pound  king  salmon  I  caught  RQ D Ă€\ URG 0\ ÂżUVW 3XODVNL VWHHO-­ head,  and  more  UHFHQWO\ P\ ÂżUVW $ODVNDQ VWHHOKHDG A  large  pike  I  caught  on  the  Connect-­ LFXW 5LYHU ÂżVKLQJ ZLWK DQ XOWUD OLJKW rod  and  light  line.  And  a  big  land-­ locked  salmon:  the  only  salmonid  over  30  inches  I  have  ever  landed  in  Vermont.  I  remember  each  stream  or  river.  The  time  of  day  and  year.  The  Ă€\ RU OXUH , ZDV XVLQJ $QG HVSHFLDO-­ ly  I  remember  whom  I  was  with.  For  the  most  part,  however,  it  is  WKH ÂżVK , KDYH IDLOHG WR FDWFK WKDW (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

Golfers  take  part  in  weekly  competition MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  foursome  of  Joe  Bartlett,  Jeff  Stetson,  Greg  Humphrey  and  Bruce  Byers  pre-­ vailed  in  weekly  men’s  golf  play  on  Aug.  1.  Their  collective  score  of  173  edged  the  total  of  175  carded  by  the  quartet  RI %RE &DPHURQ 'D\WRQ :DNHÂżHOG Fred  Belanger  and  Nick  Causton. Pete  Mulgrew  scored  the  low  in-­ dividual  net  of  71  for  the  day.  Jim  Twitchell’s  11  proved  to  the  low  in-­ dividual  net  on  the  Par  3  holes,  and  Byers’  total  of  13  was  the  low  indi-­ vidual  net  on  the  Par  5  holes.  Winning  skins  were  Bartlett  on  Hole  No.  2,  Twitchell  on  Hole  No.  7,  and  Belanger  on  Holes  No.  4  and  14. Â

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY WHITE  RIVER  JUNCTION  â€”  At  the  summer  Vermont  Swim  As-­ sociation  championship  meet  in  the  Upper  Valley  Aquatic  Center  on  this  past  Saturday  and  Sunday,  Middle-­ EXU\ 3DQWKHU VZLPPHUV ZRQ ÂżYH races  â€”  in  four  of  which  10-­year-­old  Oliver  Poduschnick  earned  gold  â€”  while  one  young  Vergennes  Champ  swimmer  earned  a  state  title.  Poduschnick  won  the  25-­yard  boys’  10-­and-­under  freestyle  and  backstroke  races,  picked  up  a  second  and  a  third  in  other  races,  and  joined  three  teammates  in  helping  the  Pan-­ ther  U-­10  boys  win  the  medley  and  freestyle  relay  races.  Joining  Podus-­ chnick  in  both  winning  relay  teams  were  Fraser  Milligan,  Thomas  Den-­ ton  and  Will  Carpenter.  Also  winning  for  Middlebury  was  Nick  Merrill,  who  prevailed  in  the  open  500-­yard  freestyle,  while  Nate  Muzzy  brought  home  gold  for  the  Champs  in  the  U-­8  boys’  breast-­ stroke. Both  county  squads  competed  in  the  second  of  four  divisions  based  on  the  size  of  the  competing  teams.  The  3DQWKHUV ZHUH IRXUWK RI ÂżYH WHDPV in  the  second  division  with  1,000.5  points,  avenging  a  regular-­season  setback  to  the  Champs,  who  were  ¿IWK DW 7KHLU &KDPSODLQ 9DO-­ 0,''/(%85< 3$17+(56Âś 1,&. 0HUULOO VZLPV WR VHFRQG SODFH LQ WKH ley  Swim  League  rivals  Saint  Albans  \HDU ROG EXWWHUĂ€\ +H DOVR ZRQ WKH RSHQ \DUG IUHHVW\OH 3KRWR E\ -RVK .DXIPDQQ 6W $OEDQV 0HVVHQJHU won  D-­II  with  1,512.5  points.  The  CVSL  powerhouse  For  Middlebury,  Mer-­ Panther  Brianna  Foley  also  put  Burlington  Tennis  Club  Middlebury rill  also  picked  up  a  sec-­ in  a  second-­place  effort,  while  the  won  D-­I  with  2,692.50  Panther ond,  and  Milligan  earned  Champs’  Anna  Rakowski  and  the  points,  edging  anoth-­ swimmers D WKLUG SODFH ÂżQLVK 1RDK Panthers’  Courtney  White  earned  er  CVSL  squad,  Essex  ZRQ Ă€YH Konczal  (second),  Max  thirds.  Also  taking  third  was  the  (2,651.50).  Ratti-­Bicknell  (third)  and  Champs’  U-­10  girls’  free  relay  squad  Rutland  (916.5)  pre-­ races, in the  U-­8  Champs  free  relay  of  Grace  LeBeau,  Jordan  Jewell,  vailed  in  D-­III,  while  four of which team  of  Calder  Rakowski,  Emma  Huestis  and  Rakowski. Quechee  (335.5)  won  10-yearThe  following  Panther  and  Champ  Konczal,  Ian  Henderson,  among  the  small  D-­IV  old Oliver and  Muzzy  (second)  also  swimmers  and  relay  teams  scored  points  this  past  weekend  at  the  state  squads.  In  all,  the  Panthers  Poduschnick scored  well. ZHUH HLJKWK LQ D ÂżHOG RI earned gold. On  the  girls’  side,  three  championship  meet:  21  teams,  and  the  Champs  area  swimmers  each  BOYS’  RESULTS /($+ &52.( 5$&(6 KHU EXWWHUĂ€\ OHJ IRU WKH &KDPSV 6ZLP 7HDP ‡ 8 <DUG )UHH '\ODQ were  ninth. picked  up  one  second-­ IURP 9HUJHQQHV LQ WKH DQG XQGHU \DUG LQGLYLGXDO PHGOH\ DW WKH A  number  of  other  Middlebury  and  SODFH ÂżQLVK DQG WZR WKLUGV .DWULQD Stowe,  M;Íž  14.  Will  Clark,  V. ‡ <DUG )UHH 0X]]\ 9 9HUPRQW 6ZLP $VVRFLDWLRQ 6WDWH &KDPSLRQVKLSV RQ 6DWXUGD\ LQ :KLWH Vergennes  swimmers  posted  one  or  Mayer  of  the  Champs,  and  Panthers  5LYHU -XQFWLRQ Nora  Wootten  and  Ellie  Ross.  PRUH WRS WKUHH ÂżQLVKHV (See  Swim,  Page  3B) 3KRWR E\ -RVK .DXIPDQQ 6W $OEDQV 0HVVHQJHU

