Thursday, April 11, 2013. Section B

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â APRIL Â 11, Â 2013

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

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Five  years  in Vermont  and still  energizing :KHQ WKH ÂżIWK DQQXDO 2WWHU &UHHN &ODVVLF Ă€\ ÂżVKLQJ WRXUQDPHQW NLFNV off  this  Saturday,  preceded  on  Fri-­ day  evening  by  the  third  consecutive  sold-­out  showing  of  the  Fly  Fishing  Film  Tour  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater,  participants  of  both  events  will  have  Ripton  resident  Jesse  Haller  to  thank.  Haller  â€”  who  LV WKH OHDG Ă€\ ÂżVKLQJ JXLGH DQG shop  manager  in  FKDUJH RI Ă€\ ÂżVK-­ ing  merchandise  at  the  Middlebury  Mountaineer,  the  current  president  of  the  New  Haven  River  Anglers  As-­ sociation,  and  a  newly  minted  â€œPro-­ fessional  Guide  Ambassadorâ€?  for  6LPPV ÂżVKLQJ SURGXFWV ² PRYHG WR WKH DUHD ÂżYH \HDUV DJR 'HVSLWH KLV LPSUHVVLYH ÂżVKLQJ Up-­ VXPp KRZHYHU LW ZDVQÂśW ÂżVKLQJ WKDW brought  him  to  Vermont:  He  came  in  SXUVXLW RI .DWH 5HFXSHUR WKH ORYH of  his  life,  and  now  his  wife  and  the  mother  of  his  three-­year  daughter,  Peyton.  Indeed,  Jesse  would  certainly  not  KDYH EHHQ OXUHG KHUH IRU WKH ÂżVKLQJ alone.  Before  his  move  to  Ripton,  he  had  been  a  professional  guide  in  Col-­ RUDGR ZRUNLQJ DQG ÂżVKLQJ DURXQG Durango  and  Breckenridge  in  some  of  the  country’s  most  incredible  trout  water.  There  really  weren’t  many  places  in  the  world  he  could  have  JRQH DQG IRXQG EHWWHU ZLOG WURXW ÂżVK-­ eries  than  already  available  just  out-­ VLGH KLV GRRU %XW KH KDG PHW .DWH a  native  of  Ferrisburgh,  when  both  were  in  school  together  in  Durango.  And  when  she  returned  to  Vermont,  he  followed  her.  $OWKRXJK WKH WURXW ÂżVKLQJ LQ $GGL-­ son  County  is  a  step  down  from  what  he  was  used  to,  Jesse  was  nonethe-­ less  ready  for  the  move  after  working  DV PDQ\ DV GD\V D PRQWK JXLGLQJ “I  was  actually  ready  to  take  a  step  back  from  guiding  so  much,â€?  he  ad-­ mitted.  While  he  loved  the  professional  level  of  detailed  knowledge  he  had  of  the  rivers  he  worked,  Jesse  was  afraid  of  getting  burned  out  from  guiding  too  much.  He  didn’t  want  to  (See  Dickerson,  Page  4B)

