ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â MARCH Â 21, Â 2013
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
ScoreBOARD
COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse 3/19  RPI  at  Midd.   ..................... Ppd.  to  3/20 Men’s Lacrosse 3/19  Midd.  at  St.  Lawrence   .....  Ppd.  to  3/20
Schedule
COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball NCAA D-ÂIII Elite 8 in Salem, VA 3/22  Midd.  vs.  North  Central  (Ill.)  ..  .....8  p.m. 3/23  ...............................................6HPLÂżQDO Women’s Lacrosse 3/23  Midd.  at  Wesleyan   ..................  11  a.m. 3/25  Midd.  at  Gettysburg   ..................  4  p.m. 3/27  Midd.  at  Stevens  Inst.   ...............  3  p.m. 3/30  Midd.  at  Bowdoin   .......................  Noon Men’s Lacrosse 3/23  Wesleyan  at  Midd.   ....................  1  p.m. 3/27  Hamilton  at  Midd.   ......................  5  p.m. 3/30  Bowdoin  at  Midd.   .......................1  p.m. Baseball Games in Phoenix, AZ 3/23  Midd.  vs.  Oberlin   .....................  11  a.m. 3/24  Midd.  vs.  Carleton   ......................  Noon 3/25  Midd.  vs.  St.  John’s  (2)   ............11  a.m. 3/26  Midd.  vs.  Lewis  &  Clark   ...........10  a.m. 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Carthage   ..................10  a.m. 3/29  Midd.  vs.  Williams   ......................1  p.m. 3/30  Midd.  vs.  Williams   ...................  11  a.m. Softball Games in Clermont, FL 3/22  Midd.  vs.  W.  Conn.   ....................5  p.m. 3/22  Midd.  vs.  Tufts   ..........................  7  p.m. 3/23  Midd.  vs.  Oberlin   ........................9  a.m. 3/23  Midd.  vs.  Grove  City   ...............  11  a.m. 3/24  Midd.  vs.  Colby   .........................  9  a.m. 3/24  Midd.  vs.  E.  Conn.   ..................  11  a.m. 3/25  Midd.  vs.  Union   .........................  9  a.m. 3/25  Midd.  vs.  Luther   ......................  11  a.m. 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Elmhurst   ....................  9  a.m. 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Wisc.-ÂWhitewater   ....  11  a.m. 3/29  Amherst  at  Midd.  (Home)   ......4:30  p.m. 3/30  Amherst  at  Midd.  (2)   ..................  Noon Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
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Familiar  faces  among  new  MUHS  coaches
A  passion  for  the game  of  hoops Peter  Quinn,  social  worker:  He’s  a  school-Âbased  clinician  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School,  employed  by  the  Counseling  Service  of  Addison  County  (CSAC).  For  20  years,  he  di- rected  the  Kingsland  Bay  School  in  Ferrisburgh,  a  residential  facility  for  troubled  adolescents. Peter  Quinn,  basketball  coach:  He  led  the  Vergennes  Union  High  boys’  basketball  team  this  winter  to  the  Di- vision  II  state  championship  with  a  24-Â0  record.  This  was  the  Commo- dore  boys’  third  appearance  in  a  state  ¿QDO LQ 3HWHÂśV VL[ \HDUV DV FRDFK +H also  coached  the  Vergennes  girls  to  two  state  champi- onships  in  2005  and  2006.  In  connecting  his  work  to  his  basket- ball  passion,  Pete  cited  Woody  Allen,  who  said,  “social  workers  turn  street  gangs  into  basketball  teams.  