Aug 27, 2015 — B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â AUGUST Â 27, Â 2015

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Three locals post wins at Devil’s Bowl WEST  HAVEN  â€”  Veteran  Brandon  driver  Vince  Quenneville  sailed  to  his  third  Devil’s  Bowl  Speedway  victory  RI WKH VHDVRQ RQ $XJ DQG WLJKWHQHG an  already-­close  championship  battle  LQ WKH %RQG $XWR 3DUWV 0RGL¿HG GL-­ vision  of  the  NASCAR  Whelen  All-­ American  Series.  Other  winners  at  the  event  included  Ferrisburgh’s  Jamie  Aube,  Addison’s  Chuck  Bradford,  and  Scott  FitzGerald  of  West  Rutland.  ,Q WKH 0RGL¿HG UDFH &RG\ $XELQ of  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,  looked  like  he  ZRXOG EH D ¿UVW WLPH ZLQQHU E\ OHDG-­ ing  the  caution-­free  30-­lap  race  by  a  substantial  margin,  but  Quenneville  reeled  him  and  passed  for  the  lead  with  eight  laps  remaining. Aubin  held  on  for  the  runner-­up  ¿QLVK 5RQ 3URFWRU RI &KDUOWRQ 1 < ¿QLVKHG WKLUG LQ VSLWH RI PLG UDFH FRQ-­ tact  between  his  car  and  Quenneville’s.  Brandon’s  Dave  Snow  matched  his  FDUHHU EHVW ¿QLVK LQ IRXUWK SODFH Proctor  and  Quenneville  entered  the  event  separated  by  just  four  points  atop  the  championship  standings.  In  quali-­ fying,  Proctor  extended  his  lead  to  six  points,  but  Quenneville  chopped  the  gap  down  to  just  two  points  (655-­653)  â€“  the  difference  of  a  single  on-­track  position  in  a  feature  race. Aube  ended  a  winless  skid  a  week  TIGER  JUNIORS  LAUREN  Turner,  above,  and  Payton  Buxton,  below,  shy  of  its  22nd  anniversary  with  his  ¿UVW YLFWRU\ LQ WKH ODS &HQWUDO 9HU-­ scrimmage  against  Colchester  in  Middlebury  Tuesday  afternoon. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell mont  Motorcycles  Late  Model  feature. The  three-­time  NASCAR  K&N  Pro  Series  East  (formerly  Busch  North  Series)  champion  sparred  with  Seth  %ULGJH IRU WKH ¿UVW KDOI RI WKH UDFH RI-­ ten  trading  the  lead  twice  or  more  per  ODS $XEH WRRN WKH OHDG RYHU DW ODS (See  Devil’s  Bowl,  Page  2B)

Teams  dream  big  as  games  begin

$QQXDO 7LJHU ¿HOG High  school  season  opens  on  Friday ANDY  KIRKALDY MUHS  boys’  soccer  and  the  Mount  hockey  clinic  set By  ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  The  area  Abe/VUHS  collective  football  team.

TIGER  SOPHOMORE  ISABEL  Rosenberg  tries  to  regain  control  of  the  ball  during  a  preseason  scrimmage  against  Colchester.  The  team  opens  its  season  next  Wednesday  at  Rutland.

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high  school  sports  season  gets  under  way  with  games  this  Thursday,  Friday  and  Sat-­ urday  and  then  early  next  week,  with  two  teams  seeking  to  repeat  as  champions  â€”  Middlebury  Union  football  and  Mount  Abra-­ ham  Union  girls’  soccer.  Other  fall  teams  will  be  looking  to  build  RQ VWURQJ campaigns,  in-­ cluding  Otter  Valley  football  DQG ¿HOG KRFNH\ and  Tiger  girls’  soccer. Still  others  will  be  looking  to  bounce  back  after  off  years,  such  as  the  Vergennes  girls’  and  Mount  Abe  boys’  soccer  squads.  Some  have  new  coaches:  OV  and Â

