ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 6, Â 2013
MATT DICKERSON
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Trout  and  ghosts at  the  upper  dam I  just  returned  from  an  annual  ¿VKLQJ WULS WR FDVW Ă€LHV RQ WKH $Q- droscoggin  River  and  its  famous  headwaters  in  Maine’s  Rangeley  Lakes  region.  The  reputation  of  the  region  is  rooted  in  its  trophy-Âsized  wild  brook  trout.  It  is  one  of  the  last  bastions  in  the  U.S.  of  a  pure  strain  of  S.  fontinalis:  the  species  of  char  most  commonly  known  as  brook  trout.  The  popu- lation  is  not  only  self-Âsustaining,  but  most  of  the  waters  have  nev- er  been  stocked  with  brook  trout  and  thus  remain  unadulterated  by  hatchery  strains.  Even  the  Andro- scoggin  from  Gilead  down  to  West  Bethel,  though  it  is  hatchery-Âsup- SRUWHG LV D JUHDW ÂżVKHU\ DQG D ZRQ- derful  place  to  visit  in  part  because  of  its  story:  A  horribly  fouled  river  in  the  1970s,  it  now  holds  healthy  populations  of  brook  trout,  trout,  and  rainbow  trout,  and  also  landlocked  salmon  and  bass. Joining  me  this  year  were  Bob  +\DPV IURP &KDUORWWH DQG 'ZD\QH LeClair  from  Rochester,  who  heard  about  the  trip  through  the  New  Ha- ven  River  Anglers  Association.  Though  neither  is  a  regular  mem- ber  of  the  NHRAA,  Bob  is  a  board  member  of  the  Vermont  River  Con- servancy,  which  has  partnered  with  the  NHRAA  on  past  conservation  projects.  Our  plan  was  to  spend  one  GD\ ÂżVKLQJ WKH $QGURVFRJJLQ RQH on  the  Magalloway,  and  one  on  a  more  remote  water.  And  it  all  looked  very  promising,  too.  Five  days  be- fore  we  departed,  the  Androscoggin  (See  Dickerson,  Page  4B)
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VUHS  blanks  Eagles  in  playoff  dĂŠja  vu By  MARSHALL  HASTINGS VERGENNES  —  As  the  old  adage  goes,  history  repeats  itself.  And  on  7XHVGD\ LQ WKH ÂżUVW URXQG RI WKH 'L- vision  II  baseball  tournament,  history  did  just  that  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School.  For  the  second  time  this  season  and  for  the  second  straight  postseason,  VUHS  (11-Â6)  outlasted  Mount  Abra- ham  (6-Â11)  in  a  highly  anticipated  match-Âup,  5-Â0,  behind  another  stel-Â
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ODU SLWFKLQJ SHUIRUPDQFH IURP 'HYLQ Hayes,  who  quieted  the  Eagle  bats  earlier  this  spring  in  a  4-Â0  victory. Hayes  dominated  again,  striking  out  VL[ RI WKH ÂżUVW QLQH EDWWHUV RI WKH JDPH and  nine  in  all.  He  took  a  no-Âhit  bid  LQWR WKH VL[WK LQQLQJ DQG ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK D RQH KLWWHU WR OHDG WKH GHIHQGLQJ ' ,, VWDWH FKDPSLRQV LQWR WKH TXDUWHUÂżQDOV  “He  threw  strikes  all  day  long,â€?  said  VUHS  head  coach  George  Ring- er.  “He  had  a  great  game  and  that Â
made  me  feel  better  through  the  whole  thing.  We  kind  of  rode  him  for  a  little  while.� Hayes  also  clubbed  a  double  and  a  triple  while  scoring  one  run  and  driv- ing  in  another. The  No.  4  Commodores  wasted  no  time  in  putting  pressure  on  the  No.  12  Eagles  and  starter  Sawyer  Kamman,  as  Tommy  Lee  Hodsden  led  off  the  ¿UVW E\ VPDFNLQJ D GRXEOH LQWR FHQWHU ¿HOG :LWK RQH RXW &KDUOLH 6WDSOHIRUG
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singled  home  Hodsden.  VUHS  added  another  run  in  the  frame  when  Hayes  laced  a  two-Âout  triple  to  center,  scor- ing  Stapleford. 0HDQZKLOH WKURXJK WKH ÂżUVW WKUHH innings,  Hayes  allowed  only  three  runners  to  reach  base.  But  Kamman  buckled  down  and  kept  his  team  in  the  game,  working  his  way  in  and  out  of  trouble  while  maneuvering  through  the  VUHS  line-Âup. (See  Baseball,  Page  4B)
