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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â OCTOBER Â 2, Â 2014

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

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Paddling  on  fall’s quiet  lake  waters There  are  many  things  I  look  for-­ ward  to  every  fall.  Apples.  Apple  pie.  Apple  cider.  Cider  donuts  from  Happy  Valley  Orchard.  Also  au-­ tumn  vegetables.  Fall  foliage.  Chilly  mornings.  Warm  afternoons  that  fol-­ low  chilly  mornings.  Cool  evenings.  Spawning  brown  trout,  brook  trout  and  landlocked  salmon.  And  very  high  on  that  list:  fall  afternoons  pad-­ dling  our  canoe  around  the  local  lakes.  Growing  up,  I  usually  thought  of  spring  and  summer  as  the  months  for  ca-­ noeing.  Spring  was  when  I  canoed  rivers,  because  the  water  was  higher.  Many  of  my  favorite  New  England  rivers  are  small  to  medium-­sized  wa-­ ters  too  low  to  paddle  in  the  summer  â€”  not  without  frequent  stops  to  haul  the  canoe  over  gravel  bars.  You  have  to  catch  these  rivers  in  May  and  early  June,  or  maybe  even  late  April,  for  a  good  paddle.  Water  is  also  cooler  WKHQ PHDQLQJ WKH WURXW ÂżVKLQJ LV better.  My  earliest  memories  of  ca-­ noeing  are  on  the  Allagash  Wilder-­ ness  Waterway  in  Maine  in  mid-­May  about  two  weeks  after  ice-­out.  I  was  eight  years  old  with  my  father.  We  ZHUH ÂżVKLQJ IRU WKH ELJ EURRN WURXW that  came  into  the  rivers  out  of  the  deep  lakes  for  only  a  few  days  each  year  to  chase  spawning  smelt. Summer  was  the  month  for  pad-­ dling  lakes.  In  July  and  August  I  pad-­ dled  in  a  swimsuit  and  T-­shirt.  The  pace  was  leisurely.  I  could  stop  and  watch  loons  and  osprey.  If  I  got  hot,  I’d  pull  over  to  some  nice  rock  and  jump  into  the  water.  Summer  paddles  in  the  morning  when  the  turtles  were  just  coming  out  to  warm  up  on  rocks,  or  in  the  late  evening  when  the  sun  was  setting,  were  favorites.  Canoe-­ ing  excursions  were  often  combined  with  camping  trips.  Now,  however,  it  is  fall  canoeing  I  look  forward  to  the  most.  Although  WKH ÂżVKLQJ PD\ QRW EH DV JRRG DV in  the  spring,  the  water  temperature  has  dropped  considerably  from  the  VXPPHU DQG FROG ZDWHU ÂżVK DUH RQFH again  closer  to  the  surface.  I  will  of-­ ten  bring  two  rods  with  me.  I’ll  rig  one  for  trolling,  tying  on  a  streamer  (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 10/3  Mt.  Abe  at  Burlington  .............3:45  p.m. 0W 0DQVÂżHOG DW 08+6  .............10  a.m. 10/4  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV  ....................11  a.m. 0W 0DQVÂżHOG DW 0W $EH  ........3:45  p.m. 10/8  MUHS  at  Essex  ..........................5  p.m. 10/9  Rutland  at  OV  .............................4  p.m. 10/10  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS  .................3:45  p.m. 10/11  OV  at  Woodstock  ......................3  p.m. Football 10/3  Mt.  Anthony  at  MUHS  .................7  p.m. 10/4  Poultney  at  OV  ...........................1  p.m. 10/4  Mt.  Abe  at  Oxbow  .......................1  p.m. 10/11  Mill  River  at  Mt.  Abe  ..................1  p.m. 10/11  Winooski  at  OV  .........................3  p.m. 10/11  MUHS  at  S.  Burlington  ..............7  p.m. Girls’ Soccer 10/3  VUHS  at  Rice  ........................4:30  p.m. 10/3  Missisquoi  at  MUHS  ..............4:30  p.m. 10/3  Milton  at  Mt.  Abe  ....................4:30  p.m. 10/4  Woodstock  at  OV  ...................4:30  p.m. 10/8  MSJ  at  OV  ..................................4  p.m. 10/8  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe  ........................4  p.m. 10/8  MUHS  at  Milton  ..........................4  p.m. 10/10  OV  at  Mill  River  .........................4  p.m. 10/10  VUHS  at  Milton  .........................4  p.m. 10/11  Rice  at  MUHS  ...........................4  p.m. 10/11  Mt.  Abe  at  Missisquoi  ................4  p.m. Boys’ Soccer 10/4  Missisquoi  at  MUHS  .................10  a.m. 10/4  VUHS  at  Rice  ...........................10  a.m. 10/4  Windsor  at  OV  ..........................10  a.m. 10/7  OV  at  Arlington  ...........................4  p.m. 10/7  Milton  at  Mt.  Abe  .........................4  p.m. 10/7  VUHS  at  MUHS  ..........................4  p.m. 10/10  MUHS  at  Rice  ...........................4  p.m. 10/10  Mt.  Abe  at  Missisquoi  ................4  p.m. 10/10  Green  Mt.  at  OV  .......................4  p.m. 10/11  GMVS  at  VUHS  ........................4  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)

