ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 12, Â 2015
MATT DICKERSON
Bears,  beers, bars  and  other odds  and  ends I  have  been  told  (by  my  older  broth- er  who  lives  in  Alaska)  that  if  there  are  any  grizzly  bears  around  there  will  be  a  hint  of  them  in  the  air  before  you  actually  see  them.  It’s  a  sort  of  early  warning  signal.  Which  is  to  say,  they  have  a  particularly  potent  odor.  Those  who  have  had  more  personal  encounters  with  the  big  brown  bruins  often  remem- ber  and  describe  that  olfactory  part  of  WKHLU H[SHULHQFH DV YLYLGO\ DV DQ\WKLQJ Thankfully,  despite  having  spent  many  GD\V EDFNSDFNLQJ DQG ¿VKLQJ LQ $ODV- ka  with  my  brother  over  the  past  eight  years,  I’ve  never  actually  had  a  chance  WR WHVW WKDW WKHRU\ )RU WKH PRVW SDUW WKH only  hints  we’ve  had  of  grizzlies  have  been  the  kind  of  almost  unavoidable  hints  they  leave  in  piles  on  the  ground.  And  while  a  few  of  those  encounters  have  proved  rather  unpleasant,  I’m  sure  that  meeting  with  the  depositor  (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)
Sports BRIEFS Women’s  lax  too  much  for  Camels MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middle- bury  College  women’s  lacrosse  team  bounced  back  from  an  opening  upset  the  week  before  to  thump  visiting  Con- necticut  this  past  Saturday,  19-Â2.  The  1-Â1  Panthers,  ranked  No.  10  in  NCAA  Division  III,  were  set  to  host  RPI  on  Wednesday  before  visiting  Wesleyan  at  noon  on  Saturday. Against  Connecticut  College  (1-Â2  overall,  0-Â1  in  NESCAC)  this  past  weekend,  the  Panthers  allowed  the  JDPHÂśV ÂżUVW JRDO VHFRQGV DIWHU WKH opening  draw,  but  responded  with  a  9-Â0  run  to  take  command.  After  the  Camels  scored  quickly,  WKH\ GLG QRW ÂżQG WKH QHW DJDLQ XQWLO HDU- ly  in  the  second  half.  That  goal  made  it  9-Â2,  and  the  Panthers  closed  the  game  on  a  10-Â0  run.  Bridget  Instrum,  Alli  Sciarretta  and  Chrissy  Ritter  each  scored  three  goals  in  the  win,  Katie  Ritter  picked  up  two  goals  and  two  assists.  Hollis  Perticone,  Bea  Eppler  and  Delaina  Smith  tal- lied  two  apiece  twice,  while  Perticone  DGGHG ÂżYH GUDZ FRQWUROV IRXU FDXVHG turnovers  and  three  ground  balls.  Lau- UHO 3DVFDO ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK VL[ GUDZ FRQ- trols  and  three  caused  turnovers.  Two  Panther  goalies  shared  time.  Madeleine  Kinker  made  a  pair  of  saves  LQ ZKLOH $OH[ )UHHPDQ SOD\HG the  last  13:44  in  her  collegiate  debut.  Two  Camel  goalies  combined  for  nine  stops.
ScoreBOARD COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 3/10  Midd.  vs.  St.  Lawrence  ................13-Â11
Schedule
COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NCAA D-ÂIII Tournament 3/14  Norwich  at  Middlebury  ................7  p.m. 3/20&21  ........................................Final  Four Men’s Lacrosse 3/14  Wesleyan  at  Midd.  ......................2  p.m. 3/17  Endicott  at  Midd.  ....................4:30  p.m. 3/21  Bowdoin  at  Midd.  ........................1  p.m. Women’s Lacrosse 3/14  Midd.  at  Wesleyan  ....................... Noon 3/21  Midd.  at  Bowdoin  ......................11  a.m. Baseball At Northborough, MA 3/14  Midd.  vs.  Colby  (2)  ......................1  p.m. 3/15  Midd.  vs.  Bates  (2)  ....................... Noon At Tucson, AZ 3/21  Midd.  vs.  St.  John’s  (2)  ..........3:30  p.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Carthage  .....................1  p.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Valley  City  ..............5:30  p.m. Softball At Clermont, FL 3/21  Midd.  vs.  Buffalo  St.  ....................1  p.m. 3/21  Midd.  vs.  Kalamazoo  ..................3  p.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Union  ...........................9  a.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Wellesley  ................... 11  a.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
