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THURSDAY, Â SEPEMBER Â 25, Â 2014

KARL LINDHOLM

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Tiger football’s Friday win puts MUHS on track for top seed

Thoughts  on  golf and  presidents Word  is  that  our  basketball-­playing  President  Obama  has  fallen  in  love  with  golf.  He  tries  to  get  out  on  the  golf  course  once  a  week.  He  says  that  playing  golf  makes  him  feel  â€œalmost  normal;Íž  ...  it’s  the  only  time  I’m  outside.â€? +LV FULWLFV ÂżQG WKLV GLYHUVLRQ XQ-­ VHHPO\ FKDUJLQJ WKDW KH LV ÂżGGOLQJ while  Rome  burns.  The  Tea  Party  site  Obamagolfcounter.com  tracks  how  many  rounds  he  has  played  while  in  RIÂżFH $W ODVW YLHZ LW UHJLVWHUHG A  natural  athlete,  Obama  shoots  in  the  80s.  â€œHe’d  play  better  if  he  played  more,â€?  say  those  who  play  with  him. Presidents  seem  to  like  to  play  golf.  Why  is  that? Well,  golf  is  a  game  that  rewards  a  methodical,  dispas-­ sionate  approach,  like  that  of  President  Obama  himself.  It  asks  that  you  hit  the  little  white  ball  with  a  swing  of  nearly  metronomic  consistency  â€”  and  then  apply  that  swing  to  elements  designed  to  thwart  your  best  efforts:  long  grass,  sand,  wa-­ ter,  uneven  terrain,  weather  that  tests  your  resolve.  I  imagine  that  the  challenge  of  golf  is  useful  to  Obama  in  confronting  the  obstacles  of  a  recalcitrant  Congress.  It  demands  patience  and  self-­control.  *ROI LV D IDLUO\ GLJQLÂżHG JDPH DSSUR-­ priate  to  a  chief  executive,  a  restrained  form  of  sport  with  an  emphasis  on  eti-­ quette.  Good  plays  are  not  punctuated  by  exultant  displays  of  emotion.  â€œNice  VKRW´ XVXDOO\ VXIÂżFHV The  Golf  Pro  at  Poland  Spring,  the  resort  course  where  I  caddied  as  a  kid,  Bob  Card,  contended  that  golf  was  â€œa  game  for  men  in  long  pants.â€?  He  was  the  golf  pro  from  central  casting,  blade  thin,  very  handsome,  he  looked  great  in  his  golf  togs. For  one  who  thought  that  golf  was  a  man’s  game,  he  certainly  gave  lots  of  lessons  to  women,  each  in  its  own  ZD\ DQ H[WHQGHG Ă€LUWDWLRQ :H ORYHG WR caddy  for  Bob  Card,  especially  when  he  took  someone  out  for  a  playing  les-­ son. Do  you  think  Hilary  Clinton  will  be  a  golfer  if  she  is  elected  President?  Do  you  think  she  will  then  be  offered  a  membership  in  Augusta  National,  the  snooty  country  club  where  the  Masters  (See  Lindholm,  Page  4B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/23  OV  vs.  Burr  &  Burton  .......................2-­0 Girls’ Soccer 9/22  MUHS  vs.  Mill  River  .........................3-­2 Boys’ Soccer 9/23  Missisquoi  vs.  Mt.  Abe  .....................0-­0 9/23  Rice  vs.  MUHS  ................................8-­0 9/23  Milton  vs.  VUHS  ..............................2-­1 9/23  Arlington  vs.  OV  ...............................4-­1 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Soccer 9/23  Midd.  vs.  Colby-­Sawyer  ...................3-­0

