ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 17, Â 2016
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
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Schedule
COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NCAA D-ÂIII Final Four at Plattsburgh 0LGG YV 3ODWWVEXUJK  .............3:30  p.m. (OPLUD YV :LV 5LYHU )DOOV  ...........7  p.m. &RQVRODWLRQ )LQDO  ................3:30/7  p.m. Women’s Lacrosse :HVOH\DQ DW 0LGG  ....................... 1RRQ %RZGRLQ DW 0LGG  ......................... 1RRQ Men’s Lacrosse 0LGG DW :HVOH\DQ  ......................2  p.m. 0LGG DW 3ODWWVEXUJK  ....................4  p.m. 0LGG DW %RZGRLQ  ........................1  p.m. Baseball 0LGG YV %DWHV LQ 0DVV  .......3  p.m. 0LGG YV 2EHUOLQ LQ $=  ..........2  p.m. 0LGG YV &DUWKDJH LQ $=  .......3  p.m. Softball 0LGG YV &KLFDJR LQ )/  ..............3  p.m. 0LGG YV :98 7HFK LQ )/  ..........5  p.m. 0LGG YV 6 0DLQH LQ )/  .............7  p.m. 0LGG YV 2EHUOLQ LQ )/  ..............11  a.m. 0LGG YV 7KRPDV LQ )/  ..............1  p.m. 0LGG YV :98 7HFK LQ )/  ..........3  p.m. 0LGG YV %XIIDOR 6W LQ )/  .........11  a.m. 0LGG YV 7KRPDV LQ )/  ..............1  p.m. 0LGG YV 7KRPDV LQ )/  ..............3  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
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Sports BRIEFS
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MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  sophomore  Keagan  Dunbar  is  the  2016  Addison  Independent  High  School  Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Basketball  Player  of  the  Year. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
Tiger  tops  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  hoop  team Nine  others  join  Dunbar  on  2016  Independent  all-Âstar  squad By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Although  all  the  local  high  school  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bas- ketball  teams  had  their  moments  this  winter,  ultimately  Middlebury  en- joyed  the  season  the  most,  sweeping  DOO ¿YH JDPHV YV ORFDO FRPSHWLWLRQ RQ WKH ZD\ WR WKH SURJUDP¶V ¿UVW ZLQ- QLQJ VHDVRQ LQ VL[ \HDUV The  Tigers  had  plenty  of  contribu- tors,  but  one  stood  out  for  her  all- around  play  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  sophomore  Keagan  Dunbar,  the  2016  Addison  Indepen- dent  Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Basketball  Player  of  the  <HDU
Dunbar,  the  Independentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2015  Co-ÂPlayer  of  the  Year,  helped  Coach  -HQ +HDWK¶V 08+6 WHDP LPSURYH from  three  wins  in  2015  to  11  wins  WKLV ZLQWHU 7ZR PRUH NH\ 7LJHUV MRLQ her  on  the  2016  Addison  Independent  *LUOV¶ %DVNHWEDOO $OO 6WDU 7HDP Coach  Connie  LaRoseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  young  Mount  Abraham  squad  started  slow,  but  came  on  strong  enough  to  win  QLQH JDPHV DQG HDUQ D ¿UVW URXQG 'L- YLVLRQ ,, KRPH JDPH 7KUHH (DJOHV DUH KRQRUHG KHUH &RDFK 6WHYHQ .HLWK¶V 2WWHU 9DOOH\ JURXS PLJKW KDYH SOD\HG WKH WRXJKHVW
schedule  of  the  four  local  teams  and  managed  eight  wins,  many  of  them  QDLO ELWHUV LQFOXGLQJ RQH RYHU 0RXQW $EH $ WULR RI 2WWHUV HDUQHG EHUWKV RQ the  Independent VTXDG &RDFK %LOO\ :DOOHU¶V 9HUJHQQHV team  could  not  capitalize  on  a  fast  VWDUW DQG ¿QLVKHG ZLWK VHYHQ ZLQV $ four-Âyear  Commodore  mainstay  re- turns  as  an  Independent DOO VWDU Selections  were  made  based  on  ob- VHUYDWLRQ VWDWLVWLFV DQG FRQVXOWDWLRQ ZLWK WKH FRDFKHV &RQJUDWXODWLRQV WR the  following:  (See  Hoop  stars,  Page  3B)
LACEY  GREENAMYRE,  RIGHT,  skates  through  a  long-Âtrack  workout  with  fellow  Saratoga  Winter  Club  skater  Chris  lapointe  earlier  this  winter.  Greenamyre  of  Middlebury  recently  wrapped  up  a  winter  speedskating  season  that  included  two  gold  medals  at  the  Empire  State  Games.
