ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 19, Â 2015
MATT DICKERSON
More  than  sports played  outdoors “Just  what  is  an  outdoor  sport,  any- way?â€?  That  is  the  question  I  am  often  DVNHG ZKHQ SHRSOH GLVFRYHU WKDW , am  a  famous  outdoor  sports  colum- nist.  Which  is  to  say,  if  I  ever  become  a  famous  outdoor  sports  columnist,  , LPDJLQH VRPHERG\ PLJKW DVN PH that  question.   Indeed,  I  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  imagining  the  questions  my  devoted  fans  ZLOO RQH GD\ DVN me  if  I  ever  have  any  devoted  fans.  Do  I  use  steroids?  Have  I  ever  blood- doped?  How  long  before  I  retire? Therefore,  I  thought  it  would  be  prudent  to  prepare  a  few  answers.  Just  in  case. No,  I  don’t  use  steroids.  No,  I  have  never  blood-Âdoped.  And  I  have  no  plans  to  retire  as  long  as  I  can  con- tinue  to  compete  at  the  high  level  my  fans  have  become  accustomed  to.  The  other  question,  though,  is  a  little  harder.  Just  what  is  an  outdoor  sport,  anyway? That  question  was  prompted  by  a  recent  trip  to  Massachusetts,  where  I  went  to  watch  the  Middlebury  College  baseball  team  play  a  pair  of  double- headers  against  NESCAC  rivals  from  Maine.  Northern  New  England  col- leges  often  plan  early  season  games  in  GHHS VRXWK VWDWHV OLNH 0DVVDFKXVHWWV There,  March  temperatures  can  some- times  soar  all  the  way  up  into  the  low  (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)
Sports BRIEFS Vergennes  youth  wrestlers  fare  well
BRANDON  —  Fifteen  members  of  the  Vergennes  Area  Youth  Wrestling  Club  won  age-Âdivision  titles  on  Saturday  at  the  Rumble  in  the  Valley,  a  tournament  at  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  The  Vergennes  team  also  won  the  tournament.  &OXE RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH RUJDQL]D- tion  has  51  members  this  season,  of  whom  47  attended  Saturday’s  tour- nament.  Of  those  athletes,  37  placed  in  the  top  three  in  their  divisions.  &OXE PHPEHUV HDUQLQJ ÂżUVW SODFH ÂżQLVKHV OLVWHG E\ GLYLVLRQ ZHUH ‡ . 'LYLVLRQ %ODNH $OOHQ &R- KHQ +RZHOO -RQDWKDQ 'HHULQJ -DFN- son  Paquin,  Mason  White,  Hayden  Basset,  Isaac  Preston  and  Gabriel  Scribner.  ‡ 'LYLVLRQ  Jamison  Couture,  Talan  Kirby,  Brian  Allen  and  Carter  Brown. ‡ 'LYLVLRQ 7D\ORU 6WHDUQV Barret  Barrows  and  Keegan  Curavoo.
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Otter  senior  tops  Independent  team By  ANDY  KIRKALDY Notes:  Led  all  local  players  in  scor- ADDISON  COUNTY  —  This  ing,  18.7  points  per  game,  and  re- past  winter  treated  most  area  high  bounding,  13.35  per  contest  ‌  Ver- VFKRRO ER\VÂś EDVNHWEDOO WHDPV ZHOO satile  player  who  nailed  three-Âpoint  with  three  winning  at  least  14  games  shots  and  crashed  the  offensive  glass  DQG HDUQLQJ ÂżUVW URXQG KRPH SOD\RII ‌  Scored  his  1,000th  point  this  games. ZLQWHU DQG ÂżQLVKHG KLV FDUHHU ZLWK Otter  Valley  had  the  most  postsea- 1,135  after  a  24-Âpoint  night  in  Barre  son  success,  winning  two  Division  ‌  Good  ballhandler  who  could  run  ,, SOD\RII JDPHV DQG ÂżQLVKLQJ the  offense  ‌  Scored  15  points  to  &RDFK *UHJ +XJKHVÂś 2WWHUV EHQHÂżW- lead  the  South  in  the  D-ÂI/II  boys’  all- ted  from  the  presence  of  senior  for- star  game  ‌  Tough  defender  on  the  ward  John  Winslow,  who  headlines  ball  and  smart  helping  on  defense  ‌  the  2015  Addison  Independent  Boys’  +HOSHG 29 UHDFK D ' ,, VHPLÂżQDO All-ÂStar  Team  by  earning  for  only  the  third  time  in  Independent  Player  of  the  program  history.  Year  honors  for  the  second  Hughes’  Quotes:  “John  straight  time.  