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/26  Mt.  Abe  at  Essex  .........................4  p.m. 9/26  OV  at  Bellows  Falls  ....................4  p.m. 9/27  Colchester  at  MUHS  .................10  a.m. 6SULQJÂżHOG DW 29  ........................4  p.m. 9/30  Colchester  at  Mt.  Abe  .................4  p.m. 9/30  Burlington  at  MUHS  ....................4  p.m. 0W 0DQVÂżHOG DW 08+6  ...............4  p.m. 10/3  Mt.  Abe  at  Burlington  ..................4  p.m. 10/4  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV  ....................11  a.m. Football 9/27  OV  at  Milton  ................................1  p.m. 9/27  Windsor  at  Mt.  Abe  .....................1  p.m. 9/27  MUHS  at  CVU  ............................1  p.m. 10/3  Mt.  Anthony  at  MUHS  .................1  p.m. 10/4  Poultney  at  OV  ...........................1  p.m. 10/4  Mt.  Abe  at  Oxbow  .......................1  p.m. Girls’ Soccer 6SULQJÂżHOG DW 29  ...................4:30  p.m. 9/27  MUHS  at  Mt.  Abe  ......................10  a.m. 9/27  Missisquoi  at  VUHS  ..................11  a.m. 9/30  Proctor  at  OV  .........................4:30  p.m. 9/30  Rice  at  Mt.  Abe  ......................4:30  p.m. 9/30  Rutland  at  MUHS  ...................4:30  p.m. 9/30  GMVS  at  VUHS  .....................4:30  p.m. 10/3  VUHS  at  Rice  ........................4:30  p.m. 10/3  Missisquoi  at  MUHS  ..............4:30  p.m. 10/3  Milton  at  Mt.  Abe  ....................4:30  p.m. 10/4  Woodstock  at  OV  ...................4:30  p.m. Boys’ Soccer 9/25  Mt.  Abe  at  GMVS  ...................4:30  p.m. 9/27  Missisquoi  at  VUHS  ...............1:30  p.m. 9/26&27  ............OV  at  Arlington  Tournament 9/29  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ...................4:30  p.m. 9/29  Mt.  Abe  at  Rice  ......................4:30  p.m. 9/29  VUHS  at  GMVS  .....................4:30  p.m. 10/1  Mt.  Abe  at  VUHS  ...................4:30  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Another  big  win  this  past  Friday  night  has  put  the  defending  champion  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  football  WHDP ÂżUPO\ LQ WKH GULYHUÂśV VHDW IRU D top  seed,  if  not  the  top  seed,  for  this  year’s  Division  I  playoffs.  On  Friday,  the  Tigers  erupted  for  391  yards  of  offense  and  scored  touchdowns  on  six  of  seven  posses-­ VLRQV LQ EROWLQJ WR D ÂżUVW KDOI lead  over  visiting  Rutland.  When  WKH VHFRQG KDOI GXVW VHWWOHG WKH ÂżQDO stood  at  41-­19. At  4-­0,  the  Tigers  are  halfway  WKURXJK WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ DQG ÂżQLVK against  four  teams  that  will  enter  this  weekend  with  1-­3  records:  Cham-­ plain  Valley,  which  MUHS  will  visit  on  Saturday;Íž  Mount  Anthony;Íž  South  Burlington  and  Burlington. The  only  downside  from  Friday  came  in  injuries  to  starting  lineman  Wyatt  Laberge,  who  was  icing  a  knee  that  looked  like  it  might  side-­ MOUNT  ABRAHAM  UNION  High  School  sophomore  Connor  Norland  runs  with  the  pack  near  the  start  of  Tuesday’s  cross  country  meet  held  in  line  him  for  a  while,  and  linebacker/ kicker  Nathan  Lalonde,  who  limped  Bristol. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell off  with  an  apparent  sprained  ankle. In  all,  Coach  Dennis  Smith  was  happy  with  Friday’s  effort  and  the  future  outlook. “We’re  4-­0.  That’s  puts  us  in  good  standing  come  playoff  time,â€?  Smith  said.  â€œWe’d  like  another  four  ZLQV WR VHFXUH KRPH ÂżHOG DGYDQWDJH throughout  the  playoffs,  and  then  go  from  there.  And  by  then  we  might  get  some  guys  back  who  are  banged  ¿QLVKHG ÂżIWK LQ WKH VHYHQ WHDP ER\VÂś By  ANDY  KIRKALDY up  right  now.  We’ll  see.  But  we’ve  BRISTOL  â€”  On  a  virtually  ideal  UDFH IRU WKH WRS ÂżQLVK DPRQJ ORFDO got  a  good  nucleus  here,  and  I  think  Tuesday  afternoon  for  running  at  runners,  while  Eagle  senior  Chris  ZHÂśOO EH ÂżQH ´ Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  Carter  (eighth)  and  MUHS  junior  Smith  said  he  would  be  learning  â€”  60  degrees,  windless  and  mostly  Nikhil  Plouffe  also  cracked  the  top  (See  Tiges,  Page  4B) cloudy  â€”  the  Middlebury  boys’  cross  10. Five  other  Tiger  boys  ran  between  country  team  took  second  and  the  Eagle  girls  were  third  to  highlight  the  11th  and  19th  in  a  strong  effort  that  came  even  though  Coach  Aaron  de  Eagles’  only  home  meet  of  the  fall. Tiger  junior  Christopher  Garner  Toledo  chose  to  give  several  top  run-­ ners  the  afternoon  off. The  Tiger  boys  were  also  third  at  Saturday’s  U-­32  Invitational,  and  de  Toledo  said  he  is  not  yet  even  focus-­ ing  his  team  on  times  and  results. “We’ve  really  been  working  on  strength  so  far,  so  we  haven’t  really  started  to  work  on  running  fast  yet.  We’ve  done  a  lot  of  hills,  so  races  MANCHESTER  â€”  The  Otter  Val-­ have  been  pretty  much  secondary  for  OH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI RI WKH VHDVRQ ´ GH 7R-­ team  blanked  host  Burr  &  Burton  on  ledo  said.  â€œSo  based  on  that  we  had  Tuesday,  2-­0,  to  improve  to  6-­1.  some  fantastic  results  at  U-­32  â€Ś  We  OV  pitched  its  fourth  straight  shut-­ saw  some  big  personal  bests.  We  had  out  and  won  its  sixth  straight  game  to  a  couple  guys  in  the  top  15.  We  had  set  up  a  Friday  matchup  at  undefeat-­ some  guys  who  have  been  looking  re-­ ed  Division  III  power  Bellows  Falls.  ally  strong.â€? As  of  Tuesday,  OV  was  third  in  D-­II  The  Thetford  Invitational  on  Oct.  4  behind  Rice  (6-­1)  and  U-­32  (5-­1)  in  will  be  a  test  of  the  Tigers’  speed,  he  the  Vermont  Principals’  Association  said. quality-­point  standings.  ³7KH ÂżUVW UDFH ZHÂśOO UHDOO\ VWDUW IR-­ While  goalie  Myliah  McDonough  cusing  on  that  is  at  Thetford,â€?  he  said.  (two  saves)  and  the  OV  defense  shut  â€œUntil  that,  after  today,  we  have  a  lot  down  the  4-­4  Bulldogs,  forward  Al-­ of  good  training.â€? lison  Lowell  tallied  both  the  Otter  Eagle  boys’  coach  Brent  Crum  has  goals,  both  in  the  second  half.  also  been  happy  with  his  results,  not-­ 7KH ÂżUVW FDPH DW ZLWK DQ DV-­ ing,  for  example,  that  Carter  almost  sist  to  Jenna  Elliot,  and  the  second,  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  broke  19  minutes  in  the  5K  race  at  at  16:46,  was  unassisted.  Lowell  has  School  junior  Kyle  Pecsock  and  U-­32  as  well  as  on  Tuesday,  while  now  scored  seven  goals  this  fall.  his  Tiger  teammates  took  second  sophomore  Connor  Norland,  20th  on  ($*/( 623+2025( '(/$<1$+ /HDYLWW ZDV WKH WRS ORFDO ÂżQLVKHU LQ OV  forced  BBA  goalie  Molly  place  in  Tuesday’s  cross  country  7XHVGD\ÂśV FURVV FRXQWU\ UDFH LQ %ULVWRO 7KH (DJOH JLUOV ÂżQLVKHG LQ WKLUG Dindley  to  stop  10  shots  and  earned  Tuesday,  broke  20  minutes  for  the  meet  hosted  by  Mount  Abraham. place. 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Tiger  girls  get  key  win;Íž  Eagle  boys  tie ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  A  key  victory  by  the  Middlebury  girls  on  Monday  highlighted  local  high  school  soccer  action  earlier  this  week.  In  other  action,  all  on  Tues-­ day,  the  Mount  Abraham  boys  set-­ tled  for  a  tie,  Vergennes  lost  another  one-­goal  game,  and  Middlebury  dropped  a  game  to  a  top  Division  I  team.  TIGER  GIRLS On  Monday,  the  Tiger  girls  rallied  IURP D ÂżUVW KDOI SOCCER GHÂżFLW WR HGJH 'L-­ vision  II  title  con-­ tender  Mill  River,  3-­2.  Andi  Boe’s  second  goal  of  the  JDPH D VROR UXQ WKDW VKH ÂżQLVKHG low  into  the  net  with  three  minutes  left  in  regulation,  proved  to  be  the  game-­winner. MUHS  improved  to  6-­0  for  the  ¿UVW WLPH LQ SURJUDP KLVWRU\ DQG WRRN RYHU ÂżUVW SODFH LQ ' ,, SHQGLQJ their  result  at  Rice  on  Wednesday.  Rice  is  1-­4,  but  all  those  losses  came  in  competitive  matches  vs.  strong Â

