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THURSDAY, Â OCTOBER Â 6, Â 2016
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
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/HIW\ WKH PD\RU $ OLIHWLPH VSRUW “’Ello  Guv-Ânah.â€? Time  to  check  in  with  the  North- HDVW .LQJGRPÂśV IDYRULWH VRQ %LOO Lee,  who  has  been  much  in  the  news  ODWHO\ IURQW SDJH VWRULHV LQ WKH Boston  Globe,  Burlington  Free  Press,  Seven  Days,  and  a  guest  appearance  on  NPR’s  “Wait,  Wait,  Don’t  Tell  Me.â€? $V PDQ\ RI \RX QR GRXEW NQRZ %LOO Âł6SDFHPDQ´ /HH IDPRXV EDVHEDOOLVW LV UXQQLQJ IRU JRYHUQRU KDYLQJ KHHG- HG WKH FDOO RI WKH /LEHUW\ 8QLRQ 3DUW\ LQ 9HUPRQW +H KDV LQMHFWHG D ELW RI D Merry  Prankster  element  to  Vermont  politics  not  seen  since  Tunbridge  IDUPHU )UHG 7XWWOH WKH 0DQ ZLWK D Plan,  won  the  Republican  U.S.  Senate  primary  in  1998. Actually,  “Spacemanâ€?  is  a  misno- mer.  In  the  baseball  classes  I  teach  at  Middlebury  Col- lege,  Bill  is  always  the  guest  lecturer  in  our  last  class.  He’s  my  “closerâ€?  and  he  QHYHU IDLOV WR VWLPX- late  the  troops.  But  he’s  no  “Spaceman.â€?  He’s  hardly  “spaceyâ€?  as  we  use  the  term:  ORRS\ Ă€DNH\ RXW RI LW He  is,  on  the  other  hand,  irrepress- ible,  irreverent,  original,  outspoken,  occasionally  outrageous,  unconven- tional,  quick-Âwitted,  outrĂŠ,  but  decid- edly  not  a  Spaceman. I  have  to  say  “outrĂŠâ€?  because  he  is  so  big  in  Montreal,  where  he  played  KLV ODVW IRXU \HDUV LQ WKH 0DMRUV ,I Canadians  could  vote,  Bill  Lee  would  be  our  next  governor,  winning  in  a  landslide. He  didn’t  want  to  discuss  politics  this  week  when  we  spoke.  He  pre- IHUUHG WR WDON DERXW EDVHEDOO DQG QRW WKH 0DMRU /HDJXH %DVHEDOO SRVWVHD- VRQ EXW UDWKHU WKH SOD\RIIV UHFHQWO\ FRQFOXGHG RI WKH 9HUPRQW 6HQLRU Baseball  League.  The  VSBL  has  17  WHDPV IURP DOO RYHU WKH VWDWH ZLWK players  age  35  and  older. %LOO /HH LV \HDUV ROG +HÂśV WKH (See  Lindholm,  Page  4B)
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 10/3  OV  vs.  Rutland  ................................2-Â0 10/4  Mt.  Abe  vs.  MUHS  ...........................3-Â1 10/5  OV  at  Mt.  Anthony  .........................Late Boys’ Soccer 10/3  Woodstock  vs.  OV  ...........................5-Â1 10/4  Rice  vs.  Mt.  Abe  ...............................5-Â0 10/5  VUHS  at  MUHS  .............................Late Girls’ Soccer 10/4  Long  Trail  vs.  OV  .............................2-Â0 10/5  MUHS  at  VUHS  .............................Late 10/5  Rice  at  Mt.  Abe  ..............................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 10/4  Midd.  vs.  St.  Lawrence  ....................7-Â1 Men’s Soccer 10/4  Midd.  vs.  Plymouth  St.  .....................6-Â0 Women’s Soccer 10/4  Midd.  vs.  St.  Lawrence  ....................3-Â0
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 10/7  MUHS  at  Colchester  ..............3:45  p.m. 0W $EH DW 0W 0DQV¿HOG  ........3:45  p.m. 10/8  Woodstock  at  OV  ......................11  a.m. 10/11  Colchester  at  Mt.  Abe  ..........3:45  p.m. 10/13  Mt.  Abe  at  Essex  ..................3:45  p.m. 10/13  MUHS  at  Burlington  .............3:45  p.m. 10/15  MUHS  at  CVU  ........................10  a.m. 10/15  OV  at  Bellows  Falls  ................11  a.m. 10/15  Mt.  Abe  at  S.  Burlington  ............7  p.m. Football 10/7  MUHS  at  Essex  ..........................7  p.m. 10/14  Rice  at  MUHS  ...........................7  p.m. 10/14  Mt.  Abe  at  OV  ...........................7  p.m. 10/21  CVU  at  MUHS  ..........................7  p.m.