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Lacrosse 4/12  Lamoille  at  Mt.  Abe  ....................  4  p.m. 4/13  MUHS  at  St.  Albans   ................  11  a.m. 4/13  Randolph  at  OV  ........................ 11  a.m. 4/15  VUHS  at  OV   .............................  4  p.m. 4/15  Mt.  Abe  at  Harwood   ..................  4  p.m. 4/16  CVU  at  MUHS  ...........................  4  p.m. 4/17  Milton  at  VUHS  ..........................  4  p.m. 4/17  Mt.  Abe  at  Rice   .........................  4  p.m. 4/19  MUHS  at  S.  Burlington  ..............  4  p.m. 4/19  OV  at  Brattleboro   .......................7  p.m. 4/20  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   ....................  11  a.m. 4/20  St.  Johnsbury  at  OV  ..................  1  p.m. Girls’ Lacrosse 4/12  Woodstock  at  MUHS   ................  4  p.m. 4/16  MUHS  at  S.  Burlington   ........  4:30  p.m. Baseball 6SULQJÂżHOG DW 29  .................  4:30  p.m. 4/16  Fair  Haven  at  MUHS   ...........  4:30  p.m. 4/18  Mt.  Abe  at  CVU   ....................  4:30  p.m. 4/18  VUHS  at  N.  Country   ............  4:30  p.m. 4/18  S.  Burlington  at  MUHS   ........  4:30  p.m. 4/20  MUHS  at  St.  Johnsbury   ..........  11  a.m. 4/20  Spaulding  at  Mt.  Abe   ..............  11  a.m. 98+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ...........  11  a.m. Softball 4/12  Fair  Haven  at  OV   .................  4:30  p.m. 4/16  Fair  Haven  at  MUHS   ...........  4:30  p.m. 4/18  Mt.  Abe  at  CVU   ....................  4:30  p.m. 4/18  VUHS  at  N.  Country   ............  4:30  p.m. 4/18  S.  Burlington  at  MUHS   ........  4:30  p.m. 4/20  MUHS  at  St.  Johnsbury   ..........  11  a.m. 4/20  Spaulding  at  Mt.  Abe   ..............  11  a.m. 98+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ...........  11  a.m. Tennis 4/12  Brattleboro  at  OV  Girls   .............  5  p.m. 4/13  Lake  Region  at  MUHS  Girls   .....  3  p.m. 4/15  MUHS  Girls  at  St.  J.   ............  3:30  p.m. 4/18  St.  J.  at  MUHS  Girls   ............  3:30  p.m. 4/15  MUHS  Boys  at  BFA   .............  3:30  p.m. 4/20  MUHS  Boys  at  N.  Country  .......  10  a.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  2B)

Men’s  lax  splits  league  road  games MEDFORD,  Mass.  â€”  The  Mid-­ dlebury  College  men’s  lacrosse  team  split  a  pair  of  tight  NESCAC  games  on  the  road  this  past  weekend,  hold-­ LQJ RII $PKHUVW RQ 6DWXUGD\ before  seeing  a  rally  come  up  just  VKRUW RQ 6XQGD\ DW 7XIWV 7KH 3DQWKHUV UDQNHG 1R LQ NCAA  Division  III  last  week,  are  LQ 1(6&$& SOD\ KHDGLQJ LQWR D S P 6DWXUGD\ KRPH JDPH vs.  league  foe  Trinity.  The  Panthers  WUDLO RQO\ &RQQHFWLFXW LQ WKH NESCAC  standings.  2Q 6DWXUGD\ DW $PKHUVW (See  Lacrosse,  Page  3B)

TIGER  SOPHOMORE  JESSE  Wulfman  hits  a  volley  during  her  doubles  match  with  teammate  Faith  Isham  Monday  afternoon.  Middlebury  lost  to  Rice,  7-­0. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

Sports BRIEFS

Area  tennis  teams  start  with  setbacks  DeLorenzo  named  to  Goucher’s  hall Tough  foes  topple  Tiger,  OV  squads MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  three  lo-­ cal  union  high  school  tennis  teams  opened  up  with  setbacks  on  Mon-­ day,  all  to  tough  competition. The  young  Middlebury  boys  fared  best,  claiming  both  doubles  matches  LQ D ORVV DW 5LFH Both  the  MUHS  and  Otter  Valley  JLUOV ZHUH VZHSW WKH 7LJHUV DW home  by  a  veteran  Rice  squad,  and  the  Otters  on  the  road  by  perennial  Division  II  contender  Burr  &  Bur-­

ton. RICE  BOYS,  5-­2 Singles:  Greg  Fitzgerald,  R,  de-­ IHDWHG (OOLRWW $EERWW 0 Erik  Olson,  R,  defeated  Bo  Tran,  M,  0DWW %RXIIDUG 5 GHIHDWHG %RE $YHU\ 0 0DWW &DVH 5 GHIHDWHG 1DWKDQ &REE 0 /RFNRQ /LX 5 GHIHDWHG /XNH %HQ] 0 Doubles:  Johnny  Fitzcharles  and  Morgan  Ingenthron,  M,  defeated  Jordan  Barlow  and  Geoffrey  Car-­ QH\ .QLVHO\ 5 %HQ 6LOYHU and  John  McClusky,  M,  defeated  Owen  Wood  and  Patrick  Marrinan, Â

ScoreBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Softball 4/8  OV  vs.  Mt.  Anthony   ..................... 7-­4  (8) Tennis 4/8  Rice  vs.  MUHS  Girls   ........................  7-­0 4/8  Burr  &  Burton  vs.  OV  Girls   ...............  7-­0 4/8  Rice  vs.  MUHS  Boys  ........................  5-­2 COLLEGE SPORTS Baseball 4/9  Midd.  vs.  Plattsburgh   ........................5-­3

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5 BULLDOGS,  7-­0 Singles:  Maddy  Pagnucco,  B,  de-­ IHDWHG /RXLVD -HURPH 2 Jordan  Harmon,  B,  defeated  Hannah  /RQHV 2 *DEL +DVDM % GHIHDWHG .D\OD =VLGR 2 Gabby  Vella,  B,  defeated  Alysen  6PLWK 2 6WHOOD 2K % GH-­ IHDWHG $O\VVD $GDPVHQ 2 'RXEOHV VFRUHV XQDYDLODEOH (OL-­ ]D %UHHG DQG .LWW 6LNHV % GHIHDWHG Sarah  Young  and  Danarose  Weaver,  2 DQG -XOLD &DPSDQHOOD DQG +DOH\ McGrath,  B,  defeated  Caitlyn  Curtis  and  Gabrielle  Welch,  O.

RICE  GIRLS,  7-­0 Singles:  Paige  Hauke,  R,  defeated  0DUYLH $YHU\ 0 6KDQQRQ Collins,  R,  defeated  Madelyn  Ganey,  0HJDQ &ROOLQV 5 GHIHDWHG *UDFH %RXFKHU 0 0DJ-­ gie  Fitzgerald,  R,  defeated  Mizuki  $R\DPD 0 6KHOE\ %L-­ asini,  R,  defeated  Sonia  Howlett,  M,  Doubles:  Chennah  Sharpe  and  Monique  Lavalle,  R,  defeated  Jesse  :XOIPDQ DQG )DLWK ,VKDP 0 3DLJH /HYDQVN\ DQG +DOHLJK Byrnes,  R,  defeated  Lindsay  Wells  DQG 6DUD %RH 0

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Middlebury  &ROOHJH ÂżHOG KRFNH\ FRDFK .DWKHULQH DeLorenzo  will  be  a  part  of  the  fourth  class  of  inductees  into  the  Goucher  College  Athletics  Hall  of  Fame.  The  induction  ceremony  will  be  held  April  DW WKH %DOWLPRUH 0G VFKRRO Goucher’s  Hall  of  Fame  is  intended  to  recognize,  honor  and  perpetuate  the  memory  of  those  individuals  who  have  made  outstanding  contributions  to  Goucher  College  athletics  and  its  intercollegiate  athletics  program. 'H/RUHQ]R ZDV WKH ÂżUVW SOD\HU LQ WKH KLVWRU\ RI *RXFKHUÂśV ÂżHOG KRFNH\ SURJUDP WR VFRUH JRDOV GXULQJ her  career.  She  probably  would  have  scored  more  during  her  four  seasons  if  she  had  not  also  put  in  time  as  the  Go-­ SKHUVÂś JRDONHHSHU UDFNLQJ XS DQ save  percentage.  She  also  competed  in  lacrosse  and  swimming,  and  was  named  the  la-­ crosse  team’s  Most  Valuable  Player  LQ DQG 'H/RUHQ]R KDV enjoyed  even  greater  success  as  head  ¿HOG KRFNH\ FRDFK IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ College,  guiding  her  teams  to  four  NCAA  Division  III  championship  game  appearances.  ,Q 'H/RUHQ]R HDUQHG WKH ÂżUVW of  two  New  England  Coach  of  the  Year  awards,  as  well  as  Division  III  National  Coach  of  the  Year  honors.  In  VKH OHG WKH WHDP WR D SHUIHFW record  en  route  to  its  second  NESCAC  championship  and  was  named  New  England  Small  College  Athletic  Con-­ IHUHQFH 1(6&$& &RDFK RI WKH <HDU Her  tenure  at  Middlebury  followed  a  successful  stint  at  Skidmore  College.

