ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â FEBRUARY Â 5, Â 2015
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
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Vt.’s  schoolmaster  in  the  hall  of  fame I  was  skeptical. :KHQ , ¿UVW KHDUG WKDW 0LGGOHEXU\ College  was  considering  an  Athletic  Hall  of  Fame,  I  had  reservations.  A  hall  of  fame  can  be  a  can  of  worms,  producing  as  much  discord  as  concord,  as  much  dismay  at  who’s  not  included  as  celebration  of  who  gets  in.  Halls  of  fame  are  by  their  very  na- ture  exclusive.  We  preach  in  schools  the  joy  of  competition  and  the  ben- H¿WV RI SDUWLFLSDWLRQ EXW ZH NQRZ WKH most  highly  accomplished  are  not  al- ways  the  most  highly  dedicated. Considerations  of  character,  social  behavior,  and  academic  seriousness  of  purpose  are  secondary  to  sheer  per- formance  in  ath- letic  halls  of  fame.  Glossy  statistics  can  outweigh  such  crucial  consider- ations  as  commit- ment  to  the  team  and  leadership.  We l l - h e e l e d  friends  of  the  college,  alumni,  take  a  keen  interest  in  who’s  selected  to  the  hall  of  fame  and  make  those  interests  known.  Sentimentality  also  can  intrude,  DQG PXFK EHORYHG ¿JXUHV ZKRVH DF- tual  achievements  may  fall  well  short  of  excellence  are  advanced  as  hall  of  fame  candidates. Those,  in  a  nutshell,  were  my  mis- givings,  which  of  course  I  shared  in  a  memorandum  of  impressive  length  to  the  power  brokers  in  this  matter.  It  met  the  fate  of  most  of  my  memos  of  LPSUHVVLYH OHQJWK 0LGGOHEXU\ QRZ has  an  Athletic  Hall  of  Fame. On  Jan.  24,  Middlebury’s  inaugural  Hall  of  Fame  class  was  inducted  at  a  formal  dinner  for  over  300  people  in  Nelson  Arena,  part  of  the  grand  fes- tivities  associated  with  the  dedication  RI WKH LPSUHVVLYH QHZ ¿HOG KRXVH I  was  pleased  to  be  asked  to  intro- duce  Ray  Fisher  at  the  induction  cer- HPRQ\ RQH RI RQO\ ¿YH LQGXFWHHV LQ WKLV ¿UVW FODVV Given  my  initial,  public  doubts  about  very  concept  of  the  Hall  of  Fame,  you  might  question  my  partici- pation  in  this  big  event,  but  I  decided  pretty  quickly  that  ...  oh  well,  if  we  are  to  have  a  Hall  of  Fame,  I  would  enjoy  being  involved.  , KDG D WHUUL¿F WLPH DW WKH GLQQHU , (See  Lindholm,  Page  4B)
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Basketball 2/2  Proctor  at  OV  .................................. Ppd. 2/3  MUHS  vs.  VUHS  ...........................70-Â50 2/3  St.  Albans  vs.  Mt.  Abe  ....................98-Â39 Girls’ Basketball 2/3  Colchester  vs.  MUHS  ....................41-Â36 0W $EH YV 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ..............32-Â26 2/2  OV  at  Windsor  ...................... Ppd.  to  2/7 2/3  VUHS  vs.  Missisquoi  .....................40-Â30 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball 2/3  Midd.  vs.  Keene  St.  .......................96-Â83 Women’s Hockey 2/3  Midd.  vs.  Norwich  ..................... 2-Â1  (OT)
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 2/7  Essex  at  MUHS  ............................7  p.m. 2/11  MUHS  at  Spaulding  ...............5:30  p.m. 2/14  MUHS  at  Burr  &  Burton  .........7:30  p.m. 2/18  MUHS  at  St.  Albans  ....................7  p.m. Boys’ Hockey 2/6&7  .......... MUHS  at  L.  Placid  Tournament 2/11  MUHS  at  U-Â32  ............................7  p.m. 2/14  MUHS  at  Missisquoi  ...................2  p.m. 1RUWKÂżHOG DW 08+6  .....................7  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 2/5  Leland  &  Gray  at  OV  ....................7  p.m. 2/5  St.  Albans  at  VUHS  ......................7  p.m. 2/6  MUHS  at  Mt.  Abe  ..........................7  p.m. 2/6  Missisquoi  at  VUHS  ......................7  p.m. 2/9  St.  Albans  at  MUHS  ......................7  p.m. 2/9  VUHS  at  Milton  .............................7  p.m. 2/9  Missisquoi  at  Mt.  Abe  ....................7  p.m. 2/11  OV  at  Woodstock  ........................7  p.m. 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. Girls’ Basketball 2/5  Milton  at  MUHS  ............................7  p.m. 2/5  Mt.  Abe  at  S.  Burlington  ...........7:30  p.m. 98+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  .................7  p.m. 98+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  .................7  p.m. 6SULQJÂżHOG DW 29  ..........................7  p.m. 2/7  Colchester  at  VUHS  ..............11:20  a.m. 2/7  MUHS  at  Fair  Haven  ....................3  p.m. 2/7  OV  at  Windsor  .........................5:30  p.m. 2/9  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ..........................7  p.m.
(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)
COMMODORE  SOPHOMORE  ADAM  Gill  tries  to  slip  a  shot  between  Tiger  defenders  Jackson  Hounchell  and  Trey  Kaufmann  Tuesday  in  Mid- dlebury. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
MUHS  tops  VUHS for  the  Lake  lead ‘Scrappy’  Tigers  rely  on  depth,  boards By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  Entering  Tues- GD\ÂśV KRPH JDPH ZLWK ÂżUVW SODFH LQ the  Lake  Division  on  the  line,  Mid- dlebury  Union  High  School  boys’  basketball  coach  Chris  Altemose  had  points  of  emphasis  for  his  Tigers. To  defeat  a  Commodore  team  that  came  to  MUHS  at  12-Â1,  Altemose  told  the  Tigers  they  would  have  to  be  solid  defensively,  particularly  in Â
keeping  the  VUHS  ballhandlers  in  front  of  them;Íž  play  at  their  preferred  fast  pace,  but  still  make  sure  to  get  back  and  deny  the  Commodores  in  transition;Íž  and  focus  on  rebounding. The  Tigers  put  checkmarks  in  all  those  boxes,  and  with  junior  guard  Oakley  Gordon  tossing  in  30  points  and  senior  forward  Austin  Robinson  hauling  down  22  rebounds,  MUHS  earned  a  70-Â50  win. Â
MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  senior  Austin  Robinson  scored  13  points  and  pulled  down  22  rebounds  in  the  Tigers’  70-Â50  win  over  Vergennes  Tuesday  night  in  Middlebury. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
“I  thought  all  those  things  hap- pened  nicely,â€?  said  Altemose,  whose  team  improved  to  11-Â4  overall  and  5-Â0  in  the  Lake.  “Especially  the  re- ERXQGV DQG UXQQLQJ WKH Ă€RRU ´ Robinson,  whose  work  helped  MUHS  gain  a  50-Â36  edge  on  the  boards,  said  the  Tigers  relied  on  the  formula  that  has  fueled  a  win- QLQJ VWUHDN WKDW KDV VWUHWFKHG WR ÂżYH games.  “We  just  keep  playing  hard.  I  think  LWÂśV NH\ ZH KDYH ÂżYH JX\V RXW WKHUH
always  looking  to  push  the  ball  and  always  looking  to  score,â€?  Robinson  said.  “And  we  have  depth  coming  off  the  bench,  and  I  don’t  think  there  are  too  many  teams  that  can  stick  with  us  for  32  minutes.â€? 2Q WKH Ă€LS VLGH WKH &RPPRGRUHV VDZ WKHLU ÂżYH JDPH ZLQQLQJ VWUHDN VQDSSHG DQG VXIIHUHG WKHLU ÂżUVW league  loss.  They  remain  unbeaten  in  D-ÂII,  where  they  sat  in  third  place  as  of  Wednesday  with  tough  home  games  vs.  St.  Albans  and  Missisquoi Â
Basketball:  VUHS,  Eagle  girls  post  victories By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  —  In  high  school  basketball  play  on  Tuesday,  the  Vergennes  and  Mount  Abraham  girls  posted  wins,  while  the  Mid- dlebury  girls  and  Mount  Abe  boys  came  up  short. The  Otter  Valley  boys  were  set  to  host  Proctor  on  Monday  night;Íž  that  game  was  postponed  with  no  make- up  date  immediately  set.  The  OV  girls’  Monday  game  at  Windsor  was  PRYHG WR WKLV 6DWXUGD\ DW S P The  MUHS  boys  also  hosted Â
VUHS  on  Tuesday;Íž  see  story  on  Page  1B. VUHS  GIRLS The  Commodores  rode  a  big  game  from  junior  forward  Nikki  Salley  past  visiting  Missisquoi,  40-Â30.  Salley  scored  22  points  and  ripped  down  17  boards  as  VUHS  avenged  an  earlier  loss.  K.C.  Ambrose  (sev- en  points)  and  Tamara  Aunchman  (14  rebounds)  also  contributed  as  the  Commodores  improved  to  5-Â11. EAGLE  GIRLS The  Eagles  used  tough  defense  to Â
RXWODVW KRVW 0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG 26,  for  their  sixth  straight  win  and  10th  in  11  outings.  Keegan  Jack- man  led  the  offense  with  a  game- high  11  points,  and  Emma  Carter  added  eight  for  the  12-Â5  Eagles,  who  with  the  victory  edged  into  second  place  in  Division  II  as  of  Wednesday  morning.  Their  tough- est  test  for  the  rest  of  the  regular  season  comes  this  Thursday  at  D-ÂI  South  Burlington.  TIGER  GIRLS Host  Colchester  hung  on  for  a Â
