ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 18, Â 2015
ANDY KIRKALDY
SPORTS
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Many  thoughts  on  a  crowded  sports  scene So  much  sports  news  right  now,  so  little  time  ‌  some  thoughts: ‡ 6HUHQD :LOOLDPV MXVW ZRQ KHU 20th  Grand  Slam  tennis  title,  the  2015  French  Open.  Sister  Venus  :LOOLDPV KDV ZRQ VHYHQ *UDQG 6ODP WLWOHV 7KH\ KDYH WHDPHG XS IRU Grand  Slam  women’s  doubles  titles.  How  is  this  not  a  bigger  story? ‡ %DVHEDOO WKLV VXPPHU ZLOO EH stress-Âfree.  The  Red  Sox  stink.  And  it  starts  with  the  bad  pitching,  which  creates  pressure  on  the  hitters. ‡ :RPHQÂśV VRFFHU RQ WKH :RUOG &XS OHYHO LV EHWWHU WKDQ HYHU 7KH TXDOLW\ RI SOD\ KDV LPSURYHG 7KHUH are  no  walks  in  the  park  for  the  big-Âname  teams.  $XVWUDOLD JDYH the  USA  all  it  could  handle,  Costa  Rica  tied  South  Korea,  Co- lombia  stunned  France,  and  Nigeria  tied  Sweden,  to  name  a  few.  1RZ LWÂśV WLPH IRU WKH RIÂżFLDWLQJ WR FDWFK XS ² &RVWD 5LFD ZRXOG KDYH upset  the  Koreans  with  better  refer- eeing.  Of  course,  if  FIFA  would  al- ORZ WKH XVH RI YLGHR UHYLHZ WR SXQ- ish  embarrassments  like  the  Brazil  player  going  down  untouched  to  NLOO 6SDLQÂśV PRPHQWXP DQG JLYH KHU team  a  water  break,  that  would  help.  Better  announcing  would  also  be  KHOSIXO 7KH VWXGLR DQDO\VWV KDYH EHHQ ÂżQH SRLQWLQJ RXW WDFWLFV DQG IRUPDWLRQV EXW WKH DQQRXQFHUV KDYH routinely  failed  to  do  something  fundamental  those  who  call  men’s  World  Cup  games  do  as  a  matter  of  course  —  identify  the  athletes  touch- ing  the  ball  or  making  good  defen- VLYH SOD\V ‡ 7KDW ZKRRVKLQJ VRXQG \RX KHDU LV WKH DLU JRLQJ RXW RI 'HĂ€DWHJDWH 1HYHU PLQG WKH SXQLVKPHQW QRW ÂżW- ting  the  crime  (Atlanta  piped  noise  LQWR SOD\RII JDPHV &OHYHODQG KDG LO- legal  extra  spotters  in  the  stands  tex- ting  coaches,  surely  you  remember  the  forfeiture  of  draft  picks,  million- GROODU ÂżQHV DQG VXVSHQVLRQV" 2K wait  ‌),  the  real  question  accord- ing  to  the  latest  non-Âpartisan  report  published  in  The  New  York  Times  is,  wait,  what  crime? To  start  with,  the  referee  cannot  recall  which  gauge  he  used  to  mea- sure  the  New  England  footballs;Íž  one  is  much  more  accurate  than  the  other,  which  has  a  margin  of  error  greater  (See  Kirkaldy,  Page  3B)
Vermont  Sun  triathlon  set  for  Saturday SALISBURY/LEICESTER  —  Vermont  Sun  Fitness  Center  in  Middlebury  and  Vergennes  this  Sat- urday  will  kick  off  the  30th  season  of  its  Triathlon  and  Running  Series  at  Branbury  State  Park  on  Lake  Dun- more. The  Vermont  Sun  series  consists  RI ÂżYH WULDWKORQV DQG WKUHH UXQQLQJ races.  The  sprint  triathlon  dates  are  June  20,  July  12  and  Aug.  9  —  the  races  all  start  at  8:30  a.m.  A  sprint  tri- athlon  consists  of  a  600-Âyard  swim,  a  14-Âmile  bike,  and  a  5K  (3.1-Âmile)  Many run.  describe The  more  chal- Branbury lenging  Olympic  distance  Lake  State Dunmore  Triath- Park as lon  will  be  held  a pictureon  the  June  and  perfect August  dates.  venue for It  consists  of  a  the events. 