ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â NOVEMBER Â 20, Â 2014
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
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Whither  baseball: Just  too  slow? , NQRZ LW¶V IRRWEDOO VHDVRQ DQG KHUH ZH DUH EDVNLQJ LQ WKH JORZ RI the  Middlebury  Tigers  champion- VKLS DQG H[FHOOHQW VHDVRQV IURP WKH Middlebury  College  team  and  the  Otters  down  the  road  at  Otter  Valley  Union  High. Next  week,  we  will  cook  a  bird  DQG RYHUHDW DQG FROODSVH PDQ\ RI XV LQ IURQW RI WKH 79 WR ZDWFK IRRW- ball.  But  as  the  temperature  drops  and  winter  beckons,  I  have  baseball,  the  summer  game,  on  my  mind.  ,W¶V RI¿FLDOO\ EDVHEDOO¶V RII season.  What  we  used  to  call  the  Hot  Stove  League  is  upon  us,  when  we  all  sit  around  the  warm  kitchen  stove  and  talk  baseball  ’til  the  pitchers  and  catchers  report  WR )ORULGD DQG $UL]RQD LQ PLG )HE- ruary.  I  understand  that  Major  League  Baseball  is  awash  in  money  —  the  Florida  Marlins  just  signed  their  young  slugger,  Giancarlo  Stanton,  WR D PLOOLRQ FRQWUDFW ,Q EDVHEDOO UHYHQXHV H[FHHGHG ELO- lion.  But  baseball  has  its  problems. 7KH DYHUDJH EDVHEDOO IDQ LV LQ KLV (See  Lindholm,  Page  2B)
Swimmers  open  with  JRRG HIIRUWV :+,7( 5,9(5 -81&7,21 ² 7KH \RXQJ VZLPPHUV RI WKH 0LGGOH- EXU\ $TXDWLF &OXE DUH RII WR D VWURQJ VWDUW DFFRUGLQJ WR FOXE RI¿FLDOV DIWHU D SDLU RI PHHWV LQ HDUO\ 1RYHPEHU RQH 1RY DW 6W 0LFKDHO¶V &ROOHJH and  one  at  the  Upper  Valley  Aquatic  &HQWHU LQ :KLWH 5LYHU -XQFWLRQ RQ 1RY DQG 2UJDQL]HUV VDLG EHWZHHQ WKH WZR meets  several  club  swimmers  have  DOUHDG\ TXDOL¿HG WR VZLP LQ HYHQWV at  February’s  New  England  Re- gional  Championship  Meet  and  the  New  England  Silver  Championships  Meet.  One  swimmer,  Thomas  Denton,  DOVR TXDOL¿HG WR VZLP LQ VL[ HYHQWV DW WKH 1HZ (QJODQG 8Q- der  Age  Groups  Championship  Meet  LQ )HEUXDU\ DQG 0DUFK DIWHU ZLQQLQJ DOO QLQH RI KLV HYHQWV DW WKH UVAC  meet. Also  earning  one  or  more  top- ¿QLVKHV DW 89$& ZHUH 0HJKDQ 'HQWRQ 0DU\ $QQ (DVWPDQ 0DGHO\Q *LURX[ )UDVHU 0LOOLJDQ $QQD 5DNRZVNL (OOLH 5RVV +ROO\ 6WDDWV 1DWKDQ 6WRQH 3DWULFN 6WRQH 1RUD :RRWWHQ DQG 6DP :RRWWHQ $W 6W 0LNH¶V 6SHQFHU 'RUDQ and  Thomas  Denton  won  two  races  apiece,  and  Ivy  Kate  Doran  and  Na- than  Stone  also  swam  to  victories.  Earning  top-Â10  results  at  the  earlier  PHHW ZHUH $LGDQ &KDQFH 0HJKDQ 'HQWRQ (DVWPDQ ZKR ZDV LQ WKH WRS ¿YH LQ DOO ¿YH RI KHU HYHQWV *L- roux  and  Charlie  Hodson,  11,  each  RI ZKRP ZDV VHFRQG LQ RQH HYHQW *UDFH /HEHDX 6LREKDQ 3RWWHU 5DNRZVNL '\ODQ 5DSRSRUW (P- HUVRQ 5LFH $QG\ 5RFNZHOO and  both  Nora  and  Sam  Wootten. Â
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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hoop  opens  with  victories BIDDEFORD,  Maine  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middlebury  College  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  basket- ball  team  opened  its  season  by  win- QLQJ D IRXU WHDP WRXUQDPHQW DW WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1HZ (QJODQG WKLV SDVW ZHHNHQG 7KH 3DQWKHUV GHIHDWHG WKH KRVW 1RU¶HDVWHUV LQ 6XQGD\¶V ¿- QDO DIWHU WRSSLQJ 0LWFKHOO LQ 6DWXUGD\¶V ¿UVW URXQG 0LG- dlebury  returns  to  action  this  week- end  at  another  tournament,  this  one  DW %ULGJHZDWHU 0DVV 6WDWH 2Q 6XQGD\ &RQQRU +XII¶V RI- IHQVLYH UHERXQG DV WLPH H[SLUHG
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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hockey  takes  two  from  visiting  White  Mules MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Mid- dlebury  College  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hockey  team  opened  its  campaign  by  VZHHSLQJ WZR JDPHV IURP YLVLW- LQJ 1(6&$& IRH &ROE\ WKLV SDVW ZHHNHQG RQ 6XQGD\ DQG on  Saturday.  The  Panthers,  ranked  1R LQ 1&$$ 'LYLVLRQ ,,, GR QRW SOD\ DW KRPH DJDLQ XQWLO -DQX- ary.  Next  up  are  two  games  at  Trinity  this  weekend.
