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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â APRIL Â 30, Â 2015

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

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Sluggish  spring &  wintery  waters Standing  in  the  warmth  and  com-­ fort  of  my  living  room  looking  out  the  window,  the  temptation  was  too  great  to  resist.  Though  the  trees  had  not  yet  budded  out,  the  grass  was  greening  up  nicely.  The  sun  was  bright  in  a  blue  sky  with  only  scat-­ tered  clouds.  A  winter  that  seemed  unusually  long  and  cold  was  giv-­ ing  way  to  spring.  Except  on  the  highest  altitudes  and  north  fac-­ ing  slopes  of  the  Green  Moun-­ tains,  the  snow  was  gone.  We’d  already  had  a  spate  of  days  with  air  temperatures  over  60.  So  I  grabbed  my  5-­wt  rod  and  reel,  selected  the  most  likely  ear-­ O\ VHDVRQ Ă€LHV IURP P\ VKHOI WKUHZ my  waders  and  wading  shoes  in  the  trunk,  and  headed  down  to  the  Mid-­ dlebury  River. When  I  stepped  out  of  my  car  at  the  river’s  edge,  however,  the  story  was  a  bit  different.  A  chill  north  wind  made  me  glad  for  my  hat  and  Ă€HHFH MDFNHW DQG OHIW PH ZLVKLQJ ,ÂśG grabbed  my  gloves  too.  Meanwhile  those  scattered  clouds  had  expanded,  and  the  sun  suddenly  disappeared,  leaving  me  in  shadows.  Most  im-­ portantly,  the  water  temperature  was  still  only  44.3  degrees.  The  various  trout  of  Vermont’s  rivers  are  known  as  â€œcold  water  spe-­ cies,â€?  but  â€œcoldâ€?  is  a  relative  term.  Arctic  char  â€”  the  northernmost  IUHVKZDWHU ÂżVK VSHFLHV LQ WKH ZRUOG and  a  close  cousin  of  the  brook  trout  â€”  do  prefer  water  temps  in  the  low  40s.  So  do  lake  trout.  But  for  brown  trout,  rainbow  trout  and  even  brook  trout,  temperatures  that  low  are  still  on  the  cold  side  and  their  metabolism  is  slow.  They  don’t  move  as  much,  and  they  don’t  need  as  much  food.  Also,  there  simply  isn’t  as  much  food  present  in  the  river.  So  the  trout  are  not  feeding  actively. 6WLOO LW FDQ EH DQ HQMR\DEOH WLPH WR ÂżVK LQ SDUW EHFDXVH WKH ULYHUV WHQG to  be  much  less  crowded  at  this  time  of  year,  and  also  because  the  rivers  have  not  yet  been  stocked  and  so  any  ¿VK \RX ÂżQG DUH HLWKHU ZLOG ÂżVK RU ÂłKROGRYHUV´ VWRFNHG ÂżVK WKDW VXU-­ vived  at  least  one  winter.  /RFDO ÂżVKLQJ JXLGH -HVVH +DOOHU from  the  Middlebury  Mountaineer  (See  Dickerson,  Page  4B)

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 5/1  MUHS  at  Essex  ....................... S P 5/5  CVU  at  MUHS  ......................... S P 5/8  MUHS  at  CVU  ......................... S P Boys’ Lacrosse 4/30  VUHS  at  Milton  ........................... S P 4/30  Mt.  Abe  at  U-­32   .......................... S P 98+6 DW 5LFH  ............................... S P +DUWIRUG DW 29  .............................. S P 08+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ................. S P 29 DW 0RQWSHOLHU  ........................... S P 5/5  MUHS  at  St.  Albans  ...................... S P 5LFH DW 0W $EH  ............................. S P 5/6  Stowe  at  VUHS  ............................. S P 5XWODQG DW 29  ............................... S P 5/9  VUHS  at  Burlington  .................... D P &ROFKHVWHU DW 08+6  ..................... S P 0W $EH DW +DUZRRG  .................... D P

(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)

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Wrap-Up

senger  said  the  game  was  delayed  for  45  minutes  while  medical  per-­ sonnel  attended  to  the  senior,  who  he  said  would  not  return  to  action  this  spring.  %HIRUH WKH LQMXU\ 0HVVHQJHU VDLG Dunton  pitched  well  as  the  Tigers  took  a  5-­1  lead,  and  he  contributed  a  pair  of  hits.  Oakley  Gordon  and  Collin  Champine  also  poked  RBI  KLWV IRU 08+6

EAGLES Visiting  Essex  breezed  past  the  Eagles  on  Tuesday,  20-­0.  Matt  Mul-­ lin  stroked  a  double  for  Mount  Abe,  which  dropped  to  1-­3  heading  into  a  7KXUVGD\ YLVLW WR 08+6 OTTERS Visiting  Burr  &  Burton  on  Tuesday  blanked  Otter  Valley,  6-­0.  OV  fell  to  0-­5  and  will  be  looking  to  break  (See  Baseball,  Page  3B)