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Area  teens  compete  in  ¿HOG KRFNH\ tournament BARNSTABLE,  Mass.  â€”  Six  local  high  school  athletes  recently  SOD\HG IRU WKH 9HUPRQW ÂżHOG KRFN-­ ey  team  in  the  Cape  Cod  Classic,  a  tournament  that  featured  nine  teams  from  New  England  states  and  New  York. Overall,  the  Vermonters,  featur-­ ing  players  from  all  over  the  state,  SOD\HG FRPSHWLWLYHO\ EXW ÂżQLVKHG 1-­3-­1,  including  a  July  28  playoff  round  loss  to  Maine  decided  by  penalty  strokes. The  Green  Mountain  team  in-­ cluded  three  Otter  Valley  players,  rising  seniors  Brittany  Bushey  and  Emily  Lowell,  both  forwards,  and  rising  junior  Marissa  Col-­ burn,  a  defender;Íž  two  Middlebury  6,; /2&$/ +,*+ VFKRRO DWKOHWHV FRPSHWHG RQ -XO\ DQG IRU WKH 9HUPRQW ÂżHOG KRFNH\ WHDP LQ WKH athletes,  both  rising  seniors,  for-­ ward  Paige  Viens,  who  scored  the  DQQXDO &DSH &RG &ODVVLF KHOG WKLV \HDU LQ %DUQVWDEOH 0DVV 3LFWXUHG DUH IURP OHIW 0RXQW $EUDKDPÂśV 6DP 5HLVV 2WWHU 9DOOH\ÂśV (PLO\ /RZHOO 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV 3DLJH 9LHQV %ULWWDQ\ %XVKH\ DQG 0DULVVD &ROEXUQ RI 29 WHDPÂśV ÂżUVW JRDO LQ D SOD\RII DQG .LHUD .LUNDOG\ RI 08+6 ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR $QG\ .LUNDOG\ (See  Field  hockey,  Page  2B)

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  duo  of  dell  and  Rob  Keiner. Dale  White  and  Ted  Panicucci  won  Â‡ )LIWK Ă€LJKW %UXFH &RVWHOOR WKH WRS Ă€LJKW RI 5DOSK 0\KUH *ROI and  Albie  Cousino;Íž  2.  Steve  Myhre  Course’s  annual  Dud  Phinney  Mem-­ and  Dennis  Smith;Íž  3.  Bob  Cameron  ber-­Guest  Tournament,  which  was  and  Alan  Pratt. held  from  July  25  to  28.  Â‡ 6L[WK Ă€LJKW White  and  Panicucci  Dale White Jeff  Stetson  and  Brian  edged  the  second-­place  and Ted Streeter;Íž  2.  Neil  Mackey  team  of  Eric  Bergland  Panicucci and  Bart  Frisbee;Íž  3.  Steve  and  Mike  Sims,  with  Joe  Nardell  and  Lance  Chi-­ edged the Bartlett  and  Dave  Ander-­ coine. VRQ ÂżQLVKLQJ WKLUG LQ WKH second-place ‡ 6HYHQWK Ă€LJKW team of Eric WRS Ă€LJKW Skip  Doane  and  Dick  La-­ ,Q WKH RWKHU Ă€LJKWV WKH Bergland Fave;Íž  2.  Skip  Brush  and  top  teams  were: Jack  Sheehan,  Bill  La-­ and Mike ‡ 6HFRQG Ă€LJKW .LW Sims, with berge  and  Bob  Kellogg,  Wilson  and  Tim  Ryan:  2.  tie. Steve  Maier  and  Pete  Ma-­ Joe Bartlett ‡ (LJKWK Ă€LJKW ier;Íž  3.  Jim  Hoverman  and  and Dave Dave  Wemette  and  Mike  Steve  Hoverman,  Mike  $QGHUVRQ Ă€Q- O’Donnell;Íž  2.  Marsden  Schoenfeld  and  Steve  ishing third in VanOrder  and  Frank  Tra-­ Frankiewicz,  tie.  WKH WRS Ă LJKW nor;Íž  3.  Jeff  Costello  and  Â‡ 7KLUG Ă€LJKW 5D\ Kevin  Costello.  Kelton  and  Doug  Collins;Íž  The  closest-­to-­the-­pin  2.  Kirk  Goldman  and  Brett  Everest;Íž  winners  were: 3.  Mike  Adams  and  John  Illick.  July  25:  Hole  4:  Don  Dayton;Íž  Hole  Â‡ )RXUWK Ă€LJKW 'DQD 5RELQVRQ 7:  Steve  Hoverman;Íž  Hole  12:  Steve  and  Erik  Lloyd;Íž  2.  Louis  Sanchez  Robison;Íž  Hole  14:  Rick  James.  and  Steve  Robison;Íž  3.  George  Wen-­ (See  Phinney,  Page  2B)

