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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Beaney  earns  win  No.  600 0,''/(%85< ² 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH PHQÂśV KRFNH\ FRDFK %LOO %HDQH\ EHFDPH MXVW WKH WK FRDFK LQ 1&$$ KLVWRU\ WR HDUQ FDUHHU wins  when  his  Panthers  defeated  vis-­ LWLQJ :HVOH\DQ RQ 6DWXUGD\ %HDQH\ÂśV WHDPVÂś PDUN RI RYHU KLV \HDU FDUHHU UHSUHVHQWV the  most  wins  for  an  NCAA  Division  III  mentor.  Most  of  those  victories  KDYH FRPH GXULQJ KLV \HDUV DW WKH helm  of  the  Panthers,  during  which  KLV WHDPV KDYH FRPSLOHG D UHFRUG %HDQH\ JUDGXDWHG IURP 81+ LQ DQG VWDUWHG KLV FRDFKLQJ FD-­ reer  at  New  England  Col-­ lege,  where  he  amassed  a  UHFRUG RI EHWZHHQ DQG This  past  Saturday,  the  Panthers  im-­ SURYHG WR LQ 1(-­ BEANEY SCAC  play,  ZLWK WKH VKXWRXW :HVOH\DQ 1(6&$& LQ .HQ\RQ $UHQD Evan  Neugold  got  the  Panthers  on  WKH ERDUG DW RI WKH RSHQLQJ SHUL-­ od  when  he  lifted  a  shot  over  Cardinal  goalie  Dawson  Sprigings  off  a  Greg  &RQUDG UHERXQG DW During  the  Panthers’  lone  power  play  of  the  game,  Derek  Pimentel  doubled  the  Middlebury  advantage  LQWR WKH VHFRQG SHULRG 3LPHQ-­ tel  tapped  in  a  bouncing  puck  on  a  UHERXQG RI &DPHURQ 5RPRIIÂśV VKRW from  the  right  point.  $W 0LNH 1DMMDU JDYH WKH Panthers  a  three-­goal  lead  by  stick-­ LQJ KRPH D VKRW RII 5RQDOG )LVKPDQÂśV drop  pass  in  the  slot.  Wesleyan’s  best  VFRULQJ FKDQFH FDPH LQ WKH ÂżQDO VHF-­ RQGV ZKHQ -DPHV .OLQH FDPH UDFLQJ down  the  left  side,  but  Panther  goalie  Stephen  Klein  corralled  his  quick  wrister. 0LGGOHEXU\ RXWVKRW :HVOH\DQ 13.  Klein  picked  up  his  second  career  shutout  by  stopping  all  13  attempts,  ZKLOH 6SULJLQJV ZDV FUHGLWHG ZLWK stops. On  the  day  before,  Trinity,  ranked  1R LQ 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ ,,, GHQLHG 0LGGOHEXU\ LQ RYHUWLPH GHVSLWH WKH 3DQWKHUVÂś DGYDQWDJH LQ VKRWV RQ JRDO 7KH %DQWDPV LPSURYHG WR 1(6&$& Trinity  found  the  back  of  the  net  ZLWK VHFRQGV OHIW LQ WKH ÂżUVW SHUL-­ od,  when  Elie  Vered  converted  Conor  (See  Hockey,  Page  3B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Basketball 2/9  MUHS  vs.  St.  Albans  .....................67-­60 2/9  Milton  vs.  VUHS  ............................43-­42 2/9  Missisquoi  vs.  Mt.  Abe  ...................78-­45 2/9  OV  at  Leland  &  Gray  .......... Ppd.  to  2/21 Girls’ Basketball 2/9  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ................ Ppd.  to  2/14 2/9  MUHS  vs.  Missisquoi  .....................40-­36 0W 0DQVÂżHOG YV 08+6  ..............40-­14 2/10  S.  Burlington  vs.  Vergennes  ........54-­28 2/10  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Missisquoi  .................49-­31 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball 2/10  Midd.  vs.  Lyndon  .........................88-­74

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 2/14  MUHS  at  Burr  &  Burton  .........7:30  p.m. 2/18  MUHS  at  St.  Albans  ....................7  p.m. 2/19  .........State  Championship  Pairings  Set Boys’ Hockey 2/14  MUHS  at  Missisquoi  ...................2  p.m. 1RUWKÂżHOG DW 08+6  .....................7  p.m. 2/19  .........State  Championship  Pairings  Set Boys’ Basketball 2/12  Milton  at  Mt.  Abe  .........................7  p.m. 2/12  VUHS  at  St.  Albans  ....................7  p.m. 2/12  Missisquoi  at  MUHS  ...................7  p.m. 2/13  Arlington  at  OV  ...........................7  p.m. 2/16  Bellows  Falls  at  OV  ....................7  p.m. 2/17  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS  ........................7  p.m. 2/17  VUHS  at  Missisquoi  ....................7  p.m. 2/19  MUHS  at  VUHS  ..........................7  p.m. 2/20  Mt.  Abe  at  St.  Albans  ..................7  p.m. 2/20  OV  at  Proctor  ..............................7  p.m. 2/21  OV  at  Leland  &  Gray  ..................7  p.m. 2/23  .........State  Championship  Pairings  Set Girls’ Basketball 2/12  Mill  River  at  OV  ...........................7  p.m. 2/13  Mt.  Abe  at  Milton  .........................7  p.m. 2/13  MUHS  at  VUHS  ..........................7  p.m. 2/14  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ........................1  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)

