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THURSDAY, Â JUNE Â 9, Â 2016
KARL LINDHOLM
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Noon  hoops  and howling  at  the  moon I  begged  my  kids  to  come  to  Mid- dlebury  sporting  events  with  me.  When  a  dad  takes  his  kids  to  a  game,  he’s  a  good  dad.  If  he  goes  by  himself  and  leaves  the  kids  at  home,  KHÂśV ERUGHUOLQH VHOÂżVK My  son  Peter  often  agreed  to  come  along  to  basketball  games  at  the  col- lege,  and  I  rarely  missed  a  home  game.  He  would  bring  a  Harry  Pot- ter  book  with  him,  and,  when  things  got  too  noisy  and  intense  in  the  game,  he  retired  to  the  Lawson  Lounge,  and  read  in  peace  and  quiet.  He  especially  despised  the  buzzer  that  signaled  time  stoppages  or  otherwise  punctuated  play.  It  made  him  jump  in  fright.  Lucky  for  me,  Peter  fell  in  love  with  basketball  in  the  seventh  grade,  just  as  the  college  team  was  becom- LQJ WHUULÂżF LQ KRRS We  thereafter  have  shared  a  passion  for  Panther  basketball,  getting  to  know  the  players  and  exulting  in  their  success.  Peter,  who  just  turned  21,  is  a  won- derful  athlete,  though  not  blessed  with  great  natural  ability.  He  earned  every  minute  of  playing  time  he  enjoyed  on  the  Middlebury  Tiger  basketball  and  baseball  teams. I  once  told  a  friend  that  Peter  was  on  the  high  school  basketball  team  and  he  asked,  “Do  you  think  he’ll  play  in  college?â€? I  said,  “Absolutely.  Every  day.â€?  And  he  has.  He’s  not  on  the  Middlebury  team  —  he’s  not  a  player  at  that  skill  level  —  but  he  loves  to  play  pick-Âup  bas- ketball.  He’s  about  my  height  (which  is  to  say,  not  that  tall)  and  has  inher- ited  my  speed  and  jumping  ability  (or  lack  thereof).  He  does  have  a  pretty  nice  outside  shot  —  that  may  be  his  modest  inheritance  from  me.  Pete  plays  “noon  hoopsâ€?  in  Pepin  *\P QHDUO\ HYHU\ GD\ ² WKUHH WR ÂżYH days  a  week  when  school  is  in  session  and  whenever  he’s  free  and  there’s  a  game  during  vacations  and  the  sum- mer. I  played  noon  hoops  till  I  was  in  my  50s.  I  too  loved  pick-Âup.  3HWHUÂśV SDVVLRQ WKULOOV PH DQG ÂżOOV me  with  nostalgia.  I  was  on  organized  school  teams  through  college,  but  I  (See  Lindholm,  Page  3B)
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Track  athletes  bring  back  D-ÂII  golds Tigers,  Eagles  combine  for  11  wins;Íž  MUHS  third By  ANDY  KIRKALDY EAST  MONTPELIER  —  With  Mount  Abra- ham  Union  High  School  sophomore  Lydia  Pitts  posting  three  of  the  victories,  Addison  County  athletes  combined  for  11  event  wins  at  Saturday’s  'LYLVLRQ ,, WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG FKDPSLRQVKLSV KRVWHG by  U-Â32  High  School. 0LGGOHEXU\ IDUHG EHVW DV D WHDP ÂżQLVKLQJ WKLUG in  both  the  girls’  and  boys’  competitions  and  winning  a  total  of  seven  events,  including  individual  golds  by  senior  high  jumper  MUHS  SENIOR  WYATT  Norris  placed  VHFRQG DW PHWHUV Photo  by  Terry  Norris
