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THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 23, Â 2016
ANDY KIRKALDY
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Just  a  couple  of  things  that  make  you  go  hmmm... Time  for  just  a  couple  thoughts  for  the  summer  solstice. I  do  believe  the  Cleveland  Cava- liers  deserved  their  victory  over  the  Golden  State  Warriors  on  Sunday,  and  congratulations  to  the  long-Âsuf- fering  fans  of  Northeast  Ohio.  It’s  been  well-Âdocumented  Cleve- land’s  last  major  championship  came  in  1964.  There’s  been  plenty  of  heartbreak  since  then.  Some  remem- ber  well  when  the  Cleveland  Indi- ans  were  victim- ized  by  the  gen- erous  strike  zone  given  to  Atlanta  Braves  pitchers  in  the  1995  World  Series,  and  then  lost  the  1997  series  in  seven  games  WR WKH H[SDQVLRQ )ORULGD 0DUOLQV More  might  remember  The  Drive  in  1986,  when  John  Elway  and  the  Denver  Broncos  moved  98  yards  in  15  plays  in  the  AFC  championship  game  to  tie  it  and  then  win  in  over- time.  Or  The  Fumble  in  the  1987  AFC  title  game:  Cleveland  Brown  Earnest  Byner  coughed  up  the  ball  on  the  Denver  3  after  a  5-Âyard  gain  with  his  team  trailing,  38-Â33,  and  65  seconds  to  go.  Yes,  as  a  once  long-Âsuffering  Red  6R[ DQG 3DWULRWV IDQ , XQGHUVWRRG their  pain.  (See  Kirkaldy,  Page  2B)
GEORGE  BAILY  PITCHES  during  Addison  County’s  loss  to  Colchester  Monday  night  in  Middlebury. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
AC  opens  with  a  win  in  three  tries One-Ârun  setback  follows  weekend  split
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Addison  County  American  Legion  baseball  team  opened  with  one  road  win  on  Sunday  at  Franklin  County  sand- wiched  between  home  losses  on  Sat- XUGD\ DQG 0RQGD\ WR (VVH[ DQG &RO- chester,  respectively AC  was  set  to  play  at  Stowe  on  Wednesday  night  before  returning  home  on  Thursday  for  a  rematch  with  Colchester.  AC  will  visit  S.D.  Ireland  on  Sunday  for  a  doubleheader,  host  Montpelier  on  June  28  and  30  at  5:30  p.m.  both  days,  and  host  Franklin  County  for  a  twin  bill  on  July  2  be- BRISTOL  —  Gale  Green  was  the  ginning  at  11  a.m.  big  winner  in  the  Sodbusters  Horse- The  team’s  home  games  are  played  shoe  Pitching  Club’s  annual  Father’s  Day  Open  this  past  Sunday.  Green  took  the  title  in  Class  A  with  a  7-Â0  record.  He  tossed  180  ringers  out  of  242  shoes  —  that’s  nearly  three  ring- ers  in  every  4  throws. WEST  HAVEN  —  Bristol’s  Josh  There  were  65  competitors  in  the  Masterson  and  Ferrisburgh’s  Brad  tourney  at  the  Sodbusters’  Bristol  Bertrand  b oth  won  races  on  Saturday  courts. night  at  Devil’s  Bowl  Speedway. Results  were  as  follows,  with  the  Masterson  ran  to  his  third  consec- win-Âloss  record,  and  ringer  percent- utive  win  to  open  the  season  in  the  age: Central  Vermont  Motorcycles  Late  Class  A Model  division.  Masterson  swept  1.  Gale  Greene,  7-  0,  74.38;Íž  2.  Debra  Brown,  6-  1,  63.16;Íž  3.  Bob  both  halves  of  a  two-Âsegment,  cumu- Barrett,  5-  2,  49.36;Íž  4.  Dan  Gonyaw,  latively  scored  race.  Despite  being  3-  4,  51.28;Íž  5.  Mike  Fleming,  3-  4,  tangled  up  in  three  incidents  in  the  42.81;Íž  6.  Lester  Sanderson,  2-  5,  second  leg;Íž  he  scored  a  perfect  two- 42.91;Íž  7.  John  Remy,  1-  6,  45.21;Íž  8.  Alan  Carpenter,  1-  6,  33.79. Class  B 1.  Denny  Young,  6-  1,  37.33;Íž  2.  Charlie  Frost,  4-  3,  35.91;Íž  3.  Wade  Hill,  4-  3,  34.21;Íž  4.  Destinnie  Wilke,  4-  3,  28.88;Íž  5.  Steve  Clark,  3-  4,  (See  Sodbusters,  Page  3B)
