ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â OCTOBER Â 17, Â 2013 MATT DICKERSON
SPORTS
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Fishing  and fall  foliage I  have  often  thought  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  said  aloud  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  a  bad  autumn  for  Ver- mont  foliage  is  better  than  a  great  autumn  anywhere  else.  Which  is  an- other  way  of  saying  that  there  is  no  such  thing  as  bad  foliage  here.  Even  on  those  Octobers  when  we  spoiled  Vermonters  complain  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  col- ors  are  dull  this  \HDU ´ RXU ZRRG- ed  hillsides  are  still  quite  beauti- ful. The  same  might  be  said  DERXW ÂżVKLQJ Some  say  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  bad  GD\ RI ÂżVKLQJ LV EHWWHU WKDQ D JRRG GD\ RI ZRUN ´ , VD\ VLPSO\ WKDW WKHUH LV QR VXFK WKLQJ DV D EDG GD\ RI ÂżVK- ing. Those  conversations,  however,  have  nothing  to  do  with  this  fall.  I  am  not  usually  one  for  superlatives.  But  this  has  to  be  the  most  beautiful  and  bright,  the  most  clear,  crisp  and  col- orful,  and  simply  the  most  stunning  Vermont  autumn  in  at  least  a  quar- ter  of  a  century.  Everywhere  I  drive,  bike,  walk,  canoe  or  simply  pause  to  ORRN , ÂżQG P\VHOI VSHHFKOHVV ZLWK wonder.  I  thought  I  had  seen  the  best  fall  foliage  our  bright  hillsides  could  7,*(5 -81,25 +$5/(< 'RZQH\ 7HDFKRXW FKDVHV DIWHU D ORRVH EDOO GXULQJ 7XHVGD\ÂśV JDPH DJDLQVW 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ ORVW WKH JDPH offer.  This  year  it  is  has  been  even  better.  ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO Fishing  has  been  pretty  good,  also.  For  the  past  month  and  a  half,  the  warm  dry  weather  has  our  big  county  river  running  unusually  low  DQG E\ 2WWHU &UHHN VWDQGDUGV ÂżVK- able.  Insect  activity  on  the  water  has  been  fantastic,  and  the  trout  have  (See  Dickerson,  Page  4B)
Eagle  boys  stay  perfect WAITSFIELD  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Mount  $EUDKDP 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ER\VÂś soccer  team  survived  a  key  chal- lenge  to  its  unbeaten  record  on  Mon- day,  when  the  Eagles  won  at  Green  0RXQWDLQ 9DOOH\ The  result  apparently  also  clinch- es  the  top  seed  for  Mount  Abe  for  the  upcoming  Division  II  playoffs,  ZKLFK EHJLQ QH[W ZHHN 7KH 9HU- PRQW 3ULQFLSDOVÂś $VVRFLDWLRQ ZLOO announce  postseason  pairings  on  Monday.  While  Mount  Abe  improved  to  WKH *XPELHV IHOO WR ZLWK their  only  losses  to  the  Eagles.  The  Eagles  won  the  season  opener  for  ERWK VTXDGV RQ 6HSW LQ %ULV- tol. 0RQGD\ÂśV ÂżUVW KDOI ZDV VFRUH- less.  Sawyer  Kamman  gave  Mount  $EH LWV ÂżUVW JRDO HDUO\ LQ WKH VHFRQG half,  and  Rider  MacCrellish  sealed  the  victory  with  a  pad  goal  with  two  minutes  remaining.  Eagle  goalie  Ira  Fisher  made  eight  saves  in  the  shut- RXW DQG 0D[ 6WDPOHU VWRSSHG VHYHQ shots  for  GMVS.  The  Eagles  were  set  to  host  Mid- dlebury  on  Wednesday,  and  then  will  face  another  tough  test  on  Fri- day  when  they  visit  Rice,  which  as  of  Tuesday  morning  was  in  second  SODFH LQ 'LYLVLRQ ,, DW 0RXQW Abe  defeated  the  Green  Knights  in  %ULVWRO RQ 6HSW DQG DOVR turned  back  a  challenge  from  the  Ti- JHUV RQ 2FW
