ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â APRIL Â 25, Â 2013
MATT DICKERSON
SPORTS
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ScoreBOARD HIGH HIGHSCHOOL SCHOOLSPORTS SPORTS %DVHEDOO %DVHEDOO 4/23  OV  at  Bellows  Falls   4/23  OV  vs.  Bellows  Falls   ..............4:30  p.m. .......................7-Â3 4/23  Winooski  at  VUHS   4/23  VUHS  vs.  Winooski   ................4:30  p.m. ......................13-Â5 4/23  Colchester  at  MUHS   ............  4:30  p.m. 4/23  Colchester  vs.  MUHS   ....................  4-Â3 6RIWEDOO 6RIWEDOO 4/22  Woodstock  at  OV   .................  4:30  p.m. ........................  15-Â0 4/23  Winooski  at  VUHS   4/23  VUHS  vs.  Winooski   ................4:30  p.m. ......................15-Â0 4/23  Colchester  at  MUHS   ............  4:30  p.m. 4/23  Colchester  vs.  MUHS   ....................  8-Â0 7HQQLV *LUOV 7HQQLV 4/22  OV  Girls  at  MSJ   ...................  4:30  p.m. 4/22  OV  vs  MSJ   ......................................6-Â1 4/23  Brattleboro  girls  at  OV  ..........  4:30  p.m. 4/23  Brattleboro  at  OV  .......  Brattleboro  wins COLLEGE COLLEGESPORTS SPORTS %DVHEDOO %DVHEDOO 4/23  St.  Mike’s  vs  Midd.  (game  1)   .........  7-Â1 4/23  Midd.  vs.  St.  Mike’s  (game  2)   ........  7-Â0 6RIWEDOO 6RIWEDOO 4/23  Keene  vs.  Midd.  (game  1)   .............  4-Â3 4/23  Keene  vs.  Midd.  (game  2)   .............  2-Â1
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS %R\V· /DFURVVH 4/25  Woodstock  at  OV   .................  4:30  p.m. 4/26  OV  at  Milton   ..............................  4  p.m. 4/27  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV   ..................  11  a.m. 4/29  OV  at  VUHS   ........................  4:30  p.m. 4/30  Spaulding  at  MUHS   ..................  4  p.m. 4/30  GMVS  at  Mt.  Abe   ......................  4  p.m. 5/3  Essex  at  MUHS   ..........................  4  p.m. 5/4  Mt.  Abe  at  Montpelier   ..................  4  p.m. *LUOV· /DFURVVH 4/29  MUHS  at  Mt.  Anthony   ...........4:30  p.m. 5/1  MUHS  at  Burr  &  Burton   .........  4:30  p.m. 5/3  MUHS  at  Essex   ..........................  7  p.m. %DVHEDOO 4/25  Woodstock  at  OV   .................  4:30  p.m. 4/25  BFA  at  Mt.  Abe   .....................  4:30  p.m. 4/25  MUHS  at  CVU   .....................  4:30  p.m. 4/25  VUHS  at  Burlington   .............  4:30  p.m. 4/27  Mt.  Abe  at  Harwood   ................  11  a.m. 4/27  OV  at  Green  Mt.  Union   .............  2  p.m. 4/30  Colchester  at  Mt.  Abe   ..........  4:30  p.m. 4/30  Windsor  at  OV   .....................  4:30  p.m. 4/30  Milton  at  MUHS   ....................4:30  p.m. 5/2  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ...................  4:30  p.m. 5/2  VUHS  at  Rice   ........................  4:30  p.m. 29 DW 6SULQJ¿HOG  ...................  4:30  p.m. 5/4  St.  J  at  VUHS   ........................  4:30  p.m.
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EUGENE  SHELDRICK,  LEFT,  and  Matt  Gundrum  compete  in  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermont  State  Championship  Armwrestling  Tour- QDPHQW 7KH PDWFK ZDV RI¿FLDWHG E\ *HRUJH 6KHOGULFN IDU OHIW DQG %LOO 6LQNV Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell