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THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 16, Â 2016

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SIXTH-­GRADER  THOMAS  Ash  UDFHV GRZQ WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ &RO-­ OHJH WUDFN GXULQJ WKH 0DU\ +RJDQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO ¿IWK DQG VL[WK JUDGH WUDFN DQG ¿HOG PHHW HDUOLHU this  month. ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

CAMILLA  MAGLIENTI  COM-­ PETES  in  the  100-­yard  dash  at  the  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  ¿IWK DQG VL[WK JUDGH WUDFN DQG ¿HOG PHHW KHOG DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &RO-­ lege  earlier  this  month.  ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 0,''/(%85< ² 2Q -XQH WKH ¿IWK DQG VL[WK JUDGHUV IURP 0DU\ Hogan  School  participated  in  the  VFKRRO¶V DQQXDO WUDFN DQG ¿HOG PHHW the  brainchild  of  longtime  physical  HGXFDWLRQ WHDFKHU 0LNH 4XLQQ Quinn  created  the  event  years  ago  as  an  enjoyable  way  to  introduce  el-­ ementary  school  students  to  the  sport  RI WUDFN DQG ¿HOG DQG WR FHOHEUDWH ERWK SK\VLFDO ¿WQHVV DQG WKH LPSHQG-­ ing  end  of  the  school  year  by  being  outside  in  the  spring  weather.  Quinn  oversaw  the  meet  for  the  last  time  as  a  Mary  Hogan  teacher  â€”  he  retired  this  spring  after  decades  RQ WKH MRE VHH VWRU\ RQ 3DJH $ While  arguably  all  participants  could  be  called  winners,  some  stu-­ dents  performed  exceptionally  well.  Sixth-­graders  Ivy  Doran  and  Henry  Carpenter  each  won  three  events,  as  GLG ¿IWK JUDGHUV /LD 5RELQVRQ DQG Charlie  Stone.  Winning  two  individual  events Â

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WEST  HAVEN  â€”  Brandon’s  Vince  Quenneville  Jr.  won  one  of  WZR ODS IHDWXUHV RQ 6XQGD\ DV GLUW WUDFN UDFLQJ ¿QDOO\ JRW XQGHU way  at  Devil’s  Bowl  Speedway.  The  HYHQWV ZHUH ¿UVW KHOG RQ WKH WKUHH tenths-­mile  clay  oval  as  part  of  the  NASCAR  Whelen  All-­American  Series. 4XHQQHYLOOH DQG %REE\ +DFNHO RI Rensselaer,  N.Y.,  split  victories  in  WKH WZR ODS IHDWXUHV LQ WKH &HQ-­ tral  Vermont  Motorcycles  Sports-­

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ing  a  severe  lung  infection  and  was  visibly  fatigued  following  the  race  EXW SOHDVHG ZLWK KLV UXQQHU XS ¿Q-­ ish.  Quenneville  â€”  who  fought  a  malfunctioning  steering  box  in  the  ¿UVW UDFH ² ZRQ WKH VHFRQG IHDWXUH LQ D WLJKW EDWWOH $V VSULQNOHV EHJDQ WR IDOO IURP WKH VN\ 7LP +RGJH RI Vershire  nailed  down  the  runner-­up  VSRW DKHDG RI 'HUULFN 0F*UHZ RI Ballston  Spa,  N.Y.  (See  Devil’s  Bowl,  Page  2B)

HDFK ZHUH VL[WK JUDGHUV *HQQLH 'RUD DQG &DP &RVWHOOL DQG ¿IWK JUDGHUV Joleigh  Bradford,  Hana  Doria  and  Cameron  Stone. 7KH WRS ¿QLVKHUV LQ HDFK HYHQW were: Â

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MUHS  recognizes  student-­athletes MIDDLEBURY  â€”  At  a  June  7  as-­ sembly  held  in  the  Memorial  Sports  Center,  many  Middlebury  Union  High  School  students  were  given  awards  to  recognize  their  achieve-­ ments.  A  story  in  an  earlier  edition  listed  awards  recognizing  academic,  arts  and  community  service  honors. The  honors  awarded  for  athletic  achievement  were: ‡ 0LNH 5LQJH\ 6RIWEDOO %DVHEDOO Sportsmanship  Scholarship:  MaKay-­ la  Foster  and  Liam  Smith. ‡ 'XG 3KLQQH\ 6SRUWVPDQVKLS Award:  female,  Lauren  Bartlett;;  and  male,  James  Whitley. ‡ 3DXO *RQ]DOH] $WKOHWH RI WKH Year  Award:  female,  Hannah  But-­ tolph;;  and  male,  Nicholas  Beau-­ champ. ‡ 'RUH\ &XS 3UHVHQWDWLRQ IH-­ male,  Katherine  Moulton;;  and  male,  Dace  Eaton.

Otter  golfers  take fourth  in  Division  II MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Otter  Val-­ ley  Union  High  School  golf  team  FDSSHG D VXFFHVVIXO VSULQJ E\ ¿Q-­ ishing  fourth  in  the  Division  II  tour-­ nament  this  past  Wednesday  at  the  5DOSK 0\KUH *ROI &RXUVH LQ 0LG-­ dlebury. Northern  teams  dominated  the  event,  which  was  won  by  Rice  with  a  score  of  350,  followed  by  Harwood  (360),  Lyndon  (370),  OV  (at  384  WKH WRS 6RXWKHUQ VTXDG :RRGVWRFN DQG /DNH 5HJLRQ Thomas  Kingsley  led  the  Otters  by  shooting  an  88,  followed  by  Colin  1LFNODZ 6DP %XVZHOO DQG :LOOLDP .HOO\ Two  local  independents  also  com-­ peted.  Middlebury’s  Hogan  Beazley  ¿UHG DQ WKDW ZDV WKUHH VKRWV RII the  best  D-­II  score,  and  Mount  Abra-­ ham’s  Carson  Sanchez  shot  an  88.

