ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
MATT DICKERSON
SPORTS
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Girls’ hoop season ends as teams fall in playoffs
Of bull trout and the ethics of fishing, filming Vermonters may have seen a story circulating the Internet. It involves Montana Wild, a media company specializing in fly-fishing and hunting films. Many Addison County residents are familiar with their work; it has been featured in the Fly Fishing Film Tour, which has packed the Town Hall Theater every April for the past several years. On Feb. 18, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released a statement that three individuals in Montana Wild had been fined a total of nearly $6,000 for violations of 38 state and 11 federal laws pertaining to fishing and filming during their 2013 filming of a feature on bull trout. This is a story I might not have paid attention to two years ago. But at the end of 2014 I joined the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA). Although the “W” stands for “Writers,” the OWAA also includes photographers and filmmakers. Their bimonthly magazine, website and electronic newsletters keep members informed about important legislation including laws about filming on public lands. This became more relevant to me when my first book related to fly-fishing was published and I began work on a series of four more with a plan to expand content beyond printed words to other forms of web-based media including videos. There were issues I had never thought of. For example, commercial filming is illegal in a congressionally designated wilderness area and on National Forest Service land can only be done by permit. As an angler, wilderness lover and outdoor writer, I have mixed feelings about these laws. On the one hand I can see the point. Any commercial activity is potentially exploitive — using a person or place or resource for personal monetary gain. In this (See Dickerson, Page 3B) CORRECTION: The story in the Independent’s Feb. 22 edition about the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team incorrectly identified the Tigers’ Division II quarterfinal opponent. MUHS played Hartford on Wednesday. The Independent will report on that game online at addisonindependent.com and in the Monday edition.
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey Division I Playoffs 2/24 #7 S. Burlington at #2 MUHS ........Late Boys’ Hockey Division II Playoffs 2/24 #6 Hartford at #3 MUHS ................Late Girls’ Basketball Division I Playoffs 2/23 #8 Mt. Anthony vs. #9 MUHS ......73-37 Division II Playoffs 2/23 #10 Lamoille vs. #7 Mt. Abe ........42-41 2/23 #5 Lake Region vs. #13 VUHS ....64-25 2/23 #4 Fair Haven vs. #13 OV ...........39-33
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey Division I Playoffs 3/2 Semifinal at Higher Seed ..............5 p.m. 3/9 Final at UVM .................................8 p.m. Boys’ Hockey Division II Playoffs 3/1 Semifinal at U-32 .....................5:30 p.m. 3/10 Final at UVM ...............................6 p.m. Wrestling 2/26&27 ...................State Meet at Mill River COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey NESCAC Quarterfinal 2/27 #5 Midd. at #4 Hamilton..............4 p.m. 3/5&6 Final Four ....................................TBD Women’s Hockey 2/27 #8 Colby at #1 Midd....................2 p.m. 3/5&6 Final Four ....................................TBD Men’s Basketball NESCAC Final Four at Trinity 2/27 Midd. vs. Trinity...........................2 p.m. 2/27 Tufts. vs. Amherst .......................4 p.m. 2/28 Final ............................................. Noon Women’s Lacrosse 3/5 Midd. at Conn. College .................. Noon Men’s Lacrosse 3/5 Conn. College at Midd. .................1 p.m. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.
THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE women’s hockey team scores one of their seven goals against Williams Saturday night.
Photo by Steve James
Women’s hockey earns No. 1 seed To host Colby after sweep of Williams MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s hockey team, ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division III, swept a weekend home-and-home series from Williams to earn the top seed for the NESCAC women’s hockey tournament for the sixth straight and 11th time overall. The Panthers (17-4-3, 13-0-3 NESCAC) picked up their 11th and 12th wins in 13 outings and will host No.
8 Colby (6-15-3, 3-12-1 NESCAC) on Saturday in a 2 p.m. quarterfinal matchup. Barring an upset, they will host the league’s final four the following weekend. The Panthers recently picked up a pair of one-goal wins at Colby. Saturday’s 7-0 win over Williams (12-11-1, 8-8-0 NESCAC) extended Middlebury’s conference regularseason unbeaten streak to 29 games (24-0-5) and was the Panthers’ fourth shutout in five outings. The Panthers erupted for four goals in the first period, with the first
three coming in a span of 1:44. Audrey Quirk netted her first collegiate goal at the 7:48 mark with a wrist shot from the left point after taking a pass from Julia Wardwell. Rachael St. Clair doubled the lead at the 9:11 mark on a wrap-around, and 21 seconds later Haley LaFontaine’s shot from just inside the blue line eluded Williams goalie Julia Mini (22 saves). The final goal of the period came from Kelly Sherman on a power play. LaFontaine worked the puck down low to Sherman. Sherman shot
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on goal from along the goal line that trickled in off Mini. The Panthers held a 13-3 edge in shots in the period and didn’t allow the Ephs a shot on goal for the opening 10 minutes. Middlebury made it 5-0 3:56 into the middle period, scoring again on the power play. Wardwell skated into the slot and converted after Maddie Winslow fed her the puck at the point. Williams had two shots on a power play later in the period, but Middlebury goalie Julia Neuburger (eight (See Hockey, Page 2B)
ADDISON COUNTY — The local high school girls’ basketball season came to an end on Tuesday, when all four area teams came up short in first-round playoff games: Mount Abraham was upset at home, while Middlebury, Otter Valley and Vergennes lost on the road. EAGLES Mount Abe had earned the No. 7 seed in Division II, but visiting No. 10 Lamoille got the winning hoop from Jasmin Daigle-Arnold with 11 seconds left to prevail, 42-41. Lamoille improved to 11-10. Emma Carter led the Eagles with 14 points and seven rebounds. Mount Abe finished at 9-12 after a 1-7 start. TIGERS In D-I, host No. 8 Mount Anthony coasted past No. 9 MUHS, 73-37. The Patriots, who played a challenging schedule including games against the top Metro Conference teams, improved to 11-10. Keagan Dunbar scored 22 points for the Tigers, who finished at 11-10, the program’s first winning record since 2010. SLATERS OVER OV In the third meeting of the winter between the two D-II programs, host No. 4 Fair Haven outlasted No. 13 Otter Valley, 39-33. The Otters trailed by one at the half, and then the Slaters pushed the margin to six in the third period and held on. Lexi Quenneville paced the Slaters with 15, and Adriana Dalto chipped in 10. Fair Haven (16-5) will host No. 5 Lake Region, also 16-5, next. Amy Jones (14 points) and Gabby Poalino (eight) led the Otters, who finished 8-13 against a challenging schedule. COMMODORES Lake Region ran up a 35-12 halftime lead on the way to ousting the No. 12 Commodores, 64-25. VUHS, which was shorthanded due to injury, was led by Nikki Salley’s game-high 12 points. The Commodores finished at 7-14.