Hannah  Buttolph,  senior  runner  Da- Windsor,  38;Íž  Missisquoi,  30;Íž  Hart- vid  Dregallo  and  junior  runner  Hen- Lydia Pitts won ford,  27;Íž  Milton,  17;Íž  Burr  and  Bur- ry  Ganey,  plus  two  relay  wins  each  the 100-meter ton,  14;Íž  Fair  Haven  12;Íž  and  VUHS,  by  the  girls’  and  boys’  teams.  KXUGOHV LQ 4. Buoyed  by  wins  from  Pitts  and  WKH ORQJ MXPS The  boys’  scores  were  U-Â32,  163;Íž  sophomore  pole-Âvaulter  Emma  Ra- LQ IHHW WKUHH Lyndon,  111;Íž  MUHS,  72;Íž  Missis- dler,  the  Eagle  girls  took  fourth,  quoi,  57;Íž  Harwood,  52;Íž  Mount  Abe,  LQFKHV DQG WKH 34;Íž  Milton,  30;Íž  Hartford,  26;Íž  Wind- while  the  Eagle  boys  were  sixth.  Vergennes  got  points  from  junior  WULSOH MXPS LQ sor,  7;Íž  Fair  Haven  3;Íž  and  VUHS,  2. runner  Caroline  Johnston  and  the  IHHW Pitts  won  the  100-Âmeter  hurdles  boys’  four-Âby-Â800-Âmeter  relay  team  LQFKHV in  16.22;Íž  the  long  jump  in  16  feet,  of  Quinn  D’Andrea,  Spencer  Hurl- three  inches;Íž  and  the  triple  jump  in  burt,  Zeke  Palmer  and  Wade  Mullin.  34  feet,  11.75  inches,  while  Radler  The  Commodore  girls  were  12th,  and  the  VUHS  won  the  pole  vault  after  clearing  nine  feet  even.  boys  were  11th.  Buttolph  repeated  as  the  D-ÂII  high  jump  cham- U-Â32  won  both  the  girls’  and  boys’  team  com- pion  at  5’-Â2â€?.  In  the  relays,  the  Tiger  team  of  petitions.  The  girls’  scores  were  U-Â32,  106;Íž  Rice,  Chloe  Kane,  Gretta  Groves,  Kiana  Plouffe  and  101;Íž  MUHS,  66;Íž  Mount  Abe,  42;Íž  Lyndon,  40;Íž  (See  Track,  Page  3B)
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY (12-Â6),  the  11-Â8  Terriers  were  oust- SOUTH  DUXBURY  —  The  No.  8  ing  No.  3  Lake  Region  (14-Â4)  and  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  No.  2  U-Â32  (13-Â5).  baseball  team  claimed  an- At  the  same  time  the  other  higher-Âseeded  Divi- “Today Eagles  were  backing  senior  sion  II  tournament  victim  we were pitcher  George  Bailey’s  on  Monday,  blanking  host  three-Âhit  pitching  with  rock- No.  5  Harwood,  3-Â0,  in  a  awesome solid  defense,  the  Terriers  in the VHPLÂżQDO eliminated  the  Raiders,  9-Â3. The  8-Â11  Eagles  will  ÀHOG Âľ The  Eagles  and  Terriers  play  another  upset-Âminded  will  play  at  the  University  — Coach RANDOLPH  —  Host  No.  7  Ran- VTXDG LQ WKH ' ,, ÂżQDO 1R Jeff Stetson of  Vermont’s  Centennial  Field  at  a  time  to  be  an- dolph  eliminated  the  No.  10  Otter  Val- 6  Bellows  Falls.  While  the  Eagles  have  nounced,  probably  later  ley  Union  High  School  softball  team  from  the  Division  II  playoffs  on  June  been  dispatching  No.  1  Lamoille  this  week  and  possibly  Friday.  The  (14-Â4)  and  the  No.  5  Highlanders  Terriers  will  be  making  their  second  1,  10-Â5.  7KH 2WWHUV ÂżQLVKHG WKHLU VHDVRQ DW 7-Â10,  while  Randolph  advanced  to  a  TXDUWHUÂżQDO YV 1R /\QGRQ ZLWK DQ 11-Â6  mark.  