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 8/28  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV  .............4:30  p.m. 0W 0DQV¿HOG DW 08+6  ............4  p.m. 29 DW )DLU +DYHQ  .....................4  p.m. 0W $EH DW 0W 0DQV¿HOG  ...........4  p.m. 08+6 DW +DUWIRUG  .....................4  p.m.  Football 0W $QWKRQ\ DW 08+6  .............7  p.m. 0W $EH DW %XUOLQJWRQ  ..............7  p.m. 06- DW 29  ..............................1  p.m. 0W $EH DW %HOORZV )DOOV  ...........7  p.m. 6W $OEDQV DW 08+6  .................7  p.m. )DLUID[ DW 29  ............................1  p.m. Girls’ Soccer 7ZLQ 9DOOH\ DW 29  ..............4:30  p.m. 98+6 DW *096  ...................4:30  p.m. 08+6 DW 5XWODQG  ................4:30  p.m. $UOLQJWRQ DW 29  ....................4:30  p.m. &98 DW 0W $EH  ...................4:30  p.m. %HOORZV )DOOV DW 29  .............4:30  p.m. 8 DW 0W $EH  ......................10  a.m. 0RQWSHOLHU DW 98+6  ...............10  a.m. )DLU +DYHQ DW 08+6  ..............10  a.m. Boys’ Soccer 98+6 DW *096  ....................10  a.m. :RRGVWRFN DW 29  ................4:30  p.m. 5XWODQG DW 08+6  ................4:30  p.m. *096 DW 0W $EH  ................4:30  p.m. 0LOO 5LYHU DW 0W $EH  ............4:30  p.m. 7ZLQ 9DOOH\ DW 29  ................4:30  p.m. &ROFKHVWHU DW 08+6  ...........4:30  p.m. 0RQWSHOLHU DW 98+6  ............4:30  p.m. 29 YV ) +DYHQ DW 3URFWRU  .......1  p.m. Cross Country 0W $EH 08+6 98+6 DW &98  ......1 0  a.m. 29 DW 5XWODQG  ......................4:30  p.m. 0W $EH 08+6 98+6 DW 6%+6  4  p.m. 0W $EH 08+6 98+6 DW (VVH[ ,QYLWD WLRQDO  ............................................10:30  a.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

PROCTOR  â€”  The  Middlebury  Tigers  Major  Summer  League  soft-­ ball  team  won  the  title  in  the  Rut-­ land  County  Softball  League  in  which  they  competed  this  summer.  The  Tigers,  made  up  of  Mid-­ dlebury  area  girls  in  grades  5-­8,  clinched  the  title  by  beating  West  Rutland  in  the  league  tournament  ¿QDO LQ D JDPH LQ 3URFWRU RQ -XO\ The  Tigers  were  sponsored  by  Rupe’s  Custom  Cutting  of  Sud-­ bury.  They  posted  an  8-­3  record  LQ UHJXODU VHDVRQ YV WKH ¿YH RWKHU teams  in  the  league.  Members  of  the  team  were  Olivia  Audet,  Aby  LaRock,  Emma  Lar-­ row,  Grace  Paquette,  Shayla  Phil-­ lips,  Sydney  Provencher,  Kylee  Roberts,  Kyra  Roberts,  Gwen  Staf-­ ford,  Katelyn  Stearns,  Taylor  Syl-­ vester  and  Harley  Williams. Joey  LaRock  was  the  head  coach;;  THE  MIDDLEBURY  TIGERS  Major  Summer  League  team  are,  from  left,  back  row,  Head  Coach  Joey  LaRock,  Coach  Tim  Paquette,  Shayla  Phillips,  he  was  assisted  by  Tim  Paquette  Olivia  Audet,  Katelyn  Stearns,  Gwen  Stafford,  Kylee  Roberts  and  Coach  Leo  Audet;;  front  row,  Grace  Paquette,  Sydney  Provencher,  Aby  LaRock,  Taylor  Sylvester,  Kyra  Roberts,  Harley  Williams  and  Emma  Larrow.  and  Leo  Audet. Â

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  mem-­ bers  of  the  Middlebury  Union  High  6FKRRO ¿HOG KRFNH\ WHDP IRUPHU player  Brooke  Jette  and  the  Middle-­ bury  Recreation  Department  are  of-­ fering  their  annual  clinic  to  elemen-­ tary  school  students  on  Mondays  this  fall. The  clinic,  for  students  in  second  through  sixth  grade,  will  run  at  the  high  school’s  Jette  Field  on  every  0RQGD\ IURP 6HSW XQWLO 2FW IURP WR S P XQOHVV LW LV raining.  Equipment  will  be  provided.  The  MUHS  athletes  will  empha-­ size  fun  and  will  offer  instruction  in  skills  and  stick  work;;  scrimmages  will  be  played. 7KH FRVW LV IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ UHVLGHQWV DQG IRU QRQ UHVLGHQWV Children  may  be  registered  at  the  UHFUHDWLRQ GHSDUWPHQW RI¿FH LQ WKH Middlebury  Municipal  Building. Â

