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COLTON  ODELL,  LEFT,  strains  his  muscles  as  Michael  Morgan  concentrates  on  his  technique  during  the  children’s  armwrestling  competition  on  Friday  at  Field  Days. Independent  photos/Andrea  Warren
Locals  battle  visitors  in  armwrestling  at  fair Annual  event  draws  200  competitors,  crowds By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 1(: +$9(1 ² $ KDQGIXO RI 9HUPRQW- HUV KHOG WKHLU RZQ DJDLQVW UHVLGHQWV IURP ÂżYH other  states  on  Friday  night  at  the  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  2013  Armwres- tling  Tournament. 9HUPRQWHUV ZLQQLQJ DW the  Aug.  9  competition  Organizers were  George  Sheldrick,  gave the an  event  co-Âorganizer  Armond who  prevailed  in  both  Brisson left-Âand  right-Âhanded  award for events;Íž  Rob  Ketcham,  Armwrestler Glen  Tupper  and  Kayla  Plouffe. of the Year The  tournament  drew  to John armwrestlers  from  New  Jackson. York,  New  Hampshire,  That award Massachusetts,  Pennsyl- recognizes vania  and  Maine,  as  well  participation DV 9HUPRQW In  all  116  adults  in the local showed  up  for  the  7  p.m.  club as main  event,  while  85  well as younger  competitors  du- competitive eled  earlier  in  the  youth  excellence. competition.  Both  events  drew  crowds  to  the  fair’s  show  tent,  with  many  lined  up  around  the  out- side  to  watch  the  action. Weybridge’s  Bill  Sinks  worked  with  co-Âdi- rector  Sheldrick  to  make  things  run  smoothly,  while  Christina  Sheldrick  and  Jennifer  Shel- drick  set  up  the  brackets. Organizers  gave  the  Armond  Brisson  award  for  Armwrestler  of  the  Year  to  John  Jackson.  DEVON  KIMBALL  OF  Vergennes  matches  his  opponent’s  strength  during  the  boy’s  arm- That  award  recognizes  participation  in  the  wrestling  competition  on  Friday.  Kimball  took  second  place  the  in  boys’  14-Âyear-Âold  class  at  local  club  as  well  as  competitive  excellence.  Field  Days.
Area  athletes  make  impact  in  baseball  all-Âstar  games By  ANDY  KIRKALDY WRVVHG ÂżYH LQQLQJV DQG DOORZHG DOO RUTLAND  —  Several  members  ¿YH 6RXWK UXQV EXW ZDV YLFWLPL]HG of  this  past  spring’s  successful  base- E\ ÂżYH 1RUWK HUURUV ² PDGH SLWFKHV EDOO WHDPV IURP 2WWHU 9DOOH\ DQG when  he  had  to,  while  Patterson  and  9HUJHQQHV XQLRQ KLJK VFKRROV SOD\HG Owen  “did  their  jobs.â€? major  roles  as  the  North  “It  was  a  fun  day,â€?  and  South  teams  split  an  Mitchell  said.  “Pitching  VUHS hurler Aug.  10  doubleheader  at  dominated.â€? Mount  St.  Joseph  in  the  Charlie In  the  opener,  Staple- DQQXDO 9HUPRQW Stapleford was ford  came  on  in  the  sixth  Baseball  Coaches  Asso- the winning with  a  1-Â0  lead,  and  the  ciation  North-ÂSouth  Se- pitcher as the North  added  a  run  in  nior  All-ÂStar  game. North prevailed the  top  of  the  seventh  to  98+6 KXUOHU &KDUOLH make  it  2-Â0.  The  South  Stapleford  was  the  win- in the opener, rallied  to  tie  it  in  the  ning  pitcher  as  the  North  10-5, while bottom  of  the  seventh  prevailed  in  the  opener,  OV’s Justin on  two  hits,  a  walk  and  ZKLOH 29ÂśV -XVWLQ Owen threw an  error,  but  the  North’s  Owen  threw  three  spot- three spotless Matt  St.  Amour  —  a  less  innings  to  open  the  grad  who  innings to open Missisquoi  nightcap,  a  5-Â0  victory  will  play  basketball  at  the nightcap, a Middlebury  College  this  for  the  South. Game  One  starter  5-0 victory for winter  —  threw  out  the  Brett  Patterson  from  the  the South. potential  winning  run  at  Division  II  champion  Ot- the  plate  to  force  extra  ters  threw  three  scoreless  innings  for  innings.  the  South,  while  Commodore  Devin  The  North  made  it  5-Â2  in  the  top  Hayes  tossed  a  scoreless  inning  in  of  the  ninth  with  three  runs  off  Burr  the  nightcap.  &  Burton’s  Jake  Stalcup,  who  will  29 FRDFK 7LP 0LWFKHOO DQ DV- join  the  Panther  football  program  sistant  for  the  South  team,  said  the  this  fall,  on  homers  by  Champlain  (See  Baseball,  Page  2B) hard-Âthrowing  Stapleford  —  who Â
