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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

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COLTON  AINES  BEATS  the  throw  to  home  and  scores  a  run  for  Addison  County  during  American  Legion  baseball  action  against  Burlington  Saturday  afternoon.  Addison  County  won  the  game  in  10  innings,  8-­7. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Legion  baseball takes  two  of  three AC  splits  league  games,  then  wins  big By  MARSHALL  HASTINGS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  All  the  pre-­ season  jitters  are  gone  now  that  opening  weekend  is  in  the  rearview  mirror.  The  Addison  County  Legion  baseball  team  kicked  off  the  2013  campaign  with  a  shortened  bench  for  many  of  the  games,  missing  players  for  college  orientations  and  Boys’  State,  but  still  managed  to  pull  a  2-­1  record  out  of  the  gate.  A  rally  in  the  season  opener  fell  short,  as  AC  fell  at  home  to  S.D.  Ire-­ land,  4-­2,  in  10  innings  on  Thursday,  before  turning  around  on  Saturday  and  completing  a  comeback  in  an  8-­7  victory  over  Burlington  in  extra  0$56+$// +$67,1*6 $6.6 IRU D WLPHRXW IURP EHKLQG D FORXG RI GXVW DIWHU VXFFHVVIXOO\ VWHDOLQJ VHFRQG EDVH LQ WKH ÂżIWK LQQLQJ RI 6DWXUGD\ÂśV innings.  On  Sunday,  AC  knocked  off  the  Vermont  Jays  12-­0,  in  a  non-­ game  against  Burlington. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell league  game,  showing  how  capable Â

MATT DICKERSON

/HDUQLQJ ÂżVKLQJ ZLWK P\ IDWKHU I  have  a  very  clear  idea  of  when  my  SDVVLRQ IRU ÂżVKLQJ EHJDQ $QG LW ZDV all  my  father’s  fault.  It  was  late  May,  three  weeks  before  my  ninth  birthday.  My  father  took  me  RQ D ZLOGHUQHVV ÂżVKLQJ DQG FDPSLQJ trip  to  the  famed  Allagash  River  in  northern  Maine.  There  was  plenty  of  time  for  momen-­ tum  to  build  in  my  young  mind.  Each  of  the  previ-­ ous  four  years  my  father  had  taken  one  of  my  older  brothers  on  the  trip,  in  alternating  turns,  as  I  impatiently  awaited  the  age  when  I  (the  youngest  of  three  sons)  would  be  deemed  old  enough  to  join  the  rotation.  (YHQ ZKHQ WKH \HDU ÂżQDOO\ DU-­ rived,  I  still  had  time  for  anticipa-­ tion  to  build;Íž  the  Allagash  was  a  long  way  away.  Our  12-­hour  drive  took  us  through  Quebec  and  across  a  tiny  bor-­ der  town  down  back  into  Maine  â€”  at  which  point  we  still  had  40  miles  of  driving  along  rugged  lumber  roads.  %XW WKH WULS ZDV ZRUWK WKH ZDLW ÂżYH GD\V RI FDPSLQJ DQG ÂżVKLQJ LQ WKH land  of  moose,  osprey,  herons,  bit-­ terns  and  some  of  the  best  big  brook  WURXW ÂżVKLQJ OHIW LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV $W QLJKW ZH KDG FDPSÂżUHV FRRNHG over  a  Coleman  stove,  drank  hot  chocolate,  and  slept  in  a  tent  dream-­ ing  about  bears.  (That  the  trip  includ-­ ed  three  school  days  when  I  wasn’t  in  school  didn’t  hurt  my  appreciation.) 6LQFH P\ IDWKHU ZDV ERWK P\ ÂżVK-­ (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

Stone  wins  at  Bowl;Íž   %UDGIRUG LV DOVR ÂżUVW WEST  HAVEN  â€”  Stock  car  driv-­ ers  Todd  Stone  and  Jessey  Mueller  won  in  convincing  fashion  on  Car-­ rara  Masonry  &  Concrete  â€œHome-­ town  Heroesâ€?  Night  at  Devil’s  Bowl  Speedway  on  Friday,  June  21.  The  pair  split  twin  25-­lap  features  for  the  %RQG $XWR 3DUWV 0RGLÂżHG GLYLVLRQ during  NASCAR  Whelen  All-­Amer-­ ican  Series  action. In  the  nightcap,  Middlebury  driver  Stone,  the  season’s  points  leader,  claimed  his  third  Devil’s  Bowl  vic-­ tory  in  six  2013  races.  Starting  15th,  Stone  lead  a  charge  of  drivers  from  outside  the  top  10  at  the  start  to  take  the  lead  at  lap  12,  then  withstood  two  late  restarts  for  the  victory.  Middlebury  teen  Hunter  Bates, Â

Golfers  prevail  in  tight  matches

VWDUWLQJ WK ÂżQLVKHG VHFRQG ZLWK 0XHOOHU IURP WK ÂżQLVKLQJ WKLUG New  York  driver  Ron  Proctor  drove  IURP WK WR ÂżQLVK IRXUWK IROORZHG by  Joey  Roberts  of  Fletcher,  who  FDPH IURP WK WR ÂżQLVK ÂżIWK Mueller  of  Olmstedville,  N.Y.,  who  graduated  from  North  Warren  Central  School  on  Saturday,  ran  to  KLV ÂżUVW 'HYLOÂśV %RZO YLFWRU\ RI WKH VHDVRQ LQ WKH ÂżUVW ODS UDFH 0XHO-­ OHU ZRUNHG KLV ZD\ IURP WKH ÂżIWK starting  position  into  the  lead  and  WKHQ UDQ DZD\ IURP WKH ÂżHOG 6WRQH drove  from  12th  to  beat  New  York  drive  Ron  Proctor  by  four-­thou-­ sandths  of  a  second  â€”  about  three  inches  â€”  for  the  runner-­up  spot.  (See  Devil’s  Bowl,  Page  2B)

