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BROOKE  TUPPER  THROWS  herself  into  the  girls’  16-Âyear-Âold  armwrestling  competition  at  Field  Days  last  Friday  evening.  Tupper  beat  Lillian  Corran  to  win  the  event. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
AUSTIN  DOLAN  ARMWRESTLES  Eric  Preston  in  the  right-Âhanded  221-Âand-Âup  weight  class  at  Field  Days  last  Friday  night.  Dolan,  just  15,  fell  to  Preston,  who  took  second  place  in  the  event. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
Armwrestlers  aim  for  glory  at  the  fair Hundreds  grapple  for  Field  Days  titles NEW  HAVEN  —  The  annual  Ad- dison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  armwrestling  event  this  past  Friday  evening  drew  even  more  competitors  than  last  year  —  231  this  year  com- pared  with  223  in  2014.  In  all,  152  adults  and  79  kids,  from  all  across  northern  New  England,  New  York,  Canada  and  Florida,  crowded  into  the  main  show  tent  to  prove  who  was  strongest  in  a  series  of  mano  a  mano  face-Âoffs. Last  year’s  big  winner,  who  swept  four  events,  came  back  to  earth  this  year  —  somewhat.  Vermonter  Adam  Barup  won  both  the  Men’s  Right  and  Men’s  Left  in  the  199-Â220-Âpound  class,  and  he  claimed  second  in  the  Men’s  Left  heavyweight  class  and  third  in  the  Men’s  Right  heavy- weight.  Not  a  bad  night. New  Yorker  Jessalynn  Carosella  swept  the  women’s  143-Âpounds- and-Âunder  left  and  right  events,  plus  second  in  the  Women’s  Right  at  144-Âpounds  and  over,  and  third  in  Women’s  Left  at  144-Âplus.  New Â
Hampshire  resident  Cathy  Merrill  claimed  the  144-Âplus  titles  with  both  arms.  Local  George  Sheldrick  was  the  only  other  double  winner. The  girls  and  boys  combined  ages  2-Â5  class  drew  16  entries. Bill  Sinks,  Jennifer  Sheldrick  and  George  Sheldrick  served  as  the  tournament  directors.  Referees  were  Sinks,  George  Sheldrick,  Badger  Drewes,  Rob  Ketcham  and  Brayton  Gillett.  The  full  results  were: YOUTH  RESULTS  ‡ %R\VÂś *LUOVÂś \HDUV ROG Jonah  Tracy;Íž  2.  Henry  Calhoun;Íž  3.  Addison  Huckins. ‡ *LUOVÂś 0DFNHQ]\ %ULJJV 2.  Alexis  Whitney. ‡ *LUOVÂś ,VDEHOOD *DOH Heather  Dwire;Íž  3.  Ruby  Hubbell. ‡ *LUOVÂś $YHU\ *DOH Emily  Briggs;Íž  3.  Sierra  Flemmings. ‡ *LUOVÂś /\GLD 'HSSPDQ 2.  Julianna  Williams;Íž  3.  Rachael  (See  Armwrestlng,  Page  3B)
COREY  DUPUIS  STRUGGLES  against  Ron  Singley  in  the  144-Â154  pound  weight  class  at  Friday’s  armwrestling  tournament  at  Field  Days.
Vergennes  man  wins  triathlon  at  Branbury SALISBURY  —  Racing  in  the  Vermont  Sun  Sprint  Triathlon  for  WKH WK WLPH LQ QLQH \HDUV &RU\ &RIIH\ RI 9HUJHQQHV ZRQ KLV ÂżUVW RYHUDOO WLWOH LQ &RU\ Robinson  of  Brandon  was  the  run- ner  up  in  1:05:22.  The  triathlon  —  which  consisted  of  a  600-Âyard  swim,  14-Âmile  bike  and  3.1-Âmile  run  —  was  held  Sun- day,  Aug.  9,  at  Branbury  State  Park  LQ 6DOLVEXU\ IRU WKH WKLUG DQG ÂżQDO time  in  the  2015  season.  &RIIH\ ÂżQLVKHG IRXUWK LQ WKH -XQH race  and  second  in  July. Coffey  has  competed  in  a  total  of  24  Vermont  Sun  Series  Triathlons  VLQFH DOZD\V ÂżQLVKLQJ LQ WKH top  10.  He  has  three  second-Âplace  UHVXOWV WKUHH WKLUGV DQG ÂżYH IRXUWKV The  Vermont  Sun  Triathlon  Se- ries  completed  its  30th  season  with  this  race  and  the  Olympic-Âdistance  Lake  Dunmore  Triathlon.  The  events  were  held  in  perfect  condi- WLRQV RI DOPRVW GHJUHHV VXQQ\ skies,  low  humidity  and  virtually  no  wind. 5RELQVRQ ZDV WKH ÂżUVW WR ÂżQLVK the  swim  in  Lake  Dunmore  in  7:42.  Sean  Fleming  of  Charlotte  was  CORY  COFFEY  OF  Vergennes  powers  through  a  19:09  5K  on  his  right  behind  him  in  7:49.  Coffey  way  to  victory  in  Sunday’s  Lake  Dunmore  Triathlon. (See  Triathlon,  Page  2B) Photo  courtesy  of  pathendrickphotography.com
Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
Bristol  woman  claims state  horseshoe  title BENNINGTON  —  Bristol’s  Debra  Brown  continued  her  win- ning  ways  on  the  horseshoe  courts  when  she  won  the  Women’s  title  in  the  Vermont  State  Championships  at  the  Bennington  Horseshoe  Club  this  past  Sunday. Brown  tossed  a  perfect  4-Â0  record  in  the  competition,  hitting  ringers  on  more  than  three  out  of  every  four  throws.  Brown  won  the  Women’s  World  Title  at  the  World  Horseshoe  Pitching  Championship  in  Kansas  last  month. The  Men’s  champion  was  Gale  Greene  of  Shaftsbury,  who  was  fourth  at  the  World  Championships.  Other  winners  at  the  state  meet  were:  Elders,  Neil  Kennedy  of  Chel- sea;Íž  Junior  Boys,  Brandyn  LaBarron Â
RI 6SULQJÂżHOG &DGHW *LUOV 0DGGLH Prim  of  Colchester;Íž  and  Cadet  Boys,  Dakota  Santor  of  Alburg. The  full  results  from  the  Aug.  9  competition,  with  win-Âloss  record  and  ringer  percentage,  were: WOMEN’S Class  A:  1.  Debra  Brown,  4-Â0,  75.95;Íž  2.  Missie  Riendeau,  3-Â1,  52.11;Íž  3.  Georgia  McCormick,  2-Â2,  .D\OD %XVKH\ %ULDQQD 0F&RUPLFN Class  B:  1.  Terri  Lefebvre,  7-Â0,  0LVW\OHH %DLUG -HQ 3ULP -XQH 7UD\DK 'RQQD /HZLV 3-Â4,  17.06;Íž  6.  Beverly  Forgues,  2-Â5,  6DUDK :LOVRQ 0D[LQH %UDQGDOLN (See  Sodbusters,  Page  2B)
Playoff  determines  the  winner  of  Vt.  PGA  Junior  golf  tourney MIDDLEBURY  —  Tyler  Smith,  a  member  of  the  Newport  Coun- try  Club,  outshot  Logan  Boyles  of  the  Green  Mountain  National  Golf  Course  in  a  playoff  to  capture  the  title  in  the  Boys’  16-  and  17-Âyear-Âold  Division  at  the  Vermont  PGA  Junior  Championship  at  the  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  in  Middlebury  this  past  Friday.  Both  golfers  shot  74  strokes  WKUHH RYHU SDU LQ WKH UHJXODU holes  of  the  match  before  the  playoff.  7KH ÂżHOG ZDV FORVH EHKLQG ZLWK
Sam  Myers  of  the  Links  at  Lang  Farm  carding  a  75  for  third  place,  &DUVHQ 6DQFKH] ² D 5DOSK 0\KUH club  member  —  garnering  fourth  with  a  76,  Irwin  Stuart  of  Links  at  /DQJ )DUP LQ ÂżIWK DW DQG &KDVH Robert  Sharpe  of  Vermont  National  at  VL[WK DW +RJDQ %HD]OH\ RI WKH 5DOSK 0\KUH Club  earned  15th  place  with  a  90. Five  16-  and  17-Âyear-Âolds  were  chosen  to  represent  Vermont  at  the  (See  Golf,  Page  2B)
KARL LINDHOLM
It  was  old  —  and  then  it  was  new I  had  forgotten  just  how  much  fun  it  is  to  go  to  a  professional  baseball  game  in  Burlington.  I  used  to  go  all  the  time,  but  age,  obligation,  and  habit  combined  to  change  my  sum- mer  routines.  I  became  less  keen  to  drive  up  Route  7  to  Centennial  Field  (and  back!)  night  after  night. 7KH ÂżUVW IHZ \HDUV WKH ([SRV ZHUH here  (they  arrived  in  1994),  we  had  season  tickets  and  came  to  as  many  games  as  we  could,  giving  away  our  tickets  to  Middle- bury  friends  when  we  were  other- wise  obliged.  Our  seats  were  right  behind  home  plate  just  under  the  press  box.  We  had  a  motley  crew  up  surrounding  us  —  Dominic,  John,  and  Joe.  Old  Middlebury  friend  Russ  Reilly  had  the  two  seats  next  to  us.  We  cheered  for  our  favorite  play- ers  from  our  aerie  behind  home.  For  two  years  the  Expos  had  a  scintillat- LQJ RXWÂżHOGHU QDPHG (G %DG\ steals  in  1996).  Whenever  he  came  XS RU ZDV RQ ÂżUVW ZH URFNHG WKH chant  “Eddie,  Eddie!â€?  The  whole  crowd  joined  us. We  maintained  a  running  dialogue  with  Rich  Haskell,  the  PA  announcer  (still  doing  it!),  only  about  10  feet  away  in  the  press  box,  and  abused  WKH RIÂżFLDO VFRUHU IRU LJQRULQJ RXU recommendations  on  hits  and  errors.  Every  game,  we  held  a  Celebrity  (See  Lindholm,  Page  3B)