Thursday, March 14, 2013. Section B

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 14, Â 2013

MATT DICKERSON

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Third  quarter,  tactics  key  as  Mount  Abe  pays  back  Hartford

Tiger  hoop,  hockey  teams  lose  in  D-­I MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  boys’  hockey  and  girls’  basketball  teams  dropped  Division  I  postseason  games  on  Wednesday,  March  6. The  No.  9  boys’  hockey  team  lost  D TXDUWHU¿QDO DW WRS VHHGHG 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ Keenan  Bartlett  scored  both  goals,  and  goalie  Edgar  Sherman  made  31  saves  as  the  Ti-­ JHUV ¿QLVKHG DW D UHFRUG WKDW LQFOXGHG D ¿UVW URXQG SOD\RII ZLQ DW Spaulding.  The  Rebels  improved  to  The  No.  14  Tiger  girls  lost  at  No.  3  (VVH[ LQ D ¿UVW URXQG JDPH The  Hornets  moved  to  16-­5.  Erin  Connor  scored  four  points  as  the  7LJHUV ¿QLVKHG DW DIWHU ZLQQLQJ ¿YH WLPHV LQ WKHLU ¿QDO UHJXODU season  outings. Â

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY BARRE  â€”  Sparked  in  Monday’s  'LYLVLRQ ,, JLUOV¶ EDVNHWEDOO VHPL¿-­ nal  by  mid-­game  tactical  and  lineup  changes  and  junior  Ashlie  Fay’s  third-­quarter  scoring  surge,  No.  1  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  knocked  off  No.  4  Hartford,  56-­48,  in  the  Barre  Auditorium.  In  defeating  the  19-­4  Hurricanes, Â

the  Eagles: ‡ ,PSURYHG WR ZLWK WKHLU 13th  straight  victory.  Â‡ 5HDFKHG WKH ¿QDO IRU WKH WKLUG straight  season;;  this  year’s  foe  on  6DWXUGD\ DW S P LQ WKH $XG ZLOO EH 1R %)$ )DLUID[ ‡ $YHQJHG WKHLU ORVV LQ WKH ¿QDO WR +DUWIRUG ‡ +LW RI IUHH WKURZV LQFOXG-­

Commodore  coach  joins  his  team  in  making  history By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â€”  Not  only  did  the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  boys’  basketball  team  make  his-­ WRU\ RQ 6DWXUGD\ DIWHUQRRQ ZKHQ the  Commodores  completed  their  VHDVRQ DQG ZRQ WKH 'LYLVLRQ II  title.  So  did  their  coach,  Peter  Quinn. According  to  veteran  Rutland Â

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ing  13  of  16  in  the  fourth  quarter  to  prevent  Hartford  from  rallying  from  D GH¿FLW DIWHU WKUHH SHULRGV -XQLRUV 6DP 'ULVFROO VL[ IRU VL[ DQG 0HJ /LYLQVJWRQ ¿YH IRU VL[ FRPELQHG WR KLW RI IURP WKH line. And  they  surprised  Coach  Con-­ nie  LaRose  just  a  little  bit.  Back  in  (See  Mt.  Abe,  Page  2B)

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3DQWKHU VNLHUV DUH DOO $PHULFDQV MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Four  Mid-­ dlebury  College  skiers  earned  All-­ American  honors  â€”  one  did  so  WZLFH ² ZKHQ WKH 3DQWKHU VNL WHDP KRVWHG WKH 1&$$ &KDPSLRQ-­ VKLSV DW WKH 6QRZ %RZO LQ +DQFRFN and  Rikert  Nordic  Center  in  Ripton  from  Wednesday  through  Saturday  ODVW ZHHN 7KH 3DQWKHUV ¿QLVKHG WKH HYHQW WK LQ WKH WHDP FRPSHWLWLRQ ZKLOH the  University  of  Colorado  rallied  past  the  University  of  Vermont  on Â

WKH ¿QDO GD\ WR WDNH KRPH LWV WK national  title.  Utah  took  second  and  890 ZDV WKLUG LQ D WHDP ¿HOG For  the  Panthers,  sophomore  Mary  Sackbauer  earned  second-­team  All-­ American  honors  after  surging  to  a  QLQWK SODFH ¿QLVK LQ WKH ZRPHQ¶V JL-­ ant  slalom  on  Wednesday.  Sackbauer  posted  the  eighth-­best  time  in  the  second  run  to  leap  up  from  14th  and  ¿QLVK LQ D WZR UXQ WLPH RI seconds.  In  the  men’s  GS,  the  Middlebury Â

trio  of  junior  Hig  Roberts,  senior  David  Donaldson  and  senior  An-­ GUHZ 0F1HDOXV ¿QLVKHG WK VW DQG WK UHVSHFWLYHO\ Roberts  turned  in  the  eighth-­best  time  in  the  second  run  to  move  up  IURP WK DIWHU WKH ¿UVW UXQ +H ¿Q-­ LVKHG ZLWK D WRWDO WLPH RI 'RQDOGVRQ ¿QLVKHG LQ ZKLOH 0F1HDOXV¶ WZR UXQ WLPH ZDV On  Thursday,  junior  Ben  Lustgar-­ (See  Panthers,  Page  3B)

ScoreBOARD Addison Otters Swim Team enjoys memorable winter

Girls’ Basketball D-­II Playoffs in Barre 3/11  #1  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #4  Hartford  ...........56-­48

Bristol club sees success in and out of pool

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Basketball D-­II Playoffs in Barre 3/16  #1  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #3  Fairfax   .....  3:45  p.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NCAA D-­III Tournament Final Four at Superior, Wisc. 0LGG YV 3ODWWVEXUJK  ...........  4:30  p.m. 3/16  ......................................................Final Men’s Basketball NCAA D-­III Tournament ,WKDFD DW 0LGGOHEXU\  ..................  4  p.m. Women’s Lacrosse 3/16  Conn.  at  Midd.   ...........................  Noon 3/19  RPI  at  Midd.   ..........................5:30  p.m. 0LGG DW :HVOH\DQ  ..................  11  a.m. Men’s Lacrosse 3/16  Midd.  at  Conn.   ...........................1  p.m. 3/19  Midd.  at  St.  Lawrence   ...............  5  p.m. :HVOH\DQ DW 0LGG  ....................  1  p.m. Softball 0LGG DW -RKQVRQ 6W  ...........  3  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

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BRISTOL  â€”  The  Addison  Ot-­ WHUV 6ZLP 7HDP¶V WK VHDVRQ KDV SURYHG WR EH D PHPRUDEOH RQH ZLWK many  of  the  team’s  61  members  qualifying  for  championship  meets  and  organizers  making  a  number  of  upgrades  to  operations,  equipment  and  fundraising.  According  to  its  organizers,  the  $GGLVRQ 2WWHUV 6ZLP 7HDP $267 ZKLFK SUDFWLFHV ¿YH GD\V D ZHHN DW the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  pool  from  October  through  March,  is  a  competitive  team  that  focuses  on  providing  instruction  DQG WUDLQLQJ LQ ZD\V WKDW HQFRXUDJH DQG VXSSRUW DOO VZLPPHUV WR DFKLHYH their  highest  potential.  $ORQJ ZLWK WUDLQLQJ WR LPSURYH VZLPPLQJ WHFKQLTXH PHPEHUV KDYH the  opportunity  to  learn  self-­disci-­ SOLQH DQG VSRUWVPDQVKLS DORQJ ZLWK a  strong  sense  of  responsibility  and  (See  Swimmers,  Page  3B)


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