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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â NOVEMBER Â 27, Â 2014

MATT DICKERSON

Seventy  reasons to  be  thankful

Vermont’s  cold,  snowy  January  days.  Vermont’s  warm  summer  eve-­ nings.  Vermont’s  warm  winter  after-­ noons.  Vermont’s  cool  summer  eve-­ nings. Big  Thanksgiving  meals  with  relatives  (especially  the  pies).  Left-­ overs  (especially  the  pies).  The  lunch  about  nine  days  after  Thanks-­ giving  when  I  don’t  have  to  eat  the  leftovers  again. 2004,  2007  and  (VSHFLDOO\ VDQG-­ wiched  as  it  was  EHWZHHQ DQG $QG even  more  especially  2004.)  Dave  Roberts  and  the  fact  that  distance  IURP ¿UVW EDVH WR VHFRQG EDVH LV IHHW DQG QRW IHHW LQFKHV DQG RQFH DJDLQ 2004.  And  one  more  year  getting  to  watch  Tom  Brady  throw  to  Rob  Gronkowski.  The  end  of  each  semester  that  of-­ fers  a  break  from  work  and  a  chance  to  breathe.  The  start  of  each  semes-­ ter  and  the  chance  to  be  back  doing  a  job  I  enjoy. My  wife  (who  loves  me).  My  parents  (who  love  me).  My  sons  (whom  I  can  love.  And  they  are  all  different,  so  they  count  as  three.)  My  brothers  (also  three). The  fact  that  when  my  older  brother  lost  one  job  as  an  architect  due  to  the  recession  and  the  collapse  of  the  housing  market,  he  was  able  WR ¿QG DQRWKHU MRE 7KH IDFW WKDW WKH ³RWKHU´ MRE ZDV LQ $ODVND DQG , JHW to  visit  him  there.  The  Internet  and  telephones,  which  enable  me  to  stay  in  touch  with  my  brothers  who  now  live  in  Budapest  and  California  as  well  as  Alaska. Salmonids  â€”  especially  brook  trout  and  steelhead. 2WWHU &UHHN DQG /HZLV &UHHN DQG the  New  Haven  River  and  the  Mid-­ dlebury  River  (and  all  their  tributar-­ ies,  but  I  won’t  count  the  tributaries  separately).  Autumn  afternoons  ca-­ noeing  on  Lake  Dunmore  surround-­ ed  by  Vermont’s  famous  foliage.  February  afternoons  cross-­country  skiing  at  Rikert  through  snow-­cov-­ ered  evergreens.  July  afternoons  do-­ ing  nothing  at  all.  Vermont’s  state  parks  (one  collec-­ tive  thanks). Every  night  the  chance  to  go  to  sleep.  The  fact  that  I  woke  up  this  morning. Growing  older  (which  brings  all  sorts  of  problems,  but  is  still  â€”  as  the  old  saying  goes  â€”  better  than  the  alternative). Music  and  all  the  people  who  write  it,  perform  it  and  record  it  (an-­ other  single  collective  thanks). The  freedom  to  vote.  The  freedom  (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