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at  Middlebury  College’s  diamond  on  South  Street,  near  Porter  Hospital.  ESSEX,  12-Â2 AC  opened  on  Saturday  with  a  KRPH ORVV WR (VVH[ 7KH ORFDO QLQH GUHZ ÂżUVW EORRG ZLWK D SDLU RI ÂżUVW LQQLQJ UXQV 'HYRQ .LPEDOO DQG Brian  Foote  led  off  with  back-Âto-Âback  singles,  and  Greg  Whitney  was  hit  by  a  pitch  to  load  the  bases.  Dylan  5D\PRQG VLQJOHG .LPEDOO KRPH DQG Adam  Whitcomb  plated  Foote  with  a  VDFULÂżFH Ă€\ $&ÂśV EDWV ZHQW VLOHQW DI- WHU WKH ÂżUVW .LPEDOOÂśV VHFRQG LQQLQJ single  proved  to  be  the  team’s  only  other  hit.  (VVH[ WRRN DGYDQWDJH RI $& VWDUW- er’s  Hunter  O’Connor’s  control  prob-Â
ADDISON  COUNTY  AMERICAN  Legion  second  baseman  Greg  Whitney  turns  a  double  play  during  Monday  night’s  loss  to  Colchester. Â
lems  to  score  four  unearned  runs  in  ZDONHG WKH ¿UVW WZR EDWWHUV LQ WKH after  reliever  George  Bailey  entered.  the  second  on  three  walks,  a  hit  bats- IRXUWK HQGLQJ KLV GD\ DQG (VVH[ 6L[ XQHDUQHG UXQV ZHUH FKDUJHG WR man,  an  error  and  one  hit.  O’Connor  added  four  more  runs,  all  unearned,  (See  Baseball,  Page  2B)
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Sports BRIEFS Team  Morgan  wins  Legion  golf  tourney MIDDLEBURY  —  Team  Morgan  prevailed  on  June  19  in  the  American  Legion  Forbes/Costello  Tournament  at  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  in  Middlebury.  Team  Maiden  Lane  took  second  place,  followed  by  Adams  Electric  in  third.  In  regular  Thursday  afternoon  men’s  golf  on  June  16,  the  trio  of  John  Davis,  Mike  Adams  and  Bill  %URZQ WRRN ¿UVW SODFH IROORZHG E\ WKH WKUHHVRPHV RI 7RP 0D[ZHOO Gary  Starr  and  Jim  Rubright,  and  Marsden  Van  Order,  Deem  Schoenfeld  and  Mike  Schoenfeld  in  second  and  third  places,  respectively.  Ed  Sommers  shot  the  low  gross  score  for  the  day,  and  Adams  had  the  best  low  net  total.  ,Q )ULGD\ PL[HG JROI UHVXOWV on  June  17,  the  quintet  of  Bob  Cameron,  Sheila  Cameron,  Dave  Wemette,  Cindy  Wemette  and  Frank  %URXJKWRQ FODLPHG ¿UVW SODFH 7ZR IRXUVRPHV ¿QLVKHG WLHG for  second:  Joan  Guertin,  Jim  Craig,  Nicole  Laberge  and  Harold  Strassner,  and  Gail  Smith,  Bill  Laberge,  Georgia  Best  and  Bernie  Andrews.
point  low  total  tally.  Ferrisburgh’s  -DPLH $XEH WRRN ÂżIWK Bertrand  claimed  the  15-Âlap  Port- land  Glass  Mini  Stock  race  for  a  ca- UHHU ÂżUVW YLFWRU\ %HUWUDQG WKH GLYL- sion’s  2015  Rookie  of  the  Year,  took  the  lead  from  Chris  LaVair  just  after  the  halfway  mark  and  drove  off  to  the  win.  Garrett  Given  of  Cornwall  took  runner-Âup. In  the  30-Âlap  feature,  Joey  “Fire- ballâ€?  Roberts  outdueled  Bond  Auto Â
3DUWV 6SRUWVPDQ 0RGLÂżHG SRLQW OHDGHU -DVRQ 'XUJDQ LQ WKH ÂżQDO ODSV RI KLV ÂżUVW 1$6&$5 :KHOHQ $OO American  Series  win  of  the  season.   7KH 0RGLÂżHGV UDFHG ZLWKRXW URRIV in  a  “toplessâ€?  event.  Roberts,  of  Fletcher,  found  the  altered  body  style  to  his  liking  and  ran  up  front  for  most  of  the  race.  Several  caution  periods  slowed  the  race  after  some  spins  and  a  multi-Âcar  fracas,  and  Roberts  was  IRUFHG WR FRQWHQG LQ WKH ÂżQDO ODSV
with  Morrisonville,  N.Y.,  racer  Dur- gan. Durgan  settled  for  the  runner- XS ÂżQLVK 9LQFH 4XHQQHYLOOH -U RI Brandon,  who  was  penalized  for  his  involvement  in  one  crash,  came  from  WKH EDFN RI WKH SDFN WR ÂżQLVK IRXUWK Scott  FitzGerald  of  West  Rutland  earned  his  second  win  of  the  season  by  prevailing  in  the  20-Âlap  Rosen  &  Berger  Auto  Recyclers  Renegade  (See  Race,  Page  3B)