So,  what  is  the  most  important  part  of  the  body  for  an  athlete?  The  torso,  for  core  strength? The  hands,  so  vital  in  virtually  ev- ery  sport  except  soccer? The  legs,  critical  for  mobility,  bal- ance  and  speed? Well,  no,  the  answer  is  pretty  obvi- ous:  the  brain.  Sure,  without  generous  help- ings  of  strength,  h a n d - t o - e y e  c o o r d i n a t i o n ,  quickness,  agil- ity,  balance  or  some  combina- tion  of  a  major- ity  of  those  traits,  an  athlete  will  not  excel. But  what  really  separates  the  best  from  the  rest?  Competitive  spirit,  willingness  to  work  and  listen  to  coaching,  intelligence,  and,  in  the  case  of  team  sports,  those  qualities  that  help  a  group  become  greater  than  the  sum  of  its  parts  —  leader- VKLS XQVHOÂżVKQHVV DQG FRRSHUDWLRQ all  of  those  things  together  that  cre- ate  what  the  Japanese  call  “wa,â€?  har- mony  among  a  group  that  allows  it  to  perform  at  its  best. If  all  those  fall  into  place,  so  also  GRHV WKH UHOD[HG FRQÂżGHQFH DWKOHWHV need  to  perform  at  their  best.  The  individual  athlete  excels  when  he  or  she  is  best  prepared,  knows  he  or  she  LV ZHOO FRDFKHG DQG SK\VLFDOO\ ÂżW (See  Kirkaldy,  Page  2B)
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Jackson  also  took  second  in  the  heavyweight  division  of  the  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lefthanded  competition  last  week.  ADULT  RESULTS: MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  RIGHT Â&#x2021; SRXQGV /DQFH 7UHHQ 1< %HQML 'Z\HU 1< $GDP /DIUDPERLVH 97 Â&#x2021; 5RE .HWFKDP 97 .ULV 0LNHOV 1< -HUHP\ 0HVVHUYH\ 0( MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  foursome  Â&#x2021; *OHQ 7XSSHU 97 /\QQ of  Ed  Sommers,  Dick  Hodgson,  Paul  6XPQHU 97 .ULV 0LNHOV 1< Butt  and  Don  Dayton  coasted  to  a  big  (See  Field  Days,  Page  2B) win  in  the  Aug.  8  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  golf  compe- tition  at  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course. That  quartet  scored  205,  good  for  a  10-Âstroke  win  over  runners-Âup  Louis  6DQFKH] 'HHP 6FKRHQÂżHOG *HRUJH Ramsayer  and  Tom  Maxwell.  Jeff  Stetson,  Pete  Hubbard,  Mars- GHQ 9DQ2UGHU DQG 3HWH 0XOJUHZ took  third  at  219.  Sommers  took  the  low  individual  net  at  68,  winning  a  tiebreaker  to  do  so. Claiming  skins  were  Bert  Phinney  on  Hole  8,  Bob  Kirkpatrick  on  Hole  13,  Stetson  on  Hole  14,  and  Ramsay- er  on  Hole  17. Â
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CORRECTION:  Our  Aug.  8  ar- WLFOH DERXW DQG SKRWR RI ORFDO ÂżHOG hockey  players  participating  in  a  Cape  Cod  tournament  stated  an  in- FRUUHFW ÂżUVW QDPH IRU RQH 2WWHU 9DO- SISTERS  MORGAN,  LEFT,  and  Tay- lor  Raiche  pull  against  each  other  in  the  ley  athlete:  Alexia  Colburn  joined  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  armwrestling  competition  at  Field  WKH DUHD FRQWLQJHQW RQ WKH 9HUPRQW team.  Days  Friday  evening.
Mycogen  Seeds  repeats  as  softball  champs ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Myco- gen  Seeds  for  the  second  straight  season  emerged  as  the  Rural  Soft- ball  Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  playoff  champion  in  double-Âelimination  postseason  ac- tion  that  concluded  on  July  28. The  Addison-Âbased  team  com- pleted  the  regular  season  with  a  16-Â2  record  and  the  No.  2  seed  in  the  playoffs.  The  team  then  defeat- ed  No.  1  seed  Lanpher  Construc- WLRQ RI 6KRUHKDP LQ WKH ÂżQDO Lanpher  Construction  won  the  10-Âteam  leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regular  season  title  with  a  17-Â1  record.  Quennev- ille  Trucking  of  Leicester  took  third  in  the  regular  season  at  14-Â3,  and  Goodies  Snack  Bar  of  Addison  was  fourth  at  12-Â6. $IWHU ÂżQLVKLQJ EDFN LQ WKH SDFN at  7-Â11  in  the  regular  season,  the  WOKO-ÂFM  Dirt  Dogs  had  a  strong  WRXUQDPHQW DQG ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG LQ WKH postseason,  with  Quenneville  tak- ing  fourth. The  members  of  the  winning  Mycogen  team  are  Jason  Russell,  Davin  Torrey,  Connor  Gallipo,  Heath  Paquette,  Jeff  Gosliga,  Kurt  9DOD -RH 'HVDEUDLV -RKQ %X]H- man,  Paul  Desabrais,  Matt  Desa- brais,  Matt  Huizinga,  John  Beenen,  THE  MIGHTY  MEN  of  Mycogen  Seeds,  an  Addison-Âbased  team,  won  the  Addison  County  Rural  Softball  Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  post-Âseason  tournament,  which  wrapped  up  late  last  month. Eric  Wedge  and  Gerrit  Gosliga. Â