Sept 15, 2016— B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â SEPTEMBER Â 15, Â 2016

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

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On trout, new students and old memories

7KLUW\ ÂżYH \HDUV DJR WKLV PRQWK I  headed  off  to  college  in  a  small,  rural,  New  Hampshire  town.  I  didn’t  own  a  car  and  would  go  through  my  college  career  and  most  of  my  graduate  school  career  without  one.  I  didn’t  even  own  a  good  bike  until  I  purchased  one  before  senior  year  so  that  I  could  participate  in  a  10-­day,  500-­mile  bike  trip  to  Nova  Scotia  with  the  college’s  outing  club. What  I  did  own  ZDV D ÂżVKLQJ URG ,Q IDFW , RZQHG WZR RQH XOWUD OLJKW VSLQQLQJ URG DQG RQH ÂżEHUJODVV Ă€\ rod.  I  owned  a  few  lures,  too.  I  had  a  decent  collection  of  largemouth  bass  lures  and  a  small  but  effective  collection  of  spinners  and  minnow  imitations  for  trout  streams.  I  doubt  , KDG PDQ\ Ă€LHV EHFDXVH , ZDV VWLOO QHZ WR Ă€\ ÂżVKLQJ EXW LI QRWKLQJ HOVH I  had  a  container  of  streamer  pat-­ terns  imitating  smelt. And  I  was  determined  to  make  good  use  of  them.  Fishing  was  my  favorite  recreation  through  middle  school  and  high  school.  It  was  my  way  to  relax  when  the  world  was  too  hectic.  It  was  my  escape  to  quiet  and  nature  when  the  world  grew  too  loud  or  industrialized.  And,  most  impor-­ tantly,  it  was  my  entry  into  peace  when  the  world  seemed  too  cruel  or  violent.  Since  the  world  was  altogether  too  often  hectic,  loud  and  cruel,  I  spent  D ORW RI WLPH ÂżVKLQJ ² KLNLQJ RYHU the  hill  and  through  the  woods  to  a  secluded  little  bass  pond  on  a  neigh-­ boring  property,  or  tromping  along  the  tiny  meandering  trout  stream  WKDW Ă€RZHG RI WKDW SRQG 7KH VKRUH-­ lines  of  both  the  stream  and  the  pond  have  long  since  fallen  prey  to  devel-­ opment  as  the  town  quadrupled  in  population  over  the  intervening  de-­ cades.  But  when  my  family  moved  WKHUH LQ WKH SRSXODWLRQ RI WKH town  was  only  800.  The  shoreline  of  the  pond  had  only  one  tiny,  run-­ down  cottage  whose  owners  almost  never  appeared.  It  was  a  rare,  under-­ ÂżVKHG SRQG WKDW SURGXFHG D ORW RI (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

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Opportunities  lost  for  MUHS  girls Tigers  dominate,  but  MRU  wins

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/13 Essex vs. Mt. Abe ............................3-­1 9/14 OV at Fair Haven ...........................Late Girls’ Soccer 9/10 Proctor vs. OV .................................4-­0 9/12 VUHS vs. Fair Haven ......................1-­1 9/13 Mill River vs. MUHS.........................1-­0 9/13 Mt. Abe vs. Fairfax ...........................4-­0 9/13 Arlington vs. OV ...............................4-­0 Boys’ Soccer 9/14 Rice at MUHS ................................Late 9/14 Fairfax at Mt. Abe ..........................Late 9/14 VUHS at OV ..................................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 9/11 Midd. vs. Smith ................................5-­1 Women’s Soccer 9/14 Plattsburgh at Midd........................Late

