May 2, 2013 - B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â MAY Â 2, Â 2013

SPORTS

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Local  softball  teams  run  into  a  tough  patch High  school  squads  beaten By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  Things  did  not  go  well  for  area  teams  in  recent  high  school  softball  action,  as  Mount  Abraham  and  Otter  Valley  each  lost  a  pair  of  games  while  Middlebury  and  Vergennes  dropped  a  game  apiece.  COMMODORES On  Tuesday,  undefeated  SOFTBALL Essex  scored  12  runs  in  the  ¿QDO WKUHH LQQLQJV WR WDNH a  13-­6  victory  over  the  3-­2  Commodores  in  a  Metro  Con-­ ference  clash.  The  Commodores  rallied  from  4-­1  and  5-­4  GHÂżFLWV WR WDNH D OHDG EXW WKH +RUQHWV ² ZKR UDSSHG hits,  many  for  extra  bases  â€”  scored  six  times  in  the  sixth  in-­ ning  off  losing  pitcher  Dani  Brown  to  take  charge  at  11-­6.  For  Essex,  Jess  Barnett  and  Sam  Poratti  stroked  four  hits  each,  Hillary  Davis  doubled  twice  and  singled,  and  win-­ ning  pitcher  Ali  Rutz  homered  and  doubled.  Rutz  allowed  MEMBERS  OF  THE  Vergennes  Union  High  School  softball  team  cheer  from  the  dugout  after  a  teammate  hit  10  hits  and  struck  out  11.  D ORQJ EDOO WR FHQWHUÂżHOG GXULQJ 7XHVGD\ÂśV JDPH DJDLQVW (VVH[ 9HUJHQQHV ORVW WKH JDPH Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell Cat  Chaput  doubled  twice,  singled,  drove  in  two  (See  Softball,  Page  3B)

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KARL LINDHOLM

Thoughts  upon watching  â€˜42’ I  knew  I  had  a  problem  when  my  friend  Ben,  from  California,  e-­ mailed  me  after  watching  â€œ42,â€?  the  Jackie  Robinson  story,  and  being  profoundly  moved.  He  said,  â€œTell  me  again  why  you’re  not  looking  forward  to  seeing  this  movie.â€? True,  I  have  expressed  am-­ bivalence.  I  some-­ times  tire  of  the  exclusivity  of  the  focus  on  Jackie  Robinson.  The  more  I  have  learned  about  the  Afri-­ can-­American  experience  in  base-­ ball,  the  more  rich  stories  and  worthy  ¿JXUHV , KDYH EHFRPH DZDUH RI But  when  it  comes  to  recognizing  WKRVH ÂżJXUHV LWÂśV DOO -DFNLH 5RE-­ inson  all  the  time.  In  my  course  at  Middlebury  College,  â€œSegregation  in  America:  Baseball’s  Negro  leagues,â€?  , GLVFRXUDJH ÂżQDO HVVD\V RQ -DFNLH It’s  been  done.  There’s  so  much  else  to  be  examined. The  great  Negro  leagues  players  run  from  the  virtually  ignored  today  (Satchel  Paige,  Cool  Papa  Bell,  Josh  Gibson)  to  the  totally  ignored  (Os-­ car  Charleston,  Martin  Dihigo,  Rube  Foster).  There  are  39  Negro  leaguers  (See  Lindholm,  Page  4B)

Baseball:  Otters,  Tigers  prevail;Íž  Eagles  fall ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  In  local  high  school  baseball  action  earlier  this  week,  Otter  Valley  remained  unbeaten,  Middlebury  snapped  a  losing  streak,  and  Mount  Abraham  dropped  a  home  game.  Vergennes  hosted  Essex;Íž  see  story  on  Page  1B.  OTTERS On  Tuesday,  the  6-­0  Otters  spotted Â

visiting  Windsor  two  unearned  runs  LQ WKH ÂżUVW LQQLQJ RQ WZR HUURUV DQG the  only  hit  winning  pitcher  Justin  Owen  allowed.  Owen  fanned  11  in  what  turned  into  a  12-­2  OV  victory.  Thomas  Roberts  sparked  the  OV  attack  by  going  four-­for-­four  with  ¿YH 5%,V $OVR LQFOXGHG DPRQJ OV’s  14  hits  was  a  Jim  Winslow Â

triple  and  a  Ryan  Kelley  double. TIGERS At  MUHS  on  Tuesday  it  was  the  Tylers  and  Taylor  show  as  the  Tigers  improved  to  2-­4  and  broke  a  four-­ game  skid  by  tripping  up  Milton,  8-­1.  Tyler  Provencher  fanned  six  and  earned  the  pitching  win,  while  Taylor  Patterson  doubled,  singled Â

twice  and  drove  in  a  pair  of  runs.  Tyler  Delancey  added  two  hits  and  two  runs  for  MUHS.  EAGLES Also  on  Tuesday,  visiting  Col-­ chester  improved  to  5-­0  with  a  15-­0,  ¿YH LQQLQJ YLFWRU\ RYHU 0RXQW $EH Sean  Wood  took  the  pitching  loss  for  the  1-­4  Eagles. Â

ScoreBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Lacrosse 4/29  VUHS  vs.  OV  ................................  12-­1 4/30  MUHS  vs.  Spaulding   ...................  12-­3 4/30  GMVS  vs.  Mt.  Abe   .......................  10-­6 Girls’ Lacrosse 4/29  MUHS  vs.  Mt.  Anthony   ...............15-­13 Baseball 4/30  Colchester  vs.  Mt.  Abe   .................  15-­0 4/30  OV  vs.  Windsor   ............................  12-­2 4/30  MUHS  vs.  Milton  ..............................8-­1 4/30  VUHS  vs.  Essex  .............................  2-­1 Softball 4/27  Harwood  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ....................11-­2 4/29  Fair  Haven  vs.  OV   .........................  9-­1 4/30  Colchester  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ...................  6-­5 4/30  Milton  vs.  MUHS   .............................9-­8 4/30  Mt.  Anthony  vs.  OV   ......................  17-­0 4/30  Essex  vs.  VUHS   ..........................  13-­6