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FAIR  HAVEN  —  Vergennes  Union  High  School  senior  Jon  Welch  and  Middlebury  freshman  Hannah  Buttolph  won  events  at  Saturday’s  'LYLVLRQ ,, WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG FKDPSLRQ- ship  meet,  which  Fair  Haven  Union  High  School  hosted.  Welch  defended  his  title  in  the  boys’  110-Âmeter  hurdles,  while  But- WROSK HDUQHG D ÂżUVW SODFH WLH LQ WKH girls’  high  jump.  The  Commodores’  four-Âby- 100-Âmeter  relay  team  of  Welch,  Seb- by  Crowell,  Lane  Kessler  and  Chris  Castillo  also  brought  home  gold,  as  did  the  Tigers’  4x800  squad  of  James  Hare,  Andrew  Edwards,  Sam  Fergu- son  and  Max  Moulton.  A  number  of  other  athletes  scored  points  for  their  teams,  notably  MUHS  senior  James  Pecsok,  who  was  second  in  the  boys’  javelin,  and  VUHS  senior  Austin  Beamish,  who  placed  in  three  events. Also  scoring  points  in  individ- ual  events  for  MUHS  were  Hare,  Moulton,  Akeem  Pottinger,  Naina  +RUQLQJ 'DQLHOOH 0RUULV -XOLD 9RU- steveld  and  Ali  Sheldrick.  On  the  relays,  the  Tiger  boys’  4x400  team  placed  second,  the  Tiger  girls’  4x400  team  and  the  boys’  4x100  team  each  ¿QLVKHG ÂżIWK DQG WKH 08+6 JLUOVÂś 4x800  quartet  was  sixth.  Also  picking  up  points  for  VUHS  ZHUH (GGLH 'HYLQR /DQH .HVVOHU Jordan  Stearns,  Abbey  Baker,  Alix  Kauffman  and  Paige  Stolen.  The  VUHS  girls’  4x400  team  took  sec- ond,  and  the  girls’  4x100  team  was  ¿IWK (See  Track,  Page  3B)
Tiger  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  lax  stems  the  Tide By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 1R Middlebury  Union  High  School  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  lacrosse  team  coasted  in  its  ¿UVW URXQG 'LYLVLRQ , SOD\RII JDPH against  winless  visiting  No.  12 Â
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lacrosse D-ÂI Playoffs 6/4  #5  MUHS  vs.  #12  Spaulding   ..........16-Â2  D-ÂII Playoffs 6/4  #3  GMVS  vs.  #14  Mt.  Abe  ...............15-Â6 6/5  #12  VUHS  at  #5  U-Â32   .....................Late Baseball D-ÂI Playoffs 6/4  #3  CVU  vs.  #14  MUHS  .....................  5-Â4   D-ÂII Playoffs 6/4  #4  VUHS  vs.  #13  Mt.  Abe   ................  5-Â0 6/4  #2  OV  vs.  #15  Montpelier  ................13-Â2   Softball D-ÂI Playoffs 6/4  #2  Colchester  vs.  #15  MUHS   .........10-Â0   D-ÂII Playoffs 6/4  #8  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #9  Mill  River  .............13-Â6 6/4  #3  VUHS  vs.  #14  Bellows  Falls  .......29-Â0 6/5  #10  Lake  Region  at  #7  OV   .............Late  Â
Spaulding  on  Tuesday,  16-Â2.  The  victory  sets  up  what  should  EH D FRPSHWLWLYH TXDUWHUÂżQDO RQ )UL- day  at  7  p.m.  at  No.  4  Brattleboro  (12-Â4).  The  11-Â5  Tigers  and  the  Col- onels  have  two  common  opponents, Â
Spaulding  and  Woodstock.  The  Colonels  defeated  the  Wasps,  9-Â5  and  9-Â6,  this  spring.  MUHS  topped  Woodstock,  8-Â6  and  8-Â7.  Brattleboro  tamed  the  Tide,  10-Â4,  (See  Lacrosse,  Page  3B)
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lacrosse 6/7  #5  MUHS  at  #4  Brattleboro   .........7  p.m. 6/11   .............................................. 6HPLÂżQDO Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lacrosse D-ÂI Playoffs 6/7  MMU  or  Rutland  at  #2  MUHS  ......  4  p.m. 6/11   .............................................. 6HPLÂżQDO Baseball D-ÂII Playoffs 6/6  #7  Lake  Region  at  #2  OV  ........4:30  p.m. 6/8  #5  Missisquoi  at  #4  VUHS  .......4:30  p.m.  6/11   ............................................ 6HPLÂżQDOV Softball D-ÂII Playoffs 6/7  #8  Mt.  Abe  at  #1  Fairfax  ..........4:30  p.m. 6/7  OV  or  Lake  Reg.  at  #2  Lyndon   4:30  p.m. 6/8  #6  U-Â32  at  #3  VUHS   ...............4:30  p.m.  6/12  ............................................ 6HPLÂżQDOV Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates.  The  Independent  will  update  Wednesday  results  online.
MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Nathan  Herrmann  comes  up  with  the  ball  after  a  faceoff  against  Spaulding  Tuesday  afternoon. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
TIGER  SOPHOMORE  NATHAN  Lalonde  faces  a  point-Âblank  shot  during  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  playoff  game  against  Spaulding.  Lalonde  made  seven  saves  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  16-Â2  win.
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