SPORTS

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Tiger  tops  Independent  girls’  team Eagles  place  six  on  all-­star  squad By  ANDY  KIRKALDY $'',621 &2817< ² 7KH 0RXQW $EUDKDP 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO girls’  soccer  team  made  history  this  IDOO E\ HDUQLQJ WKH SURJUDP¶V ¿UVW 'L-­ vision  II  championship,  and  unsur-­ prisingly  Coach  Dustin  Corrigan’s  (DJOHV DUH ZHOO UHSUHVHQWHG RQ WKH Addison  Independent  Girls’  Soccer  All-­Star  team.  Six  Eagles  are  honored  here,  three  from  a  back  OLQH WKDW DOORZHG MXVW JRDOV LQ games. But  the  single  most  valuable  play-­ er  suited  up  for  another  of  the  four  ORFDO SURJUDPV WKLV IDOO 0LGGOH-­ bury  junior  central  defender  Kelsey  6PLWK DQG VKH LV WKH Addison  Independent 3OD\HU RI WKH <HDU Smith  keyed  a  Tiger  team  that  un-­ der  Coach  Wendy  Leeds’  guidance  enjoyed  its  best  season  in  more  than  WZR GHFDGHV ¿QLVKLQJ ² LQ-­ cluding  eight  wins  by  one  goal  as  de-­ fense  proved  vital  for  the  Ti-­ gers,  also.  An-­ RWKHU 08+6 defender  and  a  versatile  young  mid-­ ¿HOGHU MRLQ Smith  on  the  I n d e p e n d e n t  team. <RXWK ZDV SMITH the  story  for  the  other  area  programs.  Co-­coaches  Dwight  Irish  and  Peter  Maneen’s  Vergennes  squad  had  just  three  seniors  on  its  roster  DQG ZRQ WKUHH WLPHV ZKLOH ¿UVW \HDU FRDFK 5LFN +HGGLQJ¶V 2WWHU 9DOOH\ group  included  just  one  senior  and  failed  to  break  through  for  a  victory.  Both  teams  are  represented  here  by  WDOHQWHG MXQLRU PLG¿HOGHUV Selections  for  Independent  teams  are  made  based  on  observation,  statistics  and  consultation  with  the  coaches.  Congratulations  to  the  fol-­ ORZLQJ KELSEY  SMITH,  MUHS  JU-­ NIOR,  PLAYER  OF  THE  YEAR.  Notes 8QTXHVWLRQDEO\ WKH DQFKRU LQ the  middle  of  a  Tiger  back  line  that  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Kelsey  Smith  is  the  2014  Addison  Independent  Girls’  Soccer  Play-­ DOORZHG JRDOV RYHUDOO RQH LQ LWV er  of  the  Year.  (See  All  stars,  Page  3B) ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

Mens  hoops  takes  second  tournament  title BRIDGEWATER,  Mass.  â€”  The  Middlebury  men’s  basketball  team  captured  its  second  tournament  title  in  as  many  weekends  by  winning  the  Bridgewater  State  Invitational  this  past  weekend.  The  4-­0  Panthers  de-­ IHDWLQJ &ODUN LQ 6XQGD\¶V ¿QDO 72-­67.  Middlebury  returns  to  action  next  Sunday  when  it  hosts  RPI  in  the  Panthers’  home  opener  at  2  p.m. Trailing  by  four  vs.  Clark  in  the Â

late  going,  the  Panthers  after  a  Sinnickson  jumper  VFRUHG WKH ¿QDO QLQH DW 2YHU WKH QH[W points  for  the  victory.  A  PLQXWHV RI SOD\ VHH VDZ ¿UVW KDOI VDZ Clark  whittled  away  the  game  tied  three  WKH GH¿FLW DQG WRRN WLPHV RYHU WKH ¿UVW the  lead  at  65-­63  on  a  minutes,  but  points  from  pair  of  free  throws  by  Dylan  Sinnickson  and  'DYLG 0HUFLHU DW Hunter  Merryman  helped  Middle-­ A  layup  by  Mercier  made  it  67-­63  at  bury  to  a  46-­35  lead  at  halftime. 0LGGOHEXU\ VWLOO OHG E\ Sinnickson  converted  an  old-­fash-­

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ioned  three-­point  play  on  the  next  Panther,  possession,  followed  by  his  jumper  with  30  seconds  remaining  that  gave  Middlebury  the  lead  for  good  at  68-­67.  The  Panthers  then  made  back-­to-­back  stops  on  the  de-­ fensive  end,  and  Merryman  and  Jack  Daly  each  knocked  down  a  pair  of  IUHH WKURZV IRU WKH ¿QDO PDUJLQ 6LQQLFNVRQ ¿QLVKHG ZLWK JDPH (See  Hoops,  Page  2B)

Middlebury  women  win  one,  lose  one  on  court

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Basketball 12/5  Winooski  at  MUHS  .....................7  p.m. 12/6  Harwood  at  VUHS  ......................1  p.m. 12/8  OV  at  Mt.  Abe  .............................7  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 12/5  Mill  River  at  OV  ...........................7  p.m. 12/5  Fairfax  at  Mt.  Abe  .......................7  p.m. 12/6  VUHS  at  Montpelier  ...............1:30  p.m. Girls’ Hockey 08+6 DW 1RUWK¿HOG  .....................3  p.m. Boys’ Hockey 12/6  MUHS  at  Burr  &  Burton  .........5:45  p.m. Wrestling 12/5&6  ............ Mt.  Abe/OV  at  St.  Johnsbury 12/6............................ VUHS  at  Alvirne  (NH) 12/6  ........................ MUHS  at  Saranac  (NY) COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Basketball 12/2  Norwich  at  Midd.  .........................7  p.m. 12/5  Alfred  at  Midd.  .............................6  p.m. 12/6  Skidmore  at  Midd.  .......................2  p.m. Men’s Basketball 11/30  RPI  at  Midd.  ..............................2  p.m. 12/2  Midd.  at  St.  Joe’s  ........................7  p.m. 12/6  Skidmore  at  Midd.  .......................4  p.m. Women’s Hockey 11/29  Midd.  vs.  Elmira  at  Platt.  ......3:30  p.m. 11/30  Midd.  vs.  TBD  at  Platt.  .................TBD 12/6  Midd.  at  Castleton  .......................1  p.m. Men’s Hockey 11/28  Plattsburgh  vs.  Norwich  ............4  p.m. 11/28  Concordia  at  Midd.  ....................7  p.m. 11/29  Shootout  Consol/Final  ...........4/7  p.m. 12/5  Amherst  at  Midd.  .........................7  p.m. 12/6  Hamilton  at  Midd.  ........................4  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

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1(:3257 5 , ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ bury  College  women’s  basketball  team  split  two  games  last  week,  los-­ LQJ RQ 6DWXUGD\ DW 6DOYH 5HJLQD 54,  after  edging  host  Castleton  on  Nov.  20,  64-­62.  7KH 3DQWKHUV DOVR KRVWHG -RKQ-­ son  State  on  Tuesday  night  after  the  early  holiday  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  Independent.  They  will  also  en-­ tertain  Norwich  this  coming  Tuesday  at  7  p.m. 2Q 6DWXUGD\ 0LGGOHEXU\ VXIIHUHG LWV ¿UVW ORVV RI WKH VHDVRQ DW 6DOYH 5H-­ JLQD 6DOYH 5HJLQD¶V 0HDJKDQ Harden  recorded  game  highs  in  points  DQG UHERXQGV WR VSDUN KHU team.  The  teams  exchanged  the  lead  nine  WLPHV RYHU WKH ¿UVW PLQXWHV DQG D Rachel  Crews  hoop  gave  Middlebury  LWV ODVW OHDG DW +DUGHQ¶V ¿UVW KDOI SRLQWV KHOSHG WKH 6HDKDZNV take  a  30-­25  advantage  at  the  half. The  Seahawks  then  opened  the  sec-­ RQG KDOI ZLWK D UXQ WDNLQJ WKHLU ODUJHVW OHDG DW DW 6DUDK .DXIPDQ OHG WKH 3DQWKHUV RQ D run  to  get  as  close  as  four  points  (50-­ DW EXW +DUGHQ KDG D SDLU RI layups  and  six  free  throws  down  the  stretch. .DXIPDQ UHFRUGHG SRLQWV DQG ERDUGV (OL]DEHWK .QR[ ¿QLVKHG (See  Panthers,  Page  1B)

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Sports BRIEFS These  young  hunters  also  successful By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 0,''/(%85< ² ,Q DOO young  hunters  were  successful  dur-­ LQJ <RXWK +XQWLQJ :HHNHQG DQG had  deer  weighed  at  Vermont  Field  Sports  in  Middlebury.  However,  due  to  the  fact  that  state  wildlife  biologists  had  initially  taken  information  with  them  that  weekend  DIWHU RYHUVHHLQJ ZHLJK LQV RQO\ ¿YH names  were  available  immediately  after  the  two-­day  youth  hunt.  They  ZHUH SXEOLVKHG LQ WKH 1RY HGL-­ tion  of  the  Independent.  6WDWH RI¿FLDOV ODWH ODVW ZHHN UH-­ turned  the  information  to  Vermont  Field  Sports,  allowing  publication  RI WKH RWKHU VXFFHVVIXO KXQWHUV who  brought  deer  to  the  weigh  sta-­ tion  there.  They  are  (listed  by  name,  town  of  kill,  and  by  pounds  if  a  doe  or  fawn  DQG E\ SRXQGV DQG SRLQWV LI D EXFN Timothy  Whitney,  Middlebury,  SRXQG GRH &ROLQ )RVWHU %ULG-­ SRUW GRH 6DZ\HU )RUEHV 0LGGOHEXU\ GRH +XQWHU :DU-­ QHU 0LGGOHEXU\ SRXQG SRLQW EXFN 0DWWKHZ 2XHOOHWWH :H\-­ EULGJH GRH -RVHSK :KLWOH\ 0LGGOHEXU\ EXFN 0RUJDQ *DOLSHDX :H\EULGJH EXFN /HYL *RUGRQ %ULGSRUW GRH 2ZHQ &RPHV 0LGGOHEXU\ GRH 6DZ\HU +HDWK 6DOLVEXU\ EXFN 'HYRQ .LPEDOO 1HZ +DYHQ GRH .HJDQ %URZQ 6DOLVEXU\ GRH $QGUHZ *RVVHOLQ 6DOLVEXU\ GRH *HRUJLQD 0UD] :H\EULGJH IDZQ DQG 'DOWRQ 5KHDXPH Salisbury,  55  fawn.  Â