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(See  Track  meet,  Page  2B)

Online  permit  applications  for  moose  hunt  available 02173(/,(5 ² 9HUPRQW moose  hunting  permit  applica-­ WLRQV DUH RQ WKH 9HUPRQW )LVK Wildlife  Department’s  website  (www.vtfishandwildlife.com),  and  now  printed  applications  are  also  available  at  license  agents  statewide. $ WRWDO RI UHJXODU PRRVH VHDVRQ SHUPLWV DQG DUFKHU\

moose  season  permits  will  be  is-­ VXHG IRU 9HUPRQW¶V 2FWREHU moose  hunt.  The  regular  season  ZLOO EH 2FW DQG WKH DU-­ FKHU\ VHDVRQ LV 2FW The  number  of  permits  are  re-­ GXFHG IURP ODVW \HDU LQ :LOG-­ life  Management  Units,  and  per-­ mits  will  be  for  bulls-­only  in  all  (See  Moose  permits,  Page  2B)

Panthers ¿IWK EHVW in  NCAA  'LYLVLRQ By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ EXU\ &ROOHJH DWKOHWLF SURJUDP ¿Q-­ LVKHG ¿IWK DPRQJ FROOHJH DQG universities  that  registered  points  LQ WKH 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ ,,, /HDU¿HOG 6SRUWV 'LUHFWRUV¶ &XS VWDQGLQJV 7KH 3DQWKHUV ZKR ZRQ WKH FXS HDUQHG WKHLU WK VWUDLJKW WRS ¿QLVK Williams  won  its  fourth  straight  DQG WK RYHUDOO WLWOH ZLWK points,  followed  by  Washington-­ 6W /RXLV (PRU\ DQG 7XIWV 0LGGOHEXU\ ¿Q-­ ished  with  860  points  as  four  NE-­ 6&$& VFKRROV FUDFNHG WKH WRS Schools  earn  points  when  their  teams  reach  NCAA  tournaments,  XS WR IRU ZLQQLQJ WKH HYHQWV and  individual  athletes  can  score  points  in  sports  such  as  swimming  DQG WUDFN DQG ¿HOG ,Q WKH IDOO WKH 3DQWKHU ¿HOG KRFNH\ WHDP ZRQ LWV VHFRQG 1&$$ FKDPSLRQVKLS DQG LWV ¿UVW VLQFH GHIHDWLQJ WRS UDQNHG

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%RZGRLQ LQ WKH ¿QDO 0LGGOH-­ bury  also  earned  NCAA  wins  over  1R )UDQNOLQ 0DUVKDOO 1R :LOOLDP 6PLWK DQG 1R 7KH &RO-­ lege  of  New  Jersey  en  route  to  a  VFKRRO UHFRUG ZLQV 0LGGOHEXU\ DOVR SLFNHG XS SRLQWV in  the  fall  when  Abigail  Nadler  and  6HEDVWLDQ 0DWW OHG WKH 3DQWKHU FURVV country  teams  into  the  NCAA  Cham-­

pionships;;  both  earned  All-­American  honors. Middlebury  probably  should  have  earned  enough  points  in  the  fall  to  RYHUWDNH 7XIWV IRU IRXUWK SODFH LQ WKH /HDU¿HOG &XS VWDQGLQJV 7KH 3DQWKHU men’s  soccer  team,  seeded  second  in  the  NESCAC  tournament,  hosted  the  HYHQW DQG ¿QLVKHG ZKHQ 0LG-­ dlebury  was  upset  by  Wesleyan,  5-­4 Â

RQ SHQDOW\ NLFNV DIWHU D ¿QDO LQ D VHPL¿QDO %XW LQ D EDIÀLQJ GHFLVLRQ WKH NCAA  men’s  soccer  tournament  committee  chose  Tufts  over  the  3DQWKHUV DV WKH WKLUG 1(6&$& UHS-­ resentative  in  the  NCAA  tourna-­ ment.  Tufts  carried  a  9-­4-­3  record  LQWR WKH 1&$$ HYHQW 7KDW PDUN LQFOXGHG D 1(6&$& UHFRUG WKDW ZDV LQIHULRU WR WKH 3DQWKHUV¶ VODWH DOWKRXJK WKH -XPERV did  win  the  head-­to-­head  contest.  In  addition,  Tufts  was  ousted  in Â

WKH 1(6&$& TXDUWHU¿QDOV ZKLOH WKH 3DQWKHUV UHDFKHG WKH VHPL¿QDO round.  7XIWV HDUQHG DW OHDVW /HDU¿HOG points  by  winning  two  NCAA  men’s  soccer  games,  while  Tufts  RYHUDOO HGJHG 0LGGOHEXU\ E\ points  in  the  cup  standings.  0LGGOHEXU\ SLFNHG XS D QXPEHU of  cup  points  in  the  winter,  when  the  ZRPHQ¶V KRFNH\ WHDP UHWXUQHG WR WKH 1&$$ ¿QDO IRXU DIWHU FDSWXULQJ its  eighth  NESCAC  championship.  (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)

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