A  third  inning  two-Ârun  homer  by  OV  sophomore  third  baseman  Gabby  Poalino  tied  the  game  at  2-Â2,  but  the  Ghosts  scored  four  times  in  the  fourth  to  make  it  6-Â2  and  added  two  more  runs  LQ HDFK RI WKH ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK LQQLQJV RII losing  pitcher  Courtney  Bushey.  OV  got  a  run  back  in  the  middle  in- nings  on  a  Maia  Edmunds  RBI  double,  and  scored  two  in  the  seventh,  a  rally  capped  by  another  RBI  hit  by  Ed- munds.  Poalino  also  had  two  hits  for  the  Otters. Â
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straight  appearance  after  falling  in  WKH ' ,, ÂżQDO WR /DPRLOOH %HOORZV )DOOV ZLOO EH VHHNLQJ LWV ÂżUVW D-ÂII  title  since  1999  and  second- ever.  The  Eagles  will  be  hunting  for  WKHLU ÂżIWK FURZQ VLQFH DQG ÂżUVW since  2010. And  it  could  be  their  most  im- probable.  On  May  3,  the  Eagles  lost  at  home  to  Middlebury,  20-Â4,  an  error-Âplagued  setback  that  dropped  them  to  0-Â6  and  prompted  some  soul  searching. Senior  third  baseman  Caleb  Bon- vouloir,  who  made  several  outstand- (See  Eagle  baseball,  Page  10B)
Girls’  lax  tops  MMU,  to  face  MAU  for  title By  ANDY  KIRKALDY JERICHO  —  The  Middlebury  Union  High  School  girls’  lacrosse  team  avenged  two  regular  season  defeats  on  Tuesday,  when  the  No.  4  Tigers  defeated  No.  1  Mount  Mans- ¿HOG LQ D 'LYLVLRQ , VHPLÂżQDO The  15-Â3  Tigers  once  again  relied  on  strong  defense  and  outscored  the  15-Â3  Cougars  by  6-Â1  in  the  second  half.  In  three  playoff  games  MUHS  has  allowed  a  total  of  10  goals. The  Tigers  will  face  No.  2  Mount Â
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 'LYLVLRQ , 6HPLĂ€QDO 08+6 YV 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ..........9-Â5 Softball 'LYLVLRQ , 6HPLĂ€QDO 6/7  #2  Mt.  Anthony   vs.  #3  MUHS  ...........2-Â1 'LYLVLRQ ,, 6HPLĂ€QDO 6/7  #1  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #4  Fair  Haven  ............2-Â0 Baseball 'LYLVLRQ ,, 6HPLĂ€QDO 6/6  #8  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #5  Harwood  ...............3-Â0
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse Division I Final at Burlington H.S. #3  MUHS.  vs.  #2  Mt.  Anthony   ..............TBA Softball Division II Final at Poultney #1  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #2  Lyndon  ......................TBA Baseball Division II Final at Centennial #8  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #6  Bellows  Falls  .............TBA Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
EAGLE  SHORTSTOP  KATELYNN  Ouellette  makes  the  tag  on  Fair  Haven’s  Briley  Blackbird  at  second  base  during  Tuesday’s  Division  II  VHPL¿QDO 0RXQW $EUDKDP ZRQ WKH JDPH Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
