May 29 b section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â MAY Â 29, Â 2014

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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Apollinaire  and  I hit  the  links: Golf  in  Cameroon Editor’s  note:  Our  columnist  has  been  spending  this  year  in  Camer-­ oon,  West  Africa. I  had  a  good  day  on  Good  Friday,  last  month:  I  played  golf.  I  hope  to  play  one  more  time  be-­ fore  I  come  home  to  Vermont  in  late  June.  There  are  four  golf  courses  in  all  of  Cameroon,  this  in  a  country  of  22.5  million  people,  covering  183,000  square  miles,  in  an  area  slightly  larger  than  California.  Just  four  courses,  despite  the  fact  that  Cameroon  has  the  ideal  climate  for  golf,  warm  year-­ round,  but  never  brutally  hot  in  the  summer  like  Flor-­ ida,  which  has  1,200  golf  courses,  or  Arizona  with  its  322  golf  courses.  It’s  safe  to  say,  then,  that  golf  is  not  a  central  passion  of  Cameroonians.  You  can  argue  if  you  like  that  the  sport  is  not  the  exclusive  domain  of  the  wealthy,  but  clearly  there’s  a  re-­ lationship,  and  Cameroon  is  a  poor  country. I  played  at  the  Golf  Club  de  Yaounde,  located  on  the  outskirts  of  town,  adjacent  to  the  American  Embassy  on  the  eastern  slope  of  Mt.  Febe,  on  the  road  to  Bamenda.  To  describe  the  golf  course  as  â€œhillyâ€?  is  like  saying  that  Bill  Gates  is  â€œwell-­ offâ€?  or  Beyonce  is  â€œattractive.â€?   My  playing  companions  were  Kel-­ 0,''/(%85< 81,21 +,*+ 6FKRRO MXQLRU 'RURWK\ 3XQGHUVRQ ÂżUHV ly  and  Bill  Owens,  American  expats,  back  during  her  doubles  match  against  Stowe. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell who  met  in  the  Peace  Corps  here  in  Cameroon  and  have  taught  for  WKH ODVW ÂżYH \HDUV DW WKH $PHULFDQ School  of  Yaounde  (ASOY),  where  I  have  landed  this  year.  Kelly  is  a  good  golfer,  having  played  on  her  college  team  at  the  University  of  Dayton.  Bill  is  a  congenial  playing  com-­ panion  and  plays  fast,  an  important  (See  Lindholm,  Page  4B) By  ANDY  KIRKALDY the  Independent. MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ TIGER  GIRLS bury  Union  High  School  girls’  tennis  The  No.  6  MUHS  girls  improved  to  team  won  its  opening-­round  Divi-­ 10-­5  by  edging  visiting  No.  11  Stowe,  sion  I  tennis  match  on  Tuesday,  while  4-­3,  in  a  match  played  indoors  at  the  Otter  Valley  girls  came  up  short  Middlebury  College’s  Nelson  Arena.  against  the  top  seed  in  D-­II. 6WRZH ÂżQLVKHG WKH VHDVRQ ZLWK D HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS The  5-­6  Tiger  boys,  seeded  11th  in  record.  The  Tigers  won  four  out  of  Lacrosse D-­I,  were  set  to  take  on  No.  6  Rut-­ ÂżYH VLQJOHV PDWFKHV DQG DYHQJHG D 5/23  MUHS  Boys  at  CVU  ......... Ppd.  to  5/31 land  (12-­2)  on  Wednesday  afternoon  2012  loss  to  the  Raiders. 5/23  Mt.  Abe  vs.  VUHS  Boys  .................10-­6 after  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  â€œIt  was  extra  gratifying  for  us,  be-­

Tiger  girls’  tennis  wins  in  playoffs MUHS  tops  Stowe;Íž  Otters  eliminated

ScoreBOARD

5/23  CVU  at  MUHS  Girls  .........Susp.  to  5/29 5/24  St.  Johnsbury  vs.  OV  .....................18-­5 5/27  MUHS  Boys  vs.  St.  J  .....................23-­1 5/27  Montpelier  vs.  VUHS  Boys  ............13-­9 Softball 5/23  VUHS  vs.  S.  Burlington  .................10-­1 5/23  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV  ........................ Ppd. 5/24  VUHS  vs.  Rice  .................................3-­2 5/24  MUHS  vs.  Burlington  .......................4-­2 5/27  Fair  Haven  vs.  OV  ...........................9-­4 5/27  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Spaulding  ......................9-­5 5/27  Colchester  vs.  MUHS  ......................5-­3 98+6 YV 0W 0DQV¿HOG  ...................8-­0 Baseball 5/23  Mt.  Anthony  vs.  OV  ..........................6-­0 5/24  Burlington  vs.  MUHS  ................. 4-­3  (8) 5/27  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Spaulding  ......................3-­2 5/27  MUHS  vs.  Colchester  ....................12-­2 5/27  OV  vs.  Fair  Haven  ...........................7-­4 Tennis Playoffs D-­I Girls 5/27  #6  MUHS  vs.  #1  Stowe  ...................4-­3 D-­I Boys 5/28  #13  MUHS  at  #4  Rutland  ...............Late D-­II Girls 5/27  #1  Burr  &  Burton  vs.  #8  OV  .............7-­0

