ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â OCTOBER Â 1, Â 2015
MATT DICKERSON
SPORTS
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My  good  friend  Dave  was  recently  KLW E\ D Ă€\LQJ ERDW ZKLOH ZDOOH\H ÂżVK- ing  in  South  Dakota.  *HWWLQJ KLW E\ D Ă€\LQJ ERDW ZDV SURE- ably  not  on  Dave’s  list  of  dangers  to  DYRLG ZKLOH ÂżVKLQJ +H DQG , VSHQW WKH summer  teaching  and  traveling  togeth- er  in  Alaska.  As  the  adults  responsible  for  the  safety  of  nine  college  students,  we  had  a  long  list  of  potential  dangers  associated  with  ¿VKLQJ DQG VSHQG- ing  time  on  the  waters  of  Alaska.  We  worked  hard  to  minimize  and  mitigate  them.  But  we  were  aware  of  them.  At  the  top  of  our  list  were  the  bears.  And  we  did,  in  fact,  see  several  of  them,  though  fortunately  not  when  we  were  with  students.  At  one  point  an  approaching  brown  bear  was  close  enough  that  I  had  my  bear  spray  out,  DUPHG DQG UHDG\ WR ÂżUH 7KH EHDU veered  away  at  the  last  moment.  Getting  hypothermia  and  drown- ing  in  glacial  water  was  another  po- WHQWLDO GDQJHU 2Q D Ă€RDW WULS RQH RI our  students  fell  out  of  the  raft  into  a  IDVW Ă€RZLQJ JODFLDO ULYHU 'XH WR RXU guide’s  great  job  with  safety  precau- tions  and  preparation,  the  student  was  EDFN LQ WKH UDIW LQ DERXW ÂżYH VHFRQGV a  little  wet  but  no  worse  for  the  wear.  (Even  her  cell  phone  eventually  dried  out  and  came  back  to  life.) My  wife  was  most  worried  about  our  bush  plane  crashing.  There  is  a  saying  in  Alaska:  “There  are  old  pilots,  and  there  are  bold  pilots,  but  there  are  no  old  bold  pilots.â€?  We  always  went  with  old  pilots.  Although  I  never  felt  unsafe,  we  did  have  one  eye-Âopening  moment  landing  in  the  bush  and  see- ing  the  abandoned  hull  of  another  bush  plane  lying  on  the  tundra.  My  wife  was  also  concerned  that  some  mine  securi- ty  guard  might  shoot  us  for  snooping  around  while  we  were  doing  research  on  environmental  issues  related  to  existing  and  proposed  heavy  metal  mines.  Nobody  shot  at  us. My  own  greatest  safety  concern  (See  Dickerson,  Page  4B)
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(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)
Sports BRIEFS
/DEHUJH ZLQV WLWOH at  Ralph  Myhre MIDDLEBURY  —  Nicole  Laberge  won  the  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  women’s  club  championship,  contest- ed  this  past  weekend.  Laberge  edged  runner-Âup  Liza  Sacheli  for  the  title.  This  coming  Saturday  and  Sunday  will  see  another  women’s  event:  The  Middlebury  College  Women’s  Invita- tional  golf  tournament  will  tee  off  on  Saturday  at  noon  and  at  9  a.m.  on  Sun- day,  with  shotgun  starts  both  days.  In  regular  Bill  Davidson  Thursday  Afternoon  Golf  on  Sept.  24,  the  four- some  of  Fred  Belanger,  Glen  Wehr- wein,  Dick  Hodgson  and  Paul  Butt  prevailed. The  quartet  of  Frank  Punderson,  Jim  Twitchell,  Gary  Starr  and  Bruce  Byers  took  second,  and  the  foursome  of  Eric  Bergland,  Ashley  Cadwell,  Dave  Fo- UDQ DQG 0LNH $GDPV ÂżQLVKHG IRXUWK Dick  Hodgson  earned  low  net  hon- ors  on  the  afternoon.
