ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
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THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 25, Â 2015
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY HANOVER,  N.H.  —  Middlebury  Union  High  School  all-Âstar  lacrosse  players  made  their  presence  felt  on  Saturday,  when  Vermont  seniors  split  two  Twin-ÂState  games  with  their  counterparts  from  New  Hampshire.  0RVW QRWDEO\ ¿YH 7LJHUV FRP- bined  for  four  Five Tigers goals  and  three  assists  as  Ver- combined mont  edged  New  for four Hampshire  in  goals the  boys’  game,  and three 15-Â14.  Attacker  assists as Connor  Quinn  led  the  way  with  Vermont edged New two  goals  and  an  assist,  while  Hampshire defender  Austin  in the boys’ Robinson  made  game, two  long  runs  for  VFRUHV 0LG¿HOG- 15-14. er  Cullen  Hatha- way  and  defender  Justin  Stone  also  each  picked  up  assists.  0LG¿HOGHU %REE\ 5LWWHU DOVR WRRN WKH ¿HOG IRU 9HUPRQW ZKLFK SUH- vailed  when  Champlain  Valley’s  El- liot  Mitchell  and  South  Burlington’s  Cam  Nolting  scored  late  goals  to  HUDVH D 1HZ +DPSVKLUH OHDG There  was  less  drama  in  the  girls’  game,  as  New  Hampshire  bolted  to  a  quick,  4-Â0  lead  and  coasted  to  a  21-Â9  victory.  Tiger  attacker  Emily  Kiernan  was  one  of  three  Vermont  players  who  tied  for  the  team  goal  OHDG ZLWK WZR VFRUHV DQG PLG¿HOGHU MOUNT  ABRAHAM  UNION  High  School’s  Rachael  McCormick,  left,  and  Middlebury  Union  High  School’s  Payton  Buxton  are  the  Addison  Independent  High  School  Softball  Co-ÂPlayers  Julia  Rosenberg  also  competed  for  of  the  Year. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWRV 7UHQW &DPSEHOO Vermont. Â
Ralph  Myhre  announces  golf  winners
Sophomores  show  the  way  on  softball  squad
MIDDLEBURY  —  The  teams  of  )UDQN 3XQGHUVRQ 3DXO %XWW DQG (G Sommers,  and  Bernie  Andrews,  Pat  Bass,  Wes  Smith  and  Betsy  Bourdon  were  victorious  in  regularly  sched- uled  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  ac- tion  last  week. Punderson,  Butt  and  Summers  prevailed  in  Bill  Davidson  Thurs- day  Afternoon  Golf  best-Âball  play  on  June  18,  with  the  team  of  Tom  Max- well,  Bruce  Byers,  Don  Dayton  and  John  Davis  taking  second.  )LQLVKLQJ WKLUG ZDV WKH WKUHHVRPH of   Deem  Schoenfeld,  Mike  Schoen- feld  and  Mike  Adams.  Thursday  afternoon’s  Closest  To  The  Pin  winners  were  John  Betz  and  )UDQN 3XQGHUVRQ DQG 3XQGHUVRQ also  earned  the  day’s  low  net  score.  Andrews,  Bass,  Smith  and  Bour- GRQ FDUGHG D RQ -XQH WR FRPH RXW RQ WRS LQ WKH ZHHN¶V )ULGD\ (YH- ning  Mixed  Golf  Get  Together. )LQLVKLQJ VHFRQG ZLWK D ZDV the  foursome  of  Bill  Laberge,  Pris- cilla  Leng,  Jim  Reynolds  and  Cindy  Wemette. Laberge  became  the  evening’s  Closest  To  the  Pin  winner. Â
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  —  Youth  was  served  this  year  in  Addison  County,  at  least  on  the  local  high  school  softball  teams.  $OWKRXJK DOO IRXU WHDPV KDG ¿QH senior  athletes,  underclass  students  played  prominent  roles  on  the  Mid- dlebury,  Mount  Abraham,  Vergennes  and  Otter  Valley  squads  —  seven  of  the  10  picks  for  the  2015  Addison  Independent  Softball  All-ÂStar  Team Â
Clinics  set  for  VRFFHU RI¿FLDOV VERMONT  —  The  Vermont  Soc- FHU 2I¿FLDOV $VVRFLDWLRQ LV RIIHULQJ a  series  of  clinics  for  those  interested  LQ EHFRPLQJ DQ RI¿FLDO IRU JLUOV¶ DQG boys’  high  school  soccer  games  in  Vermont. The  clinics  are  a  required  step  for  anyone  who  would  eventually  like  to  RI¿FLDWH KLJK VFKRRO JDPHV DFFRUG- ing  to  the  association. The  clinics  are  being  offered:  ‡ -XO\ DW %ODFN 5LYHU +LJK School  in  Ludlow  at  6  p.m.  The  con- tact  for  this  clinic  is  Gary  Blodgett  at  gblodg@comcast.net. ‡ $XJ DW :KLWFRPE +LJK School  in  Bethel  from  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  7KH FRQWDFW IRU WKLV FOLQLF LV )UDQN Martel  at  fmartel55@yahoo.com. ‡ $XJ DW :LOOLDPVWRZQ +LJK School  in  Williamstown  from  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  The  contact  for  this  FOLQLF LV DOVR )UDQN 0DUWHO DW IPDU- tel55@yahoo.com. The  fee  for  each  clinic  is  $50,  pay- able  at  the  clinics.  That  fee  covers  WKH FOLQLF D UXOHERRN DQG ¿UVW \HDU GXHV LQ WKH 9HUPRQW 6RFFHU 2I¿FLDOV Association  as  a  probationary  mem- ber.
