Feb. 7, 2011 - Section B

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â FEBRUARY Â 7, Â 2013

ANDY KIRKALDY

SPORTS

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Extra  thoughts  on  Sunday’s  Super  broadcast Call  this  the  Super  Bowl  leftovers  column.  I  don’t  mean  the  quesadil-­ las  and  guacamole  I  pulled  out  of  the  Kenmore  for  Monday  lunch,  but  a  few  random  afterthoughts  about  WKH JDPH DQG EURDGFDVW ,I , ÂżQG P\ writing  momentum  stalling,  I’ll  go  into  a  dark  room  for  half  an  hour  and  try  to  regroup. Let’s  start  with  the  main  event.  Few  of  the  Super  Bowl  commer-­ cials  lived  up  to  the  hype.  Min-­ nesotans  talking  Jamaican  patois  was  insulting.  Old  folks  party-­ ing?  Was  this  original,  or  was  it  a  â€œCocoonâ€?  re-­ make?  And  although  I’m  sure  many  fellow  geeks  dreamed  of  changing  places  with  the  guy  on  the  godaddy. com  ad,  I  sure  didn’t  want  to  watch. But  listening  to  Paul  Harvey’s  paean  to  farmers  set  against  a  back-­ drop  of  still  images?  That  was  pretty  cool,  especially  because  I  recently  interviewed  a  farmer  who  does  most  of  that  stuff  Harvey  talked  about  and  really  has  been  on  the  town  school  board  for  years  (and  now  the  select-­ board,  too).  Secondly,  the  halftime  show  hit  the  mark.  BeyoncĂŠ  showed  plenty  of  energy  and  actually  sang,  â€œCrazy  in  Loveâ€?  is  a  great  tune,  and  the  multi-­ ple  images  were  fun.  I  liked  U-­2  and  Springsteen’s  Super  Bowl  perfor-­ mances  better,  but  Mrs.  Carter  rated  a  solid  B+.  The  funny  stuff  came  afterward:  People  actually  complained  Beyon-­ cÊ’s  performance  and  costume  were  too  â€œrisquĂŠ.â€?  One  poll  on  nbcnews. com  was  running  51-­49  toward  the  too-­racy  tilt  on  Tuesday.  I’m  assum-­ ing  the  digital  equivalent  of  ballot-­ ER[ VWXIÂżQJ ZDV DW ZRUN EXW VWLOO One  question:  Do  any  of  these  people  ever  watch  NFL  broadcasts?  You  know,  the  ones  where  the  cam-­ era  constantly  shows  the  scantily  clad  cheerleaders?  At  least  BeyoncĂŠ  has  demonstrable  talent.  More  pow-­ er  to  her. Third,  there  were  the  announc-­ ers.  Sadly.  As  usual,  I  avoided  all  shows  before  the  game  (Typical  sample:  â€œYou  know,  Dan,  the  team  that  is  better  prepared  will  win.â€?),  (See  Kirkaldy,  Page  4B)

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Tiger  girls  work  OT  to  nip  VUHS Commodore  rally  comes  up  just  short By  ANDY  KIRKALDY  VERGENNES  â€”  In  a  Monday  girls’  basketball  game  between  two  teams  in  search  of  wins  this  season  and  that  saw  three  lead  changes  in  RYHUWLPH YLVLWLQJ 0LGGOHEXU\ ÂżQDO-­ ly  walked  off  with  a  dramatic  47-­43  decision  over  Vergennes.  Senior  guard  Tiffany  Danyow  shrugged  off  an  injury  suffered  late  in  regulation  to  score  six  of Â

her  game-­high  13  points  in  OT  for  the  3-­9  Tigers,  including  two  free  throws  at  0:51  that  gave  MUHS  the  lead  for  good  at  44-­43.  Senior  center  Erin  Connor  chipped  in  twice  in  OT  â€”  by  lay-­ ing  in  a  loose  ball  and  blocking  the  Commodores’  potentially  game-­ tying  layup.  Junior  forward  Julia  Cluss  then  iced  the  win  with  two  free  throws.

