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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
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The antidote to November’s gloom November, ugh: so soon we go from warm to cold; the trees’ colorful leaves now carpeting the ground demanding to be raked; darkness coming right after lunch it seems; geese clattering overhead, black against a gray sky honking a valediction — and it will only get darker and gloomier .... I’m not a winter person, runs in the family. You will not find Lindholms on the slopes or trails. It’s cold out. We come inside when it’s cold. My folks lived to be 99 and 98 and spent most of that time in Maine. My dad retired at 65 and he and my mom spent a month in Florida one winter. It almost killed them. They couldn’t come back to Lewiston fast enough. That reminds me of a bit from Down East Maine storyteller Tim Sample: “Go south. Go south. Go south. Me and Ma are always bein’ told to go south,” he intones in a wicked EAGLE ANDREW RAYWOND (#661) and Tigers Cade Christner (#573) and Tobias Broucke (#568) compete at the Vermont Cross Country ChamMaine accent. “Last year, we went pionships Saturday. Photos by Josh Kaufmann/St. Albans Messenger all the way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and it ain’t no bettah there than here!” But I’m OK. I don’t despair: It’s time for hoops! The Middlebury College men’s and women’s basketball teams open their seasons in just a week and are hard at preparation for these late fall games — very soon we’ll all gather By ANDY KIRKALDY in the gym, the warm gym. Both THETFORD — The Middlebury the women and men have their first Union High School girls’ crosshome games on Nov. 22. country team took third in Division Basketball is the balm, the cure for II to highlight local efforts at Saturthe seasonal blahs. day’s Vermont Cross Country ChamI played hoop as long as I could. pionships at Thetford Academy. (See Lindholm, Page 3B) The Tiger girls finished with 127 points, trailing only first-place Harwood, which dominated the 11-team field by scoring 21 points, and Montpelier (67). Vergennes scored 236 to take 10th, while Mount Abraham did not field a full team. Senior Kate Oster took 15th to pace MUHS, and sophomore Kate BRISTOL — A dozen-and-a-half Wallace was 24th. Senior Sadie Kass youngsters challenged themselves led VUHS by taking 35th, while the and enjoyed a sunny Friday aftertwo Eagle runners, senior Delaynah noon on Oct. 14, when the Mount Leavitt and junior Ally Hoff, were Abraham Union High School cross48th and 58th, respectively. country program hosted its annual On the boys’ side in D-II, the TiMount Abe Cross Country PeeWee gers were fourth at 110, trailing U-32 Invitational. (40), Harwood (51) and Montpelier Participants ranged from kinder(95). VUHS took eighth (233), and garteners to 6th-graders, and disthe Eagles were 11th (317). tances ranged from a quarter-mile to Seniors Ross Crowne and Henry a mile. Ganey paced MUHS, taking 8th and The results were: MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Kate Os18th respectively, and all five Tiger • Kindergarten and Pre-K girls MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Henry was 15th, the top local girl finisher, at Saturday’s scoring runners finished in the top (1/4 mile): 1. Tessa Whittemore, ter Vermont Cross Country Championships. Middlebury Ganey runs the state championship course at Thet(See Meet, Page 2B) 3:21. ford Academy Saturday. finished in third place in Division II. Kindergarten and Pre-K boys (1/4 mile): 1. Reed Francis Harris, 2:45. • 1st and 2nd grade girls (1/2 mile): 1. Sloane Grzyb, 5:05; 2. Ada Thomas, 5:06; 3. Tekneal Russell, MEDFORD, Mass. — Top-seed an at-large bid to the NCAA tourna- lege (17-1) in Mechanicsburg, Pa. winners will meet on Sunday with a 5:07. On Saturday, the Panthers will face trip to the final four on the line. Wil• 1st and 2nd grade boys (1/2 Tufts (16-2) defeated the visiting ment. Middlebury College field hockey The Panthers, who were ranked the winner of a Wednesday game liam Smith will host the final four mile): 1. Waydon Cherington, 4:23. team, 3-1, in Sunday’s NESCAC field No. 4 before defeating Hamilton on between 15th-ranked University of on Nov. 19 and 20 in Geneva, N.Y. • 3rd and 4th grade girls (3/4 hockey final, but the 14-4 Panthers Saturday in a NESCAC semifinal and Rochester (17-4) and Shenandoah Middlebury will make its 14th conmile): 1. Morgan Larocque, 6:02; 2. Charlotte Crum, 6:03; 3. Raquel Har- on Monday learned they will have a then losing to Tufts, will be heading (13-8), while Messiah (18-1) will secutive and 17th overall appearance ris, 6:16; 4. Skylar MacDonald, 6:21; chance to defend their 2015 NCAA to an NCAA Regional this weekend meet either Keene State (20-3) or in the NCAA tournament. (See Field hockey, Page 3B) 5. Noella Harris, 6:21; 6. Emma Cor- Division III title when they received hosted by top-ranked Messiah Col- SUNY Geneseo (11-9). Saturday’s nett, 6:23. • 3rd and 4th grade boys (3/4 mile): 1. Charlie Germon, 5:43. • 5th and 6th grade girls (1 mile): 1. Charlotte Crum, 8:51. • 5th and 6th grade boys (1 mile): 1. Bojan Harris, 8:49; 2. Mason Frazier, 8:59, 3. Michael Sayre, 13:39.