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Commodore,  Tiger  share  top  honor Four  Eagles  on  the  Independent  girls’  hoop  team By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  Although  Coach  Connie  LaRose’s  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  girls’  basketball  team  did  not  earn  its  third  straight  Division  II  title  this  winter,  the  Eagles  compiled  D UHFRUG WKDW ZDV HDVLO\ WKH area’s  best  despite  a  rash  of  inju- ries  and  illnesses.  Unsurprisingly,  four  of  those  Eagles  are  represented  on  the  Addison  Independent  Girls’  Basketball  All-ÂStar  Team,  two  DFKLHYLQJ ÂżUVW WHDP UHFRJQLWLRQ and  two  more  earning  honorable  mention. But  top  honors  go  to  two  other  DWKOHWHV ZKR HQMR\HG H[FHSWLRQDO LQGLYLGXDO VHDVRQV WKH Ad- dison  Independent  Co-ÂPlayers  of  the  Year:  Vergennes  junior  Nikki  Salley  and  Middlebury  freshman  Keagan  Dunbar. Salley’s  strong  work  in  the  paint  helped  Coach  Billy  Waller’s  &RPPRGRUHV ZLQ VL[ WLPHV $ VUHS  senior  guard  also  received  honorable  mention. Dunbar’s  scoring  and  all- around  play  at  guard  made  Coach  Jen  Heath’s  3-Â18  Tigers  played  more  competitively  this  win- ter.  An  MUHS  senior  guard  also  earned  honorable  mention. Coach  Steven  Keith’s  Otter  9DOOH\ WHDP DOVR ÂżQLVKHG DW A  junior  forward  who  hit  the  ERDUGV KDUG PDGH WKH ÂżUVW WHDP and  a  senior  OV  guard  received  honorable  mention.   Selections  were  based  on  statis- tics,  observation  and  consultation  with  the  coaches.  Congratulations  to  the  following.  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  freshman  Keagan  Dunbar  is  the  Addison  Independent  High  School  FIRST  TEAM NIKKI  SALLEY,  VUHS  JU- Girls’  Basketball  Co-ÂPlayer  of  the  Year. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO NIOR.  Notes $W ÂżYH IRRW HLJKW came  just  a  fraction  of  a  rebound  short  of  averaging  a  double- d o u b l e  at  11.6  p o i n t s  DQG b o a r d s  a  game,  b o t h  t e a m  h i g h s  and  sec- ond-Âbest  totals  lo- cally  ‌  Showed  SALLEY i m - p r o v e d  touch  and  a  quick  release  in  the  post,  and  the  speed  and  ability  WR ÂżQLVK LQ WUDQVLWLRQ ÂŤ +DUG working  rebounder  and  defender  who  picked  up  2.0  steals  a  game  and  proved  to  be  adept  at  tak- ing  charges  ‌  Often  scored  in  bunches.  Waller’s  Quotes:  “Nikki’s  im- proved  over  the  last  couple  years.  You  can  tell  by  the  stats  ‌  In  a  lot  of  the  games  we  are  a  plus  team  regardless  of  the  competi- WLRQ ZLWK KHU RQ WKH Ă€RRU ÂŤ 6KHÂśV LPSURYHG RQ ÂżQLVKLQJ DURXQG the  rim  ...  A  huge  advantage  for  us  against  the  teams  we  play  is  PRVW WLPHV VKH LV WKH ÂżUVW IRUZDUG GRZQ WKH Ă€RRU ÂŤ ,I ZHÂśUH GRLQJ sprints  at  practice,  if  she’s  not  ¿UVW VKHÂśV VHFRQG ÂŤ 'HIHQVLYHO\ she  holds  her  own.â€?   KEAGAN  DUNBAR,  MUHS  FRESHMAN.  Notes:  Made  an  immediate  impact  by  leading  all  ORFDO SOD\HUV ZLWK SRLQWV SHU game  and  leading  the  Tigers  by  DYHUDJLQJ UHERXQGV DQG a s s i s t s  ‌  Ag- gressive  p o i n t  g u a r d  w i t h  ballhan- d l i n g  s k i l l s  a n d  c o u r t  v i s i o n  who  al- w a y s  DUNBAR looks  to  SXVK WKH EDOO KDUG ÂŤ )LQLVKHG well  at  the  rim  and  improved  her  long-Ârange  shooting  ‌  Deter- mined  defender  who  was  typi- VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Nikki  Salley  is  the  Addison  Independent  High  School  Girls’  cally  given  tough  assignments  ‌  Basketball  Co-ÂPlayer  of  the  Year. (See  All-Âstars,  Page  2B) ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
