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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 26, Â 2014

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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Cameroon  to  Cornwall  &  la  Coupe  du  Monde Editor’s  note:  Since  last  August,  RXU FROXPQLVW KDV EHHQ ÂżOLQJ KLV VWR-­ ries  from  Cameroon,  West  Africa. At  the  end  of  the  movie  â€œThe  Col-­ RU RI 0RQH\ ´ D UHMXYHQDWHG LI PLG-­ GOH DJH Âł)DVW (GGLH´ )HOVRQ 3DXO Newman),  pronounces  triumphantly,  ³,ÂśP EDFN ´ That’s  me,  sort  of.  After  10  months  LQ $IULFD ,ÂśP KHUH WR DQQRXQFH WHQ-­ WDWLYHO\ Âł,ÂśP EDFN"´ , DP MXVW D IHZ GD\V LQWR WKLV WUDQ-­ sition  between  two  different  worlds:  <DRXQGH WKH WHHP-­ LQJ FDSLWRO PLO-­ lion  people)  of  Cameroon,  and  0LGGOHEXU\ RXU village  in  rural  Ver-­ PRQW 86$ %UHWW P\ ZLIH LV VWLOO WKHUH LQ <DRXQGH IRU DQRWKHU ZHHN JUDGLQJ H[DPV 2QH RI WKH ÂżQDO WDVNV VKH KDV assigned  herself  is  to  create  a  sound-­ scape  of  our  urban  neighborhood:  horns  honking,  sirens  keening  in  the  GLVWDQFH GRJV EDUNLQJ SLJ VTXHDO-­ ing  next  door),  a  thunderstorm,  hu-­ PDQ YRLFHV LQ )UHQFK DQG ÂłSLGJLQ ´ birds  singing  ...  and  the  shouts  and  FULHV RI WKH ÂżYH ER\V SOD\LQJ football  right  outside  our  front  door  every  day  now  that  school’s  out,  hour  after  hour.  )RRWEDOO VRFFHU LV KXJH LQ &DP-­ HURRQ ,W LV SOD\HG LQ HYHU\ YDFDQW ORW LQ <DRXQGH HYHU\ SDWFK RI XUEDQ space  is  taken  up  by  pick-­up  games.  Everywhere  in  the  rest  Africa  too,  the  second  largest  continent  in  the  ZRUOG FRXQWULHV ZLWK SHU-­ cent  of  the  world’s  population.  Afri-­ cans  love  their  football.  Football  is  dominant  just  about  everywhere  else  in  the  world  too.  (See  Lindholm,  Page  3B)

Sports BRIEFS

Essex  swimmers  top  Vergennes  as  season  starts VERGENNES  â€”  The  visiting  Town  of  Essex  Swim  Team  splashed  past  the  host  Vergennes  Champs  on  Tuesday,  368-­141,  in  the  opening  Champlain  Valley  Swim  League  meet  for  both  squads. Anna  Rakowski  led  the  Champs  by  winning  the  10-­and-­under  girls’  EDFNVWURNH EXWWHUĂ€\ DQG IUHHVW\OH races. Also  winning  for  Vergennes  were: ‡ 1RDK .RQF]DO 8 ER\VÂś EUHDVW-­ stroke. ‡ /XFLXV .DUNL 8 ER\VÂś EDFN-­ stroke. ‡ /HDK &URNH 8 JLUOVÂś EUHDVW-­ stroke. ‡ 2OLYLD +DZNLQV 8 JLUOVÂś breaststroke. ‡ 0D[ %LFNQHOO 8 ER\VÂś EDFN-­ stroke. Â

$'',621 &2817< $0(5,&$1 /HJLRQ ¿UVW EDVHPDQ :DGH 6WHHOH NHHSV D 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ UXQQHU RQ EDVH GXULQJ WKH ¿UVW JDPH RI D GRXEOH-­ header  Saturday.  Addison  County  won  both  games  and  also  won  games  on  Sunday  and  Monday. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Legion  nine  goes  on  winning  streak