FORMER  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  football  coach  Mickey  Heinecken  was  re- cently  inducted  into  the  Ath- letics  Hall  of  Fame  at  the  Uni- versity  of  Delaware,  his  alma  mater. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW Campbell
EAGLE  SOPHOMORE  CASONDRA  Dykstra  tries  to  stop  a  shot  by  Middlebury  Union  High  School  junior  Laura  Whitney  during  Tuesday’s  game  in  Middlebury.  Mount  Abraham  won  the  game,  3-Â1. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
0W $EH ÂżHOG KRFNH\ RXWODVWV 7LJHUV (DJOHVÂś ÂżQLVKLQJ SURYHV GHFLVLYH By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  Trends  con- WLQXHG LQ 7XHVGD\ÂśV KLJK VFKRRO ÂżHOG hockey  game  between  Mount  Abra- ham  and  host  Middlebury.  The  4-Â3-Â1  Eagles  continued  to  play  well  in  their  3-Â1  win,  improving  to  4-Â1-Â1  in  their  past  six  games.  Their  only  loss  in  that  stretch  has  been  by  WR XQGHIHDWHG 'LYLVLRQ , 6RXWK Burlington. And  a  young  Tiger  team  continued  to  show  progress  and  look  danger- RXV RQ RIIHQVH EXW IHOO WR GHVSLWH playing  Mount  Abe  to  a  statistical  VWDQGRII 7KH (DJOHV OHG LQ VKRWV DW goal,  14-Â12,  but  the  Tigers  earned  more  penalty  corners,  10-Â9. The  coaches,  Mount  Abe’s  Mary  Stetson  and  the  Tigers’  Megan  Sears,  ERWK VDLG WKH IDVW SDFHG JDPH FDPH GRZQ WR ÂżQLVKLQJ “I  knew  it  was  going  to  be  end  line  WR HQG OLQH MXVW WKH ZD\ 0HJDQ DO- ways  has  her  team  prepared,â€?  Stetson  said.  “And  I  think  our  kids  took  great  DGYDQWDJH RI RXU RSSRUWXQLWLHV ´ Sears  saw  some  positives,  but  not  HQRXJK IRU D ZLQ LQ D JDPH WKDW IRO- lowed  a  well  played  overtime  loss  to  (See  Stickers,  Page  3B)
EAGLE  SENIOR  MARGARET  Moody  controls  the  ball  during  Tuesday’s  game  against  Middlebury.
Heinecken chosen for alma materâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hall of fame NEWARK,  Del.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Uni- YHUVLW\ RI 'HODZDUH DQQRXQFHG ODVW ZHHN WKDW IRUPHU ORQJWLPH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH IRRWEDOO coach  Mickey  Heinecken  will  EH DPRQJ RQH RI VFKRRO alumni  honored  this  year  as  the  QHZHVW PHPEHUV RI LWV $WKOHW- LFV +DOO RI )DPH Among  other  UD  alumni  to  be  inducted  along  with  Hei- necken  during  the  universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  homecoming  weekend  on  Oct.  28  will  be  Super  Bowl  winning  TXDUWHUEDFN -RH )ODFFR RI WKH Baltimore  Ravens,  who  played  IRU WKH %OXH +HQV LQ DQG 2007.  +HLQHFNHQ D JUDGX- ate  and  a  three-Âsport  star  at  Delaware,  also  served  as  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  head  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lacrosse  FRDFK IRU QLQH \HDUV DQG DV- VLVWHG WKH VFKRROÂśV IRRWEDOO SUR- JUDP EHIRUH WDNLQJ RYHU DV WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ IRRWEDOO FRDFK IRU \HDUV FRPSLOLQJ D PDUN )ROORZLQJ WKH DQG 1981  seasons,  Heinecken  was  named  the  All-ÂDivision  New  (QJODQG &RDFK RI WKH <HDU +HLQHFNHQ SOD\HG IRXU \HDUV RI IRRWEDOO LQ WKH IDOO DQG LQ WKH VSULQJ WZR \HDUV RI EDVHEDOO EHIRUH VZLWFKLQJ WR ODFURVVH +H FRDFKHG ODFURVVH LQ DQG DQG DJDLQ IURP WR DQG DVVLVWHG WKH IRRWEDOO SURJUDP LQ DQG (See  Heinecken,  Page  3B)
Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
High  school  booters  fail  to  post  victories ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  lo- cal  high  school  soccer  action  ear- lier  this  week,  the  Otter  Valley  girls  and  boys  and  the  Mount  Abraham  boys  all  came  up  short.  OTTER  GIRLS On  Tuesday,  visiting  Long  Trail  (4-Â4)  scored  twice  in  the  ¿UVW KDOI DQG FDPH SOCCER away  with  a  2-Â0  win  over  the  OV  girls.  Coach  Rick  Hedding  said  Jil- lian  Flanders OHG D EHWWHU GHIHQ- VLYH HIIRUW IRU WKH 2WWHUV LQ WKH VHFRQG KDOI OTTER  BOYS On  Monday,  visiting  Woodstock  improved  to  7-Â2-Â1  with  a  5-Â1  vic-Â
WRU\ RYHU WKH 2WWHUV :DVS (PLOLR 0RQWDQR UDFNHG XS IRXU goals  and  an  assist.  Late  in  the  sec- RQG KDOI 29 MXQLRU Maxwell  Wil- liams  chased  down  a  loose  ball  in  the  Woodstock  box  and  passed  the  ball  to  Reilly  Shannon ZKR WDOOLHG IRU the  Otters. 7KH 2WWHUV IDFH ULYDO Proctor  on  Saturday. EAGLE  BOYS On  Tuesday,  visiting  Rice  (5-Â3)  got  three  goals  IURP (YDQ 5ROHDX LQ D YLFWRU\ over  the  Eagle  boys.  Goalies  Toby  Bunch  and  Ethan  DeWitt  com- ELQHG IRU ÂżYH VDYHV IRU WKH OTTER  VALLEY  MIDFIELDER  Ethan  Sulik-ÂDoty  makes  a  play  for  the  ball  against  a  Woodstock  player  dur- Eagles,  who  dropped  their  third  ing  OVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  loss  to  the  Wasps,  5-Â1,  on  Monday. straight.  Brandon  Reporter  photo/Lee  J.  Kahrs
Wrap-Up
(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)
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