(DJOH VRIWEDOO QLSV 6ODWHUV H\HV ÂżUVW FURZQ By  ANDY  KIRKALDY %5,672/ ² )RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH since  1992,  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  softball  team  LV JRLQJ WR WKH 'LYLVLRQ ,, ÂżQDO where  the  Eagles  hope  to  win  the  SURJUDPÂśV ÂżUVW HYHU FKDPSLRQ- ship. Â
The  No.  1  Eagles  (16-Â3),  who  defeated  visiting  No.  4  Fair  Ha- YHQ LQ D 7XHVGD\ VHPLÂżQDO will  face  No.  2  Lyndon  (16-Â2)  in  Poultney  at  a  time  to  be  announced  sometime  on  Thursday.  According  to  the  Vermont  Principals’  Associ- ation  pairings  chart,  the  game  will Â
$QWKRQ\ LQ WKH ÂżQDO DW %XU- lington  High  School  at  a  time  and  GDWH WR EH RIÂżFLDOO\ DQQRXQFHG 7KH team  was  discussing  a  4  p.m.  Sat- urday  time  after  Tuesday’s  game.  Mount  Anthony  defeated  No.  3  Champlain  Valley  Union,  11-Â10,  in  7XHVGD\ÂśV RWKHU VHPLÂżQDO The  Tigers  will  be  seeking  the  SURJUDPÂśV ÂżUVW WLWOH VLQFH DQG eighth  overall.  The  Tigers  last  played  for  the  title  in  2013. (See  Lacrosse,  Page  10B)
be  played  on  Thursday,  Friday  or  Saturday.  The  Eagles  and  Vikings,  who  unlike  the  Eagles  played  a  sched- ule  of  mostly  D-ÂII  and  D-ÂIII  op- ponents,  did  not  meet  this  spring.  They  faced  two  common  oppo- nents:  Lyndon  defeated  Milton, Â
3-Â1,  and  North  Country,  12-Â11,  at  home.  Mount  Abe  won  at  Milton,  1-Â0,  and  at  NCU,  14-Â6. Lyndon  coasted  past  No.  6  Fair- fax,  11-Â3,  on  Tuesday  while  the  Eagles  were  edging  a  Fair  Haven  squad  that  came  to  Bristol  un- (See  Softball,  Page  2B)
MIDDLEBURY  —  Cornwall  native  and  two-Âsport  standout  Katie  Mandigo  was  one  of  eight  Middlebury  College  seniors  recognized  last  week  by  the  college’s  athletic  department  at  its  an- nual  senior  awards  ceremony. Mandigo,  a  four-Âyear  member  of  both  the  women’s  hockey  and  la- crosse  teams  was  given  the  Deborah  Parton  Memorial  Award  “for  ex- emplifying  the  spirit  and  of  dedica- tion  of  Deb  Parton.â€?  Mandigo  also  recently  was  named  the  Most  Out- standing  Player  at  the  NCAA  Divi- VLRQ ,,, ZRPHQÂśV ODFURVVH ÂżQDO IRXU for  her  efforts  in  goal  helping  the  Panthers  win  the  NCAA  title.  Sharing  the  A.  Bayard  Russ  ’66  0HPRULDO $WKOHWLF $ZDUG ZHUH ÂżHOG hockey  and  women’s  lacrosse  player  Bridget  Instrum  and  men’s  soccer  SOD\HU DQG WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG DWKOHWH Deklan  Robinson.  That  award,  ac- cording  to  the  college,  goes  “that  senior  who  is  most  outstanding  in  two  intercollegiate  sports  by  best  ex- emplifying  the  excellence  of  perfor- mance,  aggressiveness,  leadership,  tremendous  desire  and  team  spirit  of  A.  Bayard  Russ.â€? The  John  P.  Stabile  Memorial  Tro- phy  went  to  men’s  hockey  player  Max  Greenwald;Íž  it  is  awarded  to  the  ³PDOH DWKOHWH ZKR EHVW H[HPSOLÂżHV the  Middlebury  Spirit.â€? Two  athletes  shared  the  Hazeltine- Klevenow  Memorial  Trophy  for  “best  combining  ability  in  athletics  and  excellence  in  scholarshipâ€?:  track  DQG ÂżHOG DWKOHWH $OH[DQGUD 0RUULV and  football  player  Dan  Pierce. Â