ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016
MATT DICKERSON
A tangle of anglers So what do you call a collection of similar creatures? For most common animals you probably know. Wolves, coyotes and dogs gather in packs. Unless they are newborns, in which case we have a litter. There are prides of lions and broods of chickens. A gathering of sheep is called a flock. So is a gathering of geese. Unless they are flying, in which case they are called a skein. Or if they are grounded they can be called a gaggle. Cattle, of course, gather in a herd. A collection of goats can likewise be called a herd, but also a tribe. The group of crows that wake you on a summer morning is, appropriately, a murder. Not to be confused with a parliament of owls, a charm of finches, or a flight of swallows, which might also wake you up. Some names are not quite as well known. A group of grasshoppers is apparently called a cloud. Ferrets gather in a business, while two or more otters together — as anybody who has ever watched otters knows — are a romp. Lemurs, like crooked politicians, form a conspiracy. Several hippopotamuses together form a thunder. Though from what I have read about how ornery they are, one hippopotamus would be enough to get me thundering away as fast as I could. There doesn’t seem to be a name for a collection of skunks, probably because skunks never actually collect. And can you blame them? A collection of fish is called a school, though that may be a corruption of an earlier term, shoal. But not all fish. A group of salmon can be called a run, while a collection of barracudas is called a battery. A group of trout is called a hover. And if you have a hover of trout, there’s probably a group of anglers trying to catch them. But what do you call that group? If a group of anglers gathers riverside for a coffee break and leans its rods together against a tree, or places them in proximity in the back of the car, when they return they will have a tangle of rods. That may also be a good name for the gathering of anglers — although noise and story are reasonable alternatives. On Sunday evening I was in a lively tangle of young anglers who have recently resurrected the fly-fishing club at Middlebury College. Several years ago the club was active, organizing fishing trips, fly-casting and fly-tying clinics, conservation events, and talks. But at some point the club fizzled from lack of participa(See Dickerson, Page 3B)
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey Division I Semifinal 3/2 #3 St. Albans vs. #2 MUHS ...............5-2 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Trinity 3/5 #6 Amherst vs. #5 Midd. ....................4-2 Women’s Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Kenyon 3/5 #1 Midd. vs. #5 Trinity........................3-1 3/5 #2 Amherst vs. #3 Conn. Coll. ...........3-0 3/6 #1 Midd. vs. #2 Amherst ............5-4 (OT) Men’s Basketball NCAA Regional at Stockton University 3/4 Midd. vs. Salisbury ........................75-73 3/4 Keene State vs. Stockton ..... 72-71 (OT) 3/5 Keene vs. Midd. .............................74-72 Women’s Lacrosse 3/5 Midd. vs. Conn. College ..................17-6 Men’s Lacrosse 3/5 Midd. vs. Conn. College ....................5-4
Schedule
COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 3/7......................NCAA Pairings Announced Women’s Lacrosse 3/8 Midd. at RPI .............................4:30 p.m. 3/12 Midd. at Tufts ..............................2 p.m. 3/13 Midd. at MIT................................2 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse 3/8 Midd. at Endicott ...........................5 p.m. 3/12 Tufts at Midd. ..............................2 p.m. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.
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Panther women work OT to win league crown NCAA home tilt next on Saturday By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s hockey team defeated Amherst, 5-4, in overtime on Sunday in the NESCAC final at Kenyon Arena, and as a result the Panthers will host UMass-Boston in a firstround NCAA Division III tournament game this coming Saturday at 4 p.m. The Panthers improved to 20-4-3 when sophomore Maddie Winslow rapped home a pass from classmate Jessica Young at 6:37 in Sunday’s extra session. The UMass-Boston squad that will come to Middlebury this weekend has a 16-12 record and a hot goalie, Rachel Myette. Myette made 35 saves as the Beacons shocked Norwich in the New England Hockey Conference final, 2-0; stopped 23 of 24 shots as UMB upset Castleton in the semifinal, 2-1 in overtime; and earned a 21-save shutout vs. Manhattanville in a 4-0 quarterfinal. If the sixth-ranked Panthers advance, they will face either No. 1 Plattsburgh (26-1) or No. 4 Amherst (21-2-3) in an NCAA semifinal at a site to be determined next weekend. The Panthers, who skate a dozen freshmen and sophomores in key roles, are 15-1 in their past 16 games and undefeated in NESCAC play despite adversity. They lost All-American defender Carly Watson for the season back on Dec. 5; got valuable senior forward
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE GOALTENDER Julia Neuburger takes a skate to the face as she makes one of her 21 saves in Saturday’s NESCAC semifinal game against Trinity. Middlebury won the game, 3-1.
