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THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 13, Â 2014
KARL LINDHOLM
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Editor’s  note:  Independent  sports  MIDDLEBURY  —  Five  mem- FROXPQLVW .DUO /LQGKROP LV ÂżOLQJ bers  of  the  Middlebury  Union  High  his  reports  this  year  from  Yaounde,  School  girls’  and  boys’  hockey  Cameroon,  West  Africa. teams  earned  Division  II  league  There  I  was,  last  Saturday  morn- UHFRJQLWLRQ DQG DOO ÂżYH ZLOO DOVR ing,  sitting  in  a  small  grove  at  the  play  in  Saturday’s  Essex  Rotary  Rain  Forest  International  School  Key  Bank  All-ÂStar  Hockey  Classic  (RFIS),  at  an  all-Âday  girls’  soccer  at  the  Essex  Skating  Facility.  and  boys’  basketball  tournament.  Senior  forward  Timi  Carone,  a  The  day  was  hot  and  muggy,  and  I  member-Âto-Âmember  player  from  was  glad  to  be  in  the  shade.  Fair  Haven  Union  who  skated  for  Every  day  here  is  hot,  more  or  the  D-ÂII  champion  Tiger  girls,  was  less:  We  are  in  the  transition  now  be- named  the  D-ÂII  player  of  the  year,  tween  hot  and  dry  and  senior  defender  Paige  Viens  and  hot  and  rainy,  MRLQHG KHU DV D ÂżUVW WHDP DOO VWDU when  the  red  dust  Senior  forward  Sara  Boe  earned  a  turns  to  red  mud.  spot  on  the  girls’  D-ÂII  second  team. It  is  rarely  bru- Senior  defenseman  Jordan  Stea- tally  hot  here  in  rns,  a  member-Âto-Âmember  player  Yaounde,  how- from  Vergennes  Union  who  played  ever,  and  it  cools  for  the  D-ÂII  runner-Âup  Tiger  boys,  off  nicely  at  night.  ZDV QDPHG WR WKH ' ,, ÂżUVW WHDP In  front  of  me,  up  a  little  rise,  Senior  forward  Keenan  Bartlett  two  girls’  soccer  games  were  being  earned  a  spot  on  the  D-ÂII  second  played  on  adjacent  pitches,  and  to  team.  my  left,  down  the  hill,  the  boys’  bas- Saturday’s  30th  annual  Hockey  ketball  game  was  in  full  pitch.  I  was  Classic  games  pit  Vermont  senior  surrounded  thus  by  animated  sounds  all-Âstars  against  one  another.  —  the  shouts,  cheers,  and  whistles,  Carone,  Viens  and  Boe  will  of  kids  at  play. play  together  along  with  fellow  Sports. D-ÂII  skaters  and  members  of  the  The  American  School  of  Yaounde  PANTHER  JUNIOR  JOEL  Blockowicz  charges  the  Connecticut  College  goal  during  Saturday’s  game  at  Youngman  Field.  Middlebury  lost  the  BFA-ÂSt.  Albans  team  against  D-ÂI  (ASOY),  my  daughter  Annie’s  DOO VWDUV LQ 6DWXUGD\ÂśV ÂżUVW &ODVVLF VFKRRO SOD\HG WKHLU ÂżUVW JDPH EH- game,  6-Â3. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell game,  which  will  begin  at  1  p.m. fore  I  arrived  and  were  defeated  by  The  boys’  game  pits  southern  all- the  host  school,  1-Â0.  This  was  some- stars  vs.  northern  all-Âstars.  Stearns  thing  of  a  moral  victory,  as  RFIS  had  and  Bartlett  will  play  for  the  South  drubbed  ASOY  the  previous  week,  team,  which  will  be  led  by  MUHS  9-Â1,  and  Annie  and  her  teammates  coach  Derek  Bartlett.  That  game  is  feared  the  rematch. set  to  face  off  at  3:30  p.m. $QQLH LV D ÂżHOG KRFNH\ DQG VRIW- Tickets  are  $10  per  person,  and  ball  player  at  home  in  Middlebury,  the  price  includes  admission  to  but  with  only  40  high  school  stu- both  games.  Children  12  and  under  dents,  ASOY  offers  just  basketball  are  admitted  free  of  charge.  The  and  soccer  as  interscholastic  sports,  Essex  Rotary  Club  will  donate  all  so  Annie  this  year  is  a  basketball  and  proceeds  to  charity.    soccer  player.  