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middle- EXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ WHDP WRRN D ORVV WR YLVLWLQJ 6RXWK Burlington  on  Tuesday  on  what  was  WKH 7LJHUVÂś 6HQLRU 'D\ 7KH VHWEDFN WKH WHDPÂśV IRXUWK straight  after  a  midseason  surge,  GURSSHG WKH 7LJHUV WR ,W DOVR PHDQV LI WKH\ KRSH WR KRVW D ÂżUVW round  Division  I  playoff  game  that  the  Tigers  must  win  at  Champlain  Valley  on  Thursday  and  hope  Mount  0DQVÂżHOG ORVHV LWV ÂżQDO JDPHV ,I not,  it  looks  like  MUHS  will  receive  the  No.  9  seed  from  the  Vermont  3ULQFLSDOVÂś $VVRFLDWLRQ RQ 0RQGD\ DQG WUDYHO WR 0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG IRU D ÂżUVW URXQG JDPH QH[W ZHHN The  good  news  is  that  on  Sept.  25  the  Tigers  outplayed  the  Redhawks  HQWHULQJ D :HGQHVGD\ JDPH DW 0RXQW $EUDKDP LQ D WLH RQ Jette  Field. 0,''/(%85< 81,21 +,*+ 6FKRRO VHQLRU 3DLJH 9LHQV UDFHV XS WKH ÂżHOG GXULQJ 7XHVGD\ÂśV JDPH DJDLQVW MUHS  coach  Megan  Sears  said  6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ (See  Tigers,  Page  2B) ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
Cross-Âcountry  runners  compete  at  Harwood By  ANDY  KIRKALDY SOUTH  DUXBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Cross- country  runners  from  Mount  Abra- ham  and  Vergennes  union  high  VFKRROV SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ 6DWXUGD\ÂśV
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY to  continue.  Bushey  took  a  couple  BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Otter  Valley  more  strides  and  then  unleashed  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ D \DUG EXOOHW LQVLGH WKH IDU OHIW team  carried  an  edge  in  play  for  SRVW WR HQG WKH JDPH ZLWK JRQH PRVW RI WKH 2WWHUVÂś 0RQGD\ KRPH LQ WKH H[WUD VHVVLRQ game  vs.  Mount  Anthony,  but  fell  Bushey  described  the  play.  EHKLQG ZLWK WR Âł, GLGQÂśW NQRZ ZKDW â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels play. WKH\ WKH RIÂżFLDOV ZHUH But  the  Otters,  and  good to keep going  to  do  when  that  senior  forward  Brittany  winning and girl  fell,  but  I  guess  it  Bushey,  had  the  answer. NHSW JRLQJ ´ VKH VDLG beat the Bushey  converted  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  all  I  could  think  of  feed  from  sophomore  Division I ZDV MXVW GULYH LW GRQÂśW middie  Maia  Edmunds  teams, but VWRS NHHS JRLQJ ´ to  tie  the  game  a  minute  on any given The  goal  allowed  OV  after  an  Amber  Morse  day anything WR GHIHDW DQ 'LYL- breakaway  put  MAU  on  can happen.â&#x20AC;? sion  I  team  and  improve  top. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; senior WR 7KH 2WWHUV DOVR In  overtime,  junior  forward evened  their  record  Marissa  Colburn  sent  the  Brittany Bushey YV ' , IRHV DW DQG ball  to  Bushey  outside  DYHQJHG D VHWEDFN DW the  MAU  scoring  circle.  0$8 RQ 2FW A  defender  obstructed  Bushey  as  The  Otters  also  picked  up  points  she  entered  the  circle,  and  the  of- in  a  tight  race  with  Mount  Abraham  ¿FLDO FDOOHG D GHOD\HG SHQDOW\ DV and  Harwood  for  the  Nos.  2  through  (See  Otters,  Page  3B) the  Patriot  fell,  but  allowed  play Â
