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THURSDAY, Â APRIL Â 23, Â 2015
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VUHS  alum  makes  his  mark  at  CSC
Panther nine claim one victory in four games
CASTLETON  —  After  a  pair  of  stellar  pitching  performances  last  week,  Castleton  State  College  soph- omore  Devin  Hayes  of  Vergennes  was  honored  as  the  Corvias  ECAC  Division  III  New  England  Pitcher  of  the  Week  as  announced  by  the  conference  today.  He  was  given  the  same  distinction  by  the  North  Atlan- tic  Conference. Hayes  started  twice  last  week,  al- lowing  just  two  runs  (zero  earned)  in  13.0  innings  pitched.  He  started  off  the  week  by  tossing  six  innings  with  two  unearned  runs  allowed  and  a  career-Âhigh  nine  strikeouts  in  a  3-Â2  loss  at  New  England  College.  He  followed  that  up  with  a  stellar  per- formance  on  Sunday,  as  he  threw  a  FRPSOHWH JDPH VKXWRXW ZLWK ÂżYH strikeouts  to  lead  Castleton  to  a  3-Â0  YLFWRU\ DW ÂżUVW SODFH +XVVRQ As  of  Monday,  Hayes’  record  in  2015  is  2-Â0  with  a  3.90  ERA  and  26  strikeouts  in  27.2  innings  pitched. The  Spartans  stand  at  12-Â8  overall  and  5-Â4  in  the  North  Atlantic  Confer- ERIC  ADSIT  PLUNGES  over  Bartlett  Falls  —  referred  to  as  “The  Toasterâ€?  by  kayakers  —  on  the  New  Haven  River  in  Bristol.  The  15-Âfoot  fall  was  ence. ORFDWHG FORVH WR WKH ÂżQLVK OLQH RI 6DWXUGD\ÂśV 1HZ +DYHQ /HGJHV 5DFH
MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middle- bury  College  baseball  team  was  swept  last  weekend  during  a  three- game  NESCAC  West  home  series  against  Wesleyan  at  Forbes  Field.  The  Panthers  fell  by  an  8-Â5  score  to  the  Cardinals  during  Friday’s  single  game,  and  the  visitors  took  both  ends  of  Saturday’s  doubleheader  by  scores  of  4-Â2  and  18-Â1. In  winning  a  home  game  vs.  St.  Michael’s  on  Tuesday,  the  Panthers  recorded  their  second  wins  in  19  outings  this  spring. On  Friday,  Wesleyan  jumped  out  to  a  quick  3-Â0  lead  after  two  in- nings  and  held  off  a  late  Middlebury  comeback  attempt  on  its  way  to  the  three-Ârun  win. Wesleyan  got  on  the  board  with  WZR UXQV LQ WKH WRS RI WKH ÂżUVW DQG a  single  tally  an  inning  later.  In  WKH ÂżUVW WZR &DUGLQDOV H[HFXWHG D double  steal  and  moved  up  to  sec- ond  and  third,  and  a  two-Âout  single  drove  them  home.  An  inning  later,  Cardinal  Donnie  Cimino  took  a  2-Â0  (See  Baseball,  Page  2B)
Panther  skier  gets  national  recognition
VUHS  boys’ lax  conquers   Otter  Valley
MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  College  alpine  skier  Rob  Cone,  a  Killington  resident,  has  been  named  the  National  Men’s  Alpine  Skier  of  the  Year  by  the  United  States  Col- legiate  Skiing  Coaches  Association.  Cone  had  a  stellar  sophomore  season  at  Middlebury  in  2015,  winning  the  NCAA  championship  in  the  giant  slalom  after  posting  outstanding  re- sults  on  the  carnival  circuit. Cone,  who  earned  the  GS  Leader  $ZDUG IURP WKH (,6$ DQG ZDV D ÂżUVW team  All-ÂAmerican  selection,  won  WKH ÂżUVW WKUHH JLDQW VODORP HYHQWV RI the  season,  and  then  placed  second  and  third  in  two  others.  His  slalom  results  were  also  impressive,  with  three  second-Âplace  efforts  and  one  WKLUG &RQH ÂżQLVKHG WKH FDUQLYDO VHD- VRQ UDQNHG ÂżUVW LQ WKH (DVW LQ WKH *6 and  second  in  the  slalom. At  the  NCAA  championships  in  Lake  Placid,  N.Y.,  Cone  became  WKH ÂżUVW 0LGGOHEXU\ PHQÂśV LQGLYLG- ual  skiing  champion  since  Robert  MacLeod  earned  the  slalom  title  in  &RQHÂśV ÂżQLVK KHOSHG 0LGGOH- bury  win  the  team  national  title  in  the  GS  event.