Annie  likes  The  Beautiful  Game  and  is  pretty  good,  despite  her  in- 6HH /LQGKROP 3DJH 3B) MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middle- bury  College  men’s  lacrosse  team  could  not  hold  an  early  lead  on  Sat- urday  and  fell  to  visiting  Connecticut  College,  6-Â3.  The  Panthers  (1-Â2,  0-Â2  NESCAC)  VFRUHG WKH JDPHÂśV ÂżUVW WZR JRDOV EXW GLG QRW ÂżQG WKH QHW DJDLQ XQWLO WKH fourth  quarter.  The  Camels  improved  By  ANDY  KIRKALDY NEW  LONDON,  Conn.  —  The  to  2-Â1,  1-Â0  in  the  league.  Middle- MIDDLEBURY  —  For  only  the  EXU\ ZDV VHW WR YLVLW 6SULQJÂżHOG IRU Middlebury  College  women’s  la- second  time  since  2002,  the  Middle- a  Wednesday  non-Âleague  game  after  crosse  team  improved  to  2-Â0  by  top- bury  College  women’s  hockey  team  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  ping  host  Connecticut  College  on  is  on  the  outside  of  the  NCAA  Divi- Independent,  and  will  travel  to  face  Saturday,  12-Â4.  The  Panthers  were  sion  III  tournament  looking  in.  Wesleyan  on  Saturday.  The  Panthers  ranked  No.  3  in  NCAA  Division  III  Upsets  in  Western  tournaments  will  then  host  non-Âleague  foe  St.  last  week.  posed  the  biggest  problem  for  the  17- Laurel  Pascal  scored  three  goals  Lawrence  on  Tuesday  at  4  p.m. 4-Â4  Panthers’  hopes  of  getting  an  at- Middlebury  jumped  on  the  score- for  the  Panthers,  Mary  O’Connell  large  bid  on  Monday  for  this  year’s  ERDUG ÂżUVW ZLWK D SDLU RI ÂżUVW TXDU- scored  two  goals  while  assisting  tournament  —  at  least  after  they  ter  goals.  Jon  Broome  notched  his  on  three  others,  and  Liza  Herzog  were  upset  in  a  March  1  NESCAC  fourth  goal  of  the  season  to  open  the  and  Katie  Ritter  added  two  apiece  TXDUWHUÂżQDO DIWHU HDUQLQJ WKDW WRXUQD- scoring;Íž  it  was  an  unassisted  tally  at  against  the  1-Â1  Camels.  ment’s  top  seed.  After  an  early  Camel  goal,  the  :LWK OHVV WKDQ ÂżYH PLQXWHV OHIW The  top  two  Western  seeds  were  Panthers  scored  the  next  10  goals  of  in  the  quarter,  the  Panthers  took  ad- Wisconsin-ÂRiver  Falls  (21-Â4-Â3)  and  vantage  of  their  lone  man-Âup  oppor- WKH JDPH VL[ LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI WR OHDG Wisconsin-ÂStevens  Point  (19-Â5-Â4),  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  SOPHOMORE  Harrison  Goodkind  avoids  a  Connecticut  College  defender  during  tunity  of  the  afternoon  when  Stephen  DW WKH EUHDN DQG WKH ÂżUVW IRXU RI and  both  those  teams  were  upset  men’s  lacrosse  action  Saturday  afternoon. the  second  half. LQ WKHLU OHDJXH ÂżQDOV ,QVWHDG 6W Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell 6HH 3DQWKHUV 3DJH 3B) Catherine  Fowler  corralled  a  Thomas  (19-Â5-Â3),  No.  7  in  one  poll  WHDP EHVW ÂżYH JURXQG EDOOV IRU and  No.  6  in  another,  and  Lake  For- 0LGGOHEXU\ 5LWWHU ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK est  (17-Â5-Â3),  No.  9  nationally,  earned  two  draw  controls,  two  ground  balls  those  league’s  automatic  bids.  home  course  in  Ripton. won  the  Alaska  Cup  against  two  teams  6KH ÂżQLVKHG UG LQ WKH ÂżYH NLOR- and  two  caused  turnovers.  Alyssa  Plattsburgh,  Norwich  and  Wil- By  ANDY  KIRKALDY STOWE/RIPTON  —  Athletes  Cornwall’s  Sophie  Hodges  earlier  from  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  one  meter  classic  race,  15th  in  the  clas- 3DORPED FROOHFWHG DOO ÂżYH RI KHU liams  earned  the  other  automatic  from  Ripton’s  Frost  Mountain  Nor- KDG TXDOLÂżHG IRU 7HDP 1HZ (QJODQG each  from  Alaska  and  the  Midwest. sic  sprint,  22nd  in  the  freestyle  5K,  saves  in  the  second  half  for  the  Pan- ELGV LQ WKH HLJKW WHDP ÂżHOG Hodges  raced  in  four  under-Â16  and  seventh  in  the  three-Âby-Â3K  free- thers. That  left  four  teams  competing  for  dic  Club  recently  helped  a  regional  through  the  highly  competitive  East- $OOLVD 'DOSH ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK three  at-Âlarge  berths:  the  two  Wis- team  win  a  national  competition  in  ern  Cup  series,  and  this  past  weekend  events  for  Team  New  England,  style  relay.  