One  of  Win- Winslow  does  it  all  ‌  slow’s  senior  teammates  John  is  not  only  an  impor- joins  him  as  an  Indepen- tant  part  of  our  team  statis- dent  all-Âstar. tically,  he  is  the  foundation  The  distinction  of  the  of  our  team  ‌  He  is  our  area’s  best  team  goes  to  go-Âto  guy  as  well  as  our  Coach  Chris  Altemose’s  RQ WKH Ă€RRU JHQHUDO ÂŤ +LV Middlebury  Tigers,  how- leadership  and  dedication  HYHU 7KH 7LJHUV ZHQW is  at  such  a  high  level  that  WINSLOW XQGHIHDWHG LQ WKH /DNH 'L- is  very  rare  ‌  John  and  his  YLVLRQ DQG VZHSW DOO ÂżYH JDPHV YV classmates  were  able  to  turn  the  Ot- the  other  local  teams,  and  only  one  ter  Valley  program  around  and  give  contest  was  close,  at  Vergennes.  it  a  bright  future  that  young  athletes  (DFK RI WKH 08+6 VWDUWLQJ ÂżYH ORRN XS WR ´ earned  berths  on  either  the  Indepen- OAKLEY  GORDON,  MUHS  dent ÂżUVW RU VHFRQG WHDPV JUNIOR.  Notes:  Second  among  lo- Coach  Peter  Quinn’s  VUHS  group  FDO SOD\HUV ZLWK SRLQWV SHU JDPH won  14  times,  including  a  home  and  chipped  in  with  2.8  rebounds,  playoff  game,  before  losing  a  quar- 1.3  assists  and  1.1  steals  per  con- WHUÂżQDO KHDUWEUHDNHU DW 29 7ZR test  ‌  Can  hit  from  behind  the  arc,  Commodore  seniors  and  VLQN PLG UDQJH RU SXOO XS a  sophomore  earned  Inde- MXPSHUV RU ÂżQLVK LQVLGH pendent  recognition. ÂŤ 6DQN SHUFHQW RI KLV Although  it  was  not  a  free  throws  ‌  Effective  in  great  winter  for  Coach  transition  or  in  halfcourt  0LNH (VWH\ÂśV 0RXQW $EUD- VHWV ÂŤ 6ROLG KDUG ZRUN- ham  team,  younger  players  ing  defender.  at  several  levels  showed  Altemose’s  Quotes:  “His  promise  and  hope  for  the  role  was  to  score  the  ball  program’s  future. ‌  He  did  have  some  de- Selections  for  the  Inde- fensive  presence,  too,  for  pendent  team  were  made  us‌  He  played  hard.  He  GORDON based  on  statistics,  obser- ZDV GHÂżQLWHO\ RQH RI RXU vation  and  consultation  with  the  PRUH HPRWLRQDO SOD\HUV D ÂżHU\ JX\ coaches.  Congratulations  to  the  fol- ‌  He  was  exciting  to  watch  play,  lowing: especially  when  his  shot  was  falling  FIRST  TEAM:   ‌  He  had  that  potential  to  change  a  OTTER  VALLEY  UNION  High  School  senior  John  Winslow  is  the  Addison  Independent  High  School  Boys’  JOHN  WINSLOW,  OV  SE- JDPH HLWKHU WR JHW XV JRLQJ RU VSDUN Basketball  Player  of  the  Year. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO NIOR,  PLAYER  OF  THE  YEAR.  (See  All-ÂStars,  Page  3B)
Panther  women’s  lax  wins  third  straight MIDDLETOWN,  Conn.  —  The  Middlebury  College  women’s  la- crosse  team  improved  to  3-Â1,  2-Â1  in  NESCAC  play,  by  defeating  host  Wesleyan  on  Saturday,  15-Â8.  7KH 3DQWKHUV ÂżQLVKHG WKH ZHHN UDQNHG 1R LQ 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ III  and  will  play  at  No.  5  Bowdoin  this  Saturday. This  past  Saturday,  the  Panthers  relied  on  the  offense  of  Katie  Ritter  (four  goals  and  an  assist)  and  Lau- rel  Pascal  (four  goals). Ritter  now  paces  Middlebury  with  15  points  on  10  goals  and Â
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Girls  make  basketball  all-Âstar  squads ADDISON  COUNTY  —  A  half- dozen  local  girls’  high  school  bas- NHWEDOO SOD\HUV HDUQHG SRVWVHDVRQ UHFRJQLWLRQ IURP WKH /DNH 'LYLVLRQ or  the  Marble  Valley  League  B  Divi- sion. Middlebury  Union  freshman  Kea- JDQ 'XQEDU UHFHLYHG ÂżUVW WHDP KRQ- RUV IURP WKH /DNH 'LYLVLRQ DQG ZDV DOVR QDPHG WR WKH 9HUPRQW %DVNHW- ball  Coaches  Association  “Dream  Dozenâ€?  team  of  outstanding  under- classmen,  while  Otter  Valley  junior  Amy  Jones  was  named  an  MVL  B  'LYLVLRQ ÂżUVW WHDP DOO VWDU (DUQLQJ VHFRQG WHDP /DNH KRQRUV ZHUH 9HUJHQQHV MXQLRU 1LNNL 6DOOH\