Swimmers post top times at N.E. meet WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Several of Middlebury Aquatic Club’s swimmers competed in the New England Regional Championship Meet over the weekend of Feb 13-14 hosted by Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction. Many of the team’s swimmers posted best times, with Meghan Denton, Patrick Stone, Carlyn Rapoport, Anna Rakowski, Teagan Baumann, Mary Ann Eastman, Fraser Milligan, Max Ratti-Bicknell, and the boys’ 13-14 relay team achieving first-place finishes in one event each. Archie Milligan swam to two first-place finishes. Results for all of the MAC swimmers are as follows: GIRLS 25 Backstroke, 8 and under: 44. Amelia Giroux, 27.56. 25 Breaststroke, 8 and under: 3. A. Giroux, 24.06. 50 Freestyle, 10 years: 3. Carlyn Rapoport, 35.34, 31; Madelyn Giroux, 42.45.
50 Freestyle, 11 years: 11. Audrey Tembreull, 33.35; 25. Catherine Carpenter, 37.19; 30. Sydney Adreon, 39.35. 50 Freestyle, 13-14 years: 6. Grace LeBeau, 29.52; 7. Teagan Baumann, 29.74. 50 Freestyle, 15-18 years: 6. Kess Moulton, 27.93; 9. Harriet Milligan, 28.83. 50 Backstroke, 9 years: 6. Meghan Denton, 46.07. 50 Backstroke, 10 years: 15. Rapoport, 45.86; 18. Natalie Rockwell, 46.05. 50 Backstroke, 11 years: 10. Tembreull, 38.45. 50 Backstroke, 12 years: 22. Holly Staats, 39.03; 30. Kaitlyn McNamara, 40.28. 50 Breaststroke, 10 years: 4. Madelyn Giroux, 47.13; 15. Hadley Harris, 49.81; 21. Rockwell, 51.23. 50 Breaststroke, 11 years: 30. Tembreull, 50.45; 33. Carpenter, 51.19; 34. (See Swimmers, Page 4B)
Milestone on the mat OTTER VALLEY UNION High School junior Tyson Cram, shown in a recent match, picked up the coveted 100th win of his varsity career on Feb. 13 at the Mount Anthony Union High School Jamboree. Cram, who wrestles at 138 pounds, will carry a 104-36 career record into this weekend’s state championship tournament at Mill River Union.
PANTHER GOALTENDER LIAM Moorfield-Yee stops a shot by Hamilton’s Tyler Lovejoy in the final seconds of overtime Saturday afternoon. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Photos by Steve James
Panther men skate to win, tie MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s hockey team this past weekend earned a win and a tie in their final home games of the regular season to clinch a winning NESCAC record (6-5-7) and earn the No. 5 seed for the league tournament, which begins this Saturday. The Panthers, 7-10-7 overall, will visit No. 4 Hamilton (13-7-4, 8-6-4 league) for a 4 p.m. game, with the winner advancing to the NESCAC final four the following weekend at a site to be determined. On Sunday, the Panthers picked up a 3-1 win over visiting Amherst (9-11-4, 7-8-3). Middlebury took a 1-0 lead 15:28 into the game on Zach Haggerty’s team-leading eighth goal. Max Greenwald set up the goal with a pass from the left side through the slot to Haggerty, who redirected it home.
In the second period the Panthers scored twice in a span of a minute. Ronald Fishman netted the first goal from a tough angle down low, earning his fifth of the season. At 4:41, Jake Charles made it 3-0,
snapping home a wrister from the right side for his sixth of the year after taking a feed from Spencer Cage. The Purple & White capitalized (See Panthers, Page 3B)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SENIOR goaltender Liam Moorfield-Yee stops Hamilton’s Scott Vazquez in front of the net during Saturday’s game at The Chip.