AARON  SMITH  THROWS  himself  into  a  slide  to  try  to  break  up  a  dou-­ ble  play  during  American  Legion  baseball  action  against  South  Burling-­ ton  Saturday.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

return  home  to  meet  Essex  at  11  a.m. complete-­game  shutout  as  AC  blanked  AC,  2-­0 KRVW (VVH[ +H VWUXFN RXW VHYHQ 2Q 0RQGD\ .DPPDQ WRVVHG D (See  Baseball,  Page  2B)

Tiger  skaters  set  for  Make-­A-­Wish  games %85/,1*721 ² 7KUHH UHFHQW local  high  school  graduates  who  SOD\HG IRU WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO KRFNH\ WHDPV ZLOO VNDWH LQ WKLV 6DWXUGD\ÂśV 0DNH $ :LVK $OO 6WDU 7ZLQ 6WDWH +RFNH\ &ODVVLF DW WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 9HU-­ mont’s  Gutterson  Arena.  The  Clas-­

sic  showcases  top  recent  high  school  graduates  from  Vermont  ver-­ VXV 1HZ +DPSVKLUH SOD\HUV 7ZR PHPEHUV RI WKH 'LYLVLRQ ,, FKDPSLRQ 08+6 JLUOVÂś VTXDG 6DUD %RH DQG 3DLJH 9LHQV ZLOO SOD\ IRU the  women’s  team,  and  Jordan  Stea-­ UQV IURP WKH ' ,, ÂżQDOLVW 7LJHU ER\V

Vt.  Sun  triathlons  start  Sat. 6$/,6%85< /(,&(67(5 ² 6DWXUGD\ -XQH NLFNV RII WKH VWDUW RI WKH 9HUPRQW 6XQ 7UL-­ DWKORQ DQG 5XQQLQJ 6HULHV DW %UDQ-­ EXU\ 6WDWH 3DUN RQ /DNH 'XQPRUH ,QGLYLGXDO WULDWKOHWHV RU WHDPV RI two  or  three  will  have  their  choice  of  two  triathlon  courses. The  Vermont  Sun  Triathlon  is  a  sprint  consisting  of  600  yards  of  swimming,  14  miles  of  biking  and  D PLOH UXQ 2UJDQL]HUV VD\ WKLV is  an  event  that  is  a  perfect  chal-­ lenge  for  anyone  with  even  a  mod-­ HUDWH OHYHO RI ¿WQHVV DV ORQJ DV they  have  a  bike  and  know  how  to  swim.  The  Lake  Dunmore  Triathlon  is  DQ 2O\PSLF GLVWDQFH UDFH ZKLFK GRHV UHTXLUH D KLJKHU OHYHO RI ¿W-­ ness  but,  is  still  far  from  the  daunt-­ LQJ ³,URQPDQ´ 7ULDWKORQ ,W FRQ-­ VLVWV RI D PLOH VZLP PLOH ELNH DQG PLOH UXQ The  series  continues  with  anoth-­ er  sprint  triathlon  on  Sunday,  July  7KHQ RQ 6XQGD\ $XJ WKH WULDWKORQ VHDVRQ ¿QLVKHV ZLWK ERWK WKH VSULQW DQG 2O\PSLF FRXUVHV Vermont  Sun  will  once  again  hold  its  popular  running  festival  (See  Triathlon,  Page  3B)