And  vice  versa!â€?  He  told  me  this  with  a  laugh  over  breakfast  recently  at  3  Squares  in  Vergennes,  our  conversation  punctu- ated  frequently  by  well-Âwishers,  of- fering  congratulations,  and  apprecia- tion,  for  a  special  season. “In  graduate  school,â€?  Pete  said,  “I  took  a  course  that  emphasized  the  group  process  and  I  realized  that  was  what  I  was  essentially  in- terested  in  —  the  dynamics  of  the  JURXS , DP ÂżUVW DQG IRUHPRVW D group  worker. “In  the  love  of  the  ‘group,’  lots  of  the  threads  of  my  life  come  together  —  it  ties  together  my  career  and  my  love  for  basketball.  “When  I  played,  I  liked  to  play  the  point.  I  wanted  to  direct  the  symphony.  In  basketball  you  have  to  coordinate  movement  and  strat- egy.  To  coordinate  such  an  intense  and  fast-Âmoving  activity  is  beauti- ful.  It’s  art  to  me. “We  had  10  minutes  in  our  cham- pionship  game  against  Burr  and  %XUWRQ ² LW ZDV DOO ¾ÀRZ Âś :H ZHUH in  synch.  We  outscored  them  36-Â9.  I  told  the  team,  ‘that’s  what  I  meant!  That’s  why  we  play.  That’s  why  I  play.’â€?  1RZ D VH[DJHQDULDQ KLV SOD\LQJ days  are  over,  a  shoulder  injury  and  rotator  cuff  surgery  providing  the  ¿QDO LQVXOW %XW WKHUH DUH IHZ SOD\- ers  who  logged  more  hours  of  pure  pleasure  on  a  basketball  court,  play- ing  hoops,  than  Pete  Quinn. He  grew  up  in  Concord,  in  sub- urban  Massachusetts,  and  followed  the  Celtics  in  the  glory  years  of  Rus- sell,  Cousy  and  Havlicek.  Until  he  got  to  high  school,  his  basketball  (See  Dickerson,  Page  2B)
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Spring  sees  many  changes  at  school By  ANDY  KIRKALDY who  accepted  a  job  elsewhere  before  MIDDLEBURY  —  At  Monday  the  beginning  of  this  school  year.  night’s  spring  sports  meeting  at  ‡ %R\VÂś ODFURVVH FRDFK 3DWULFN Middlebury  Union  High  School,  Ivory,  who  had  intended  to  stay,  but  activities  director  Sean  Farrell  told  late  this  winter  took  the  head  coach- the  gathered  athletes  and  ing  job  at  his  alma  mater,  parents  he  had  never  had  a  “I’ve St.  Michael’s  College,  busier  time  preparing  for  a  when  that  program’s  long- NQRZQ season.  time  coach  stepped  down. Four  MUHS  varsity  Charlie The  good  news,  Farrell  spring  coaches  stepped  Messenger said,  is  that  he  is  happy  down  since  the  spring  of  IRU \HDUV with  the  results  of  the  four  2012,  and  Farrell  also  had  job  searches.  WR ÂżQG WKUHH QHZ -9 FRDFK- +H FRDFKHG MUHS  hired  longtime  P\ VRQ¡V es.  area  youth  baseball  coach  Deciding  to  leave,  in  or- /LWWOH Charlie  Messenger,  also  der  of  seniority,  were: a  former  girls’  basketball  /HDJXH ‡ %DVHEDOO FRDFK 'RF coach  at  MUHS,  to  take  Seubert,  who  last  fall  de- WHDP Âľ over  the  Tiger  baseball  cided  that  almost  four  — Sean Farrell team. decades  was  enough  of  “I’ve  known  Charlie  for  heading  the  MUHS  boys’  soccer  and  years,â€?  Farrell  said.  “He  coached  my  baseball  programs.  son’s  Little  League  team.â€? ‡ 6RIWEDOO FRDFK 0DULH (XJDLU Farrell  cited  Messenger’s  former  who  during  the  offseason  changed  varsity  high  school  work  as  well  as  jobs,  a  move  that  made  it  harder  to  his  years  of  devotion  to  youth  base- meet  a  coaching  schedule.  ball.  ‡ 7UDFN DQG ÂżHOG FRDFK (PLO\ “His  commitment  to  young  ath- (See  Coaches,  Page  2B) Marquart,  a  former  MUHS  employee Â
