January 9, 2014 — B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â JANUARY Â 9, Â 2014

MATT DICKERSON

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Middlebury  looks  to  improve  at  6-­4

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Hodsden  earns  D-­III  football  honor

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Basketball 1/6  Fair  Haven  at  VUHS   .....................  Ppd. 1/7  Burr  &  Burton  vs.  MUHS   ..............  60-­33 1/7  Mill  River  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ...................  60-­35 Girls’ Basketball 1/6  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   ..........................  Ppd. 1/6  MUHS  at  Missisquoi   .....................  Ppd. 1/7  OV  vs.  Mill  River  ...........................  34-­30 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball 1/7  Plattsburgh  vs.  Midd.   ...................  63-­47 Women’s Basketball 1/7  Plattsburgh  vs.  Midd.   ...................  58-­54

Schedule

(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)

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Women’s  basketball  wins  one  out  of  three

ScoreBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Hockey 1/11  U-­32  at  MUHS  Boys   ............  5:45  p.m. 1/13  MUHS  Girls  at  Stowe   ................  4  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 1/10  MUHS  at  OV   ........................  7:30  p.m. 1/11  Fair  Haven  at  VUHS   ..........  12:30  p.m. 1/11  Mt.  Abe  at  OV   ......................  2:30  p.m. 1/13  MUHS  at  Fair  Haven   ...........  6:30  p.m. 1/16  OV  at  Twin  Valley   .....................  7  p.m. 1/17  VUHS  at  Fair  Haven   ............  7:30  p.m. 1/18  Burr&Burton  at  MUHS   .......  12:30  p.m. 1/18  OV  at  Mill  River   ....................  2:30  p.m. Girls’ Basketball 1/9  OV  at  Rutland   .............................  7  p.m. 1/9  MUHS  at  Missisquoi   ..............  7:30  p.m. 1/10  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ......................  7  p.m. 1/15  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   ......................  6  p.m. 1/16  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV   ....................  7  p.m. 1/17  Missisquoi  at  VUHS   .............  5:30  p.m. 0W 0DQV¿HOG DW 0W $EH  ...........  7  p.m. 1/18  MUHS  at  Colchester   ............  1:45  p.m. 1/18  OV  at  Fair  Haven   .................  2:30  p.m. Wrestling 1/9  VUHS  Hosts  4-­Team  Duals   ...  6:30  p.m. 1/11  OV  at  Mt.  Anthony  Tourney   .......  9  a.m. 1/11   .....................  MUHS  at  Livermore  Invit. 1/17&18   ........... OV/VUHS/Mt.Abe  at  Essex Nordic 1/10  OV  at  Woodstock   ......................  6  p.m. 1/10  MUHS  at  St.  Albans   .....................  TBA

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Mount  Abe,  MUHS  fall  in  boys’  hoop

Sports BRIEFS

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Wrap-Up

HUNTER  MERRYMAN  RACES  up  the  court  during  Middlebury’s  63-­47  loss  to  Plattsburgh  Tuesday  QLJKW LQ 3HSLQ *\PQDVLXP ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

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