TIGER  SENIOR  JULIA  Cluss  returns  a  shot  during  the  Middlebury  Union  High  School  girls’  tennis  team’s  win  RYHU 6WRZH 7XHVGD\ DIWHUQRRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ DGYDQFHG WR WKH VWDWH TXDUWHUÂżQDOV Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

cause  the  last  time  we  played  Stowe,  in  2012,  we  lost  to  them  in  the  third  round  of  the  state  tournament,  also  indoors  at  the  college,â€?  said  Coach  Laura  Rumbough. The  Tigers  won  despite  seeing  their Â

No.  1  player,  Marvie  Avery,  take  only  In  individual  matches: her  second  loss  of  the  spring.  Rum-­ ‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV $YHU\ 0 ORVW bough  said  she  was  proud  of  her  team  to  Casey  O’Toole,  1-­6,  2-­6. for  pulling  out  hard-­fought  matches,  Â‡ $W 1R VLQJOHV 0DGHOLQH including  the  clincher  won  by  No.  3  Ganey,  M,  beat  Katelyn  O’Toole,  singles  player  Sonia  Howlett. (See  Tennis,  Page  3B)

Eagle  softball  stems  Tide,  to  get  high  seed By  ANDY  KIRKALDY BRISTOL  â€”  The  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  softball  team  on  Tuesday  outlasted  visiting  Spaulding  and  three  30-­minute  lightning  delays  to  earn  a  9-­4  win  that  locked  down  a  top-­four  Divi-­ sion  II  seed  for  the  Eagles. On  Tuesday  the  Eagles  also  learned  that  they Â

would  earn  a  forfeit  win  over  North  Country,  which  means  the  Eagles  will  carry  a  12-­3  record  DQG SRLQWV LQWR WKHLU VHDVRQ ¿QDOH RQ 7KXUV-­ day,  a  home  game  with  D-­I  powerhouse  BFA-­St.  Albans. 7KRVH SRLQWV DUH PRUH WKDQ WKH ¿IWK DQG sixth-­place  teams,  Otter  Valley  (10-­4)  and  Hart-­

IRUG FDQ HDUQ E\ ZLQQLQJ WKHLU ¿QDO WZR games.  OV  might  have  had  a  shot,  but  lost  at  Fair  Haven  on  Tuesday.  Lyndon  (11-­1),  defending  champion  BFA-­Fairfax  (13-­0),  Vergennes  (11-­2)  and  the  Eagles  will  be  the  top  four  seeds  in  some  order. (See  Softball,  Page  4B)