On  Sunday,  Panther  goalie  Madeline  Marsh  made  13  saves  in  D YLFWRU\ 0LGGOHEXU\ WRRN D OHDG LQWR WKH JDPH ZKHQ Carly  Watson  scored  with  a  shot  WKURXJK WUDI¿F IURP WKH OHIW SRLQW The  Panthers  nearly  doubled  their  OHDG ZLWK UHPDLQLQJ EXW $O- OLH $LHOOR¶V WLS RI DQ (PLO\ )OXNH pass  was  saved  by  Colby  netmind- (See  Hockey,  Page  3B)
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WILLIAMSTOWN,  Mass.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middlebury  College  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cross-Âcountry  team  took  second  DQG WKH PHQ ZHUH ¿IWK DW DQ 1&$$ Division  III  New  England  Regional  hosted  by  Williams  College  on  this  past  Saturday.  The  Panther  women  earned  an  automatic  bid  to  this  coming  Satur- dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  national  championship  meet  at  Wilmington  College  in  Ohio,  while  the  men  were  awarded  an  at- COLLEGE SPORTS large  bid.  Field Hockey The  women,  ranked  No.  3  in  the  NCAA Final Four in Lexington, VA country,  came  in  at  105  points,  11/22  Midd.  vs.  College  of  N.J.  ...........2  p.m. WUDLOLQJ IRXUWK UDQNHG 0,7¶V ZLQ- 11/22  Bowdoin  vs.  Salisbury  .............11  a.m. QLQJ WRWDO RI 7KH WK UDQNHG 11/23  Final  ..........................................1  p.m. PHQ ¿QLVKHG ¿IWK ZLWK SRLQWV Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball ,Q WKH ZRPHQ¶V NLORPHWHU UDFH 11/20  Midd.  at  Castleton  .....................7  p.m. Panther  Alison  Maxwell  took  sec- 11/22  Midd.  at  Salve  Regina  ...............2  p.m. RQG LQ RXW RI UXQQHUV 11/25  Johnson  State  at  Midd.   ............6  p.m. ZKLOH 6XPPHU 6SLOODQH ZDV IRXUWK Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball LQ $GULDQ :DOVK SRVWHG 11/22&23  .... Midd.  at  Bridgewater  St.  Tourn. D WLPH RI JRRG IRU WK 11/30  RPI  at  Midd.  ..............................2  p.m. .DWLH &DUOVRQ UDQ IRU WK Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey SODFH DQG (U]LH 1DJ\ WRRN VW 11/22  Midd.  at  Trinity  .....................7:30  p.m. SODFH LQ 0,''/(%85< &2//(*( 623+2025( 3DP 6FKXOPDQ WULHV WR SXW WKH EDOO SDVW 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1HZ (QJODQG JRDOLH +ROO\ 6PLWK 6DWXUGD\ 7KH 3DQ- 11/23  Midd.  at  Trinity  ..........................4  p.m. Maxwell,  a  senior,  was  named  WKHUV ZRQ 6DWXUGD\ DQG 6XQGD\ DQG DGYDQFHG WR WKH ¿QDO IRXU LQ 9LUJLQLD WKLV ZHHNHQG 11/29  Midd.  vs.  Elmira  at  Platt.  ......3:30  p.m. 1(6&$& :RPHQ¶V 5XQQHU RI WKH ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO 11/30  Midd.  vs.  TBD  at  Platt.  .................TBD Week. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey )RU WKH PHQ :LOGHU 6FKDDI FRP- 11/21  Tufts  at  Midd.  ............................7  p.m. SOHWHG WKH . UXQ LQ IRU 11/22  Connecticut  at  Midd.  .................4  p.m. 10th  place,  while  Kevin  Wood  was  11/28  Plattsburgh  vs.  Norwich  ............4  p.m. By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ¿HOG KRFNH\ WHDP HDUQHG D EHUWK LQ FKDPSLRQVKLS VLQFH KDYH FRPSLOHG D UHFRUG DQG WK LQ 6HEDVWLDQ 0DWW 11/28  Concordia  at  Midd.  ....................7  p.m. LEXINGTON,  Va.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  With  this  WKLV ZHHNHQG¶V ¿QDO IRXU DW :DVK- Certainly,  the  Panthers,  ranked  this  season  marked  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿QLVKHG WK LQ DQG DOVR 11/29  Shootout  Consol/Final  ...........4/7  p.m. past  weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  convincing  wins  ington  &  Lee  University  in  Lexing- 1R KDYH EHHQ NQRFNLQJ RQ WKH 11th  straight  NCAA  appearance,  in- VFRULQJ IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ ZHUH -D- Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  at  home  in  an  NCAA  Division  III  ton,  Va.,   where  the  Panthers  will  try  door  since  Coach  Katharine  DeLo- cluding  appearances  in  the  title  game  FRE )R[ LQ WK DQG 6DP websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates.  Regional,  the  Middlebury  College  WR ZLQ WKH SURJUDP¶V ¿UVW QDWLRQDO UHQ]R WRRN RYHU LQ +HU WHDPV (See  Panthers,  Page  2B) &DUWZULJKW LQ WK
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