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Lacrosse 4/21  VUHS  vs.  OV  .................................11-Â3 Softball 4/21  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ...........................ppd. 4/21  Mt.  Abe  at  Burlington  ......ppd.  to  May  4 4/21  St.  Albans  at  VUHS  ...ppd.  to  4/22,  late Baseball 4/21  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ...........................ppd. 4/21  Mt.  Abe  at  Burlington  ......ppd.  to  May  4 4/21  St.  Albans  at  VUHS  ...ppd.  to  4/22,  late COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 4/22  Midd.  at  Williams  ..................late  game Women’s Lacrosse 4/22  Williams  at  Midd.  ..................late  game Baseball 4/21  Midd.  vs.  St.  Michael’s   ....................7-Â2
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 08+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ..........4:30  p.m. 5/1  MUHS  at  Essex  .......................4:30  p.m. Boys’ Lacrosse 4/23  Randolph  at  OV  ..........................4  p.m. 4/24  Lamoille  at  VUHS  ..................4:30  p.m. 4/25  St.  Johnsbury  at  OV  .................11  a.m. 4/25  VUHS  at  Randolph  ...................11  a.m. 4/27  MUHS  at  Woodstock  ..................4  p.m. 4/28  Milton  at  Mt.  Abe  .........................4  p.m. 4/28  Randolph  at  VUHS  .....................4  p.m. 4/29  MUHS  at  CVU  ............................4  p.m. 4/29  GMVS  at  OV  ...............................4  p.m. 4/30  VUHS  at  Milton  ...........................7  p.m. 4/30  Mt.  Abe  at  U-Â32   ..........................4  p.m. 5/1  VUHS  at  Rice  ...............................4  p.m. 5/1  Hartford  at  OV  ..............................4  p.m. 08+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  .................3  p.m. Softball 4/23  Burlington  at  VUHS  ...............4:30  p.m. 4/23  CVU  at  Mt.  Abe  ......................4:30  p.m. 4/23  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV  .................4:30  p.m. 4/25  Mt.  Abe  at  OV  ...........................10  a.m. 4/25  VUHS  at  CVU  ........................4:30  p.m. 4/25  MUHS  at  N.  Country  .................11  a.m. 08+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ..........4:30  p.m.