and  two  Mount  Abraham  players,  senior  Isabel  Brennan  and  freshman  Emma  Carter. OV  senior  Laura  Beth  Roberts  was  named  an  MVL  B  Division  second- team  all-Âstar,  and  Roberts  also  won  the  Division  I  and  II  all-Âstar  three- point  shooting  contest  at  Windsor  during  this  past  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  VBCA  all-Âstar  festivities.  Mount  Abe  coach  Connie  LaRose  DOVR VKDUHG /DNH &RDFK RI WKH <HDU honors  with  South  Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sheila  Burleigh.  The  Eagles  and  5HEHOV VKDUHG WKH /DNH 'LYLVLRQ title  with  identical  one-Âloss  league  records.
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COLLEGE SPORTS Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lacrosse 3/17  Midd.  vs.  Endicott  ........................11-Â10
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COLLEGE SPORTS Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lacrosse 3/21  Bowdoin  at  Midd.  ........................1  p.m. 3/25  Midd.  vs.  RIT  at  J.  Hopkins  .........7  p.m. 3/28  Midd.  at  Amherst  .........................1  p.m. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lacrosse 3/21  Midd.  at  Bowdoin  ......................11  a.m. 3/23  Midd.  at  Roanoke  .......................4  p.m. 3/25  Midd.  at  Wash.  &  Lee  ............4:30  p.m. 3/28  Amherst  at  Midd.  .........................1  p.m. Baseball At Tucson, AZ 3/21  Midd.  vs.  St.  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (2)  ..........3:30  p.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Carthage  .....................1  p.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Valley  City  ..............5:30  p.m. 3/23  Midd.  vs.  Oberlin  ....................3:30  p.m. 3/24  Midd.  vs.  Grace  ..........................3  p.m. 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Williams  .......................4  p.m. 3/28  Midd.  vs.  Williams  (2)  .................2  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. 3/23  Midd.  vs.  Colby*  ..........................9  a.m. 3/23  Midd.  vs.  MIT*  ...........................11  a.m. 3/25  Midd.  vs.  Thomas*  ......................9  a.m. 3/25  Midd.  vs.  Carleton*  .....................1  p.m. 3/26  Midd.  vs.  Wisc./Oshkosh*  ...........9  a.m. 3/26  Midd.  vs.  Elmhurst*  ...................11  a.m. 3/28  Midd.  at  Wesleyan  (2)  .................. Noon 3/29  Midd.  at  Wesleyan  ....................... Noon Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
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LAKE  PLACID,  N.Y.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middle- bury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rob  Cone  claimed  the  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  giant  slalom  national  title  on  0DUFK DW WKH 1&$$ VNLLQJ FKDPSLRQVKLSV LQ /DNH 3ODFLG 1 < to  highlight  the  Panther  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  efforts  in  the  multi-Âday  competition.  7KH 3DQWKHUV ÂżQLVKHG HLJKWK RYHU- all,  with  230  points,  in  the  NCAA  event,  which  was  won  by  the  Uni- versity  of  Colorado  with  505  points,  followed  by  Denver  (478),  Utah  (471)  and  Vermont  (443). Cone,  a  sophomore,  also  an  All- American  in  2011,  became  Middle- EXU\ÂśV ÂżUVW PHQÂśV LQGLYLGXDO VNLLQJ champion  since  Robert  MacLeod  WRRN KRPH WKH PHQÂśV VODORP WLWOH LQ Coneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  performance  at  Whiteface  Mountain,  along  with  sophomore  Christopher  McKennaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  All-ÂAmeri- can  third-Âplace  effort,  led  the  Panther  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  GS  team  to  the  NCAA  title  in  the  event  despite  having  just  two  scorers.  &RQH ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK D FRPELQHG (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)