Middlebury  golf  ZLQV ÂżUVW WRXUQH\ PROVIDENCE,  R.I.  â€”  The  Mid-­ dlebury  College  men’s  golf  team  RSHQHG LWV VSULQJ VHDVRQ ZLWK D ÂżUVW SODFH ÂżQLVK DW WKH WHDP 5KRGH Island  College  Spring  Invitational,  played  at  Triggs  Memorial  Golf  Course  on  April  5  and  6. Middlebury’s  Rob  Donahoe  and  :LOOLDP 3ULQFH HDFK ÂżUHG D WZR GD\ VFRUH RI VHYHQ RYHU SDU WR OHDG Middlebury.  Donahoe  earned  medal-­ ist  honors  via  a  tiebreaker. 0D[ $OOH\ UHJLVWHUHG D WR place  fourth,  followed  by  Eric  Laorr,  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  freshman  Faith  Isham,  playing  MIDDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  girls’  tennis  team  captain  Grace  ZKR ÂżQLVKHG WLHG IRU VHYHQWK ZLWK D with  doubles  teammate  Jesse  Wulfman,  lines  up  a  return  during  Mon-­ Boucher  returns  the  ball  during  Monday’s  match  against  Rice. &KDUOLH *DUFLD URXQGHG RXW WKH day’s  match  with  Rice. 3DQWKHU JROIHUV ZLWK D

Otter  softball  walks  off  with  opening  win Aines’  blast  caps  big  OV  comeback By  ANDY  KIRKALDY QDO VFRUH DW DQG FDSSHG DQ 2W-­ BRANDON  â€”  When  Mount  An-­ WHU UDOO\ IURP D GHÂżFLW FUHDWHG WKRQ\ OHIW ÂżHOGHU .RUL %RZ WXUQHG when  the  Patriots  scored  two  un-­ took  two  steps  back,  and  earned  runs  in  the  top  of  then  just  stopped  and  â€œIt feels the  eighth,  one  of  them  watched  in  the  bottom  of  awesome. on  Aines’  own  throwing  Monday’s  eighth  inning,  It’s so great error. everyone  at  the  Otter  Val-­ And  it  capped  a  mem-­ ley  Union  High  School  to get a walk- orable  day  for  Aines,  VRIWEDOO ÂżHOG NQHZ WKH off. It feels who  tossed  a  one-­hitter,  season-­opening  game  be-­ amazing. It’s struck  out  six  and  did  tween  the  Otters  and  Pa-­ a great way not  allow  an  earned  run  triots  had  ended. GHVSLWH ZDONLQJ ÂżYH to start the Bow  could  only  do  â€œIt  feels  awesome.  It’s  season.â€? what  the  other  players,  so  great  to  get  a  walk-­ — OV junior fans  and  coaches  did  â€”  off.  It  feels  amazing,â€?  Taylor Aines watch  OV  junior  Taylor  Aines  said.  â€œIt’s  a  great  Aines’  game-­winning,  way  to  start  the  season.â€? WKUHH UXQ KRPHU VDLO DW OHDVW IHHW Despite  Aines’  heroics,  this  was  a  OTTER  BRITTANY  BUSHEY  slides  into  third  base  during  Monday’s  game  against  Mount  Anthony.  Otter  RYHU WKH OHIW ÂżHOG IHQFH team  win  for  OV.  Before  the  eighth  Valley  won  the  game,  7-­4. (See  OVUHS,  Page  2B) $LQHVÂś WRZHULQJ EODVW VHW WKH Âż-­ Photo  by  Lee  Kahrs/Brandon  Reporter

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