(See  Schedule,  Page  2B)
Independent  photo/Evan  Johnson
The  water’s  high,  the  paddling’s  great New  Haven  River  hosts  kayak  race By  EVAN  JOHNSON  LINCOLN/BRISTOL  —  More  than  three  dozen  paddlers  plunged  through  fast-Âmoving  rapids  and  over  15-Âfoot  falls  on  the  frigid  New  Hav- en  River  this  past  Saturday  in  pursuit  of  prizes  in  a  friendly,  early-Âseason  competition. The  eighth  annual  New  Haven  Ledges  Race  was  organized  by  the  Vermont  Paddlers  Club,  a  statewide  DVVRFLDWLRQ RI ZKLWHZDWHU DQG Ă€DWZD- ter  paddlers  that  advocates  for  releas- es  from  dams  around  the  state.  “The  New  Haven  race  is  an  event  that  we  get  excited  for  every  year,â€?  said  race  organizer  and  VPC  Presi- dent  Ryan  McCall.  “It’s  an  event  that  draws  paddlers  from  all  over  the  state  and  the  region.  You’ll  see  local  pad- dlers  that  participate  every  year  and  newer  guys  that  are  going  for  that  next  level.â€?  7KH SDGGOLQJ QRQSURÂżW $PHULFDQ Whitewater  describes  the  stretch  of  RYAN  LANE  NAVIGATES  a  stretch  of  whitewater  on  the  New  Haven  River  in  Lincoln  during  the  New  Haven  the  New  Haven  River  next  to  Lincoln  Ledges  Race  on  Saturday.  A  mountainous  stretch  of  the  waterway  between  Lincoln  and  Bristol  was  host  to  39  Road  between  Lincoln  village  and  kayakers  who  competed  in  an  annual  race  organized  by  the  Vermont  Paddlers  Club. (See  Paddle,  Page  3B) Independent  photo/Evan  Johnson
Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lacrosse  takes  charge vs.  Trinity,  nets  13-Â9  victory MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Ninth- ranked  Middlebury  College  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lacrosse  used  a  four-Âgoal  burst  to  break  an  early  2-Â2  tie  en  route  to  a  ¿QLVK RYHU 7ULQLW\ RQ <RXQJ- man  Field  at  Alumni  Stadium  on  Saturday.  The  Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  win  se- FXUHV D KRPH 1(6&$& TXDUWHUÂż- nal  game  against  a  yet-Âto-Âbe-Âdeter- mined  opponent  on  Saturday.
Middlebury  junior  Jon  Broome  broke  a  1-Â1  tie  scoring  on  a  rare  three  extra-Âman  possession  at  RI WKH ÂżUVW TXDUWHU RII D -RHO Blockowicz  assist.  Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  James  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell  followed  with  the  2-Â2  equalizer,  before  the  Panthers  went  on  their  four-Âgoal  run. Junior  Kyle  Soroka  assisted  on  (See  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lacrosse,  Page  2B)
BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  lacrosse  team  used  balanced  scoring  and  solid  work  in  goal  to  earn  a  11-Â3  victory  at  Otter  Valley  on  Tuesday. Tyler  Crowningshield  led  the  Commodore  scoring  offensive  with  four  goals  and  four  assists.  Erik  Eisenhower  tallied  three  times  and  added  an  assist. Also  contributing  to  the  strong  of- fense  were  Deighlin  Lynes  with  two  goals,  Tyler  Kepes  with  a  goal  and  an  assist,  Tyrell  Montani  with  one  goal,  and  Trevon  Smith  and  Lathrop  Brownell  each  adding  an  assist. Otter  goalie  Carson  Leary  earned  VDYHV RQ D UDLQ VRGGHQ ÂżHOG Three  Otters  tallied  one  goal  apiece:  Colton  Leno,  Keenan  Pratt  and  Collin  Eugair. Broc  Clark  and  Aaron  Welt  split  time  in  goal  for  VUHS.  Clark  re- corded  14  saves  and  Welt  got  two. Otter  Valley  is  due  to  host  Ran- dolph  on  Thursday  and  will  play  at  Green  Mountain  Valley  next  Wednes- day.  VUHS  lacrosse  is  scheduled  to  play  at  Randolph  on  Saturday  morn- ing  and  host  Randolph  on  Tuesday.
