ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
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THURSDAY, SEPEMBER 4, 2014 MATT DICKERSON
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TIGER CULLEN HATHAWAY had an 87-yard kickoff return in Mid- dlebury’s season-opener at Essex last Friday night.
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