Panther  swim  team  opens  by  tipping  Winooski

$& WDNHV IRXU IRU VKDUH RI ÂżUVW SODFH By  ANDY  KIRKALDY went  deep  into  his  bench  to  give  time  $'',621 &2817< ² 7KH $GGL-­ to  his  younger  players. son  County  American  Legion  baseball  Estey  said  he  was  happy  with  his  team  made  an  early-­season  statement  team’s  pitching,  defense  and  place  in  by  ripping  off  a  four-­game  winning  the  standings,  especially  after  the  dis-­ VWUHDN EHWZHHQ 6DWXUGD\ DQG 0RQGD\ appointing  0-­3  start.  all  against  Northern  Division  foes. “We’ve  really  responded.  We’ve  $& LPSURYHG WR RYHUDOO started  to  play  together  as  a  team.  LQ WKH OHDJXH JRRG IRU D ÂżUVW SODFH There’s  a  lot  of  talk  about  being  good  WLH 7KH WHDP KDG EHHQ LQ WHDPPDWHV ´ (VWH\ VDLG Âł, WKLQN ZHÂśUH the  Northern  Division,  until  really  headed  in  the  right  di-­ sweeping  three  home  games  UHFWLRQ ELJ WLPH ´ this  past  Saturday  and  Sun-­ “I think $IWHU SOD\LQJ ÂżYH RI LWV day  and  winning  on  the  road  we’re ÂżUVW VHYHQ JDPHV DW KRPH RQ 0RQGD\ $& ZLOO SOD\ ÂżYH RI LWV really 2Q 0RQGD\ $& GHIHDWHG headed in next  seven  on  the  road.  The  KRVW (VVH[ EHKLQG WKH county  nine’s  next  contest  shutout  pitching  of  Sawyer  the right ZLOO EH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &RO-­ .DPPDQ direction, lege  on  Saturday  at  11  a.m.  2Q 6XQGD\ DW WKH WHDPÂśV big-time.â€? vs.  Franklin,  but  then  comes  0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH KRPH — Coach ÂżYH VWUDLJKW VZD\ JDPHV ÂżHOG -RVLDK %HQRLW WRVVHG D Mike Estey beginning  on  Sunday  at  gem  as  AC  knocked  off  visit-­ D P DW &ROFKHVWHU +LJK LQJ %XUOLQJWRQ School  vs.  the  Colchester  2Q 6DWXUGD\ $& VZHSW YLVLWLQJ &DQQRQV ZKR VZHSW D -XQH GRXEOH-­ 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ DQG LQ H[WUD header  from  AC. LQQLQJV ZLWK 'HYLQ +D\HV DQG .DP-­ 2Q -XO\ $& PHHWV WKH 2(& .LQJV man  picking  up  the  pitching  wins.  at  Lyndon  State  College;Íž  on  July  3,  The  only  recent  setback  came  in  a  6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ KRVWV $& DW 'RUVHW non-­league  game  on  Wednesday,  June  3DUN DQG RQ -XO\ %XUOLQJWRQ KRVWV DW WKH KDQGV RI YLVLWLQJ 5XW-­ AC  for  a  twin  bill  that  is  set  to  begin  ODQG ,Q WKDW JDPH &RDFK 0LNH (VWH\ DW QRRQ 2Q 6XQGD\ -XO\ $& ZLOO

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squad  will  suit  up  for  the  Vermont  boys’  squad.  Stearns  just  graduated  from  Ver-­ JHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO DQG SOD\HG IRU 08+6 RQ D PHPEHU WR PHPEHU EDVLV $QRWKHU 08+6 member-­to-­member  player,  Fair  +DYHQÂśV 7LPL &DURQH ZDV DOVR VH-­

lected  for  the  Vermont  girls’  team,  but  opted  to  play  in  this  weekend’s  North-­South  all-­star  softball  games  instead.  08+6 JLUOVÂś FR FRDFK 0DWWKHZ %UXVK D ORQJ WLPH PHPEHU RI WKH +RFNH\ &ODVVLF SODQQLQJ FRPPLW-­ (See  Hockey,  Page  3B)

