June 4, 2015 — B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 4, Â 2015

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse D-­I Playoffs 6/3  #11  Brattleboro  at  #6  MUHS  ............Late Boys’ Lacrosse D-­II Playoffs 6/3  #16  OV  at  #1  Rice   ..........................Late 6/3  #9  Mt.  Abe  at  #8  U-­32  ......................Late 6/2  #6  Stratton   vs.  #11  VUHS  ...............13-­3 Softball D-­II Playoffs 6/2  #8  Lyndon  vs.  #9  VUHS  ....................8-­5 6/2  #  5  MUHS  vs.  #12  Woodstock  ...........6-­0 6/2  #  6  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #11  L.  Region   ..... 3-­2  (8) 6/2  #4  Milton  vs.  #13  OV  .........................8-­3 Baseball D-­II Playoffs 6/2  #4  Bellows  Falls  vs.  #13  Mt.  Abe  .....12-­1 6/2  #14  VUHS  vs.  #3  Milton  ....................4-­3 6/2  #2  Lamoille  vs.  #15  OV  .....................7-­2

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse D-­I Playoffs 4XDUWHU¿QDO DW 5LFH  .....................11  a.m. 6HPL¿QDO  ..................................4:30  p.m. TBA  ...................................Final  at  Castleton Boys’ Lacrosse D-­I Playoffs 6/2  #8  Woodstock  at  #1  MUHS  ..........4  p.m. 6HPL¿QDO  .......................................4  p.m. TBA   ..................................Final  at  Castleton D-­II Playoffs 4XDUWHU¿QDOV  .................................2  p.m. 6HPL¿QDO  .......................................4  p.m. TBA  ...................................Final  at  Castleton

VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  School  senior  Paige  Stolen  stays  with  the  head  of  the  pack  during  the  800-­meter  race  in  Essex  on  Saturday.

Photos  by  Josh  Kaufman/St.  Albans  Messenger

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(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)

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