9HUJHQQHV DWKOHWH ZLQV 9HUPRQW 6XQ GLVWDQFH UXQ SALISBURY  â€”  This  past  Sun-­ day,  on  a  sparkling  clear  morning,  temperatures  soared  into  the  low  80s  for  the  annual  Vermont  Sun  Run  at  Branbury  State  Park  in  Salisbury. Athletes  competed  in  three  foot  UDFHV LQ ZKDW LV WKH ÂżQDO OHJ RI WKH 2014  Vermont  Sun  Run  and  Triath-­ lon  Series. Cory  Coffey  of  Vergennes,  37,  won  the  half-­marathon  event  in  1:27:55,  which  worked  out  to  a  pace  of  6:43  per  mile  for  the  13.2-­mile  race.  The  women’s  champion  in  that  race  was  20-­year-­old  Jessica  Okrant  of  South  Chittenden  in  1:41:59. Alex  von  Stange,  a  16-­year-­old  from  Shelburne,  won  the  10  kilome-­ ter  race  in  43:53.  Middlebury’s  Alli-­ son  Fasoli,  32,  claimed  the  women’s  10K  (6.1  mile)  title  and  was  second  overall. :LOOR 6XOOLYDQ RI 6SULQJÂżHOG won  the  5K  in  25:35. (See  Vt.  Sun,  Page  3B)

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the  second  half,  but  watched  the  Sea-­ horses  erupt  for  three  unanswered  goals.  After  a  timeout  by  Coach  Me-­ gan  Sears,  MUHS  countered  with  WKUHH JRDOV LQ WKH ¿QDO LQFOXGLQJ two  by  junior  wing  Makayla  Foster. The  victory  moved  MUHS  to  5-­3-­ (See  Field  hockey,  Page  2B)

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ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 29 YV 6SULQJÂżHOG  ............................2-­0 9/30  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Colchester  .....................1-­0 9/30  MUHS  vs.  Burlington   ......................6-­3 Girls’ Soccer 9/30  Proctor  vs.  OV  .................................4-­0 9/30  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Rice  ...............................1-­0 9/30  MUHS  vs.  Rutland  ...........................2-­1 9/30  GMVS  vs.  VUHS  .............................3-­2 Boys’ Soccer 9/29  OV  vs.  Fair  Haven  ...........................2-­1 9/29  Rice  vs.  Mt.  Abe  ...............................5-­0 9/29  VUHS  vs.  GMVS  .............................4-­0

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29 ER\V ZLQ ÂżUVW 98+6 SUHYDLOV (DJOHV IDOO ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  In  local  high  school  boys’  soccer  action,  all  on  Monday,  Otter  Valley  broke  through  IRU LWV ÂżUVW ZLQ ZKLOH 9HUJHQQHV made  it  two  straight  and  Mount  Abra-­ ham  dropped  a  road  contest.

