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THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 2, Â 2016

MATT DICKERSON

Getting  into hot  water It  was  the  last  day  of  May,  but  it  felt  more  like  the  last  day  of  June.  On  my  way  home  a  little  after  5  p.m.  the  air  temperature  was  still  over  80  degrees  F.  And  that  was  one  of  the  cooler  days  of  the  past  week.  An  hour  or  so  later,  when  I  got  onto  the  Middlebury  River  with  my  waders  DQG Ă€\ URG WKH ZDWHU WHPSHUDWXUH was  in  the  upper  60s  according  to  my  stream  thermom-­ eter.  Given  how  warm  and  dry  it  had  been,  it  wasn’t  surprising  WR ÂżQG WKH ULYHU was  also  running  low,  again  more  like  late  June  or  even  July  conditions.  On  such  a  warm  late  spring  eve-­ ning,  I  expected  some  decent  insect  activity  on  the  surface.  And  with  a  good  hatch  on,  I  also  expected  some  decent  activity  from  the  trout  in  the  river. 7XUQV RXW , ZDV ZURQJ RQ P\ ÂżUVW expectations.  But  partly  correct  on  my  second.   One  reason  to  expect  some  good  WURXW ÂżVKLQJ DW WKLV WLPH RI \HDU LV that  the  Vermont  Fish  and  Wild-­ life  Department  has  stocked  about  600,000  trout  in  state  lakes  and  streams  including  Lake  Champlain.   (For  information,  see  http://tinyurl. com/jr7jzoh.)   The  waters  of  Addison  County  have  received  a  decent  share  of  WKRVH ÂżVK %DOGZLQ &UHHN RQH RI WKH VPDOOHU ÂżVKDEOH ZDWHUV WR EH VWRFNHG received  an  implant  of  300  brook  trout.  Lewis  Creek  got  a  more  gen-­ erous  donation  of  1,000  brook  trout,  plus  1,000  browns. A  little  further  south,  the  New  Haven  River  got  the  most  generous  stocking.  Though  the  upper  portion  DERYH WKH IDOOV DQG FRQĂ€XHQFH RI the  Baldwin  Creek)  received  only  800  brookies,  somewhat  fewer  than  neighboring  Lewis  Creek,  the  lower  river  was  stocked  with  1,500  rainbow  trout  and  a  whopping  2,200  browns.  Some  of  the  holes  on  the  New  Haven  KDYH VR PDQ\ VWRFNHG ÂżVK QRZ DV , have  noted  in  the  past,  that  it  seems  like  when  you  walk  up  to  the  shore  WR JR ÂżVKLQJ WKH\ VZLP RYHU WR \RX waiting  to  be  fed.   Otter  Creek  received  500  rainbow  trout  and  750  brown  trout,  which  should  make  the  pike  population  very  happy;Íž  also  a  few  anglers,  like  me,  who  enjoy  casting  below  the  falls  in  Middlebury  from  time  to  time.  The  lower  Middlebury  River,  ZKHUH , ZDV ÂżVKLQJ RQ WKH ODVW GD\ of  May,  received  a  mere  400  browns,  plus  750  rainbow  trout,  which  was  50  percent  more  than  planned,  in  ad-­ dition  to  the  1,000  brookies  stocked  in  the  upper  river. And  it’s  not  just  the  rivers  that  get  stocked.  In  addition  to  about  300,000  various  trout  and  salmon  that  get  (See  Dickerson,  Page  4B)

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Tiger  softball  advances  in  playoffs

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No.  3  MUHS  tops  CVU;͞  Bratt  is  next

RUTLAND  â€”  For  the  second  straight  season,  the  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  golf  team  will  compete  at  the  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  for  the  Division  II  championship.  On  Tuesday,  the  Otters  shot  388  at  WKH 5XWODQG &RXQWU\ &OXE WR ÂżQLVK second,  six  strokes  behind  Wood-­ stock,  and  the  South  Sectional  tourna-­ ment,  thus  qualifying  for  this  coming  Wednesday’s  championship  event.  Joining  the  OV  contingent  will  be  Mount  Abraham  independent  Carson  Sanchez,  who  shot  a  three-­over-­par  73  on  Tuesday  to  earn  medalist  hon-­ ors  and  earn  the  right  to  compete  as  an  individual  at  Ralph  Myhre  this  coming  Wednesday.  Colin  Nicklaw  shot  an  85  to  lead  OV.  Also  scoring  for  the  Otters  were  Sam  Buswell  (99),  Eric  Laughlin  (100)  and  Thomas  Kingsley  (104).