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THE  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  High  School  boys’  and  girls’  Nordic  teams  competed  at  the  Sleepy  Hollow  Nordic  Center  in  Huntington  on  Saturday.  Seen  here  are  Katherine  Koehler  and  Emily  Kiernan,  left,  and  Bob  Avery,  above  left,  Ross  Crowne  and  Julia  Rosenberg. Photos  by  Doreen  Peterson

Tiger  skiers  compete  in  pursuit  race By  ANDY  KIRKALDY HUNTINGTON  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  boys’  and  girls’  Nordic  teams  on  Saturday  com-­ peted  at  the  Sleepy  Hollow  Nordic  Center  in  a  â€œpursuit  raceâ€?  that  com-­ bined  both  of  the  sport’s  disciplines,  classic  and  freestyle  skiing. Competitors  skied  one  3-­kilometer  classic  leg,  stopped  in  a  transition  area  to  switch  skis,  then  went  back  out  to  complete  the  race  on  a  different  3K  freestyle  leg. MUHS  Coach  Chas  Lyons  said  his Â

VUHS  grapplers  excel  at  tourney;͞  Tigers  win  duals By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 9(5*(11(6 ² )LYH 9HU-­ gennes  Union  High  School  wres-­ tlers  placed  on  Saturday  at  Mount  0DQV¿HOGœV -DVRQ /RZHOO 7RXU-­ nament  as  the  Commodores  took  ¿IWK RXW RI WHDPV FRPSHWLQJ %UDQGRQ &RXVLQR OHG WKH ZD\ E\ ZLQQLQJ DW SRXQGV HGJLQJ 6SDXOGLQJœV 6DP .XFNXN LQ WKH ¿-­ QDO Also  for  VUHS,  Trevon  Smith  ZDV VHFRQG DW .\OH .LQJVOH\ WRRN WKLUG DW (WKDQ 5HDUGRQ ZDV IRXUWK DW DQG 5\DQ 3D-­ TXLQ ¿QLVKHG IRXUWK DW 6W -RKQVEXU\ ZRQ WKH WRXUQD-­ PHQW ZLWK SRLQWV IROORZHG by  Northern  Adirondack  Central  1 < ZLWK 0RXQW 0DQV¿HOG

6DUDQDF 1 < ZLWK DQG 98+6 ZLWK 2WWHU 9DOOH\ ZDV WK ZLWK points,  with  most  of  those  coming  from  Tyson  Cram,  who  took  third  DW SRXQGV TUESDAY  DUALS Also,  VUHS  hosted  both  Mid-­ dlebury  and  Mount  Abraham  on  Tuesday.  The  Tigers  won  twice,  GHIHDWLQJ 98+6 DQG 0RXQW $EH 98+6 GHIHDW-­ ed  Mount  Abe,  but  the  score  and  details  were  not  available  before  Wednesday  morning’s  deadline.  In  contested  matches  between  08+6 DQG 98+6 ‡ 7LJHU 1DWH *HER SLQQHG .LQJVOH\ LQ (See  Wrestling,  Page  3B)

Division  II  skiers  fared  race,  while  Morgan  â€œIt was a very fun well  against  mostly  Pratt  led  the  Tiger  girls  Division  I  competi-­ day with some E\ ÂżQLVKLQJ WK tion  during  what  was  great performances Champlain  Valley  an  enjoyable  event,  from the team.â€? won  the  boys’  event,  especially  considering  â€” Coach Chas Lyons VFRULQJ SRLQWV WR the  many  disappoint-­ edge  second-­place  Es-­ ing  postponements  this  winter  has  VH[ IROORZHG E\ 8 &RO-­ brought. FKHVWHU 0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG “It  was  a  very  fun  day  with  some  08+6 %XUOLQJWRQ DQG great  performances  from  the  team,â€?  0RQWSHOLHU Lyons  said. MMU’s  Alec  Pelton  won  the  boys’  Haven  Tate  submitted  the  best  indi-­ race,  followed  by  CVU’s  Harken  vidual  effort,  taking  13th  in  the  boys’  Spillane.

8 VFRUHG SRLQWV WR ZLQ WKH girls’  race,  followed  by  MMU  (33),  (VVH[ &98 %XUOLQJWRQ &ROFKHVWHU 08+6 DQG 0RQWSHOLHU 8 ÂśV (OL]D 0HUU\OHHV DQG 008ÂśV 0ROO\ /DUVRQ UDQ LQ WKH JLUOVÂś UDFH 7KH 7LJHU ER\VÂś ÂżQLVKHUV ZHUH ‡ +DYHQ 7DWH ‡ +DUORZ 3XQGHUVRQ ‡ -XOLDQ 6FKPLWW 7KH 7LJHU JLUOVÂś ÂżQLVKHUV ZHUH ‡ 0RUJDQ 3UDWW (See  Nordic,  Page  3B)

MUHS  win  highlights  boys’  hoop By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUN-­ 7< ² ,Q ORFDO KLJK school  boys’  basket-­ ball  play,  all  on  Monday,  Middlebury  won  a  key  Lake  Division  game,  but  Vergennes  was  upset  on  the  road  and  Mount  Abraham  dropped  a  home  contest. Otter  Valley’s  Monday  game  at  /HODQG *UD\ ZDV SRVWSRQHG XQWLO

)HE GXH WR VQRZ in  the  southern  part  of  the  state.  That  post-­ ponement  put  on  KROG 29 VHQLRU -RKQ Winslow’s  quest  for  SRLQWV :LQ-­ VORZ VWRRG DW HQWHULQJ a  game  set  for  Wednesday  night  at  Woodstock  after  the  deadline  for  this  issue  of  the  Independent.  An  online  report  will  appear  on  Thursday  at  ad-­

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disonindependent.com. TIGERS The  Tigers  remained  undefeated  DQG LQ ¿UVW SODFH LQ /DNH 'LYLVLRQ SOD\ E\ RXWODVWLQJ VHFRQG SODFH %)$ 6W $OEDQV DW 08+6 7KH %REZKLWHV DUH QRZ LQ D WKUHH ZD\ tie  for  second  with  Missisquoi  and  VUHS,  all  with  three  league  losses  with  three  games  to  go,  and  the  Tigers  own  the  tie-­breaker  over  them  due  to  (See  Wrap,  Page  2B)

Eagle  girls  win;Íž  MUHS  splits;Íž  VUHS  falls By  ANDY  KIRKALDY $'',621 &2817< ² ,Q county  high  school  girls’  basket-­ ball  play  earlier  this  week,  Mount  Abraham  prevailed,  Middlebury  split  a  pair  of  games,  and  Ver-­ gennes  dropped  a  road  contest. 7KH 2WWHU 9DOOH\ JLUOV

were  set  to  visit  Fair  Haven  on  Monday,  but  that  game  was  moved  to  this  Saturday  at  1  p.m. This  week  is  the  last  of  the  regu-­ lar  season  for  girls’  hoop  teams.  The  Vermont  Principals’  Associa-­ tion  will  announce  playoff  pairings  on  Monday. Â

EAGLES On  Tuesday,  Mount  Abe  held  host  Missisquoi  (3-­16)  scoreless  in  WKH ¿UVW SHULRG DQG FRDVWHG WR D 31  victory.  Emma  Carter  led  the  (DJOH RIIHQVH ZLWK SRLQWV The  Eagles  improved  to  13-­6  and  (See  Basketball,  Page  3B)

0LGGOHEXU\ GDQFH WHDP FRPSHWHV RQ KRPH Ă€RRU 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ bury  dance  team  hosted  its  only  home  meet  of  the  winter  on  Friday,  )HE DQG SRVWHG LWV EHVW ÂżQLVK LQ WKH -D]] FRPSHWLWLRQ WDNLQJ WKLUG in  a  close  decision  be-­ The Tigers have one more hind  Mount  event — NVAC M a n s -­ ÂżHOG DQG meet at BFALamoille. St. Albans M o u n t  this Saturday M a n s f i e l d  proved  to  at 1 p.m. — before the state be  the  eve-­ big  championships, ning’s  winner,  pre-­ which will vailing  in  be held at both  of  the  disciplines  Vergennes the  Cougars  Union High School on Feb. e n t e r e d ,  -D]] DQG 21 beginning at Hip  Hop.  noon. M o u n t  A n t h o n y  won  the  third  competition,  Pom,  HGJLQJ 0LVVLVTXRL DQG %XUU %XU-­ ton  in  a  tight,  three-­team  duel.  MUHS  took  seventh  in  another  FORVHO\ EXQFKHG ÂżHOG LQ WKH +LS +RS discipline.  The  Tigers  have  one  more  event  â€”  19$& PHHW DW %)$ 6W $OEDQV WKLV Saturday  at  1  p.m.  â€”  before  the  state  championships,  which  will  be  held  (See  Dance,  Page  2B)

THE  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  High  School  varsity  dance  team  performs  a  hip  hop  routine  at  its  only  home  meet  of  the  year  last  Friday  night. Â

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