Tiger,  Eagle  lead  Independent  team
were  juniors,  sophomores  Another  Tiger  sophomore  and,  in  one  case,  a  fresh- and  a  junior  join  her  on  man. the  Independent  squad. And  the  Addison  In- McCormick  was  instru- dependent  Softball  Co- mental  as  Coach  Kelly  Players  of  the  Year  are  7UD\DK¶V (DJOHV ¿QLVKHG sophomores:  Middle- 10-Â8,  including  a  win  bury’s  Payton  Buxton  and  RYHU ' , ¿QDOLVW %)$ 6W Mount  Abe’s  Rachael  Mc- Albans,  and  earned  D-ÂII’s  Cormick,  each  of  whom  No.  6  seed.  An  Eagle  ju- contributed  to  their  team’s  nior  and  a  freshman  are  BUXTON success  on  the  mound  and  honored  here. at  the  plate. Coach  Mike  Sullivan’s  Commo- Buxton  helped  Coach  Polly  dores  did  not  make  it  back  to  the  D-ÂII  Rheaume’s  Tigers  to  a  9-Â7  record  ¿QDO WKLV VSULQJ EXW WR WKHLU FUHGLW and  the  No.  5  seed  in  Division  II.  bounced  back  from  a  slow  start  to Â
¿QLVK WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ DW statistics,  observation  .500.  A  senior  sparkplug  and  consultation  with  the  and  a  junior  slugger  and  coaches.  Congratulations  pitcher  made  the  Indepen- to  the  following:  dent  squad. PAYTON  BUXTON,  Likewise,  Coach  Pat- MUHS  SOPHOMORE,  tie  Candon’s  6-Â11  Otters  CO-ÂPLAYER  OF  THE  could  not  repeat  2014’s  YEAR.  Notes:  Concluded  title  run,  in  part  because  the  regular  season  with  their  projected  No.  1  ¿YH VWUDLJKW SLWFKLQJ pitcher  missed  the  season  wins,  allowing  just  three  with  an  injury.  But  three  McCORMICK runs  in  that  stretch,  and  players  —  two  seniors  and  then  tossed  a  shutout  in  a  junior,  who  made  OV  an  offensive  WKH ¿UVW SOD\RII JDPH « 7KUHZ HY- power  —  are  recognized  here.  HU\ LQQLQJ IRU 08+6 ¿QLVKLQJ Selections  were  made  based  on  (See  Softball,  Page  2B)
Vermont  Sun  stages season’s  1st  triathlons SALISBURY  —  The  Vermont  Sun  Triathlon  Series  kicked  off  its  WK VHDVRQ RQ 6DWXUGD\ DW %UDQEXU\ State  park  in  Salisbury  with  a  pair  of  races  —  a  Vermont  Sun  Sprint  Tri- athlon  and  a  longer  Lake  Dunmore  Olympic  Triathlon.  Local  athletes  fared  well  in  each  event. The  sprint  consisted  of  a  600-Âyard  swim  in  Lake  Dunmore,  followed  by  a  14-Âmile  bike  ride  and  a  5-Âkilometer  PLOH UXQ 7KH 2O\PSLF VZLP was  1,600  yards,  while  the  bike  ride  was  28  miles  and  the  run  a  10K. The  race  began  in  a  cool  58  de- grees,  but  as  the  racers  got  out  of  the  water  the  temperature  soured  to  the  mid-Â70s  with  brilliant  sun- shine  and  a  light  south  wind  which  helped  push  the  bikers  down  Route  7.  