Locals run in 119th Boston Marathon By  EVAN  JOHNSON BOSTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Chilling  rains  and  blustery  winds  accompanied  a  hand- ful  of  runners  from  Addison  County  as  they  competed  in  the  119th  Bos- ton  Marathon  on  Monday.  Bristol  distance  runner  Todd  6PLWK ÂżQLVKHG KLV VHYHQWK %RVWRQ Marathon  in  2:39:21.  While  not  a  personal  record,  the  40-Âyear-Âold  was  the  fastest  racer  from  Vermont  and  13th  in  his  age  group,  and  overall  he  was  247th  across  the  Boylston  Street Â
ÂżQLVK OLQH RXW RI ÂżQLVKHUV â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  goal  was  to  run  at  a  six-Âmin- ute  (per  mile)  pace  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  I  did,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. Next  month,  Smith  plans  to  run  the  Vermont  City  Marathon  as  a  pace  setter  for  runners  in  the  3:30  division.  He  also  plans  to  compete  in  triathlons  this  spring  including  the  Vermont  Sun  series  at  Branbury  State  Park  in  June  and  Ironman  half  triathlons  in  August  and  September  in  Maine  and  New  Hampshire. Â
Middlebury  College  sophomore  6DUDK )RVVHWW RQ 0RQGD\ UDQ KHU ÂżUVW PDUDWKRQ DW %RVWRQ DQG ÂżQLVKHG WKH 26.2-Âmile  race  in  4:34:16  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  good  enough  for  5,057th  place  in  her  divi- sion.  She  ran  the  race  alongside  her  father,  Rodger,  an  experienced  mara- thoner.  Having  grown  up  watching  the  race  every  year,  the  21-Âyear-Âold  Massachusetts  native  said  she  was  already  thinking  about  next  year.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  keep  telling  people  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ask  me  to- (See  Boston  Marathon,  Page  2B)
Panther  softball  claims  two  more  league  wins MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middle- bury  College  softball  team  won  two  of  four  NESCAC  West  games  over  the  weekend,  including  two  of  three  in  a  home  series  vs.  Amherst  Col- lege.  The  17-Â8  Panthers  have  one  more  NESCAC  game  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  at  Wesley- an  this  Sunday  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  before  the  league  playoffs. In  this  past  weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  series  with  the  Jeffs,  the  Panthers  lost  on  Friday,  3-Â2,  but  rebounded  Saturday  for  a  5-Â4  win  in  the  opener  and  an  11-Â3  triumph  in  the  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  game.  In  Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  makeup  game  against  Wil- liams  that  was  originally  scheduled  for  April  4,  the  Ephs  edged  the  Pan- thers,  3-Â2. During  Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  setback  to  Am- herst,  the  Panthers  had  the  tying  run  on  base  in  the  sixth  and  seventh  in- nings,  but  could  not  plate  the  runner  on  either  occasion. Amherst  jumped  out  to  a  2-Â0  lead  in  the  top  of  the  second.
Middlebury  got  one  run  back  in  the  third.  After  junior  Kat  Maehr  reached  on  an  error  with  one  out  and  advanced  to  second  on  a  wild  pitch,  Carlyn  Vachow  knocked  her  in  with  a  two-Âout  RBI  single  down  the  right  ¿HOG OLQH Amherst  got  a  key  insurance  run  GXULQJ D WZR RXW UDOO\ LQ WKH ÂżIWK LQ- QLQJ :LWK D UXQQHU RQ ÂżUVW 'RQQD Leet  singled.  Ally  Kido  followed  ZLWK D VHHLQJ H\H LQÂżHOG KLW WKDW ZDV booted  for  an  error  that  scored  a  run.  The  Jeffs  later  loaded  the  bases  with  a  bunt  single,  but  freshman  pitcher  Allison  Quigley  got  out  of  the  jam  ZLWK D Ă&#x20AC;\ RXW WR OHIW Trailing  3-Â1,  Middlebury  scored  another  run  in  the  sixth.  After  a  one- out  double  by  Erin  Giles,  she  was  SXW RXW RQ D ÂżHOGHUÂśV FKRLFH on  a  ball  hit  by  Emma  Hamilton,  but  Hamilton  reached  second  during  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  JUNIOR  Neve  Stearns  went  the  distance  on  the  mound  for  a  5-Â4  win  over  Amherst  the  run-Âdown.  Hye-ÂJin  Kim  plated  Saturday  afternoon.  The  Panthers  won  11-Â3  later  in  the  day  to  sweep  the  double-Âheader. (See  Panther  softball,  Page  3B) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell