Jan. 24, 2013 - Section B

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â JANUARY Â 24, Â 2013

DAVID LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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Acts  and  lies: It’s  not  about the  bike Note  from  Karl  Lindholm,  whose  column  normally  appears  in  this  space:  I  intended  to  write  this  month  about  Lance  Armstrong  and  his  dis-­ grace,  exploring  the  issues  of  sin,  confession,  forgiveness,  and  redemp-­ tion.  My  son  David  was  a  great  ad-­ mirer  of  Armstrong  some  years  ago,  so  I  wrote  to  him  and  asked  for  a  comment  I  could  use  in  my  column.  Some  comment.  Here’s  what  he  wrote  back  to  me. When  I  read  â€œIt’s  Not  About  the  Bike,â€?  almost  a  dozen  years  ago,  I  came  away  liking  Lance  Armstrong.  The  book  made  clear  that  he  was  arrogant  and  un-­ c o m p r o m i s i n g  in  his  pursuit  of  winning,  and  I  found  it  refresh-­ ing  to  hear  an  ath-­ lete  attribute  his  success  to  hard  work,  dedication,  and  a  ruthless  competitive  in-­ stinct  rather  than  God,  fate,  or  luck.  He  didn’t  seem  like  a  fun  guy  to  be  around,  but  I  admired  his  talent  and  accomplishments. (YHQ WKHQ UXPRUV ZHUH Ă€\LQJ about  his  doping,  but  I  looked  past  them:  He  was  the  most  tested  athlete  LQ KLVWRU\ DQG QR GHÂżQLWLYH SURRI ever  came  out.  That  was  his  narra-­ tive:  He  was  David  standing  up  to  Goliath;Íž  in  races,  in  drug  testing,  against  cancer. I  defended  him,  disregarding  the  circumstantial  and  anecdotal  evi-­ dence  against  him.  It  wasn’t  enough.  What  about  the  sport  being  so  dirty?  I  thought  if  guys  get  caught  all  the  time,  and  Lance  doesn’t,  he  must  be  clean.  And  what  about  his  superhu-­ man  performances?  He’s  like  Jordan,  I’d  respond,  a  once-­in-­a-­generation  athlete  who  is  so  dominant  that  he  UHGHÂżQHV WKH LGHD RI D FKDPSLRQ A  few  years  later,  as  evidence  mounted,  my  defenses  crumbled.  Three  friends  of  mine,  all  profession-­ al  cyclists,  told  me  that  I’d  be  abso-­ lutely  crazy  to  believe  that  Lance  was  clean.  So  I  turned  down  the  vol-­ ume  on  my  arguments.  If  asked,  I’d  say  that  I  was  reserving  judgment,  that  people  should  be  innocent  until  proven  guilty.  Over  the  last  few  years,  I  complet-­ ed  my  full  turnaround  on  the  issue.  It  was  simple  to  look  at  those  same  attributes  that  I’d  once  respected  â€”  (See  Lindholm,  Page  3B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/21  MUHS  vs.  U-­32   ..............................  2-­0 Boys’ Basketball 1/21  Woodstock  vs.  OV  ......................  52-­46 Girls’ Basketball 1/22  Mt.  Abe  vs.  VUHS   ......................  50-­17 1/22  Colchester  vs.  MUHS   ................  49-­13 1/2  Leland  &  Gray  vs.  OV  ...................  41-­31 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Basketball 1/20  Midd.  vs.  Albany  Pharm.   .............75-­28

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/26  Harwood  at  MUHS   ...............  4:45  p.m. 1/30  MUHS  at  U-­32   ..........................  5  p.m. 2/1  N.  Country  at  MUHS   ..............  4:45  p.m. Boys’ Hockey 1/26  CVU  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 1/30  MUHS  at  Missisquoi   .................  8  p.m. 2/1  Stowe  at  MUHS   ...........................7  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 1/26  Fair  Haven  at  MUHS   ...........  2:30  p.m. 1/26  OV  at  Burr  &  Burton   .............  3:30  p.m. 1/29  OV  at  Bellows  Falls   ..................  7  p.m. 1/29  MUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   .......................7  p.m. 1/29  St.  Albans  at  VUHS   ..................  7  p.m. 2/1  VUHS  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/1  Missisquoi  at  Mt.  Abe   ..................  7  p.m. 2/2  OV  at  Poultney   ......................  2:30  p.m. Girls’ Basketball 1/24  Hartford  at  OV   .....................  7:30  p.m. 1/25  Milton  at  Mt.  Abe   .......................  7  p.m. 1/25  VUHS  at  Missisquoi   ..................  7  p.m. 08+6 DW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  .............  7  p.m. 1/28  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV   ...............  7:30  p.m. 1/30  Colchester  at  Mt.  Abe   ................7  p.m. 1/30  VUHS  at  Milton   .........................  7  p.m. 1/30  Missisquoi  at  MUHS   .................  7  p.m. 1/31  OV  at  Brattleboro   .................  7:30  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)

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Tiger  Nordic  hosts  Classic  *URYHV $OOHQ VNL WR WRS ¿QLVKHV IRU 08+6 KLJKOLJKWV By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 5,3721 ² 7RS ¿QLVKHV E\ seniors  Mac  Groves  and  Lydia  Allen  highlighted  the  efforts  by  the  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  Nordic  ski  team  in  cold  conditions  on  Monday,  when  the  Tigers  hosted  the  Middle-­

bury  Classic  at  Ripton’s  Rikert  Nor-­ dic  Center.  Groves  took  third  in  the  boys’  5-­kilometer  classic  race  in  17:23,  26  seconds  behind  the  winner,  Rutland’s  Issac  Wright  (16:57).  Champlain  Val-­ ley’s  Forrest  Hamilton  took  second Â

in  17:01.  Junior  Max  Livingstone-­ Peters  was  the  next  Tiger  across  the  ¿QLVK OLQH WDNLQJ VW LQ Allen  claimed  ninth  in  the  girls’  0,''/(%85< 81,21 +,*+ 6FKRRO MXQLRU 0D[ /LYLQJVWRQH 3HWHUV 5K  in  22:30.  In  that  event,  CVU’s  ¿JKWV IRU SRVLWLRQ GXULQJ WKH PDVV VWDUW RI 0RQGD\ÂśV . UDFH KRVWHG E\ Taylor  Spillane  outdueled  Rutland’s  08+6 DW 5LSWRQÂśV 5LNHUW 1RUGLF &HQWHU ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO (See  Nordic,  Page  2B)

Eagles  ride  early  surge  at  VUHS Mt.  Abe  girls  up  record  to  10-­1 By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â€”  Tuesday’s  high  school  girls’  basketball  game  between  visiting  Mount  Abraham  and  host  Vergennes  was  essen-­ WLDOO\ RYHU DIWHU WKH ÂżUVW TXDUWHU during  which  the  Eagles  showed  why  they  are  once  again  Division  II  title  contenders.  ,Q WKDW TXDUWHU WKH (DJOHV took  a  24-­2  lead  with  crisp  offense  and  tough  fullcourt  and  halfcourt  defense  that  translated  into  transi-­ tion  baskets.  The  1-­9  Commodores  kept  working  and  cut  the  lead  to  15  at  the  half,  but  could  not  stop  Mount  Abe  from  walking  off  with  a  50-­ 17  victory. The  Eagles,  of  course,  are  aim-­ ing  for  a  return  trip  to  the  Division  ,, ÂżQDO IRXU LQ %DUUH DIWHU ORVLQJ LQ the  2012  title  game. Several  key  Eagles  on  last  year’s  team  graduated,  but  versa-­ tile  junior  tri-­captain  Ashlie  Fay  leads  a  group  of  key  veterans  that  includes  senior  forwards  Jessie  Martin  and  Jordan  Emmons,  se-­ nior  guard  Lizzie  Huizenga  and  junior  guard  Megan  Livingston,  all  of  whom  started  on  Tuesday.  )D\ ² ZKR DV XVXDO ÂżOOHG XS the  stat  sheet  vs.  VUHS,  with  16  SRLQWV ÂżYH UHERXQGV ÂżYH VWHDOV DQG ÂżYH DVVLVWV ² VDLG WKLV \HDUÂśV team  has  some  new  strengths. “I  think  we  have  a  lot  more  speed,  and  we  have  good  outside  shooting  now,â€?  Fay  said. The  Eagles  displayed  those  as-­ &2002'25(6 &DLWOLQ &KDSXW OHIW DQG . & $PEURVH WU\ WR NHHS D VHWV LQ WKH ÂżUVW TXDUWHU +XL]HQJD