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man  Tamara  Aunchman  launched  a  Fulcher  singled  twice,  reached  two-­run  homer  and  singled  twice,  base  three  times,  and  scored  twice. VHQLRU FHQWHU ÂżHOGHU .D\OD &KDU-­ Sullivan  appreciated  the  im-­ ron  homered  and  singled,  and  lead-­ proved  offense. RII KLWWHU DQG OHIW ÂżHOGHU -D\PHH “We  had  struggled  a  little  bit Â

3DQWKHU PHQÂśV OD[ RXWODVWV (SKV 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ JHWKHU IRU D OHDG ODWH LQ WKH ÂżUVW bury  College  men’s  lacrosse  team  on  quarter.  Defender  Cal  Williams  start-­ this  past  Saturday  held  off  visiting  ed  the  run  with  a  dodge  through  traf-­ Williams,  14-­13,  in  a  NESCAC  quar-­ ÂżF IRU D EDFNKDQGHG VKRW DW 7KH WHUÂżQDO YLVLWRUV HQGHG WKH ÂżUVW ,Q WKH VHPLÂżQDO The Panthers’ quarter  with  a  pair  of  round  this  coming  goals,  capped  by  Ste-­ win avenges a Saturday  in  Amherst,  YHQ .LHVHOÂśV VHFRQG RI Mass.,  Middlebury  14-11 road loss his  game-­high  seven  WKH WKLUG VHHG to the Ephs (9-6) goals  at  0:13. will  meet  second-­ three days before. The  Panthers  opened  seeded  and  defending  Panther middie the  second  quarter  NESCAC  and  NCAA  John Jackson had with  two  more  goals,  Division  III  champion  as  Sean  Carroll  made  a huge impact in 7XIWV DW S P it  6-­3  on  a  man-­up  Top-­seeded  Amherst  the victory with WDOO\ RII D IHHG E\ -RHO ZLOO EDWWOH ÂżIWK career-highs in %ORFNRZLW] DW VHHGHG %DWHV DW both faceoffs won Williams  again  closed  noon,  and  the  winners  (27 of 30) and the  quarter  with  two  will  meet  on  Sunday.  groundballs (20). JRDOV LQFOXGLQJ .LH-­ The  Panthers’  win  VHOÂśV WKLUG DW DQG avenges  a  14-­11  road  Middlebury  took  a  6-­5  ORVV WR WKH (SKV WKUHH GD\V EH-­ lead  into  halftime. IRUH 3DQWKHU PLGGLH -RKQ -DFNVRQ After  the  teams  exchanged  goals  to  had  a  huge  impact  in  the  victory  with  begin  the  third  quarter,  the  Panthers  FDUHHU KLJKV LQ ERWK IDFHRIIV ZRQ ran  off  three  scores  for  a  10-­6  advan-­ 3$17+(5 *2$/,( :,// (UQVW PDGH VDYHV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV RI DQG JURXQGEDOOV WDJH DW WKH PDUN -DFN 5DXWLROD 1(6&$& TXDUWHUÂżQDO ZLQ RYHU :LOOLDPV 6DWXUGD\ Middlebury  strung  three  goals  to-­ (See  Panther  men,  Page  3B) 3KRWR E\ 3DP 4XLQQ

WKH ¿UVW WZR JDPHV ZH SOD\HG ´ KH VDLG ³7RGD\ ZDV GH¿QLWHO\ D PXFK better  effort  as  far  as  that  goes.  And  that,  like  I  said,  is  all  part  of  the  (See  Softball,  Page  2B)

Sports BRIEFS

OV  girls’  tennis  topples  Cosmos

BRANDON  â€”  The  Otter  Val-­ OH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO JLUOVÂś WHQQLV WHDP GHIHDWHG YLVLWLQJ 6SULQJÂżHOG RQ 0RQGD\ IRU WKH 2WWHUVÂś ÂżUVW win  of  the  spring.  7KH 2WWHUV ZRQ IRXU RI WKH ÂżYH singles  matches,  while  the  Cosmos  claimed  the  only  contested  doubles  match.  In  singles  action: ‡ 6DUDK <RXQJ 29 GHIHDWHG 6SULQJÂżHOGÂśV /H[LH %HOORZV ‡ -HQQD .HLWK 29 GHIHDWHG $OH[ )DXYHU 6+6 ‡ &RVPR 6DGLH 5LFH GHIHDWHG Brenna  Coombs,  OV,  6-­1,  6-­0. ‡ 6RSKLH :DUG 29 GHIHDWHG -HQ-­ QLIHU $QGHUV 6+6 ‡ %ULJLG (QULJKW 29 GHIHDWHG .DWLH :RUWK 6+6 ,Q GRXEOHV 6SULQJÂżHOGÂśV $OOLVRQ +RHVWOHU DQG $O\VVD -DLQH GHIHDWHG 29ÂśV *KLVODLQH 5RELQ DQG .DWH-­ lynne  Batten,  6-­3,  6-­4.

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