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Sports BRIEFS Area  athletes  run  in a  Connecticut  race HARTFORD,  Conn.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  An  8-Âyear- old  from  North  Ferrisburgh  claimed  second  place  in  his  age  group  this  past  Saturday  in  the  5K  race  run  in  conjunction  with  ING  Hartford  Mar- athon  in  Connecticut.  Parker  Kayhart  was  second  among  several  dozen  competitors  in  the  age  9  and  younger  division.  He  crossed  WKH ÂżQLVK OLQH DW WKH HQG RI WKH PLOH UDFH LQ ² VHFRQGV ahead  of  his  dad,  Chris  Kayhart,  who  ZDV WK LQ WKH PHQÂśV \HDU old  division.  The  overall  winner  set  D FRXUVH UHFRUG RI Two  area  runners  posted  good  WLPHV LQ WKH GD\ÂśV KDOI PDUDWKRQ Corey  Robinson  of  Brandon  ran  the  PLOH UDFH LQ ZKLFK HDUQHG KLP WK SODFH LQ WKH PHQÂśV GLYLVLRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV &KULV- WLQH :LOOLDPV JDUQHUHG UG SODFH LQ WKH ZRPHQÂśV \HDU ROG GL- YLVLRQ ZLWK D WLPH RI LQ WKH half  marathon.
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Otter  boys  edged  by  visiting  Stratton BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Visiting  Stratton  edged  the  shorthanded  Otter  Val- OH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ER\VÂś VRFFHU WHDP RQ 7XHVGD\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  a  number  of  our  dynamic  players  who  could  not  play  due  to  in- juries,  and  it  certainly  showed  on  the  ¿HOG ´ VDLG &RDFK 0XIÂżH +DUYH\ Nick  Mischenko,  assisted  by  Ben  Jerome,  tallied  for  OV,  which  GURSSHG WR KHDGLQJ LQWR )ULGD\ÂśV home  game  vs.  undefeated  Twin  Val- ley.  The  Otters  are  probably  looking  at  D VHHG VRPHZKHUH EHWZHHQ 1R DQG LQ WKH 'LYLVLRQ ,, SOD\RIIV 7KH 9HUPRQW 3ULQFLSDOVÂś $VVRFLDWLRQ will  release  pairings  on  Monday.
ScoreBOARD
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS )LHOG +RFNH\ 10/14  OV  vs.  Mt.  Anthony   .............  2-Â1  (OT) 10/15  S.  Burlington  vs.  MUHS   ...............  4-Â0 10/15  CVU  at  Mt.  Abe   ...........  Ppd.  tp  10/16 *LUOV¡ 6RFFHU 10/14  Woodstock  vs.  OV   ..............  2-Â1  (OT) 10/14  Mt.  Abe  vs.  MUHS  ........................  5-Â0 10/15  Missisquoi  vs.  VUHS   ...................  1-Â0 %R\V¡ 6RFFHU 10/14  Mt.  Abe  vs.  GMVS   .......................  2-Â0 10/15  Stratton  vs.  OV   ............................  2-Â1 COLLEGE SPORTS )LHOG +RFNH\ 10/13  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   .......................  4-Â1 0HQ¡V 6RFFHU 10/13  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   .......................  2-Â0 :RPHQ¡V 6RFFHU 10/13  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   ..............  1-Â0  (OT)
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS )RRWEDOO 10/18  MUHS  at  Burlington   ................  7  p.m. 10/19  Oxbow  at  OV   ..........................  1  p.m. 10/19  Poultney  at  Mt.  Abe   ................  1  p.m. 10/21  ......................................  Playoffs  TBA )LHOG +RFNH\ 10/17  MUHS  at  CVU   ...................  3:45  p.m. 10/17  Mt.  Abe  at  S.  Burlington   .....  3:45  p.m. 10/18  Woodstock  at  OV   ....................  4  p.m.
(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)