Local  youth  speedskater  ends  season  with  medals 0,''/(%85< ² /DFH\ Greenamyre,  a  ninth-Âgrader  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School  who  skates  with  the  Saratoga  1 < :LQWHU &OXE UHFHQWO\ ¿Q- ished  another  successful  season  of  VSHHGVNDWLQJ 2Q -DQ DQG VKH SODFHG second  at  the  Jack  Shea  Long  Track  Sprints,  which  was  staged  RQ WKH RXWGRRU 2YDO LQ /DNH 3ODF- LG 1 < 7KH RQO\ FRPSHWLWRU ZKR EHDW *UHHQDP\UH WKDW GD\ LQ WKH -U C  Ladies  category  was  2015  Na- WLRQDO -U &KDPSLRQ 6\GQH\ <X
$W WKH (PSLUH 6WDWH :LQWHU Games  Short  Track  and  Long  7UDFN 0HHWV RQ )HE LQ /DNH Placid,  Greenamyre,  the  daugh- ter  of  Ann  and  Jim  Greenamyre  of  Middlebury,  earned  three  EURQ]H PHGDOV WKUHH VLOYHU PHG- DOV DQG WZR JROG PHGDOV )LQDOO\ Greenamyre  earned  a  third  place  in  the  500-  and  1,000-Âmeter  races,  and  placed  fourth  in  the  1,500-  and  3,000-Âmeter  races  DW WKH ,UYLQJ -DIIHH /RQJ 7UDFN 0HHW LQ /DNH 3ODFLG RQ )HE DQG
Panther  women  seeking  crown By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 3/$776%85*+ 1 < ² 7KH Middlebury  College  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hockey  team  will  be  seeking  its  IRXUWK 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ ,,, WLWOH and  sixth  national  title  this  week- HQG ZKHQ WKH 3DQWKHUV YLVLW 3ODWWV- EXUJK 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ IRU WKH 1&$$ )LQDO )RXU The  task  will  not  be  easy  for  WKH 1R 3DQWKHUV :DLW- LQJ IRU WKHP LQ D VHPL¿QDO WR EH SOD\HG DW S P RQ )ULGD\ ZLOO be  host  and  top-Âranked  Platts- EXUJK 7KH &DUGLQDOV DOUHDG\ RZQ D ZLQ RYHU WKH 3DQWKHUV WKLV winter,  3-Â0  at  their  own  Stafford  $UHQD If  the  Panthers  pull  off  the  up- set,  they  will  play  the  winner  of  D )ULGD\ QLJKW JDPH EHWZHHQ 1R :LVFRQVLQ 5LYHU )DOOV DQG 1R (OPLUD LQ WKH PANTHER  SOPHOMORE  ELIZABETH  Wulf  wins  a  faceoff  against  UMass-ÂBoston  sophomore  Maren  Brown  during  Saturday  afternoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NCAA  ¿QDO DW S P RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0LG- TXDUWHU¿QDO JDPH 0LGGOHEXU\ ZRQ WKH JDPH DQG ZLOO SOD\ 3ODWWVEXUJK )ULGD\ DIWHUQRRQ LQ DQ 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ ,,, VHPL¿QDO JDPH ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO (See  Hockey,  Page  2B)