Women’s  hockey  splits  road  games +$57)25' &RQQ ² 7KH 0LG-­ dlebury  College  women’s  hockey  team  split  two  games  at  NESCAC  foe  Trinity  this  past  weekend,  drop-­ SLQJ WKH ¿UVW JDPH RQ 6DWXUGD\ IRU LWV ¿UVW ORVV RI WKH VHDVRQ EHIRUH bouncing  back  on  Sunday  to  win  big,  7-­2.  7KH 3DQWKHUV DUH EDFN LQ DFWLRQ this  weekend  at  the  Panther/Cardinal  Classic,  hosted  by  Plattsburgh.  The  Panthers  on  Saturday  play  Elmira  in  WKH ¿UVW URXQG DQG RQ 6XQGD\ ZLOO meet  either  Plattsburgh  or  Gustavus  $GROSKXV LQ WKH FRQVRODWLRQ RU ¿QDO 2Q WKLV SDVW 6XQGD\ DJDLQVW 7ULQLW\ VHQLRU (PLO\ )OXNH VFRUHG two  goals  and  assisted  on  three  oth-­ ers  as  Middlebury  avenged  its  Satur-­ day  loss.  0LGGOHEXU\ VFRUHG WKH ¿UVW WKUHH JRDOV LQ WKH RSHQLQJ DQG RXW-­ VKRW WKH %DQWDPV )OXNH started  the  3-­0  run  with  a  goal  and  (See  Panther  hockey,  Page  2B)

Panther  skaters  to  host  Shootout 0,''/(%85< ² 7KLV ZLQWHU it  is  the  Middlebury  College  men’s  hockey  team’s  turn  to  host  the  annual  PrimeLink  Great  Northern  Shootout,  and  Panther  rivals  Plattsburgh  and  Norwich  will  be  joined  by  Minneso-­ ta  NCAA  Division  III  squad  Concor-­ dia  at  Kenyon  Arena  this  weekend  at  WKH WK DQQXDO HYHQW Friday’s  opening  game  at  4  p.m.  features  Plattsburgh  vs.  Norwich,  while  the  Panthers  will  take  on  Con-­ cordia  in  the  nightcap  at  7  p.m.  Sat-­ urday’s  consolation  game  will  face  off  at  4   p.m.,  with  the  title  game  scheduled  for  7  p.m. &ROOHJH RI¿FLDOV VDLG GHVSLWH RQ-­ going  construction  there  is  plenty  of  parking  for  Kenyon  events,  with  spots  available  behind  the  squash  facility  next  to  the  arena,  at  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  and  on  cam-­ pus,  including  the  nearby  arts  center  parking  lot. Tickets  are  required  for  each  day  DQG DUH SULFHG DW IRU DGXOWV DQG $5  for  students  and  seniors.  They  can  be  purchased  at  the  door  or  online  at  WKH VFKRRO¶V ER[ RI¿FH ZHEVLWH ² WKH ³%R[ 2I¿FH´ OLQN PD\ EH IRXQG E\ FOLFNLQJ ³4XLFN /LQNV´ DW WKH ERW-­ tom  of  the  main  middlebury.edu  web  page. Â

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