0.9-Âmile  swim,  28-Âmile  bike  and  10K  (6.2-Âmile)  run.  Athletes  will  get  ¿YH WLPH VSOLWV VZLP ELNH UXQ DQG WZR WUDQVLWLRQV DORQJ ZLWK WKHLU ÂżQ- ish  time  from  the  company  802  Tim- ing. The  Vermont  Sun  Half  Marathon  (13.1  mile  run)  will  be  Sunday,  Sept.  27.  On  that  day  Vermont  Sun  will  also  hold  5K  and  10K  running  HYHQWV Many  describe  Branbury  State  3DUN DV D SLFWXUH SHUIHFW YHQXH IRU WKH HYHQWV 3DUWLFLSDQWV DUH DEOH WR park  within  100  yards  of  the  regis- tration  tables,  which  are  just  another  100  yards  away  from  the  swim  start.  The  water  temperature  is  usually  80  degrees  or  better  and  the  roads  around  the  lake  are  safe  and  easy  to  QDYLJDWH ZLWK VXSSRUW IURP WKH $G- (See  Triathlon,  Page  3B)
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Mary Hogan pupils run for fun in annual meet By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  Mary  Hogan  (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK grade  students  enjoyed  a  few  hours  of  running,  jumping  and  throwing  —  and  each  other’s  company  —  on  -XQH ZKHQ WKH\ YLVLWHG 0LGGOH- bury  College  for  the  school’s  annual  WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG PHHW 7KH HYHQW RUJDQL]HG E\ WKH school’s  physical  education  teachers  DQG UXQ ZLWK WKH KHOS RI SDUHQW YRO- unteers,  offers  Mary  Hogan’s  older  students  the  chance  to  learn  about  WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG ZKLOH FRPSHWLQJ LQ D WRWDO RI HYHQWV QLQH LQGLYLGXDO HYHQWV HDFK IRU ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK JUDGH boys  and  girls  and  a  440-Âyard  co-Âed  UHOD\ UDFH IRU HDFK JUDGH OHYHO As  most  or  all  the  students  appre- FLDWHG WKH VXQQ\ RXWGRRUV VHYHUDO came  away  with  handfuls  of  blue  ULEERQV ÂżIWK JUDGHUV ,Y\ 'RUDQ DQG &DP &DVWHOOL ZRQ IRXU HYHQWV HDFK while  6th-Âgrader  C.J.  Bryant  also  won  four  times  and  his  classmate  6RÂżD 6WHIDQL HDUQHG WKUHH ÂżUVWV
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7KH WRS ÂżQLVKHUV ZHUH sixTH-ÂGRADE  GIRLS Â&#x2021; \DUG GDVK .LHUUD /DFH\ $YD 'HYRVW (OL]D- beth  Bright,  7.57;Íž  4.  Chloe  Smith,  7.66;Íž  5.  Gwen  Troumbley,  7.82. Â&#x2021; 6WHIDQL %ULWWDQ\ Stone,  5:00. Â&#x2021; 6WHIDQL &D- milla  Malhotra,  13.75;Íž  3.  Sophie  Pope  McCright,  14.59;Íž  4.  Bright  and  Smith,  14.71. Â&#x2021; 6WHIDQL 0DO- hotra,  1:20.69;Íž  3.  Kaitlyn  McNa- mara,  1:22.93;Íž  4.  Pope  McCright,  1:33.81;Íž  5.  Sidney  Singh  and  May- cee  Godshalk-ÂTidd,  1:36.02.  Â&#x2021; 0LOH 0F1DPDUD Chloe  Clark,  8:30;Íž  3.  Maren  Cou- ture,  9:15;Íž  4.  Stefani,  9:32;Íž  5.  Anna  Berg,  9:33. Â&#x2021; 6KRW SXW /LQGVH\ &KDPSLQH TYLER  ROBINSON  GIVES  it  his  ),)7+ *5$'(5 6$6.,$ *RUL 26-Âfeet,  0  inches;Íž  2.  Lacey,  22-Â2;Íž  )$,5/(< 2/621 (<(6 WKH ÂżQ Montanelli  is  all  smiles  as  she  all  during  the  running  of  the  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  3.  Audrey  Schnoor,  20-Â4;Íž  4.  Abby  LVK OLQH RI WKH \DUG UDFH DW URXQGV WKH ÂżQDO WXUQ DQG ZLQV WKH \DUG UDFH 5RELQVRQ WRRN WKLUG place. (See  Track,  Page  2B) 880. Mary  Hoganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  track  meet.