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  softball  team,  seeded  No.  3  in  the  Division  I  playoffs,  didn’t  really  bring  its  hit-­ WLQJ VKRHV WR LWV ÂżUVW URXQG JDPH against  No.  14  Champlain  Valley  on  Tuesday,  but  the  Tigers  still  had  enough  to  take  care  of  the  Red-­ hawks,  9-­1. The  Tigers  will  next  host  No.  6  Brattleboro  (13-­4)  in  a  game  sched-­ uled  for  4:30  p.m.  on  Friday. On  Tuesday,  â€œThey timed the  15-­2  Tigers  did  manage  10  her up a hits  and  four  little bit, walks  against  and got the  soft  serves  some base of  CVU  hurler  hits. But Hattie  Roberts,  our defense but  pulled  a  lot  of  balls  foul,  hit  was good, lot  of  shots  and we did a  ULJKW DW ÂżHOGHUV what we and  stranded  10  needed to runners. M e a n w h i l e ,  do.â€? — MUHS the  3-­14  Red-­ were  Coach Polly hawks  sur-­ Rheaume making  prisingly  good  contact  against  junior  Tiger  hurler  Payton  Buxton,  knocking  out  seven  hits  and  earning  three  walks  against  a  pitcher  who  has  been  virtually  un-­ touchable,  with  three  shutouts  and  a  no-­hitter  since  May  10. But  the  outcome  really  never  seemed  in  doubt,  especially  after  the  Tigers  scored  four  runs  in  the  ¿UVW LQQLQJ DQG WKHQ %X[WRQ NHSW working  out  of  jams,  stranding  two  EDVHUXQQHUV LQ HDFK RI WKH ÂżUVW IRXU 7,*(5 -81,25 '$5&< 6WDDWV PDNHV D WKURZ WR ÂżUVW GXULQJ 7XHVGD\ÂśV SOD\RII JDPH DJDLQVW &98 6WDDWV innings.   GURYH LQ WZR UXQV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV ZLQ (See  Softball,  Page  3B) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Lax  teams  cruise  in  postseason  openers

MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  senior  Jack  Hounchell  maneuvers  through  a  trio  RI 0RXQW $QWKRQ\ GHIHQGHUV GXULQJ 7XHVGD\œV 'LYLVLRQ , SOD\RII JDPH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ +RXQFKHOO KDG IRXU JRDOV DQG ¿YH DVVLVWV LQ WKH 7LJHUVœ ZLQ Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  The  Middlebury,  Mount  Abraham  and  Vergennes  union  high  school  boys’  la-­ FURVVH WHDPV DOO ZRQ ELJ LQ ÂżUVW URXQG SOD\RII JDPHV played  on  Tuesday  afternoon  and  will  play  road  games  on  Friday.   Meanwhile,  the  12-­3  MUHS  girls’  lacrosse  team  earned  the  No.  4  seed  in  Division  I.  The  Tiger  girls  were  set  to  host  No.  13  Spaulding  on  Wednesday  afternoon  after  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  Independent.  A  win  over  the  2-­13  Tide  would  mean  the  Tiger  girls  would  host  a  game  on  Saturday  at  4  p.m.  vs.  the  win-­ ner  of  another  Wednesday  game  between  No.  5  Rice  (13-­3)  and  No.  12  Burlington  (2-­13).  This  spring,  the  Tigers  edged  Rice,  9-­8,  and  easily  defeated  Burling-­ ton  twice. TIGERS 7KH 7LJHU ER\V VHHGHG 1R LQ ' , XVHG D ELJ ÂżUVW half  to  coast  past  visiting  No.  9  Mount  Anthony,  14-­4.  Both  teams  entered  at  8-­8,  but  MUHS  played  a  much  tougher  schedule  that  showed  as  the  Tigers  led  after  (See  Lacrosse  wrap,  Page  2B)

Top  seed  ousts  Tiger  girls’  tennis HINESBURG  â€”  Undefeated  No.  1  Champlain  Valley  broomed  the  No.  8  Middlebury  Union  High  School  girls’  tennis  team  out  of  the  Division  I  playoffs  on  Friday,  7-­0.  The  Tigers  completed  a  successful  season  at  9-­7,  a  record  accomplished  despite  the  graduation  of  several  top  players  from  the  2015  squad.  That  mark  also  includes  a  gritty,  4-­3  home  playoff  win  over  No.  9  Rutland  ear-­ lier  last  week.  In  individual  matches  on  Friday:  Â‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV .DWK\ -RVHSK (C)  defeated  Bree  Cotroneo  (M),  6-­1,  6-­0. ‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV 6WHSKDQLH -R-­ seph  (C)  defeated  Claire  Wulfman  (M),  6-­0,  6-­0. ‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV 5HQHH 'DXHU-­ man  (C)  defeated  Charlotte  Keathley  (M),  6-­0,  6-­0. ‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV (O\VH .LOONHO-­ ley  (C)  defeated  Monroe  Cromis  (M),  6-­0,  6-­0. ‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV ,VDEHOOH $QJVW-­ man  (C)  defeated  Calista  Carl  (M),  6-­0,  6-­0. ‡ $W 1R GRXEOHV .HQGDOO Blanck/Sara  Erickson  (C)  defeated  Ember  Benatti/Amelia  Ingersoll  (M),  6-­1,  6-­1. ‡ $W 1R GRXEOHV (ULND %DUWK Meara  Heininger  (C)  defeated  Tasha  Hescock/Katie  Isham  (M),  6-­2,  6-­0.