D-­I  teams.  The  Tigers  then  will  face  another  challenge  on  Saturday,  when  they  visit  Mount  Abe.  The  Eagles  are  4-­2,  but  are  undefeated  in  D-­II  and  have  won  four  straight.  On  Monday,  MRU  standout  Ella  Bankert  scored  twice  from  long  UDQJH WR JLYH 058 WKH ÂżUVW KDOI lead,  in  the  second  and  29th  min-­ utes.  Five  minutes  after  Bankert’s  second  goal,  Tiger  striker  Kat  Townsend  won  a  foot  race  with  their  last  defender  and  tucked  the  ball  home.  Then  with  1:35  remaining  in  the  ¿UVW KDOI 0LOO 5LYHUÂśV JRDOLH came  too  far  off  her  line,  and  Boe  chipped  a  ball  in  over  her  head  from  distance  to  make  it  2-­2  going  into  the  second  half. The  Minutemen  dominated  the  ¿UVW PLQXWHV RI WKH VHFRQG KDOI and  overall  outshot  the  Tigers,  18-­ 08+6 ÂżUVW KDOI JRDOLH Molly  Campbell  made  two  saves,  and  Riley  Fenster  stopped  eight  shots  after  the  break.  But  MUHS  took  (See  Soccer  wrap,  Page  3B)

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MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  freshman  Jessie  Hounchell  chases  after  a  loose  ball  during  the  Ti-­ gers’  3-­2  win  over  Mill  River  Monday.

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