Sodbusters  break  in  new  turf  with  Father’s  Day  Open BRISTOL  â€”  The  Sodbusters  Horseshoe  Club  inaugurated  its  new  home  at  the  Bristol  Recreation  Field  behind  the  American  Legion  with  a  healthy  competition  at  the  annual  Fa-­ ther’s  Day  Open.  The  club  moved  from  the  Case  Street  Community  Club  in  Middle-­ bury  this  season,  after  spending  sev-­ HUDO GHFDGHV DW WKH 5RXWH ÂżHOGV &OXE RIÂżFLDOV VDLG FRPSHWL-­ tors  took  part  in  the  June  16  contest.  Bristol’s  Brian  Simmonds,  who  won  the  Men’s  Class  A  World  Champion-­ ship  title  in  2011,  was  the  class  of  WKH ÂżHOG +H KDG D SHUIHFW UHFRUG in  the  Father’s  Day  Open,  and  he  hit  ringers  on  82.5  percent  of  his  throws.

The  full  results  of  the  tournament,  including  win-­loss  record  and  ringer  percentage,  were  as  follows:  CLASS  A 1.  Brian  Simmons,  8-­0,  82.56%. 2.  Debra  Brown,  7-­1,  76.09%. 3.  Gale  Greene,  5-­3,  67.96%. 4.  Rick  Howe,  5-­3,  65.08%. 5.  Georgia  McCormick,  5-­3,  54.88%. 6.  Jordan  Draper,  2-­6,  53.40%. 7.  Ray  Gokey,  2-­6,  42.91%. 8.  Leon  O’Dell,  1-­7,  43.15%. 9.  Lester  Sanderson,  1-­7,  39.49%. CLASS  B 1.  Joe  Forgues,  7-­1,  34.92%. 2.  Robert  Gordon,  6-­2,  36.60%. (See  Sodbusters,  Page  3B)

the  lineup  and  defense  can  be  when  at  full  strength.  â€œWe’ve  talked  about  our  depth  as  coaches,â€?  head  coach  Mike  Estey  said.  â€œEarly  signs  are  that  we  will  be  deep.  We  know  we  need  to  be  deep,  we’ve  found  that  out  the  last  couple  years,  it’s  been  a  weakness.  The  kids  need  to  be  able  to  step  up  and  play.â€? Playing  with  a  short  bench  on  Thursday  and  Saturday,  the  new-­ comers  and  veterans  proved  that  they  were  capable  of  pulling  togeth-­ er  when  the  moment  asked,  putting  XS D FRPELQHG ÂżYH UXQV LQ WKH ODVW innings  of  the  games  to  extend  them  into  extra  innings. Âł:H DUH FRQÂżGHQW LQ RXU SLWFKLQJ and  our  defense,â€?  Estey  said.  â€œWe  (See  Baseball,  Page  3B)

Good  sports THE  MOUNT  ABRAHAM  Union  High  School  boys’  lacrosse  team  won  this  year’s  Division  II  sportsmanship  award.  Coaches  Paul  Low,  left,  and  Tim  McGowan,  right,  were  presented  with  the  award  during  halftime  of  the  state  championship  game  at  Castleton  State  College  June  14. Photo  by  Josh  Kaufmann/St.  Albans  Messenger

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  At  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  in  Middlebury  last  week,  the  threesome  of  Pete  Mulgrew,  Bill  LaBerge  and  MaryAnn  Brough-­ ton  won  in  Friday  Night  Mixed  play,  ZKLOH WKH WULR RI 'D\WRQ :DNHÂżHOG Deem  Schoenfeld  and  Jim  Hoverman  won  via  tiebreaker  in  Thursday  men’s  golf  play.  On  Friday,  Mulgrew,  LaBerge  and  Broughton  teamed  up  to  shoot  34,  good  for  a  two-­stroke  victory  over  Wes  Smith,  Karl  Neuse  and  Nicole  LaBerge.  The  team  of  Bobby  Guertin,  Bill  Malloy  and  Diane  Neuse  was  one  stroke  back  in  third  place.  Betsy  Bourdon  won  the  closest-­to-­ the-­pin  competition  on  Hole  No.  7,  and  Father  Skip  Baltz  earned  that  dis-­ tinction  on  Hole  No.  4.  2Q 7KXUVGD\ :DNHÂżHOG 6FKRHQ-­ feld  and  Hoverman  and  the  foursome  of  Bob  Kirkpatrick,  Howard  Kelton,  Bruce  Byers  and  John  Myhre  each  carded  143s,  but  the  tiebreaker  went  to  the  trio.  John  Quinn,  Bill  Malloy  and  Jeff  Stetson  were  a  stroke  behind  at  144,  and  Mike  Davis,  Marsden  Van  Order  and  Frank  Punderson  were  fourth  at  145.  Ed  Summers  and  Pete  Hubbard  tied  for  the  low  individual  net  at  74.  Wake-­ ÂżHOG DQG +RYHUPDQ WLHG IRU WKH ORZ net  on  par-­3  holes,  while  Hubbard  and  Myhre  tied  for  the  low  net  on  the  par-­5  holes.  Summers  was  nearest  to  the  pin  on  Hole  No.  4,  and  John  Davis  was  clos-­ est  on  Hole  No.  14.  Earning  skins  were  Joe  Bartlett  on  +ROH 1R 7RP 0HUULÂżHOG RQ +ROH No.  4,  Myhre  on  Hole  No.  6,  Malloy  on  Hole  No.  7,  and  Louis  Sanchez  on  Hole  No.  8. Â


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