OV  senior  top  pick  on  Independent  squad Winslow  leads  2015  baseball  all-Âstars JOHN  WINSLOW,  OV  SE- By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  For  high  NIOR,  PLAYER  OF  THE  YEAR.  school  baseball  programs  used  to  Notes:  Outstanding  four-Âyear,  three- competing  for  state  titles,  2015  will  sport  athlete  who  capped  his  OV  ca- not  go  down  in  history  as  the  most  reer  by  batting  a  loud  .472,  with  local  PHPRUDEOH LQ WKHVH SDUWV &ROOHFWLYH- highs  of  six  doubles,  three  triples  and  ly,  Vergennes,  Mount  Abraham,  Ot- WKUHH KRPH UXQV ÂŤ 'URYH LQ UXQV ter  Valley  and  Middlebury  won  nine  and  scored  11  times  â&#x20AC;Ś  Excellent  GHIHQVLYH VKRUWVWRS ZKR DOVR HDUQHG games,  just  one  in  the  postseason. OVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  win  on  the  6WLOO LQGLYLGXDOV RQ HDFK mound,  started  six  games  of  the  four  teams  enjoyed  and  tossed  three  complete  springs  worthy  of  recogni- games  in  the  regular  sea- tion  on  the  2015  Addison  VRQ DQG DIWHU D URXJK ÂżUVW Independent  Baseball  All- outing,  compiled  a  2.71  Star  Team  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  none  more  so  HDUQHG UXQ DYHUDJH WKH UHVW than  OV  senior  John  Win- of  the  way.  slow,  the  2015  Independent  Howeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Quotes:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;John  Baseball  Player  of  the  Year.  hits  for  power  to  both  sides  Winslow  becomes  the  lone  RI WKH ÂżHOG DQG UDUHO\ LV UHSUHVHQWDWLYH RQ WKH In- WINSLOW fooled  by  a  pitch  â&#x20AC;Ś  John  dependent WHDP IURP ÂżUVW can  steal  bases  and  with  his  year  Coach  Mike  Howeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  VSHHG DQG DJJUHVVLYH EDVHUXQQLQJ one-Âwin  Otter  squad. That  one  local  playoff  win  came  keeps  the  defense  focused  on  him  from  Coach  Dwight  Burkettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Com-  -RKQ PDGH YHU\ IHZ PLVWDNHV modores,  who  went  on  the  road  to  and  worked  hard  to  perfect  his  game  NQRFN RII D 1R VHHG DQG RYHUDOO â&#x20AC;Ś  His  tremendous  athletic  ability  is  won  four  times.  Two  senior  main- only  enhanced  by  his  effort  and  atti- stays,  a  sophomore  hurler  and  a  WXGH ERWK RQ DQG RII WKH ÂżHOG +H LV D speedy  freshman  who  helped  make  great  team  leader  and  member  of  the  98+6 FRPSHWLWLYH DV WKH SURJUDP FRPPXQLW\ ÂŤ +H ZLOO EH YHU\ GLIÂż- cult  to  replace,  and  will  be  UHWXUQHG WR WKH YDUVLW\ OHY- missed.â&#x20AC;? el,  are  honored  here.  CHRIS  LEACH,  VUHS  Coach  Jeff  Stetsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SENIOR.  Notes:  Strong  de- (DJOHV DOVR SUHYDLOHG IRXU fender  at  catcher  and  third  times,  including  a  sweep  of  base  who  led  all  local  play- WKHLU WKUHH ORFDO ULYDOV 7ZR HUV ZLWK D EDWWLQJ DYHU- Mount  Abe  seniors  and  a  age  that  included  .579  with  sophomore  earned  Inde- runners  in  scoring  position  pendent  recognition. ÂŤ 'URYH LQ UXQV DQG Coach  Charlie  Messen- scored  eight  and  reached  gerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  MUHS  squad  started  LEACH base  at  a  .536  clip  â&#x20AC;Ś  Drilled  out  young,  suffered  a  key  ¿YH KLWV LQ WZR SRVWVHDVRQ injury  early  on,  and  failed  to  break  into  the  win  column.  Two  JDPHV ÂŤ 3URYLGHG VWHDG\ YDOXDEOH Tigers,  a  senior  and  a  junior,  made  leadership  to  the  young  Commodores  DV WKH\ VWHSSHG XS WR WKH YDUVLW\ OHYHO the  Independent  team. Selections  were  made  based  on  sta- after  a  year  as  a  JV  program.  WLVWLFV REVHUYDWLRQ DQG FRQVXOWDWLRQ Burkettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Quotes:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chris  is  your  OTTER  VALLEY  UNION  High  School  senior  John  Winslow  is  the  Addison  Independent  2015  High  with  the  coaches.  Congratulations  to  stereotypical  catcher-Âcaptain  â&#x20AC;Ś  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School  Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Baseball  Player  of  the  Year. (See  Baseball,  Page  3B) the  following:  Courtesy  photo