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/15 Rice at MUHS .............................4 p.m. 9/16 U-­32 at Mt. Abe...........................4 p.m. 9/17 Hartford at OV ..........................11 a.m. 9/19 Mt. Abe at Burlington ..................4 p.m. 9/21 Mt. Abe at Colchester .................4 p.m. 9/21 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield...............4 p.m. 9/21 Bellows Falls at OV ....................4 p.m. 9/24 Burlington at MUHS ..................10 a.m. 9/24 OV at Woodstock........................2 p.m. Football 9/16 Brattleboro at Midd. ....................7 p.m. 9/16 Mt. Abe at Fair Haven .................7 p.m. 9/17 Woodstock at OV........................1 p.m. 9/23 Colchester at MUHS ...................7 p.m. 9/23 Mt. Abe at N. Country .................7 p.m. 9/24 OV at Windsor ............................1 p.m. Boys’ Soccer 9/17 Burlington at MUHS ...............4:30 p.m. 9/17 Fair Haven at VUHS .................10 a.m. 9/17 Hartford at OV ..........................10 a.m. 9/20 CVU at MUHS .......................4:30 p.m. 9/20 VUHS at Missisquoi ...............4:30 p.m. 9/20 Milton at Mt. Abe ....................4:30 p.m. 9/21 Mill River at OV......................4:30 p.m. 9/22 VUHS at Milton ...........................7 p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Mid-­ dlebury  Union  High  School  girls’  soccer  team  couldn’t  convert  their  many  chances  vs.  visiting  Mill  River  on  Tuesday,  while  the  Minutemen  took  advantage  of  one  Tiger  defensive  lapse. $V D UHVXOW 0LOO 5LYHU escaped  Fucile  Field  with  a  1-­0  victory  despite  the  Tigers’  edge  in  play  and  territory,  which  can  be  fairly  seen  in  their  advantages  of  LQ VKRWV DW JRDO DQG LQ shots  on  goal. To  be  sure,  â€œThey’re the  Minute-­ men  defense  getting to —  led  by  cen-­ know each tral  defender  other betMelissa  Fay  ter, trustDQG PLGÂżHOGHU ing each Annie  Hasen-­ hohr  â€”  did  other a a  good  job  in  little more.â€? — Coach not  allowing  Wendy Leeds the  Tigers  time  to  line  up  good  VKRWV DW 058 JRDOLH .D\OLQ &RW-­ trell  (10  saves). “They  were  a  good  team.  They  gave  us  a  good  game,â€?  said  08+6 &RDFK :HQG\ /HHGV “And  they  did  a  good  job  of  capi-­ talizing  on  their  fewer  opportuni-­ ties  than  we  did  on  our  many  op-­ portunities.â€? Leeds  also  saw  plenty  to  like.  Her  defense  had  not  played  well  vs.  Fair  Haven  the  previous  Sat-­ urday,  but  showed  progress  on  Tuesday,  when  seniors  Darcy  Staats  and  Kess  Moulton  started  at  sweeper  and  stopper,  respec-­ tively,  and  juniors  Lauren  Turner  and  Satchel  McLaughlin  in  par-­ WLFXODU IDUHG ZHOO RQ WKH Ă€DQNV “They’re  getting  to  know  each  other  better,  trusting  each  other  a  (See  Tigers,  Page  2B)

Masterson  nets  Bowl  title;Íž  Quenneville  nipped WEST  HAVEN  â€”  Bristol’s  Josh  Masterson  clinched  the  Devil’s  Bowl  6SHHGZD\ &HQWUDO 9HUPRQW 0RWRU-­ cycles  Late  Model  series  champion-­ VKLS ZLWK D VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQLVK RQ Sunday,  and,  despite  a  victory,  Bran-­ don’s  Vince  Quenneville  Jr.  ended  up  second  in  the  premier  Bond  Auto  3DUWV 6SRUWVPDQ 0RGLÂżHG VHULHV when  a  points  tiebreaker  went  to  ri-­ val  New  York  driver  Jason  Durgan. ,Q WKH &HQWUDO 9HUPRQW 0RWRUF\-­ cles  Late  Model  division,  American-­ &DQDGLDQ 7RXU UHJXODU %REE\ 7KHU-­ rien  of  Hinesburg,  invaded  Devil’s  %RZO WR ZLQ WKH ODS ÂżQDOH doing  so  only  after  an  exciting  late  battle  for  the  lead  with  Masterson.  Series  championship  contender  Rob-­

ert  Bryant  Jr.  looked  like  a  potential  seven-­year  history  of  Devil’s  Bowl’s  ZLQQHU DV KH OHG LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI RI asphalt  track.  the  race,  but  a  broken  rear  axle  took  Veteran  drivers  Durgan  and  him  out  of  the  run-­ Quenneville  put  on  QLQJ DW ODS the  most  dramatic  Brad Bertrand of With  Bryant  out  show  of  the  year  on  Therrien  inherited  Ferrisburgh won Sunday.  They  en-­ the  lead  and  Master-­ WKH ODS Ă€QDOH IRU tered  the  two-­day  son  challenged.  The  the Portland Glass DVSKDOW ÂżQDOH WLHG LQ two  traded  paint  on  Mini Stock division point  standings,  but  several  occasions,  to take his third Durgan  pulled  ahead  EXW 7KHUULHQ ÂżQDOO\ by  two  points  after  a  cleared  out  to  the  victory of the year. 50-­lap  race  on  Sat-­ lead  with  less  than  urday.  In  Sunday’s  15  laps  left  and  cruised  to  the  win.  50-­lapper,  defending  champion  0DVWHUVRQÂśV ÂżQLVK JDYH KLP QRW RQO\ Quenneville  did  all  he  could  by  win-­ the  championship,  but  also  the  dis-­ ning  the  race  â€”  his  fourth  score  of  WLQFWLRQ RI EHFRPLQJ WKH ÂżUVW PXOWL the  year  â€”  as  Durgan’s  car  struggled  time  Late  Model  champion  in  the  LQ WUDIÂżF