Tiger runners highlight local efforts
MUHS places well at Vt. state meet
Mount Abe hosts races for youngsters
Panther field hockey gets NCAA bid after loss
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football Division III Final at Rutland 11/12 No. 3 OV vs. No. 1 Windsor....11 a.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey NCAA Regional at Messiah 11/12 TBD vs. Middlebury ................11 a.m. 11/12 TBD vs. Messiah .......................2 p.m. 11/13 Regional Final ...........................1 p.m. 11/19 & 20 .........Final Four at William Smith Women’s Soccer NCAA Regional at Stevens Inst. 11/12 MIT vs. Middlebury ..............7:30 p.m. 11/12 Colby-Sawyer vs. Stevens ........5 p.m. 11/13 Regional final ............................5 p.m. 11/19 & 20 Sectional..............................TBA Football 11/12 Tufts at Midd. ............................1 p.m. Late games were played after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.
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Men’s soccer falls in semifinal By ANDY KIRKALDY AMHERST, Mass. — The Middlebury College men’s soccer team, seeded No. 6 in the NESCAC soccer tournament, on Saturday lost to No. 4 seed Hamilton, 2-1, in a semifinal played at Amherst College. The Panthers concluded their season at 10-4-3, 6-4-3 vs. NESCAC foes, and as was the case in 2015 was snubbed by the NCAA Division III tournament committee in favor of Tufts. NESCAC tournament winner and defending NCAA champion Amherst was an automatic selection, but Tufts (9-5-2, 6-2-2 NESCAC) became the only other league team chosen. Tufts was upset in a NESCAC quarterfinal, but finishing second in the regular season. The Jumbos lost two non-league games, while the Panthers were 5-0 in non-league games. None of the non-league foes either team played earned NCAA berths. Middlebury probably could have taken care of business itself by defeating Hamilton, which finished 107-1 after losing to No. 1 Amherst on Sunday. The decisive play in Middlebury’s game with Hamilton came in overtime, starting with a corner kick from Hamilton’s Alex Cadet from the right side. An unmarked Eli Morris not far from the penalty stripe one-touched the ball back into the right corner for the game-winner. The Panthers opened the scoring in 19:34 into the match on a play that started in the team’s defensive third. Drew Goulart carried the ball over midfield and centered a pass to Daniel O’Grady, who shot on goal from outside of the Hamilton pen(See Soccer, Page 3B)
Middlebury assistant earns honor MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College women’s lacrosse assistant coach Alice Lee has been named the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III National Assistant Coach of the Year. Lee helped steer the Panthers this past spring to a 22-1 record en route to capturing the Division III National Championship. One of Lee’s many duties for the Panthers includes serving as the program’s goalkeeper coach. This past season, she tutored recent graduate Katie Mandigo, a Cornwall resident, who was named the NCAA Division III tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Middlebury Head Coach Kate Livesay praised Lee’s work. “Alice has an enthusiasm for la(See Coach Lee, Page 3B)
Panther volleyball tops Tufts, takes title
MEDFORD, Mass. — The second-seeded Middlebury College volleyball team on Sunday upset No. 1 Tufts (24-3) in five sets (1425, 25-19, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11) to win its fifth NESCAC title and earn the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division III tournament. The Panthers also won the league’s title in 1997, 1998, 2010 and 2012. The 18-8 Panthers will open NCAA play at an eight-team Regional scheduled from this Friday through Sunday at SUNY Brockport in New York. Middlebury will meet Ithaca College on Friday in the first round, and next play either Brockport or Gallaudet University on Saturday. The (See Volleyball, Page 3B)
THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE volleyball team won the NESCAC championship at Tufts University Sunday. Middlebury will face Ithaca Friday night in an NCAA regional game.
Photo courtesy Middlebury College