Veteran,  rookie  win  at  Devil’s  Bowl WEST  HAVEN  â€”  feature.  Jake  Noble  of  Veteran  Middlebury  â€œIt means so Benson  â€”  Hanson’s  driver  Todd  Stone  held  much to win WHDPPDWH ² ÂżQLVKHG off  young  up-­and-­comer  this race. C.J. third  to  protect  his  point  Jessey  Mueller  to  win  Richards is the lead  in  the  division. the  Devil’s  Bowl  Speed-­ reason we’re all Stone’s  win  highlight-­ way’s  most  important  ed  a  night  full  of  close  RSHQ ZKHHO 0RGLÂżHG here at Devil’s ÂżQLVKHV ZLWK %UDQGRQ event  on  Aug.  2,  taking  Bowl. I cut my Atkins,  Chris  Bergeron,  the  second  annual  Carr-­ racing teeth Hanson,  and  Karen  ara  Masonry  &  Concrete  here a long Bushey  also  taking  C.J.  Richards  Memorial  time ago, and I victories  at  an  evening  67. considered C.J. honoring  the  track’s  late  Orwell  rookie  Lacey  founder,  C.J.  Richards. Hanson  also  made  his-­ a friend and “It  means  so  much  tory  that  night  by  be-­ a mentor as to  win  this  race,â€?  Stone  FRPLQJ WKH ÂżUVW ZRPDQ much as a race said  in  victory  lane.  to  win  a  main  event  in  a  promoter.â€? “C.J.  Richards  is  the  weekly  NASCAR  Whel-­ — Todd Stone reason  we’re  all  here  at  en  All-­American  Series  Devil’s  Bowl.  I  cut  my  division  at  Devil’s  Bowl.  racing  teeth  here  a  long  Hanson  held  off  a  persistent  chal-­ time  ago,  and  I  considered  C.J.  a  lenge  from  Chris  LaVair  of  Gabriels,  friend  and  a  mentor  as  much  as  a  race  N.Y.,  to  prevail  in  the  15-­lap  Central  promoter.â€? Vermont  Motorcycles  Mini  Stock  The  outcome  of  Stone’s  race  â€” Â

which  was  the  second  round  of  the  ¿YH UDFH 1RUWKHUQ 0RGLÂżHG &KDO-­ lenge  Series  â€”  was  in  question  throughout  the  entire  67-­lap  distance.  Veteran  Leon  Gonyo  of  Chazy,  N.Y.,  started  on  the  front  row  by  virtue  of  a  random  draw,  and  led  the  opening  seven  laps.  Visiting  short  track  standout  â€œLiq-­ uidâ€?  Loud  Cicconi  of  Aston,  Penn.,  driving  Stone’s  team  car,  took  com-­ mand  on  lap  8  and  dueled  with  Go-­ nyo  for  the  next  14  laps  before  Stone  entered  the  picture.  Stone  took  the  lead  from  Cicconi  at  lap  31  and  led  his  teammate  in  an  entertaining  battle,  but  Cicconi’s  engine  failed,  forcing  him  out  of  the  race  at  lap  39  while  running  second. The  resulting  restart  allowed  18-­year-­old  Mueller,  of  Olmstedville,  N.Y.,  to  draw  even  with  Stone,  and  WKH SDLU UDFHG LQ ORFNVWHS IRU WKH ÂżQDO /$&(< +$1621 0$'( KLVWRU\ DV WKH ÂżUVW ZRPDQ WR ZLQ D 1$6&$5 :KHOHQ $OO $PHULFDQ 6HULHV IHDWXUH DW 27  laps.  Both  were  forced  to  make  dar-­ 'HYLOÂśV %RZO 6SHHGZD\ LQ 0LQL 6WRFN GLYLVLRQ (See  Devil’s  Bowl,  Page  2B) 3KRWR E\ 0HPRU(YHQWV

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