Among  games  on  Wednesday  af-­ ter  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  Independent,  the  Commodore  boys  were  set  to  visit  the  Eagles  and  the  Middlebury  boys  were  to  host  Milton. Â

OTTERS The  Otters  defeated  host  Fair  Ha-­ ven,  2-­1,  in  a  game  between  two  WHDPV VHHNLQJ WKHLU ÂżUVW YLFWRU\ OV’s  Josh  Letourneau  scored  both  goals,  matching  Slater  Austin  Bran-­

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WATERVILLE,  Maine  â€”  The  Middlebury  College  women’s  soccer  WHDP EURNH WKURXJK IRU LWV ÂżUVW 1(6-­ CAC  win  on  Saturday,  1-­0  at  Colby.  The  Panthers  improved  to  4-­3,  1-­3  NESCAC,  heading  into  a  non-­league  game  on  Wednesday  at  Skidmore  and  a  Saturday  league  match  at  Trin-­ ity.  Colby  fell  to  2-­4-­1,  0-­3-­1  NES-­ CAC. Though  Middlebury  had  a  21-­7  shot  advantage  in  the  game,  only  PLGÂżHOGHU +DQQDK 5RELQVRQ VFRUHG DW ,W ZDV KHU ÂżUVW RI WKH VHDVRQ and  the  sixth  of  her  career. In  the  second  half,  Middlebury’s  Claire  Nishioka  and  Jamie  Soroka  had  golden  chances,  with  Colby  goalkeeper  Emily  Brook  diving  to  stop  Soroka. Colby’s  best  chance  came  with  just  over  19  minutes  left  to  play,  when  Emma  Marjollet  had  her  direct  kick  stopped  on  a  diving  play  by  Middle-­ bury  goalie  Emily  Eslinger. (VOLQJHU LQ KHU ÂżUVW FDUHHU VWDUW for  the  Panthers,  recorded  two  saves,  while  Brook  tallied  11  stops  for  the  Mules. Â

After U.S. title, Zimmer focuses on her business By  EVAN World  Champion-­ JOHNSON VKLSV ,Q KHU ÂżQDO BRISTOL  â€”  Af-­ race,  the  Kamikaze  ter  a  summer  of  races  Bike  Games  at  Mam-­ all  over  the  country,  moth  Lakes,  Calif.,  mountain  biker  Alison  on  Sept.  20,  she  raced  =LPPHU ÂżQLVKHG KHU well  enough  to  claim  season  this  past  month  a  national  title  as  the  ZLWK WZR ÂżQDO UDFHV 2014  USA  Cycling  in  Norway  and  Cali-­ Pro  Gravity  Tour  fornia.  This  Friday,  champion. the  Lincoln  resident  â€œAlthough  I  crashed  will  turn  her  atten-­ at  the  end  of  my  race  tion  to  her  next  chal-­ run  in  Norway  it  was  lenge,  operating  her  a  totally  awesome  own  physical  therapy  experience,â€?  Zimmer  clinic. said.  ALISON  ZIMMER But  don’t  think  Zimmer  originally  those  last  two  races  entered  mountain  were  simply  a  chance  to  wind  down.  bike  racing  a  few  years  ago  in  the  $/, =,00(5 )/,(6 GRZQ WKH GLUW WUDFN DW WKH .DPLND]H %LNH *DPHV LQ 0DPPRWK /DNHV &DOLI ODWH ODVW In  the  Sept.  6  race  in  Lillehammer,  enduro  division,  a  style  of  mountain  Norway,  Zimmer  competed  for  the  bike  racing  that  is  more  rounded  and  PRQWK :KLOH VKH SODFHG VHFRQG LQ WKH UDFH WKH SRLQWV VKH HDUQHG ERRVWHG KHU WR ZLQ WKH ZRPHQÂśV 3UR 0RXQ-­ WDLQ %LNH *UDYLW\ 7RXU 6HULHV (See  Zimmer,  Page  4B) ÂżUVW WLPH LQ WKH 8&, 0RXQWDLQ %LNH 3KRWR FRXUWHV\ RI 5\DQ %UHJDQWH

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