First  Vermont  Sun  Triathlons  held  Strong  times  posted;͞  locals  fare  well
SALISBURY  —  Vermont  Sun  Fit- QHVV &HQWHUV VWDJHG WKHLU ÂżUVW WZR Triathlons  of  the  season  on  Satur- day,  the  sprint  distance  Vermont  Sun  Triathlon  and  the  Olympic  distance  Lake  Dunmore  Triathlon.  The  events  were  held  simultaneously  at  Bran- bury  State  Park  on  Lake  Dunmore  and  on  surrounding  roads.  Jason  Franks  of  Burlington,  33,  won  the  sprint  race  in  59:44  seconds,  breaking  the  one-Âhour  mark  for  the  third  time  in  his  career.  That  mark  has  only  been  broken  11  times  in  RYHU /DNH 'XQPRUH ÂżQLVKHV and  only  Steve  Hare,  in  1995  and  1996,  has  done  it  more  than  once.  Franks  was  never  challenged  as  he  ZDV ÂżUVW WR FRPSOHWH WKH \DUG swim  in  7:21,  had  the  day’s  fastest  14-Âmile  bike  ride  (33:01)  and  the  sec- ond  best  run  (18:20).  Still.  Frank  fell  short  of  his  ultimate  goal  of  break- ing  the  course  record  of  59:04  set  by  Darby  Thomas  in  2006.  The  closest  Franks  has  come  was  2013,  when  he  missed  by  just  seven  seconds. “I  know  I  can  do  it.  I  missed  by  40  seconds  this  time.  I  felt  good  and  conditions  were  pretty  good  today,  but  with  a  little  tail  wind  or  having  someone  else  push  me,  I  can  get  it,â€?  said  Franks,  who  wasn’t  sure  if  he’d  be  back  for  either  of  the  other  two  Vermont  Sun  sprints  in  July  or  Au- gust. The  top  four  men  posted  outstand- BURLINGTON  33-ÂYEAR-ÂOLD  Jason  Franks  cranks  through  the  5K  ing  times.  Clement  Naullet,  33,  of  Es- leg  of  the  Vermont  Sun  Sprint  Triathlon  in  only  18:30  on  the  way  to  VH[ -XQFWLRQ WRRN VHFRQG LQ ÂżQLVK WKH UDFH ² DQG ZLQQLQJ ² LQ XQGHU RQH KRXU Former  race  winners  took  third  and  Photo  courtesy  of  Pat  Hendrick  Photography
fourth:  Peter  Dodds,  46,  of  Burl- ington  was  third  in  1:02:54,  and  Corey  Coffey,  39,  of  Vergennes  claimed  forth  in  1:04:00.  Coffey  EURNH WKURXJK ZLWK KLV ÂżUVW ZLQ last  year  after  many  second-Âplace  ¿QLVKHV +LV ELNH WLPH ZDV (See  Triathlons,  Page  3B)
VERGENNES  RESIDENT  CO- REY  Coffey’s  34-Âminute  time  on  the  14-Âmile  biking  leg  of  Satur- day’s  Vermont  Sun  Sprint  Tri- athlon  was  the  second  fastest  of  the  day  and  helped  him  to  fourth  place  in  the  race. Photo  courtesy  of  Pat  Hendrick Â
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Wrestling  mag  honors  VUHS  champ FERRISBURGH  —  Wrestling  In- sider  Magazine,  known  as  WIN,  in  its  June  edition  picked  Vergennes  Union  High  School  junior  185-Âpound  champion  Brandon  Cousino  as  its  Vermont  Wrestler  of  the  Year.   Cousino,  a  Ferrisburgh  resident,  was  the  only  Vermont  wrestler  to  post  an  undefeated  regular  season,  a  record  that  included  victories  in  sev- eral  challenging  out-Âof-Âstate  tourna- ments  as  well  as  all  in-Âstate  competi- tion  and  the  Vermont  championship  meet  in  late  February. Cousino  also  earned  all-ÂNew  Eng- ODQG VWDWXV E\ ÂżQLVKLQJ LQ WKH WRS VL[ at  the  regional  meet  and  was  nomi- nated  for  the  sportsmanship  award  at  the  Vermont  meet. &RXVLQR EHFDPH WKH ÂżIWK &RPPR- dore  to  win  a  state  title  since  2007  and  the  third  to  earn  all-ÂNew  Eng- land  recognition  since  2012.  VUHS  assistant  wrestling  coach  and  alumnus  Scott  Bissonette  said  Cousino  would  almost  certainly  break  Bissonette’s  school  record  for  wins  (139)  during  his  senior  year,  and  said  he  was  thrilled  for  Cousino  and  the  entire  program.  “This  is  a  great  accomplishment  for  not  just  Brandon,  but  for  VUHS  and  the  Vergennes  wrestling  family,â€?  Bissonette  said.