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TIGER  JUNIOR  OWEN  Hammel  knocks  the  ball  away  from  Commo- dore  senior  Aaron  Gaines  during  high  school  soccer  action  in  Middle- bury  Tuesday. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
SOUTH  BURLINGTON  —  The  Rice  boys’  soccer  team  continued  its  march  through  the  Lake  Division  on  Tuesday,  when  it  defeated  visiting  Mount  Abraham,  5-Â2.  In  a  seven-Âday  span,  the  6-Â2  Green  Knights  defeated  Vergennes,  Middlebury  and  Mount  Abe  by  a  collective  score  of  16-Â3.  On  Tuesday,  Nate  Cary  scored  twice  for  Rice,  and  goalie  Leland  VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  School  senior  Tyler  Kepes  connects  with  a  *D]R PDGH ÂżYH VDYHV Dylan  Weaver  and  Nick  Catlin  header  during  Tuesday’s  game  against  Middlebury. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell notched  the  Eagle  goals,  and  goalie  Nick  Szczecinski  stopped  10  shots  as  Mount  Abe  dropped  to  4-Â2-Â2.  The  Ea- gles  are  set  to  visit  VUHS  on  Friday. Â
MUHS  boys  outscore  Commodores 0LGÂżHOG SOD\ NH\V 7LJHUVÂś VHFRQG ZLQ By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middle- bury  Union  High  School  boys’  soccer  team  erupted  for  a  season-Âhigh  num- ber  of  goals  on  a  rainy  Tuesday,  and  ultimately  needed  almost  all  of  them  to  earn  a  5-Â3  victory  over  visiting  Ver- gennes. The  Tigers  struck  early,  scoring  on  WKHLU ÂżUVW VKRW DQG EXLOW D OHDG with  10:07  to  go  on  Joao  Pedro  Ri- beiro’s  second  goal  of  the  game. Â
The  Commodores  answered  with  two  goals  in  less  than  a  minute,  the  VHFRQG FRPLQJ IURP VHQLRU PLGÂżHOG- er  Aaron  Gaines  at  6:47  before  the  UDOO\ Âż]]OHG MUHS  moved  to  2-Â5-Â1,  with  two  wins  in  their  past  three  outings.  On  Tuesday,  the  Tigers  controlled  most  of  the  action  and  earned  a  20-Â14  ad- vantage  in  shots,  with  most  of  those  bids  of  higher  quality  than  the  Com- PRGRUHVÂś HVSHFLDOO\ LQ WKH ÂżUVW PLQXWHV 0LGÂżHOGHUV 'XQFDQ 0F- Cabe,  Drew  Barnicle,  Owen  Ham- mel,  Joseph  Vanacore,  Lucas  Pyle,  Ross  Crowne  and  Henry  Hodde  all Â
played  well  offensively  and  defen- sively  for  MUHS.  “I  was  pleased  with  how  we  played,â€?  MUHS  coach  Reeves  Live- say  said.  “I  think  we  really  looked  to  move  the  ball  quickly,  and  we  looked  to  move  it  out  wide,  and  I  thought  we  generated  some  dangerous  opportuni- ties  from  getting  the  ball  out  wide.â€? Livesay  also  credited  the  Commo- GRUHV IRU ÂżJKWLQJ WR WKH HQG “I  thought  Vergennes  did  a  great  job  DOO WKH ZD\ WR WKH ÂżQLVK 7KH\ GLGQÂśW let  up  at  any  point,â€?  he  said.  “They  re- ally  earned  the  last  couple  goals.â€? VUHS  coach  Kevin  Hayes,  whose Â
team  dropped  to  2-Â6  and  will  host  Mount  Abraham  on  Friday,  had  simi- lar  takes.  He  said  the  Tigers’  edge  at  PLGÂżHOG SURYHG GHFLVLYH MXVW DV KLV WHDPÂśV SOD\ DW PLGÂżHOG KDG NH\HG VUHS  this  past  Saturday  vs.  Missis- quoi.  “You’ve  got  to  hand  it  to  Middle- bury.  They  played  well.  They  moved  the  ball  well  in  the  middle.  We  lost  the  middle.  We  weren’t  as  strong  in  the  middle  as  we  were  on  Saturday,â€?  Hayes  said.  “We  just  got  cut  up  a  few  times.â€? At  the  same  time,  Hayes  said  he  was  (See  Soccer,  Page  2B)
Middlebury  men  pick  up  league  victory,  tie MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middlebury  College  men’s  soccer  team  picked  up  a  home  win  and  a  road  tie  in  recent  NESCAC  action  and  stand  at  5-Â1-Â1  overall,  2-Â1-Â1  in  league  play.  The  Pan- thers  will  host  league  foe  Colby  at  1  p.m.  on  Saturday.  On  Tuesday,  the  Panther  offense  came  to  life Â
in  a  4-Â2  win  over  visiting  Hamilton  (3-Â4,  1-Â3  NESCAC).  7KH YLVLWRUV VFRUHG ÂżUVW LQWR WKH JDPH when  Mike  Lubelczyk  headed  home  a  Zack  Becker  cross  from  the  left  side. The  Panthers  evened  the  match  in  the  29th  minute,  when  Adam  Glaser  volleyed  home  Kirk Â