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Those  efforts  thwarted  a  remark-­ able  VUHS  comeback.  The  2-­11  Commodores  trailed  by  16-­0  early  in  the  second  quarter,  never  led  in  regulation,  and  closed  the  fourth  TXDUWHU ZLWK D UXQ LQ WKH ÂżQDO 1:32  to  tie  the  game  at  37-­37. In  that  surge,  VUHS  senior  for-­ ward  Cat  Chaput  sank  two  jump-­ ers,  junior  Ruby  Dombek  scored  on  a  well-­run  inbounds  play,  and  after Â

MUHS  sophomore  Lejla  Mahmuljin  had  hit  two  clutch  free  throws  to  make  it  37-­34,  VUHS  junior  Tay-­ lor  Paquette  swished  a  game-­tying  three-­pointer  at  0:30.  98+6 WRRN LWV ÂżUVW OHDG RQ D 3D-­ quette  free  throw  1:36  into  OT.  But  Danyow  â€”  who  hit  the  bench  at  2:31  of  regulation  after  colliding  with  two  Commodores  â€”  re-­entered  and  drove  for  a  three-­point  play  at  2:14 Â

Middlebury  men  improve  to  20-­1

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Tigers  host  wrestlers  as  state  meet  nears By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  wrestling  team  on  Tuesday  hosted  a  four-­way  meet  with  Vergennes,  Mount  Abra-­ ham  and  North  Country  that  served  as  a  late-­season  tune-­up  with  the  state  championship  event  looming  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School  on  Feb.  22  and  23.  All  three  of  the  county  coaches Â

have  wrestlers  they  believe  can  reach  the  podium  in  Vergennes,  many  of  whom  had  a  chance  to  show  their  stuff  in  the  dozen  matches  that  were  contested  on  Tuesday.  First-­year  coach  Ethan  Raymond  saw  his  MUHS  team  sweep  the  dual  meets,  26-­22  over  VUHS,  41-­ 24  over  Mount  Abe,  and  41-­0  over  NCU,  including  the  many  forfeited  (See  Wrestling,  Page  4B)

Men’s  hockey  wins  twice  to  move  into  second  place By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  College  men’s  hockey  team  won  two  home  NESCAC  games  this  past  weekend  to  move  into  a  second-­place  tie  with  Williams  in  league  play.  The  wins  pushed  the  Panthers’  win-­ ning  streak  to  four  games,  their  over-­ all  record  to  10-­8-­2,  and  their  NES-­ CAC  mark  to  9-­3-­2.  They  will  play  a  home-­and-­home  series  with  Williams  this  weekend,  the  next-­to-­last  of  the Â

regular  season.  Middlebury  hosts  the  Ephs  at  7  p.m.  on  Friday,  and  travels  to  Williams  for  a  7  p.m.  game  on  Sat-­ urday.  Bowdoin  (11-­2-­1  NESCAC)  holds  ¿UVW SODFH 7ULQLW\ LV LQ IRXUWK DQG $PKHUVW LV ¿IWK 7KH Panthers  will  conclude  their  regular  season  with  road  games  at  Hamilton  and  Amherst  on  Feb.  15  and  16,  re-­ spectively,  and  the  NESCAC  playoffs  (See  Hockey,  Page  2B)

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Mid-­ dlebury  College  men’s  basketball  team  swept  two  NESCAC  road  games  over  the  weekend  before  defeating  visiting  Lyndon  on  Tues-­ day  to  improve  to  20-­1,  6-­1  in  league  play  â€”  and  set  some  pro-­ gram  landmarks  in  the  process.  The  league  wins  kept  the  Pan-­ WKHUVÂś FKDQFHV IRU D ÂżUVW SODFH ÂżQ-­ ish  in  NESCAC  alive  entering  the  ¿QDO ZHHNHQG RI SOD\ EXW WKH\ ZLOO need  some  help.  The  Panthers,  ranked  No.  5  in  this  week’s  NCAA  Division  III  poll,  will  host  The league Trinity  (2-­6,  8-­13)  on  Fri-­ wins day  at  6  p.m.,  kept the and  then  No.  6  Panthers’ Amherst  (20-­2,  chances 8-­0)  on  Satur-­ day  at  2  p.m. IRU D Ă€UVW SODFH Ă€QLVK Meanwhile,  in NESCAC No.  7  Williams  (20-­2,  8-­0  alive league,  includ-­ entering ing  a  1-­point  WKH Ă€QDO home  win  over  the  Panthers),  weekend of play, but will  host  Am-­ herst  on  Friday  they will and  Trinity  on  need some Saturday.  help. Amherst  â€”  which  defeated  the  Ephs  in  a  game  that  did  not  count  in  the  league  standings  â€”  can  win  the  title  outright  by  sweep-­ ing  Williams  and  Middlebury.  Middlebury  can  win  the  title  out-­ right  by  sweeping  Trinity  and  Am-­ herst,  but  only  if  Williams  loses  to  Amherst  and  Trinity.  Williams  can  win  the  title  out-­ right  by  defeating  Amherst  and  Trinity.  0,''/(%85< &2//(*( 6(1,25 -DNH :ROÂżQ SXWV XS WZR SRLQWV If  Amherst  defeats  Williams,  but  loses  to  Middlebury  while  Wil-­ DJDLQVW /\QGRQ 6WDWH 7XHVGD\ QLJKW :ROÂżQ VFRUHG KLV WK FDUHHU SRLQW LQ WKH 3DQWKHU ZLQ Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)