0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ 3DQWKHUV FUXLVHG SDVW YLVLWLQJ :LQRRVNL RQ 7XHVGD\ DV the  Champlain  Valley  Swim  League  season  opened  for  both  teams.  1LFN 0HUULOO OHG WKH ZD\ IRU 0LG-­ dlebury  by  sweeping  all  four  un-­ der-­18  boys’  races.  7KUHH 3DQWKHU JLUOV ZRQ WKUHH HYHQWV HDFK 0HJKDQ 'HQWRQ ZRQ WKH 8 EXWWHUĂ€\ EDFNVWURNH DQG IUHHVW\OH ,Y\ .DWH 'RUDQ ZRQ WKH 8 EXWWHUĂ€\ EDFNVWURNH DQG IUHH-­ VW\OH DQG $QQLH %ROWRQ ZRQ WKH 8 EXWWHUĂ€\ EDFNVWURNH DQG IUHH-­ style. 7ZR 0LGGOHEXU\ ER\V DOVR ZRQ three  times  apiece:  Thomas  Denton  ZRQ WKH 8 EXWWHUĂ€\ EDFNVWURNH DQG IUHHVW\OH ZKLOH 2OLYHU 3RGXV-­ FKQLFN SUHYDLOHG LQ WKH 8 EXWWHU-­ Ă€\ EUHDVWVWURNH DQG IUHHVW\OH -DFN 6W 3HWHU ZRQ WZR 8 ER\V UDFHV RXWULJKW IRU WKH 3DQWKHUV WKH backstroke  and  freestyle,  while  Ar-­ FKLH 0LOOLJDQ DQG -DFRE %URRNPDQ WLHG IRU ÂżUVW LQ WKH 8 EXWWHUĂ€\ DQG HDFK ZRQ DQRWKHU UDFH 0LOOLJDQ WKH EDFNVWURNH DQG %URRNPDQ WKH IUHH-­ style. Winning  one  race  apiece  for  the  3DQWKHUV ZHUH ‡ 6DP :RRWWHQ ER\VÂś 8 EUHDVW-­ stroke. ‡ +ROO\ 6WDDWV JLUOVÂś 8 EUHDVW-­ stroke. ‡ )\QQ :KLWORFN ER\VÂś 8 freestyle. ‡ :LOO &DUSHQWHU ER\VÂś 8 backstroke. ‡ -XOLDQ 6FKPLWW ER\VÂś 8 breaststroke. ‡ 5HXELH %ROWRQ JLUOVÂś 8 breaststroke.

VSMA  honors  Middlebury  athletes By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 0,''/(%85< ² 5HFHQW 0LG-­ GOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO JUDGX-­ DWH 6DUD %RH DQG 0LGGOHEXU\ &RO-­ OHJH MXQLRU .DWLH 5LWWHU ZHUH DPRQJ recently  announced  Vermont  Sports  0HGLD $VVRFLDWLRQ $WKOHWH RI WKH 0RQWK ZLQQHUV ,Q VWDWHZLGH EDOORWLQJ RI 960$ PHPEHUVKLS %RH ZDV HOHFWHG WKH 0DUFK )HPDOH +LJK 6FKRRO $WKOHWH RI WKH 0RQWK DQG 5LWWHU ZDV FKRVHQ DV WKH $SULO 2SHQ 'LYLVLRQ $WKOHWH RI WKH 0RQWK %RH KHOSHG VSDUN WKH 08+6 JLUOVœ KRFNH\ WHDP WR LWV ¿UVW HYHU WLWOH ,Q

WKH ' ,, VHPLÂżQDO RQ 0DUFK %RH scored  the  game-­winner  in  double  overtime  as  the  Tigers  outlasted  6WRZH 6KH DOVR DVVLVWHG WKH WHDPÂśV ÂżUVW JRDO %RH WKHQ VFRUHG ERWK 7LJHU JRDOV LQ WKHLU ZLQ RYHU %XUU %XUWRQ LQ WKH WLWOH JDPH at  Gutterson  Arena  four  days  later,  and  made  key  defensive  plays  as  the  7LJHUV KHOG RII WKH %XOOGRJV GRZQ the  stretch. 5LWWHU D WZR ZD\ PLGÂżHOGHU KHOSHG WKH 3DQWKHU ZRPHQÂśV ODFURVVH WHDP RII WR D VWDUW LQ $SULO 7KH\ ÂżQLVKHG WKH PRQWK DW ORVLQJ DW Amherst  by  one  goal  when  Ritter  was Â