A  near-Ârecord  time  was  posted  on  the  men’s  side  in  the  sprint,  DV -DVRQ )UDQNV ZRQ LQ 1:00,  Kevin  Bouchard- Hall  was  second  in  1:01.40  and  Don  Kjelleran  was  third  LQ )UDQNV OHG RXW of  the  water  with  the  day’s  best  swim.  Bouchard-ÂHall  had  the  best  bike  ride  DQG FDXJKW )UDQNV in  the  transition  to  the  run,  only  to  KDYH )UDQNV JHW KLV UXQQLQJ shoes  on  faster  and  go  on  to  have  WKH GD\¶V EHVW UXQ WR VHFXUH the  win. -XOLD 6FKR¿HOG ZRQ WKH ZRPHQ¶V sprint  race.  She  took  the  lead  three  LINN  LARSON  OF  Middlebury  was  sixth  among  women  overall  and  miles  into  the  bike  ride  en  route  to  a  ¿UVW LQ KHU DJH JURXS LQ 6DWXUGD\¶V 9HUPRQW 6XQ 6SULQW 7ULDWKORQ WLPH ZLWK (OL]DEHWK %RXFKD- Photos  by  Pat  Hendrick  Photography
rd-ÂHall  (Kevin  Bouchard-ÂHall’s  ZLIH WKH UXQQHU XS LQ Linn  Larson  of  Middlebury  was  the  sixth  woman  overall  and  won  WKH DJH JURXS LQ Kim  Rheaume  of  New  Haven  took  second  in  women’s  40-Â44  with  a  In  the  Lake  Dunmore  Triathlon,  42-Âyear-Âold  John  Dun- EDU ¿QLVKHG WKH VZLP in  eighth,  but  took  the  lead  by  the  end  of  the  bike  ride  and  then  sealed  his  win  with  the  day’s  sec- (See  Triathlon, Page  3B)
JASON  FRANKS  WAS  the  winner  of  Saturday’s  Vermont  Sun  Sprint  Triathlon  held  at  Branbury  State  Park  Saturday.
Sports BRIEFS Legion  baseball  opens  season  with  road  losses COLCHESTER  —  The  Addison  County  American  Legion  baseball  team  started  out  its  season  by  drop- ping  three  games  late  last  week  to  perennial  Northern  Division  con- tenders.  AC  had  also  been  set  to  play  two  games  at  Montpelier  on  Sunday,  but  bad  weather  forced  those  games  to  be  postponed.  A  new  date  was  not  immediately  announced.  AC  will  return  to  action  this  Thurs- GD\ ZLWK WKH ¿UVW RI WKUHH PRUH URDG JDPHV EHIRUH ¿QDOO\ KRVWLQJ D SDLU of  games  on  Sunday.  On  Thursday,  the  local  nine  will  play  one  game  DW )UDQNOLQ &RXQW\ DW S P 2Q Saturday,  AC  is  set  for  a  twin  bill  at  South  Burlington  starting  at  11  a.m.  2Q 6XQGD\ )UDQNOLQ &RXQW\ YLVLWV AC  for  its  home  opener;;  the  double- header  starts  at  11  a.m. This  past  week,  AC  opened  on  June  18  at  Colchester,  coming  up  VKRUW DV $DURQ 6PLWK WRRN WKH pitching  loss.  The  Cannons’  Cory  +HPLQJZD\ WRVVHG ¿YH LQQLQJV DQG allowed  one  hit  to  earn  the  win.  On  June  19,  defending  champion  (VVH[ GHIHDWHG $& LQ ¿YH LQ- nings.  Hunter  O’Connor  took  the  loss.  Dylan  Raymond  had  a  pair  of  hits  and  drove  in  two  runs,  and  Chris  Leach  doubled  home  a  run  for  AC.   On  Saturday,  Colchester  topped  AC,  6-Â1,  as  Raymond  started  on  the  mound  and  was  charged  with  the  pitching  loss  for  AC. Â