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(See  Hoops,  Page  3B)

Welch,  Stearns  lead  VUHS  track NORTHFIELD  â€”  Senior  Jon  Welch  won  one  event,  and  he  and  sophomore  Ally  Stearns  each  took  VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQLVKHV WR KLJKOLJKW the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  team’s  efforts  at  an  indoor  track  and  ¿HOG PHHW KRVWHG RQ 6DWXUGD\ E\ Norwich  University.  Welch  won  the  boys’  55-­me-­ ter  hurdles  and  took  second  in  the  55-­meter  dash,  while  Stearns  con-­ tinued  her  strong  season  in  the  girls’  shot  put  by  taking  second.  Austin  Beamish  also  placed  in  the  boys’  55  hurdles,  and  the  Commo-­ dore  boys  placed  in  the  four-­by-­200  and  four-­by-­400-­meter  relays.  2YHUDOO WKH 98+6 ER\V ZHUH ÂżIWK among  16  teams,  and  the  VUHS  girls  were  14th  among  19  teams.  Mount  Abraham’s  Asa  Learmonth  also  took  fourth  in  the  boys’  600  in  1:31.90,  while  Mount  Abe’s  Natalie  May  was  17th  in  the  girls’  1,600  in  6:22.10. VUHS BOYS’ RESULTS ‡ PHWHUV :HOFK 1DWKDQ 8QJHU 6HEE\ &URZHOO ‡ /DQH .HVVOHU ‡ -DUHG 0LHGHPD 32.  Matteo  Palmer,  5:22.80. ‡ KXUGOHV :HOFK Beamish,  9.04. ‡ [ &URZHOO &KULV &DVWLOOR .HVVOHU :HOFK ‡ [ &DVWLOOR +DUU\ 6HQHVDF .HVVOHU :HOFK ‡ /RQJ MXPS %HDPLVK Âś ´ &DVWLOOR Âś ´ ‡ 6KRW 6WHYH 9DQ :\FN Âś ´ VUHS GIRLS’ RESULTS ‡ PHWHUV $OL[ .DXIIPDQ 42.  Tia  Hunt,  8.74. ‡ +XQW ‡ KXUGOHV .DXIIPDQ ‡ 6KRW 6WHDUQV Âś ´

Sports BRIEFS

6QRZVKRH UDFH VODWHG IRU 5LNHUW 5,3721 ² 7KH ¿UVW DQQXDO 5LN-­ ert/Dion  Snowshoe  Race  will  take  place  Saturday,  Feb.  2,  at  10  a.m.  at  Rikert  Nordic  Center  in  Ripton. The  race  is  approximately  5K  over  varied  terrain.  All  levels  are  welcome.  There  is  a  $10  entry  fee.  A  limited  number  of  snowshoes  will  be  available  for  rent.  Hot  drinks  will  follow  the  race. For  more  information,  contact  Peggy  Lyons  at  mlyons@middle-­ bury.edu.

Girls’  hockey  gets  VKXWRXW RYHU 8 MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  girls’  hock-­ ey  team  blanked  visiting  U-­32  on  Monday,  2-­0,  for  its  second  shutout  win  in  three  days.  The  Tigers  outshot  the  Raiders,  39-­ 11,  and  goalie  Baily  Ryan  stopped  all  11  U-­32  bids  to  earn  the  shutout.  Af-­ WHU D VFRUHOHVV ÂżUVW SHULRG WKH 7LJHUV got  a  goal  in  each  of  the  second  and  third  periods,  with  Nora  McLaughlin  and  Sara  Boe  doing  the  damage.  U-­32  dropped  to  1-­8,  while  the  Ti-­ gers  improved  to  6-­4,  good  for  fourth  place  in  Division  II  according  to  the  Vermont  Principals’  Association  website.  Next  up  for  the  Tigers  is  a  show-­ GRZQ ZLWK ÂżUVW SODFH +DUZRRG 2-­1  entering  play  on  Wednesday),  which  will  visit  the  Memorial  Sports  Center  at  4:45  p.m.  on  Saturday.  The  Highlanders  defeated  the  Tigers,  4-­1,  on  the  road  earlier  this  season. Â

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