Lax  action:  Eagles  top VUHS;͞  Tigers  look  strong

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  The  Mount  Abraham  boys  held  off  Ver-­ gennes  to  highlight  recent  high  school  lacrosse  action.  In  other  games,  the  Middlebury  girls  held  a  HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS big  lead  when  a  game  was  suspend-­ Lacrosse ed  by  lightning,  the  MUHS  boys  5/29  Mt.  Abe  Boys  at  VUHS  ...............4  p.m. romped,  and  the  VUHS  and  Otter  5/30  OV  Boys  at  Burr  &  Burton  ...........4  p.m. Valley  boys  came  up  short.  5/31  MUHS  Boys  at  CVU  ................. 11  a.m. The  Vermont  Principals’  Asso-­ 5/31  MUHS  Girls  at  Burlington  .........11  a.m. ciation  will  release  Division  I  and  II  5/31  Randolph  at  Mt.  Abe  Boys  ........11  a.m. boys’  and  girls’  lacrosse  playoff  pair-­ 6/2  ................................ Playoff  Pairings  Set 6/3-­4  ............................. First-­Round  Games ings  on  Monday.  6/6-­7  ........................................ 4XDUWHUÂżQDOV EAGLES  OVER  VUHS Softball On  Friday,  host  Mount  Abe  out-­ 5/29  Missisquoi  at  VUHS  ...............4:30  p.m. lasted  visiting  VUHS,  10-­6,  with  5/29  St.  Albans  at  Mt.  Abe  .............4:30  p.m. VROLG SURGXFWLRQ IURP LWV PLGÂżHOG 5/29  Hartford  at  OV  .......................4:30  p.m. Middie  Whit  Lower  led  the  attack  5/30  South  Burlington  at  MUHS  ....4:30  p.m. with  three  goals,  while  Gus  Catlin  5/30  VUHS  at  Spaulding   ...............4:30  p.m. and  Will  White  Pifer  each  scored  6/2  ................................ Playoff  Pairings  Set twice.  Matt  George  and  Tyler  Wil-­ 6/3................................. First-­Round  Games ley  added  a  goal  apiece  to  round  out  6/6-­7  ........................................ 4XDUWHUÂżQDOV the  attack,  and  Paul  Sabourin  de-­ Baseball 5/29  Hartford  at  OV  .......................4:30  p.m. buted  in  goal  with  seven  saves. 5/29  St.  Albans  at  Mt.  Abe  .............4:30  p.m. Tyler  Crowningshield  led  the  5/30  South  Burlington  at  MUHS  ....4:30  p.m. Commodores  with  three  goals,  while  6/2  ................................ Playoff  Pairings  Set Kyle  Mailloux  scored  two  and  Ty-­ 6/3................................. First-­Round  Games ler  Kepes  added  one.  VUHS  Goalie  6/6............................................ 4XDUWHUÂżQDOV Aaron  Welt  recorded  11  saves. Tennis Playoffs The  two  teams  are  scheduled  to  D-­I Girls meet  again  on  Thursday  at  4  p.m.  at  5/29  #6  MUHS  at  #3  CVU  ..................3  p.m. Vergennes.  The  Eagles  will  also  visit  Track & Field Randolph  on  Saturday  at  11  a.m.  to  5/31  VUHS/MUHS/MAU  at  Essex  ....10  a.m. conclude  their  campaign. 7,*(5 -8/,$ 526(1%(5* ÂżQGV D FOHDU VSDFH WR ÂżUH D VKRW RQ JRDO GXULQJ ODVW )ULGD\ÂśV JDPH DJDLQVW &98 Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  On  Tuesday,  host  Montpelier  out-­ Middlebury  was  winning,  8-­3,  when  the  game  was  suspended  due  to  lightning.  The  game  will  be  concluded  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates.  on  Thursday,  May  29. (See  Lacrosse,  Page  2B)

Schedule

Baseball:  Mt.  Abe,  OV  win;  Tigers  edged By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  In  recent  high  school  baseball  ac-­ tion,  Mount  Abraham  won  a  tight  contest,  Otter  Valley  split  a  pair  of  games,  and  Middlebury  dropped  two  close  Metro  tilts  on  the  road.  The  Vermont  Principals’  As-­ sociation  will  release  Division  I  and  II  playoff  pairings  on  Mon-­ day.  EAGLES On  Tuesday,  the  Eagles  edged  visiting  Spaulding,  3-­2,  as  Sawyer  Kamman  tossed  a  complete-­game  four  hit-­ ter.  Kamman  struck  out  eight,  walked  none  and  did  not  allow  an  earned  run.  Spaulding  scored  unearned  UXQV LQ WKH WKLUG DQG ÂżIWK LQ-­ nings.  The  Eagles  took  a  2-­1  lead  in  the  fourth  when  Aaron  Benway  walked,  moved  up  on  a  Kamman  single  and  scored  on  an  Austin  Lafayette  single.  Kamman  then  scored  on  Josh  &\UÂśV VDFULÂżFH Ă€\ In  the  sixth,  Benway  doubled  and  moved  to  third  on  a  Kam-­ man  single  and  scored  the  win-­ ning  run  on  Lafayette’s  second  5%, RI WKH JDPH D GHHS Ă€\ EDOO WR FHQWHU ÂżHOG The  Eagles  improved  to  4-­9.  They  were  set  to  visit  North  Country  on  Wednesday  and  are  scheduled  to  host  St.  Albans  on  Thursday  as  their  regular  sea-­ son  ends.  Mount  Abe  will  prob-­ ably  be  seeded  No.  10,  11  or  12  for  the  D-­II  playoffs.  OTTERS On  Friday,  host  Mount  Antho-­ ny  blanked  the  Otters,  6-­0,  play-­ ing  errorless  ball  behind  Matt  Upright.  (See  Baseball,  Page  3B)

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