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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 5, Â 2015

ANDY KIRKALDY

SPORTS

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VPA  alignment  system  needs  to  be  overhauled In  the  past  20  years,  there  are  three  times  teams  in  what  the  Vermont  Principals’  Association  calls  its  core  sports  have  won  Division  I  titles  de-­ VSLWH D GLVWLQFW GLVDGYDQWDJH ² WKH\ ZHUH QHLWKHU DPRQJ WKH ODUJHVW schools  in  D-­I,  nor  were  they  private  schools  who,  whether  they  will  ad-­ PLW LW RU QRW UHFUXLW DWKOHWHV 7KRVH VSRUWV DUH ER\VÂś DQG JLUOVÂś soccer  and  basketball,  baseball  and  VRIWEDOO $PRQJ WKRVH VL[ VSRUWV GXU-­ LQJ WKRVH \HDUV WKHUH ZHUH WLWOHV XS IRU JUDEV RQH LQ HDFK VSRUW SHU \HDU Hartford  won  a  baseball  title  just  D IHZ \HDUV DJR %HOORZV )DOOV SH-­ titioned  up  and  ZRQ D ' , JLUOVÂś basketball  cham-­ pionship  about  \HDUV DJR Middlebury  fans  will  probably  remember  the  RWKHU H[FHSWLRQ WR WKH UXOH 7KH 7LJHU JLUOV ZRQ WKH JLUOVÂś KRRS FKDPSLRQVKLS 0\ JXHVV LV WKDW WHDP ZRXOG KDYH DOVR SHWLWLRQHG XS %XW WKDWÂśV LW IRU RU SHU-­ FHQW %XW LI DOO WKLQJV ZHUH HTXDO DQ\ four  random  teams  in  a  17-­team  divi-­ VLRQ VKRXOG ZLQ SHUFHQW RI LWV WLWOHV MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Lauren  Bartlett  tips  a  shot  in  front  of  Essex  goalie  Victoria  Gibson  moments  before  scoring  the  Tigers’  It’s  not  the  same  in  at  least  one  RWKHU GLYLVLRQ E\ WKH ZD\ 7KH only  goal  in  Tuesday  night’s  Division  I  state  championship  game  in  Burlington. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell schools  listed  in  the  bottom  four  in  the  VPA’s  new  2015-­2017  core  sport  list  for  D-­II  have  combined  for  15  championships  in  the  past  20  years,  RU SHUFHQW 3OXV VHYHUDO SURJUDPV QRZ LQ RU (See  Kirkaldy,  Page  5B)

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Women’s hockey  to  host  after  marathon By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH WRS VHHGHG 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH ZRPHQÂśV KRFNH\ WHDP UHDFKHG WKH 1(6&$& ÂżQDO IRXU DQG JDYH &RDFK %LOO 0DQGLJR KLV 500th  career  win,  the  most  of  any  col-­ OHJH ZRPHQÂśV KRFNH\ SURJUDP KHDG LQ HSLF IDVKLRQ RQ 6DWXUGD\ GHIHDWLQJ 1R +DPLOWRQ LQ TXDGUXSOH RYHUWLPH $W PLQXWHV DQG VHFRQGV LW ZDV WKH ORQJHVW 1(6&$& ZRPHQÂśV KRFNH\ WRXUQDPHQW JDPH HYHU SOD\HG (PLO\ )OXNH VFRUHG WKH JDPH ZLQQHU LQWR WKH IRXUWK RYHUWLPH ZLWK WKH 3DQWKHUV RQ D SRZHU SOD\ WLSSLQJ LQ defender  Carly  Watson’s  shot  from  the  left  point,  with  defender  Hannah  %LHODZVNL SLFNLQJ XS WKH VHFRQG DVVLVW 7KH 3DQWKHUV ZLOO KRVW 1R %RZGRLQ RQ 6DWXUGD\ DW S P IROORZHG E\ 1R $PKHUVW DQG 1R 7ULQLW\ VFKHGXOHG WR IDFH RII DW S P DVVXPLQJ QR PRUH RYHUWLPHV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV VHPLÂżQDO 6DWXUGD\ÂśV ZLQQHUV ZLOO SOD\ RQ 6XQGD\ DW S P with  the  NESCAC  playoff  title  and  an  automatic  NCAA  Division  III  berth  at  VWDNH 2Q WKLV SDVW 6DWXUGD\ DJDLQVW WKH 10-­11-­4  Continentals,  the  Panthers’  -HVVLFD <RXQJ VFRUHG WZLFH LQ WKH ÂżUVW RI WKH JDPH RQFH RQ D SRZHU SOD\ ZLWK DQ DVVLVW IURP :DWVRQ WR JLYH KHU (See  Panthers,  Page  3B)

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AMHERST  â€”  Second-­seeded  host  $PKHUVW RXVWHG WKH 1R 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH PHQÂśV KRFNH\ WHDP IURP WKH 1(6&$& SOD\RIIV RI 6DWXUGD\ LQ D TXDUWHUÂżQDO $PKHUVW LPSURYHG to  19-­4-­2  for  the  season  and  will  host  1R 7XIWV ZKLFK NQRFNHG RII WRS VHHGHG 7ULQLW\ LQ WKLV ZHHNHQGÂśV ÂżQDO IRXU 7KH 3DQWKHUV FRQFOXGHG WKHLU VHDVRQ DW ,Q WKH RSHQLQJ SHULRG 0LGGOHEXU\ applied  early  pressure,  and  Amherst  JRDOLH 'DQQ\ 9LWDOH PDGH WKUHH HDUO\ VDYHV RQ (YDQ 1HXJROG 7KH 3DQWKHUV RXWVKRW WKH -HIIV LQ WKH VFRUH-­ OHVV SHULRG 9LWDOH ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK VDYHV LQ WKH RSHQLQJ VHVVLRQ WR NHHS WKH JDPH deadlocked  at  0-­0  after  20  minutes  of  SOD\ At  15:56  of  the  second,  Amherst  took  the  lead  when  David  White  NQRFNHG WKH SXFN KRPH IROORZLQJ D scramble  in  front  of  the  Middlebury  QHW 7KH -HIIV RXWVKRW WKH 3DQWKHUV LQ WKH VHFRQG SHULRG :LWK ÂżYH PLQXWHV JRQH LQ WKH WKLUG $QGUHZ )HQZLFN JDYH $PKHUVW D DGYDQWDJH $PKHUVW DGGHG DQ HPSW\ QHW JRDO 9LWDOH PDGH VDYHV IRU WKH VKXW-­ RXW 0LFKDHO 3HWHUV PDGH VWRSV IRU 0LGGOHEXU\

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey D-­I Final at UVM 3/3  #1  Essex  vs.  #2  MUHS  ......................5-­1 Boys’ Basketball Division II Playoffs at Barre 3/2  #1  Woodstock  vs.  #4  OV  ...............75-­55 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 3/3  Midd.  vs.  Plattsburgh  .......................10-­6

Schedule

COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Midd. 3/7  #5  Bowdoin  vs.  #1  Midd.  ..............1  p.m. 3/7  #3  Trinity  vs.  #2  Amherst  ..............4  p.m. 3/8  Final  ..............................................2  p.m. Men’s Lacrosse 3/7  Midd.  at  Conn.  ..............................1  p.m. 3/10  Midd.  at  St.  Lawrence  .................5  p.m. 3/14  Wesleyan  at  Midd.  ......................2  p.m. Women’s Lacrosse 3/7  Conn.  at  Midd.  ............................... Noon 3/11  RPI  at  Midd.  ................................5  p.m. 3/14  Midd.  at  Wesleyan  ....................... Noon Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

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