Foursome  prevails  in  Thursday  golf MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  foursome  RI 'D\WRQ :DNHÂżHOG 5LFN :KHHOHU Hank  Hager  and  Frank  Punderson  prevailed  in  the  most  recent  Thurs-­ day  afternoon  men’s  golf  competi-­ tion  at  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course.  They  edged  the  second  place  quar-­ tet  of  Deem  Schoenfeld,  Joe  Deroy,  Jim  Hadeka  and  Gary  Starr. The  afternoon’s  low  gross  winner  was  Ed  Sommers,  and  the  low  net  JROIHU ZDV 'D\WRQ :DNHÂżHOG

ScoreBOARD Local  connection  sparks  women’s  lacrosse  to  title HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 0W 0DQVÂżHOG YV 08+6  ................11-­5 Division I Playoffs 6SDXOGLQJ DW 08+6  .............Late Boys’ Lacrosse 6WRZH YV 98+6  ............................17-­9 %XUU %XUWRQ YV 29  .....................27-­1 08+6 YV 6SDXOGLQJ  .....................18-­1 Playoffs Division I 08+6 YV 0W $QWKRQ\  ........ Division II 0W $EH YV 29  .....................17-­2 98+6 YV 5DQGROSK  .............12-­3 Softball 08+6 YV 1 &RXQWU\  ....................10-­3 Playoffs Division I 08+6 YV &98  ....................9-­1 Division II 0W $EH YV 5LFH  .................26-­0 98+6 YV :RRGVWRFN  ..........17-­2 29 DW 5DQGROSK  ...................Late Baseball 1 &RXQWU\ YV 08+6  ....................10-­0 0LOO 5LYHU YV 29  .............................. Division I 6W $OEDQV YV 08+6  ........16-­0 Division II 0W $EH YV /\QGRQ  ................9-­8 8 YV 98+6  ..................15-­8 )DLUID[ YV 29  ......................7-­0 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse NCAA D-­III Final Four at Philadelphia 0LGG YV &RUWODQG  ........................16-­11 0LGG YV 7ULQLW\  ................................9-­5

(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY PHILADELPHIA  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  women’s  lacrosse  team  won  its  sixth  NCAA  Division  III  title  and  ¿UVW VLQFH RQ 6XQGD\ ZKHQ WKH Panthers  put  the  clamps  on  NESCAC  ULYDO 7ULQLW\ LQ D ÂżQDO SOD\HG D 7DOHQ Energy  Stadium  in  Philadelphia,  9-­5.  That  victory  followed  the  22-­1  Panthers’  convincing  16-­11  win  over  top-­seeded  and  undefeated  Cortland  6WDWH LQ 6DWXUGD\ÂśV VHPLÂżQDO A  strong  local  connection  helped  the  Panthers  claim  the  crown.  Cornwall  native  and  senior  goalie  Katie  Mandigo  stopped  14  out  of  25  shots  vs.  Cortland  on  Saturday  and  eight  of  13  shots  vs.  Trinity  on  Sunday  for  a  save  percentage  of  .579  against  top  competition.  Many  of  Mandigo’s  stops  were  timely,  and  VKH DOVR VFRRSHG D JDPH KLJK ÂżYH ground  balls  in  each  game  and  often  left  her  crease  to  break  up  plays.  She  was  named  the  Most  Outstanding  Player  of  the  Final  Four. Middlebury  native  and  senior  mid-­ ÂżHOGHU &KULVV\ 5LWWHU ZDV QDPHG WR the  all-­tournament  team  largely  for  her  defensive  work  at  the  top  of  the  Panther  zone,  causing  a  game-­high  three  turnovers  each  day.  Ritter  also  scooped  seven  ground  balls,  scored  a  key  goal  vs.  Cortland,  contributed  assists  in  each  game,  and  was  un-­ stoppable  clearing  the  ball  from  the  3$17+(5 6(1,25 $1' 0LGGOHEXU\ QDWLYH &KULVV\ 5LWWHU ÂżUHV D VKRW RQ WKH 7ULQLW\ JRDO GXULQJ WKH 1&$$ FKDPSLRQVKLS JDPH SOD\HG LQ 3KLODGHO defensive  end. SKLD 6XQGD\ DIWHUQRRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ ZRQ (See  Panthers,  Page  4B) Courtesy  of  David  Sinclair/Middlebury  College

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