Locals  to  play  big  roles  in  senior  hoop  all-Âstar  games   By  ANDY  KIRKALDY WINDSOR  —  Area  high  school  basketball  players  —  and  coaches  —  will  be  well  represented  at  Saturday’s  annual  Vermont  Basketball  Coaches  Association  North-ÂSouth  senior  all- star  games  at  Windsor  High  School.  Vergennes  Union  High  School  seniors  Shep  Carter,  Zach  Ouellette  and  Stanley  Salley  will  play  for  the  North  Division  I  and  II  boys’  team  that  will  meet  the  South  team  at  5  p.m.  And  VUHS  coach  Peter  Quinn  will  lead  the  North  D-ÂI  and  D-ÂII  boys  in  that  game.  The  South  team  will  have  a  famil- MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  SENIOR  Peter  Lynch  sinks  a  hook  shot  during  last  Saturday’s  NCAA  sweet  sixteen  iar  look:  Middlebury  seniors  Connor  game  against  Ithaca.  Middlebury  won  the  game  and  will  play  in  the  elite  eight  round  in  Salem,  Va.,  Friday  night. Collins  and  Tyler  Provencher  will  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell play  for  the  South  squad,  as  will  Ot- ter  Valley  senior  Ryan  Kelley.  And  MUHS  coach  Chris  Altemose  will  lead  the  South  team.  One  local  senior  will  also  play  at Â
Panthers  head  to  Elite  Eight 0LGGOHEXU\ PHQ WR IDFH 1RUWK &HQWUDO LQ 1&$$ TXDUWHUÂżQDO SALEM,  Va.  —  The  another  Friday  quar- Middlebury  College  Seniors Jake WHUÂżQDO DW WKH 6DOHP men’s  basketball  team  :ROĂ€Q DQG 1RODQ Civic  Center,  between  has  earned  a  spot  in  Thompson each Amherst  (27-Â2)  and  the  NCAA  Division  VFRUHG SRLQWV Cabrini  (25-Â5). III  tournament’s  elite  DQG MXQLRU -RH\ The  winner  of  the  eight  for  the  second  VHPLÂżQDO ZLOO DGYDQFH .L]HO KLW WZR IUHH to  the  NCAA  champi- time  in  the  last  three  seasons.  The  Panthers  WKURZV ZLWK onship  game  on  April  (25-Â3)  will  travel  to  VHFRQGV OHIW WR 7  at  Phillips  Arena  in  Salem,  Va.,  to  take  on  OHDG WKH 3DQWKHUV Atlanta. 27-Â3  North  Central  WR D ZLQ The  other  side  of  this  (Ill.)  in  an  NCAA  quar- RYHU ,WKDFD weekend’s  bracket  in  WHUÂżQDO JDPH RQ )ULGD\ Salem  pits  St.  Thomas  at  8  p.m.  (29-Â1)  vs.  Williams  On  Saturday  at  8:30  p.m.,  the  win- (26-Â4)  and  Mary  Hardin-ÂBaylor  ner  of  the  Middlebury-ÂNorth  Central  (25-Â5)  vs.  St.  Mary’s  (27-Â3)  on  Fri- game  is  set  to  meet  the  winner  of  day.  The  winners  of  those  games Â
will  meet  at  6  p.m.  on  Saturday,  and  ZKRHYHU HPHUJHV IURP WKDW VHPLÂżQDO will  also  head  to  Atlanta,  where  the  ¿QDO ZLOO EH SOD\HG LQ FRQMXQFWLRQ with  the  NCAA  D-ÂI  Final  Four.  On  this  past  Saturday,  seniors  Jake  :ROÂżQ DQG 1RODQ 7KRPSVRQ HDFK scored  20  points,  and  junior  Joey  Kizel  hit  two  free  throws  with  1.8  seconds  left  to  lead  the  Panthers  to  a  73-Â72  win  over  Ithaca  in  an  NCAA  sweet  16  game  before  a  sold-Âout  crowd  in  Pepin  Gym.  .L]HO ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWV DQG D WHDP EHVW ÂżYH DVVLVWV ZKLOH MXQLRU James  Jensen  chipped  in  nine  points  DQG ÂżYH UHERXQGV RII WKH EHQFK 6H- (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)