saves  for  the  Camels  as  Middlebury  Also  competing  for  Team  New  consin  teams,  ranked  No.  1  and  2  out  Stowe  and  a  Vermont  team  win  a  competed  at  the  Trapp  Family  Lodge  which  was  coached  by  Frost  Moun- held  a  23-Â14  shots  advantage. 6HH 1RUGLF 3DJH 2B) West  and  4  and  5  nationally;Íž  Elmira  regional  competition  on  the  club’s  in  Stowe  for  Team  New  England  as  it  tain  head  coach  Cam  MacKugler.  (21-Â5-Â1),  the  defending  champion,  the  only  team  to  defeat  No.  1  Platts- burgh  this  season,  and  ranked  No.  3  in  the  East  and  nationally;Íž  and  the  Panthers,  ranked  No.  4  in  the  East  and  No.  6  and  No.  7  nationally  by  the  polls. WHITE  RIVER  JUNCTION,  Vt./ al  best  in  his  race  against  top  swim- Although  the  Panthers  played  the  toughest  schedule  in  the  nation  (they  TROY,  N.Y.  —  Area  swimmers  post- mers  from  around  New  England.  Denton’s  results  were: lost  to  No.  2  Norwich  once  and  No.  1  ed  some  impressive  performances  re- ‡ )LIWK LQ WKH \DUG EUHDVWVWURNH cently  when  the  Middlebury  A quatic  Plattsburgh  twice,  and  defeated  Elmi- ‡ 6L[WK LQ WKH EUHDVWVWURNH ra  twice  this  season),  ultimately  they  Club  competed  in  the  2014  New  SHUVRQDO EHVW were  the  odd  team  out  in  that  mix,  England  12-Âand-ÂUnder  Age  Group  ‡ WK LQ WKH ,QGLYLGXDO 0HGOH\ according  to  the  selection  committee.  Championship  Meet  at  the  Upper  SHUVRQDO EHVW Valley  Aquatic  Center  in  White  Riv- ‡ WK LQ WKH IUHHVW\OH SHUVRQDO er  Junction  and  the  Bristol-Âbased  Ad- EHVW ‡ QG LQ WKH EXWWHUĂ€\ SHUVRQDO dison  Otter  Swim  Team  raced  at  the  Silver  Short  Course  Championship  EHVW ‡ UG LQ WKH ,0 SHUVRQDO at  the  RPI  Robison  Pool  in  Troy,  NY.  EHVW Three  Middlebury  Aquatic  Club  ‡ WK LQ WKH IUHH SHUVRQDO COLLEGE SPORTS swimmers  competed  in  White  River  EHVW Men’s Lacrosse Junction  between  Feb.  27  and  March  ‡ WK LQ WKH EDFN 3/15  Midd.  at  Wesleyan   .....................2  p.m. +RGVRQÂśV UHVXOWV ZHUH 2,  and  all  three  set  personal  bests  while  3/18  St.  Lawrence  at  Midd.   ................4  p.m. ‡ WK LQ WKH EUHDVWVWURNH SHU ÂżQLVKLQJ DV KLJK DV ÂżIWK LQ WKH UHJLRQ 3/22  Midd.  at  Bowdoin   ......................  1  p.m. VRQDO EHVW Women’s Lacrosse 7KRPDV 'HQWRQ TXDOLÂżHG LQ ‡ WK LQ WKH EUHDVWVWURNH 3/15  Wesleyan  at  Midd.   ...................11  a.m. eight  events  and  swam  to  personal  SHUVRQDO EHVW 3/18  Midd.  at  RPI   ..............................  5  p.m. bests  in  six  of  them;Íž  Charlie  Hod- 0LOOLJDQÂśV UHVXOW ZDV 3/22  Bowdoin  at  Midd.   ................10:30  a.m. VRQ TXDOLÂżHG LQ WZR HYHQWV DQG ‡ WK LQ WKH EUHDVWVWURNH CHARLIE  HODSON,  LEFT,  and  Thomas  Denton  were  among  several  local  swimmers  with  the  Middlebury  Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  earned  personal  bests  in  both;Íž  and  SHUVRQDO EHVW Aquatic  Club  who  performed  well  at  the  recent  New  England  12-Âand-ÂUnder  Championship  Meet  in  White  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates.  6HH 6ZLPPHUV 3DJH 3B) Fraser  Milligan,  11,  posted  a  person- River  Junction.
Panther  men’s  lax  loses  to  league  foe
Middlebury  falls  to  0-Â2  in  NESCAC
No  NCAA  bid  for  women’s  hockey  team
Women’s  lacrosse  improves  to  2-Â0
Young  Nordic  skiers  help  region,  state  win
Youthful  swimmers  vie  at  big  regional  meets Â
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