Horton’s  cross  from  the  left  for  his  team-Âlead- LQJ ÂżIWK JRDO RI WKH VHDVRQ Middlebury  took  the  lead  at  42:19,  when  Tom  Bean  back-Âheeled  a  Glaser  serve  out  of  the  air  and  into  the  net.  Middlebury  grabbed  a  two-Âgoal  lead  at  52:32.  (See  Panthers,  Page  3B)
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey :RRGVWRFN DW 29 S P 0W 0DQV¿HOG DW 0W $EH S P &ROFKHVWHU DW 08+6 S P 29 DW :RRGVWRFN D P 0W $EH DW &ROFKHVWHU S P 08+6 DW (VVH[ S P %HOORZV )DOOV DW 29 S P 08+6 DW %XUOLQJWRQ S P (VVH[ DW 0W $EH S P &98 DW 08+6 S P 6 %XUOLQJWRQ DW 0W $EH D P +DUWIRUG DW 29 D P Football (VVH[ DW 08+6 S P 29 DW 8 S P %XUU %XUWRQ DW 0W $EH S P 29 DW 0W $EH S P 08+6 DW 5LFH S P 0LOO 5LYHU DW 29 S P Girls’ Soccer 98+6 DW 08+6 S P 0W $EH DW 98+6 S P 08+6 DW 0LVVLVTXRL S P 08+6 DW 0W $EH S P 98+6 DW 0LOWRQ S P 29 DW *UHHQ 0W 8QLRQ S P 98+6 DW 5LFH S P 0W $EH DW 0LVVLVTXRL S P 0LOWRQ DW 08+6 D P 29 DW %HOORZV )DOOV D P Boys’ Soccer 08+6 DW 0LVVLVTXRL S P 29 DW :RRGVWRFN S P 98+6 DW 0LOWRQ S P
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29 ÂżHOG KRFNH\ VKRFNV 5XWODQG RUTLAND  —  The  Otter  Valley  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ WHDP rallied  for  a  dramatic  4-Â3  win  at  Divi- sion  I  foe  Rutland  on  Monday,  when  Allison  Lowell  scored  three  of  her  four  JRDOV LQ WKH ÂżQDO WR HUDVH D Raider  lead. The  victory  moved  OV  to  5-Â1-Â2  and  into  second  place  in  D-ÂII  entering  a  two-Âgame  set  with  third-Âplace  Wood- stock  (3-Â2-Â2).  The  Wasps  are  set  to  visit  on  Thursday  afternoon,  and  OV  will  travel  to  Woodstock  on  Saturday  afternoon.  Undefeated  U-Â32  remains  LQ ÂżUVW SODFH On  Monday,  the  Raiders  earned  16  penalty  corners  to  the  Otters’  two  and  put  20  shots  on  goal  to  the  Otters’  six,  with  OV  goalie  Myliah  McDonough  turning  away  17  Raider  bids. Rutland  got  on  the  board  with  goals  from  Mia  Sanborn  two  minutes  into  the  game  and  Marina  Rotella  at  14:16  RI WKH ÂżUVW KDOI /RZHOO WDOOLHG KHU ÂżUVW a  minute  later  to  put  OV  on  the  board,  but  Rotella  made  it  3-Â1  before  half- time.  OV  coach  Stacey  Edmunds-ÂBrickell  said  her  defense  of  Meghan  Hallett,  Courtney  Randall  and  Sophie  Bloom- er  settled  in  after  the  break,  but  the  of- fense  did  not  click  in  until  she  shifted  the  formation  to  give  more  support  to  Lowell  up  top.  At  10:11,  Lowell  converted  a  feed  from  Maia  Edmunds  to  make  it  3-Â2,  and  at  7:47  Lowell  converted  a  clean  breakaway.  Her  game-Âwinner  came  at  3:30,  when  she  dribbled  past  two  de- fenders  and  went  in  alone  on  Raider  goalie  Emily  Lanzillo  (two  saves)  and  found  the  corner  again.  The  Raiders  fell  to  3-Â6. Â
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PANTHER  FRESHMAN  DANIEL  O’Grady  gets  to  the  ball  in  front  of  Hamilton  defender  Andrew  Martin  during  Tuesday’s  game  in  Middlebury.  O’Grady  had  an  assist  in  the  4-Â2  Middlebury  win. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
BRUNSWICK,  Maine  —  Host  Bowdoin  dealt  the  Middlebury  Col- lege  women’s  soccer  team  a  1-Â0  set- back  on  Saturday.  The  Panthers  (2-Â3-Â1,  1-Â2-Â1  NESCAC)  were  set  to  play  at  Keene  State  on  Wednesday  night  and  will  host  Colby  on  Saturday.  The  Polar  Bears  (3-Â2,  2-Â2)  scored  about  21  minutes  into  the  game  and  PDGH LW VWDQG IRU WKH ÂżQDO PLQXWHV Kiersten  Turner  scored  the  lone  goal  20:54  into  the  contest  after  beating  Middlebury  keeper  Kate  Reinmuth  on  a  loose  ball  and  poking  it  home. Polar  Bear  goalie  Bridget  McCarthy  PDGH IRXU RI KHU VL[ VDYHV LQ WKH ÂżUVW half  and  was  tested  by  Adriana  Gild- ner  late  in  the  second  frame.  Reinmuth  stopped  two  shots  in  29:59  before  be- ing  relieved  by  Emily  Eslinger,  who  made  three  saves  the  rest  of  the   way.  Bowdoin  held  a  4-Â2  edge  in  corner  kicks  and  a  12-Â9  advantage  in  shots.