But  Durgan  caught  some  lucky  breaks,  including  a  late-­race  throttle  linkage  failure  on  Saturday  race  win-­ ner  Ron  Proctor’s  car.  With  nine  laps  left  Durgan  moved  into  second  place  behind  Quenneville  and  rode  there  until  the  end  of  the  race  to  create  a  tie  in  the  point  standings.  Durgan  got  WKH WLHEUHDNHU EDVHG RQ D HGJH LQ victories  for  the  season. Former  Thunder  Road  champion  -DVRQ :RRGDUG RI :DWHUEXU\ &HQWHU won  the  50-­lap  feature  for  the  Rosen  &  Berger  Auto  Recyclers  Renegade  division.  Jim  McKiernan  of  New  <RUN VHWWOHG IRU WKH UXQQHU XS ÂżQLVK one  spot  ahead  of  Scott  FitzGerald.  That  one  on-­track  position  was  all  (See  Devil’s  Bowl,  Page  3B)

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Panther  booters  open  with  victories 1(: /21'21 &RQQ ² 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH PHQÂśV VRFFHU team  opened  the  season  last  week  with  a  pair  of  victories,  one  at  home  and  one  on  the  road.  The  Panthers  KRVW 1(6&$& ULYDO $PKHUVW DW noon  on  Saturday. On  Saturday,  the  Panthers  edged  KRVW &RQQHFWLFXW LQ D 1(6-­ &$& PDWFK Daniel  O’Grady  scored  the  game’s  RQO\ JRDO LQ WKH QG PLQXWH IRU WKH match’s  lone  goal.  Breaking  down  WKH OHIW VLGH KH GUHZ &DPHO JRDO-­ NHHSHU 0DUN &DPHURQ VL[ VDYHV off  his  line  and  slid  a  shot  into  the  back  of  the  net. Panther  goalie  Greg  Sydor  (six  saves)  preserved  the  lead  with  two  ODWH VDYHV :LWK WR JR &DPHO Pat  Devlin  struck  a  bicycle  kick  from  six  yards  out,  but  Greg  Sydor  made  the  stop.  Ben  Manoogian  also  nearly  knotted  the  game  in  the  68th  minute,  but  Sydor  made  a  point-­ blank  save.  Sydor  earned  his  17th  career  shutout.   On  Sept.  7,  the  Panthers  surren-­ GHUHG D ÂżUVW KDOI JRDO WR YLVLWLQJ Norwich,  but  scored  four  times  in  D VSDQ RI WKH VHFRQG KDOI WR SUHYDLO 7KH 3DQWKHUV WRRN WKH ÂżUVW VHYHQ VKRWV RI WKH FRQWHVW EXW &DGHW -DNH Zimmerman  netted  the  lone  goal  of  WKH KDOI LQ WKH WK PLQXWH *UHJ =\-­ danowicz’s  cross  from  the  right  side  GHĂ€HFWHG RII D 0LGGOHEXU\ SOD\HU (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)

Girls’ soccer: Eagles prevail, VUHS gets tie $'',621 &2817< ² ,Q DUHD high  school  girls’  soccer  action  ear-­ lier  this  week,  Mount  Abraham  broke  WKURXJK IRU LWV ÂżUVW ZLQ 2WWHU 9DO-­ ley  lost  on  the  road,  and  Vergennes  settled  for  a  tie  away  from  home.  Middlebury  hosted  Mill  River  on  Tuesday  (see  story  on  Page  1B). Local  boys’  soccer  teams  played  on  Wednesday  after  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  Independent.  EAGLES The  Eagle  girls  blanked  visiting  %)$ )DLUID[ DOORZLQJ RQO\ RQH shot  on  goal  on  keeper  Genysis  Beru-­ be  in  the  process.  The  Mount  Abe  offense  produced  two  goals  in  each  half.  Emma  Cart-­ er  scored  twice,  $EE\ 0DQVÂżHOG  notched  a  goal  and  two  assists,  $GH-­ OLQH &URVWKZDLW  found  the  net  once,  and  Casey  Ober  and *UDFH 1RUPDQ  each  added  assists  for  Mount  Abe  (1-­2).  Fairfax  goalie  Briana  Mossey  made  11  saves. OTTERS On  Saturday,  Proctor  defeated  WKH 2WWHUV LQ WKH ÂżQDO RI %ODFN River’s  annual  tournament.  OV  kept  3URFWRU RII WKH ERDUG LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI but  the  Phantoms  broke  through  in  the  (See  Wrap,  Page  2B)

Sports BRIEFS

Eagle  XC  leaves  mark  in  Burlington

BURLINGTON  â€”  The  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  boys’  cross  country  team  placed  second  in  Division  II  among  four  scoring  schools  at  this  past  Saturday’s  Bur-­ lington  Invitational.  Junior  Aidan  May  (seventh)  and  senior  Andrew  Raymond  (10th)  cracked  the  top  10  in  D-­II  to  pace  the  Eagles.  Montpelier  won  D-­II  with  21  points,  followed  by  Mount  Abe  (58)  and  Woodstock  and  Rice  (tied  with  76).  The  Eagle  girls  did  not  compete,  nor  did  runners  from  Middlebury  or  Vergennes.  The  Eagle  boys  and  their  times  ZHUH WRS ÂżYH VFRULQJ 0D\ 5D\PRQG :LOO $OGULFK 5RVV &DUU -XGH %XQFK %ULDQ &RXVLQHDX

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