Photo by Steve James
Katie Mandigo, a co-captain, back just in time for the playoffs after she missed most of January and February; and saw another player, freshman defender Grace Jennings, hobble off the
PANTHER MADDIE WINSLOW is mobbed by teammates after scoring the go-ahead goal (and eventual game-winner) against Trinity Saturday afternoon in Chip Kenyon Arena. Photo by Steve James
ice late in Sunday’s first period. “We’ve just had everything thrown at us this season, and we’ve just kept coming back and back,” Winslow said. “We battle hard, and
After watching these Panthers build a 3-0 lead over Amherst on Sunday; fall behind 4-3; and then rally to tie the game before winning in over(See Panthers, Page 3B)
PANTHER SENIOR KATIE Mandigo scored two goals in Middlebury’s 5-4 win over Amherst in Sunday’s NESCAC championship game.
Photo courtesy Middlebury College/Will Costello
The best of boys’ hoop in 2016 Four local schools represented on Independent squad By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Although probably none of the area high school boys’ basketball teams will look back at this winter as memorable, the intermural competition among them often was; they seemed to bring out the best from each other, with 10 of their collective 18 wins coming locally, often in close games. Mount Abraham nearly toppled Middlebury, while Otter Valley did upset the Tigers, played well against Vergennes and looked good defeating Mount Abe. Vergennes coasted vs. the Eagles, but both times the Commodores and Tigers met produced competitive games that came down to the final minute, with each team Selections were made triumphing once. And individual playbased on ers on each team also exobservation, celled, earning spots on statistics the 2016 Addison Independent Boys’ Basketball and consultation All-Star Team. Coach Peter Quinn’s with the Vergennes group’s eight coaches. wins, including a 4-1 mark vs. area competition, led the local pack this year. Three Commodores earned nods on the Independent squad. First-year Coach Kyle Lussier’s Middlebury squad finished strong, winning three of their final four regular-season games to finish with six wins, including a 3-2 mark locally. Two Tigers are also recognized here. Coach Greg Hughes’ Otters won four times, but were also competitive in a number of other games, falling three times by either one or two points to highly rated teams. OV also went 3-1 vs. Addison County foes. A three-year Otter varsity player made this team for the first time. First-year Eagle Coach Martin Clark saw the program fail to break into the win column for a second straight year, but the Eagles’ qual(See Hoop stars, Page 2B)
we want to win.” Coach Bill Mandigo has seen more experienced Panther teams come up short in the NESCAC tournament in each of the three previous seasons.
Women’s lax opens with two big victories MIDDLEBURY — Bridget Instrum, HolThe Middlebury College lis Perticone and Alli women’s lacrosse proSciarretta all contribgram began play under uted with two goals new coach Kate Perine for the winning side, Livesay with two road while Mary O’Connell wins, one vs. a NESscored and dished out CAC foe and the other at six assists. Evie Keata non-league opponent. ing induced four Camel The Panthers, NCAA turnovers and had three Division III semifinalground balls, while ists a year ago, began Pascal controlled five 2016 ranked No. 4 afdraws. Kate Furber LIVESAY ter graduating just two made four saves in her players — although they collegiate debut, surwere both All-Americans, Katie Rit- rendering three goals in 45 minutes ter and Catherine Fowler. Up next is of work. a Saturday game at No. 10 Tufts. Erin Moran and Tina Balzotti On this past Saturday, Middlebury scored two goals each to lead the cruised to a 17-6 win over NESCAC Camels. Madison Barker had one rival Connecticut College in the sea- goal and eight draw controls for Conson opener for both squads. Laurel necticut College. Meg Raskin colPascal’s six goals paced the Panthers, lected 11 of her 13 saves in the openwho outshot their opponents 32-12. (See Lacrosse, Page 3B)
Middlebury men’s hockey falls in NESCAC semifinal
VERGENNES UNION HIGH senior Josh Lorrain is on this year’s Addison Independent High School Boys’ Basketball All Star Team. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell
HARTFORD, Conn. — Amherst on Saturday defeated the Middlebury College men’s hockey team, 4-2, in a NESCAC semifinal played at Trinity. The sixth-seeded Purple & White improved to 12-11-4 by avenging two regular-season defeats to Middlebury, but lost to host Trinity in the final on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Panthers finished at 8-11-7 under first-year Coach Neil Sinclair and failed in their quest to return to the final for the first time since 2012. Amherst’s John Festa opened the scoring, netting his first goal of the
season right before the nine-minute mark. Festa scooped up a loose puck near center ice before deking around a Middlebury defender and slotting a low wrist shot into the bottom corner. Panther goalkeeper Liam Moorfield-Yee recorded nine of his 20 saves in the opening period. The Panthers forced their way into the Amherst zone early and often in the second period and nearly capitalized on a power play, but Amherst goalie Connor Girard (26 saves) came up with a number of (See Hockey, Page 2B)