All  have  something  in  common:  %\ 6HSW WKH\ will  have  seen  action. FOOTBALL  The  MUHS  F O O T B A L L  team  made  and  deserved  many  RI WKH IDOO headlines,  win-­ ning  its  second  straight  Divi-­ sion  I  title  and  stretching  its  winning  streak  to  22  games. Graduation  hit  the  Tigers  hard,  ZLWK WHDP members  receiv-­ ing  diplomas  in  June,  including  six  who  played  for  Vermont  in  the  Shrine  Maple  Sugar  Bowl  earlier  this  month.  But  the  year  before  also  saw  plenty  of  graduation  losses,  and  Coach  Dennis  Smith’s  Tigers  did  not  miss  a  beat. Â

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With  the  same  offensive  and  de-­ fensive  game  plans  in  place,  ac-­ cording  to  Smith,  the  Tigers  open  at  KRPH RQ )ULGD\ DW S P YV 0RXQW Anthony,  and  will  host  again  on  Fri-­ GD\ 6HSW ZKHQ %)$ 6W $OEDQV YLVLWV DW S P Coach  Jim  Hill’s  OV  FOOT-­ BALL WHDP PDGH WKH ' ,,, ¿QDO D year  ago  before  being  upset  by  BFA-­ Fairfax,  possibly  because  of  a  key  pregame  injury  to  now  graduated  three-­year  starting  quarterback  John  Winslow.  Graduation  hit  the  Otters  hard,  but  they  return  Carson  Leary  to  key  the  attack. Still  in  D-­III,  the  Otters  also  open  with  two  home  games:  Mount  St.  -RVHSK YLVLWV WKLV 6DWXUGD\ DW S P and  then  Fairfax  arrives  on  Sept.  5  at  S P IRU D WLWOH JDPH UHPDWFK Up  in  Bristol,  longtime  assistant  /HH +RGVGHQ ¿QLVKHG XS ODVW IDOO DV the  interim  EAGLE  FOOTBALL  head  coach,  and  this  past  winter  suc-­ cessfully  applied  to  have  the  interim Â

tag  removed  from  his  title.  Also  over  the  winter,  the  Eagles,  a  playoff  team  in  each  of  the  past  few  years  in  D-­III,  were  bumped  up  to  D-­II.  They  will  rely  on  a  big  of-­ fensive  line,  and  will  be  thrown  into  WKH ' ,, ¿UH ULJKW DZD\ 7KH\ RSHQ DW Burlington  â€”  one  of  the  state’s  larg-­ est  schools  and  a  program  that  was  bumped  down  from  D-­I  this  winter  ² RQ )ULGD\ DW S P 7KHQ RQ WKH following  Friday  the  Eagles  will  visit  perennial  D-­II  power  Bellows  Falls  DW S P FIELD  HOCKEY ,Q WKH WKUHH DUHD ¿HOG KRFN-­ ey  programs  each  won  at  least  one  playoff  game.  Coach  Megan  Sears’  MUHS  FIELD  HOCKEY  team  enjoyed  its  best  season  since  its  title  UXQ LQ ZLQQLQJ HLJKW WLPHV DQG defeating  rival  South  Burlington  in  D TXDUWHU¿QDO EHIRUH IDOOLQJ WR XQGH-­ feated  champion  Essex.  Nine  mem-­ bers  of  that  team  return  this  fall,  and  the  Tigers  are  optimistic.

They  open  with  three  tough  games  RQ WKH URDG DW 0RXQW 0DQV¿HOG RQ 6HSW DW +DUWIRUG RQ 6HSW DQG DW ' ,, FKDPSLRQ 5LFH RQ 6HSW Coach  Stacey  Edmunds-­Brickell’s  OV  FIELD  HOCKEY WHDP ZRQ times  and  earned  the  No.  2  seed  in  ' ,, LQ 7KH 2WWHUV DOVR UHDFKHG D VHPL¿QDO EHIRUH ORVLQJ DQ RYHUWLPH heartbreaker.  Four  starters  gradu-­ ated,  but  many  key  veterans  return  for  a  program  that  consistently  posts  winning  records  against  a  schedule  that  includes  D-­I  opposition  â€”  sev-­ en  games  this  fall.  One  of  those  D-­I  foes,  Mount  Anthony,  will  visit  to  kick  off  OV’s  schedule  this  Friday  at  S P Of  course,  Coach  Mary  Stetson’s  MOUNT  ABE  FIELD  HOCKEY  team  always  sees  more  than  its  share  of  D-­I  competition  in  the  Metro  Con-­ IHUHQFH RI RI WKH (DJOHV JDPH will  be  vs.  D-­I  teams  before  the  Ea-­ gles  hit  the  D-­II  tournament.  Gradu-­ (See  Season,  Page  2B)

Middlebury youth team wins softball league title

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