on  tap  on  Thursday  and  Friday,  re- spectively.  VUHS  coach  Peter  Quinn  praised  the  Tigers,  but  was  less  happy  with  his  team.  “They  outplayed  us.  They  just  wanted  it  way  more  than  we  did,  and  they  played  way  harder  than  we  did,�  Quinn  said.  “Hats  off  to  Middlebury.  They  wanted  to  win.  They  played  re- ally  well,  I  thought.� His  important  message  to  the  (See  Basketball,  Page  2B)
Sports BRIEFS
41-Â36  victory  over  the  Tiger  girls  as  Laker  Alex  Richard  tallied  20  points,  including  making  eight  of  nine  free  throws.  Keagan  Dunbar  (17)  and  Krisandra  Provencher  (nine)  led  the  1-Â14  Tigers  as  they  WRRN WKHLU ÂżIWK ORVV E\ VL[ SRLQWV RU fewer.  EAGLE  BOYS Visiting  BFA-ÂSt.  Albans  left  the  Eagle  boys  still  in  search  of  their  NEW  LONDON,  Conn.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  ¿UVW ZLQ Tyrus  Keith  (11)  Middlebury  College  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hockey  and  Ty  Combs  (10)  reached  double  team  suffered  a  pair  of  NESCAC  ¿JXUHV IRU 0RXQW $EH road  losses  this  past  weekend  and  saw  their  record  drop  to  7-Â8-Â3,  4-Â5- 3  in  conference  action.  The  Pan- thers  will  look  to  bounce  back  at  home  this  weekend  vs.  Trinity  at  7  p.m.  on  Friday  and  Wesleyan  at  4  p.m.  on  Saturday.  On  Saturday,  host  Connecticut  College  scored  a  goal  in  each  pe- riod  and  goalie  Tom  Conlin  made  16  saves  as  the  Camels  blanked  the  Panthers,  3-Â0,  to  improve  to  9-Â7-Â2,  6-Â5-Â1  in  NESCAC  play.  3DQWKHU JRDOLH 6WHSKHQ .OHLQ ÂżQ- ished  with  32  saves  in  the  contest.  On  Friday,  host  Tufts  edged  the  Panthers,  2-Â1,  despite  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  32-Â22  advantage  in  shots  on  goal.  7XIWV JRDOLH 0DVRQ 3XOGH ÂżQLVKHG with  31  saves,  while  Panther  goalie  /LDP 0RRUÂżHOG <HH FROOHFWHG against  the  7-Â10-Â1  Jumbos  (4-Â7-Â1  THREE  MEMBERS  OF  the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  wrestling  team  traveled  to  Massachusetts  last  weekend  for  the  Mt.  Greylock  High  School  NESCAC). Mountie  Invitational.  The  team  came  in  ninth  place  out  of  22  teams.  Pictured  are,  left  to  right,  coach  Scott  Bissonette,  Jeb  Hodsden,  Brandon  The  Jumbos  made  it  1-Â0  in  the  Cousino,  Ethan  Reardon  and  coach  Nate  Kittredge. ÂżUVW DQG DGGHG DQRWKHU JRDO VHYHQ minutes  into  the  second  period.  The  Panthers  scored  with  just  under  10  minutes  remaining  in  the  WILLIAMSTOWN,  Mass.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Invitational  at  Mount  Greylock  Union  ing  second  at  152  and  Ethan  Reardon  the  way,  each  taking  second  in  their  second  period  when  Derek  Pimen- Wrestlers  from  Vergennes  and  Mid- High  School  in  Williamstown,  Mass.  reaching  the  podium  in  fourth  at  132.  weight  classes.  tel  netted  the  rebound  of  a  Zach  dlebury  union  high  schools  fared  well  Cousino  won  all  four  of  his  matches  With  just  the  three  wrestlers  compet- $OVR -DPHV :KLWOH\ ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG Haggerty  shot,  with  Braeden  Quast  on  Saturday  at  tournaments  in  Mas- by  pin  and  earned  an  extra  trophy  for  ing,  VUHS  was  ninth  out  of  22  teams.  at  138,  and  two  Tigers  took  fourth,  also  earning  an  assist.  sachusetts  and  New  York. the  fastest  pin  recorded  at  the  event,  0HDQZKLOH ÂżYH 7LJHU ZUHVWOHUV Ben  Murray  at  120  and  Dustin  Davio  Middlebury  put  14  shots  on  Pul- Faring  best  was  Commodore  an  11-Âsecond  victory. HDUQHG WRS IRXU ÂżQLVKHV DW WKH &RULQWK at  126.  Overall,  the  Tigers  were  sixth  de  in  the  third  period,  including  170-Âpounder  Brandon  Cousino,  who  Only  two  other  Commodores  also  (N.Y.)  Invitational.  Nathan  Gebo  at  LQ D ÂżHOG RI YDUVLW\ ÂżUVW VWULQJ WHDPV IRXU LQ WKH ÂżQDO EXW FRXOG QRW won  his  weight  class  at  the  Mountie  went  along,  with  Jeb  Hodsden  tak- 113  and  Nick  Beauchamp  at  195  led  and  10  more  second-Âstring  teams.  equalize. Â
Commodore  and  Tiger  wrestlers  place  at  tournaments
Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hockey  drops  league  road  games