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Men’s  lax  rallies  for  two  wins NEW  LONDON,  Conn.  —  The  Middlebury  College  men’s  lacrosse  team  used  a  pair  of  second-Âhalf  comebacks  to  win  two  recent  games  and  improve  to  3-Â1.  The  Panthers  will  entertain  Wesleyan  at  2  p.m.  on  Saturday. On  this  past  Saturday,  the  Panthers  used  a  6-Â0  second-Âhalf  run  to  rally  past  host  Connecticut,  13-Â9.  The  Camels  fell  to  0-Â3  and  0-Â1  in  confer- ence  action. Joel  Block- Panther owicz  had  three  goals  goalie and  three  as- Will Ernst sists  to  lead  backstopped the  Panthers,  the win with while  Jack  R a u t i o l a  14 saves. scored  three  goals  and  assisted  on  two  and  Jon  Broome  added  two  goals  and  two  as- sists.  Panther  goalie  Will  Ernst  back- stopped  the  win  with  14  saves. The  Camels  took  a  quick  2-Â0  lead  on  a  pair  of  goals  by  Tucker  Mscisz  and  still  led  at  the  half,  6-Â4.  In  the  third  quarter,  Middlebury  RXWVFRUHG WKH &DPHOV 3DQWKHU Nate  Smith-ÂIde  stuffed  one  in  from  close  range  with  1:13  remaining  to  PDNH LW HQWHULQJ WKH IRXUWK 7KH 3DQWKHUV WKHQ VFRUHG WKH ÂżUVW WZR goals  of  the  fourth,  with  Blockowicz  capping  the  6-Â0  run  and  making  it  DW The  Camels  cut  it  to  11-Â9  with  two  of  Ross  Thompson’s  team-Âhigh  three  goals,  but  Rautiola  converted  a  feed  IURP %ORFNRZLF] ZLWK WR JR DQG the  Camels  could  not  get  any  closer.  &DPHO JRDOLH %REE\ %OHLVWHLQ ÂżQ- ished  with  11  saves. On  Tuesday,  the  Panthers  again  trailed  by  two  at  the  half,  this  time  by  8-Â6  at  St.  Lawrence,  and  again  rallied  to  win,  13-Â11.  Middlebury  opened  WKH VHFRQG KDOI ZLWK D UXQ WR take  charge.  Nick  Peterson  made  it  10-Â8,  Panthers,  late  in  the  third,  and  Ide-ÂSmith  made  it  11-Â8  1:09  into  the  fourth.  7KH 6DLQWV PDGH LW ZLWK to  go,  but  Broome  and  Rautiola  an- swered  for  the  Panthers  before  Saint  Tommy  Hovey  scored  his  third  goal  (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)
Hearings  set  on  moose,  deer  hunts MONTPELIER  —  Hunters,  landowners  and  anyone  else  inter- ested  in  Vermont’s  deer  and  moose  should  plan  on  attending  one  of  the  public  hearings  being  held  around  the  state  in  late  March. $OO VL[ RI WKH KHDULQJV ZLOO LQ- clude  results  of  Vermont’s  2014  deer  seasons  and  prospects  for  GHHU KXQWLQJ QH[W IDOO DV ZHOO DV DQ opportunity  for  hunters  to  pro- vide  their  obser- vations  and  opin- ions  about  the  current  status  of  the  deer  herd  and  proposed  deer  hunting  regu- lation  changes.  The  three  hearings  being  held  in  Barre,  Brighton  and  Castleton  will  include  a  review  of  the  proposed  PRRVH KXQWLQJ VHDVRQ DQG DQ opportunity  for  the  public  to  pro- vide  feedback  on  the  number  of  moose  permits  recommended  for  Hunters  are  invited  to  attend  one  of  the  following  public  hearings,  held  from  6:30  to  9  p.m.: ‡ 0DUFK %DUUH 6SDXOGLQJ +LJK 6FKRRO $\HUV 6W ‡ 0DUFK %HQQLQJWRQ 0W Anthony  Middle  School  Cafeteria,  (DVW 5RDG ‡ 0DUFK %ULJKWRQ %ULJKWRQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO 5DLOURDG St.,  Island  Pond ‡ 0DUFK %UDWWOHERUR %UDW- WOHERUR 8+6 )DLUJURXQG 5RDG ‡ 0DUFK 6W $OEDQV 6W $O- bans  Town  Educational  Ctr.,  169  South  Main  St. ‡ 0DUFK &DVWOHWRQ .HKRH Conservation  Camp,  636  Point  of  Pines  Road The  proposed  deer  hunting  regu- lation  changes  can  be  seen  on  the  )LVK :LOGOLIH 'HSDUWPHQWœV ZHE- (See  Deer,  Page  2B)