ailing  and  could  not  play.  As  well  as  FRYHULQJ RSSRQHQWVœ WRS PLG¿HOGHUV defensively,  in  April  Ritter  scored  11  goals,  assisted  seven  scores,  scooped  13  ground  balls,  controlled  11  draws  and  forced  10  turnovers.  This  is  the  VHFRQG $WKOHWH RI WKH 0RQWK DZDUG for  Ritter.  $OVR IRU 0DUFK WKH 960$ HOHFW-­ ed  Rochester  senior  basketball  play-­ HU 3DYLQ 3DUULVK DV WKH 0DUFK 0DOH +LJK 6FKRRO $WKOHWH RI WKH 0RQWK DQG 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1HZ +DPSVKLUH IUHVKPDQ DQG 5LFKIRUG +LJK 6FKRRO JUDGXDWH (OOH 3XUULHU DV WKH 0DUFK (See  Athletes,  Page  3B)

Deputy  prevails  in  Devil’s  Bowl  event State  champs THE  MIDDLEBURY  YOUTH  Lacrosse  Club’s  13-­and-­under  Boys’  Black  Team  defeated  Milton,  6-­1,  to  win  the  Vermont  State  Championship  in  Williston  on  Sunday,  June  15.  Coached  by  Pete  Nelson,  Matt  Rizzo  and  Brett  Rubright,  the  team  of  new  and  returning  5th-­grade  players  were  thrilled  with  the  outcome.  Team  members,  some  of  whom  aren’t  in  the  photo,  are  Ian  Bayliss,  Andy  Giorgio,  Will  Crawford,  Gabe  Dunn,  Adin  Girard,  Keegan  Kane,  Grant  Thurston,  Timothy  Hunsdorfer,  Fraser  Milligan,  Payton  Thurston,  Mason  Kaufmann,  Daniel  Duplissis,  Colby  Hammond,  Tommy  Lawrence,  Lucas  Nelson,  Abel  Anderson,  -DFN 5LFKPRQG *ULIÂżQ 3DUDGHH %RGH 5XEULJKW -DFN 5L]]R DQG 6XWWRQ 3HUU\

:(67 +$9(1 ² 1HZ <RUN WHHQ -HVVH\ 0XHOOHU ZRQ WKH ODS %RQG $XWR 3DUWV 0RGLÂżHG IHDWXUHV RQ )UL-­ GD\ DW WKH 'HYLOÂśV %RZO 6SHHGZD\ LQ :HVW +DYHQ KLV VHFRQG ZLQ RI WKH year.  Fletcher’s  Joey  Roberts  took  sec-­ RQG DQG 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV 7RGG 6WRQH the  defending  track  champion,  was  third.  Leon  Gonyo  took  fourth,  fol-­ ORZHG E\ %UDQGRQÂśV 9LQFH 4XHQQHY-­ ille  Jr. The  only  local  winner  was  Addi-­

son’s  Gerald  Grant,  who  drove  his  7R\RWD 7XQGUD SLFNXS WUXFN to  victory  in  the  street-­legal  Spec-­ tator  Races  portion  of  the  program.  Grant,  a  deputy  in  Addison  County  Sheriff’s  Department,  entered  in  the  one-­on-­one  elimination  races  and  GHIHDWHG &OLII -DJRG]LQVNL RI &HQWHU 5XWODQG LQ D 1LVVDQ $OWLPD LQ WKH ÂżQDO URXQG Grant  had  been  given  free  ad-­ PLVVLRQ WR WKH 'HYLOÂśV %RZO DQQXDO Âł+RPHWRZQ +HURHV´ HYHQW KRQRULQJ

all  military,  veterans,  law  enforce-­ PHQW DQG ÂżUVW UHVSRQGHU SHUVRQQHO with  complementary  tickets.  -RLQLQJ 0XHOOHU DV 1$6&$5 Whelen  All-­American  Series  fea-­ ture  winners  on  the  night  were  Jamie  Fisher,  Stephen  Donahue,  and  John  0F&DUURQ Former  Thunder  Road  track  cham-­ pion  Fisher  of  Shelburne  won  the  ODS /DWH 0RGHO IHDWXUH UDFH ZLWK %ULVWROÂśV -RVK 0DVWHUVRQ WDNLQJ VHF-­ (See  Devil’s  Bowl,  Page  3B)

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