3  p.m.  in  the  North-ÂSouth  D-ÂI  and  II  girls’  game:  The  Tigers’  Tiffany  Danyow  will  suit  up  for  the  South. The  D-ÂIII  and  IV  girls’  game  is  set  for  11  a.m.,  and  the  D-ÂIII  and  IV  boys’  game  is  scheduled  for  1  p.m.  In  addition  to  the  four  games,  the  VBCA  also  will  recognize  players  of  the  year,  coaches  of  the  year,  1,000-Âpoint  scorers,  Dream  Dozen  teams  of  underclassmen,  coaches’  milestone  wins,  and  a  VBCA  Hall  of  Fame  inductee. Among  the  honorees  will  be  Quinn,  as  the  D-ÂII  boys’  coach  of  the  year;Íž  Quinn  and  Altemose,  for  reaching  100  wins;Íž  and  Mount  Abraham  junior  Ashlie  Fay  and  OV  junior  Jessica  Frazier,  as  members  of  the  girls’  Dream  Dozen  team.  Tickets  will  be  available  at  the  door  at  Windsor  High  School.
Sports BRIEFS Steele,  Odell  to  suit  up  in  Shrine  game ADDISON  COUNTY  —  Two  linemen  from  county  union  high  school  football  teams  were  named  last  week  to  the  2013  Vermont  Shrine  Maple  Sugar  Bowl  team.  One,  Vergennes  senior  Wade  6WHHOH EHFDPH WKH ÂżUVW SOD\HU IURP his  school  to  earn  that  distinction.  Steele  has  suited  up  the  past  two  sea- sons  for  the  Mount  Abraham  squad,  which  is  a  cooperative  program  with Â
VUHS.  Last  fall,  Steele  helped  the  Eagles  earn  a  Division  III  playoff  berth  for  a  second  straight  season.  Also  named  was  Middlebury  se- nior  lineman  Walter  Odell,  who  helped  the  Tigers  earn  the  No.  5  seed  in  D-ÂI  and  win  a  playoff  game  on  the  road.  This  year’s  Shrine  game  will  be  played  on  Saturday,  Aug.  3,  at  5:30  p.m.  at  Dartmouth  College.
Panther  skier  gets   Canadian  team  slot MIDDLEBURY  —  Middle- bury  College  senior  alpine  skier  and  Toronto,  Canada,  native  Da- vid  Donaldson  has  earned  him- self  a  starting  spot  on  the  Canadi- an  team  in  every  FIS  World  Cup  JLDQW VODORP UDFH QH[W ZLQWHU Donaldson  recently  capped  off  the  most  impressive  winter  of  competition  for  any  Eastern  col- legiate  skier  by  placing  second  in  the  Audi  Coupe  Nor-ÂAm  Cup  gi- ant  slalom  standings.  As  a  result  of  his  dominant  per- formance  this  winter,  Donaldson  will  join  professional  athletes  like  Ted  Ligety  and  Bode  Miller  in  World  Cup  events  in  locales  ranging  from  Beaver  Creek,  Colo.,  to  Alta  Badia,  Italy.  But  before  he  can  take  advan- tage  of  his  newly  earned  spot  on  the  tour,  Donaldson,  an  econom- ics  major  and  history  minor,  will  KDYH WR ÂżQLVK IRXU PRUH PRQWKV of  coursework  at  Middlebury  as  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  ALPINE  skier  David  Donaldson  had  an  outstanding  season  and  has  earned  a  spot  next  winter  on  the  Canadian  World  well  as  the  summer  German  lan- Cup  team. Photo  by  Cory  Ransom (See  Donaldson,  Page  3B)