(See  Scoreboard,  Page  4B)

COMMODORE  SENIOR  MICHAEL  Danyow  avoids  a  tag  and  slides  safely  into  third  during  the  Vergennes  win  over  Essex  Tuesday.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

VUHS  nine  follows  recipe  for  success Pitching,  defense  key  win  vs.  Essex By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â€”  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  baseball  team  on  Tuesday  followed  the  formula  that  allowed  the  Commodores  to  win  the  2012  Division  I  title:  pitching,  de-­ fense  and  timely  hitting.  7KH UHVXOW ZDV WKH SURJUDPÂśV ÂżUVW

win,  2-­1,  that  anyone  at  VUHS  on  a  sunny  spring  afternoon  could  recall  over  Metro  Conference  and  Division  I  power  Essex.  ³, WKLQN LWÂśV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ P\ life  I’ve  beaten  Essex,â€?  said  winning  pitcher  Devin  Hayes,  who  tossed  a  complete  game  and  limited  the  Hornets  to  four  hits  while  striking  RXW ÂżYH DQG ZDONLQJ WKUHH Âł,W IHHOV good.  First  time  ever.â€? Hayes  provided  the  pitching  part Â

of  the  formula,  while  his  teammates  provided  the  defense  with  errorless  ball.  Many  plays  were  routine,  as  Hayes  had  the  Hornets  getting  under  the  ball  â€”  10  outs  were  recorded  on  Ă€\ EDOOV RU SRS XSV LQFOXGLQJ ZKHQ VRSKRPRUH ULJKWÂżHOGHU &KULV /HDFK doubled  a  runner  off  second  base  in  the  fourth.  The  closest  thing  to  a  miscue  came  in  the  second,  when  senior  center-­ ÂżHOGHU 0LFKDHO 'DQ\RZ EREEOHG

RQH Ă€\ EDOO EXW DOHUWO\ IRUFHG D UXQ-­ ner  at  second  base  to  record  the  out. “It  worked  out  well  today,â€?  said  VUHS  coach  George  Ringer,  whose  team  improved  to  4-­1.  â€œWe  got  a  real  good  pitching  performance  from  Devin   â€Ś  (And)  solid  defense,  that’s  our  hallmark.â€? And  although  the  Commodores  scored  just  twice  on  Tuesday,  Ringer  and  Hayes  both  said  they  are  swing-­ (See  VUHS,  Page  2B)

Sports BRIEFS

Girls’  lax  hangs  on,  edges  Patriots

BENNINGTON  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  girls’  lacrosse  team  on  Monday  built  a  big  lead  and  hung  on  for  a  15-­13  win  over  host  Mount  Anthony.  MUHS  improved  to  2-­1,  while  the  Patriots  dropped  to  2-­3.  7KH 7LJHUV SOD\LQJ WKHLU ÂżUVW JDPH LQ WZR ZHHNV DQG WKHLU ÂżUVW FRQWHVW DI-­ ter  spring  break,  took  an  11-­4  lead  at  the  half  and  stretched  their  advantage  to  15-­6  in  the  second  half  before  the  3DWULRWV UDWWOHG RII WKH ÂżQDO VHYHQ JRDOV RI WKH JDPH WR PDNH WKH ÂżQDO VFRUH close.  (PLO\ .LHUQDQ ÂżYH JRDOV DQG DQ assist),  Emily  Robinson  (four  goals,  two  assists)  and  Julia  Rosenberg  (three  goals)  did  the  lions’  share  of  scoring  for  the  Tigers. Katie  Holmes  chipped  in  with  a  goal  and  four  assists,  Sophia  Peluso  added  four  assists  as  the  Tigers  recorded  11  assists  on  their  15  goals,  and  Julia  Cluss  and  Kiera  Kirkaldy  each  scored  a  goal.  Goalie  Baily  Ryan  backstopped  the  win  with  18  saves. Erica  Hale,  Colleen  Hendery  and  Emily  Cross  each  scored  three  times  for  the  Patriots.  Courtney  Gabrus  and  Madison  Paro  added  two  goals  apiece,  ZKLOH JRDOLH 6DPDQWKD 0D\HU ÂżQLVKHG with  11  saves. The  Tigers  were  set  to  play  at  Burr  &  Burton  on  Wednesday  before  play-­ ing  their  third  road  game  of  the  week  at  Essex  on  Friday. Â

Otter  tennis  tops  Bellows  Falls,  5-­2 BRANDON  â€”  The  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  girls’  tennis  team  knocked  off  visiting  Bellows  Falls  on  Monday,  5-­2,  to  improve  to  2-­3  this  spring.  7KH 2WWHUV ZRQ IRXU RI ÂżYH VLQJOHV matches  and  split  the  two  doubles  matches  to  prevail.  Winning  in  singles  for  OV  were  Louisa  Jerome,  Hannah  Lones,  Aly  Smith  and  Alyssa  Adamsen.    Prevail-­   Prevail-­ Prevail-­ ing  in  doubles  for  the  Otters  was  the  tandem  of  Dana  Rose-­Weaver  and  Sarah  Young.  The  Otters  were  looking  to  reach  .500  on  Wednesday,  when  they  were  scheduled  to  host  Mount  St.  Joseph.


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