to  make  it  40-­38,  MUHS.  VUHS  answered  when  Chaput  found  VUHS  sophomore  K.C.  Am-­ brose  on  a  back-­door  cut  to  make  it  40-­40,  but  Connor’s  lay-­in  at  1:20  restored  the  MUHS  lead  at  42-­40.  The  Commodores  answered  when  freshman  forward  Nikki  Salley  put  in  a  VUHS  miss,  was  fouled  and  converted  the  three-­point  play  at  (See  Hoop,  Page  3B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Basketball 2/4  St.  Albans  vs.  MUHS  ....................  69-­55 2/4  OV  vs.  Leland  &  Gray   ..................  62-­49 2/5  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Milton   ........................  58-­49 2/5  VUHS  vs.  Missisquoi   ...................  75-­55 Girls’ Basketball 0W $EH YV 0W 0DQVÂżHOG  ...............  48-­7 2/4  MUHS  vs.  VUHS   ................  47-­43  (OT) 2/5  Rutland  vs.  OV   ............................  41-­31 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 2/3  Midd.  vs.  Conn.   .................................4-­0 2/5  St.  Anselm  vs.  Midd.   .........................3-­1 Men’s Basketball 2/5  Midd.  vs.  Lyndon   .........................  89-­59 Women’s Basketball 2/5  Midd.  vs.  Lyndon   .........................  75-­47

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 2/9  Rutland  at  MUHS   ....................6:45  p.m. 2/13  Woodstock  at  MUHS   ................  7  p.m. 2/16  MUHS  at  Rice   ......................  1:05  p.m. Boys’ Hockey 2/13  MUHS  at  S.  Burlington   .........7:25  p.m. 2/16  MUHS  at  Spaulding   .............  5:45  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 2/7  Woodstock  at  OV   ...................  7:30  p.m. 2/8  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   ........................  7  p.m. 2/8  Milton  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/9  Proctor  at  OV   .........................  2:30  p.m. 2/12  OV  at  Bellows  Falls   ..................  7  p.m. 2/12  St.  Albans  at  Mt.  Abe   ................  7  p.m. 2/12  Milton  at  VUHS   ..........................7  p.m. 2/12  MUHS  at  Missisquoi   ............  7:30  p.m. 2/14  Bellows  Falls  at  OV   .............  7:30  p.m. 2/15  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ......................  7  p.m. 2/15  VUHS  at  St.  Albans   .............  7:30  p.m. Girls’ Basketball 2/7  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   .........................7  p.m. 2/7  S.  Burlington  at  VUHS   ................  7  p.m. 2/8  Leland  &  Gray  at  OV   .............  7:30  p.m. 2/11  Missisquoi  at  Mt.  Abe   .................7  p.m. 2/11  Colchester  at  VUHS   ...................7  p.m. 2/11  MUHS  at  S.  Burlington   ..............  7  p.m. 6SULQJÂżHOG DW 29  ..................7:30  p.m. 2/14  Mt.  Abe  at  S.  Burlington   .......  5:30  p.m. 2/14  Milton  at  MUHS   ........................  7  p.m. 0W 0DQVÂżHOG DW 98+6  ..............7  p.m. 2/15  OV  at  Fair  Haven   .................  7:30  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)

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