Oct 29, 2015 — B section

Page 1

ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â OCTOBER Â 29, Â 2015

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

ALSO IN THIS SECTION:

t 4DIPPM /FXT t -FHBM /PUJDFT

A  promising  ending to  the  trout  season I  stepped  through  the  brush  down  from  the  bank  into  the  stream.  Though  it  had  been  a  favorite  spot  PDQ\ \HDUV HDUOLHU , KDG QRW ÂżVKHG this  particular  stretch  of  water  in  a  couple  years.  The  long  deep  pool  that  used  to  swirl  past  boulders  was  JRQH VORZO\ ÂżOOHG LQ RU VKLIWHG by  the  annual  spring  scouring.  Or  perhaps  wiped  out  in  a  single  big  Ă€RRG %XW , H\HG D GHFHQW ORRN ing  new  run  20  yards  upstream  of  where  I  stood.  I  paused  a  mo ment,  taking  in  the  changes  to  the  stream’s  course  while  I  blew  on  my  hands  to  warm  them.  Then  I  waded  up  the  stream bed  and  took  a  cast. %220 2Q P\ ÂżUVW SUHVHQWD WLRQ LQWR WKH ÂżUVW UXQ D EHKHPRWK of  the  deep  rose  out  of  its  lair  and  slammed  the  hook.  Fish  on.  :HOO 2. %HKHPRWK LV DQ H[ DJJHUDWLRQ 6R LV Âł%220 ´ ,I , KDGQÂśW VHHQ WKH ÂżVK , PLJKW QRW have  even  known  it  had  taken  the  hook.  It  was  a  small  moun WDLQ EURRN WURXW DERXW VL[ LQFKHV long  and  not  heavy  enough  to  put  D EHQG LQ P\ URG %XW LW ZDV GDUN and  brightly  spotted,  and  beautiful  in  its  delicate  perfection.  A  painter  with  a  full  palette  of  colors  could  not  have  made  it  any  more  beauti ful.  And  it  was  what  I  had  come  up  into  the  mountains  for.  Late  fall  is  usually  a  time  I  delight  LQ FKDVLQJ ELJ ÂżVK LQ ODUJHU ZDWHUV Lunker  brown  trout  are  spawning;Íž  the  usually  elusive  and  cautious  ¿VK DUH RQ WKH PRYH DQG DJJUHV VLYH 2WWHU &UHHN 0LGGOHEXU\ River  and  New  Haven  River  can  all  yield  trophies  in  the  fall.  Land locked  salmon,  also  fall  spawners,  are  also  on  the  move  out  of  the  big  lakes  into  rivers  and  streams.  Even  rainbows,  which  spawn  in  the  spring,  seem  brighter  and  more  ag gressive  in  the  fall,  and  they  have  put  on  their  summer  weight.  Late  the  previous  week  I  had  spent  a  PRUQLQJ FKDVLQJ WKHVH ELJJHU ÂżVK in  a  larger  stretch  of  river  further  down  the  mountain. %XW ZKHQ PLQXWHV RSHQHG XS on  my  schedule  late  on  a  Tuesday  afternoon,  I  had  a  hankering  to  get  up  into  the  mountains  and  chase  some  small,  wild,  brightly  colored  brook  trout  â€”  Vermont’s  native  and  archetypal  cold  water  species.  With  less  than  a  week  left  in  the  (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

($*/( 6(1,25 *2$/,( 'DQLHOOH 0RUVH PDNHV RQH RI KHU VHYHQ VDYHV LQ 0RQGD\ÂśV 'LYLVLRQ ,, VHPLÂżQDO JDPH DJDLQVW 8

,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWRV 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

(DJOHV WRS 5DLGHUV WR UHDFK WLWOH JDPH No.  4  Mount  Abe  to  face  No.  2  Otters

t $MBTTJĂŤFET t 3FBM &TUBUF

3DQWKHU ZRPHQ VSOLW WZR 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH bury  College  women’s  soccer  team  split  two  recent  NESCAC  matches  to  ¿QLVK WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ ZLWK D UHFRUG LQFOXGLQJ D UHFRUG within  the  league  that  has  earned  the  3DQWKHUV WKH 1R VHHG IRU WKH 1(6 CAC  playoffs.  0LGGOHEXU\ ZLOO RSHQ WKH SOD\RIIV on  the  road  this  Saturday  at  No.  3  Amherst  at  a  time  to  be  announced.  :LOOLDPV 1(6&$& which  the  Panthers  upset  on  Tues day,  is  the  top  seed.  2Q 7XHVGD\ 0LGGOHEXU\ VFRUHG WZLFH LQ WKH ÂżQDO PLQXWHV WR NQRFN RII WKH (SKV :LOOLDPV HQWHUHG WKH JDPH KDYLQJ DOORZHG MXVW ÂżYH goals  this  season. Jamie  Soroka  and  Hannah  Robin VRQ KDG FKDQFHV IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ HDU OLHU EXW WKH JDPH ZLQQHU FDPH DW WKH 80:30  mark,  when  sophomore  Re EHFFD 3DODFLRV VFRUHG WKH ÂżUVW JRDO of  her  career  and  freshman  Amanda  'DIRQWH SLFNHG XS KHU ÂżUVW FDUHHU assist.  Dafonte  sent  in  the  ball  from  WKH ULJKW VLGH EHIRUH 3DODFLRV RQH (See  Panthers,  Page  2B)

0LGGOHEXU\ IRRWEDOO WRSV %DWHV

/(:,6721 0DLQH ² 0LGGOH By  ANDY  KIRKALDY QLRU FR FDSWDLQ 'DQLHOOH EXU\ &ROOHJH TXDUWHUEDFN 0DWW 0L 6287+ %85/,1* “A big part %DFKDQG DQG MXQLRU $VK ODQR WKUHZ IRU \DUGV DQG ÂżYH 721 ² 7KH 0RXQW of it was our ley  Turner.  touchdowns  this  past  Saturday  as  the  Abraham  Union  High  teamwork. %DFKDQG VDLG WKH ZLQ 3DQWKHUV GHIHDWHG ZLQOHVV KRVW %DWHV 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ WHDP Stets has ZKLFK UHYHUVHG D ORVV 0DWWKHZ 0LQQR FDXJKW is  going  back  to  the  Di DW 8 RQ 6HSW FDPH passes  for  138  yards  and  two  touch been talking a IURP D WHDP ZLGH GHGL vision  II  championship  downs  for  the  Panthers,  who  will  host  game,  but  the  path  was  lot about little FDWLRQ WR &RDFK 0DU\ Trinity  at  12:30  p.m.  on  Saturday. passes, give- Stetson’s  game  plan.  not  easy. $W %DWHV WKH WHDPV FRPELQHG IRU $IWHU ZLQQLQJ D TXDU and-gos up “A  big  part  of  it  was  \DUGV RI RIIHQVH 7KH 3DQWKHUV WHUÂżQDO ODVW ZHHN LQ D the side, and our  teamwork.  Stets  has  RYHUFDPH D ÂżUVW TXDUWHU GHÂżFLW shootout,  the  No.  4  Ea just talking been  talking  a  lot  about  WR EXLOG OHDGV RI DQG JOHV HGJHG 1R 8 OLWWOH SDVVHV JLYH DQG Despite  losing  several  players  to  in and working LQ D WHQVH 0RQGD\ gos  up  the  side,  and  just  MXU\ GXULQJ WKH JDPH %DWHV FORVHG LQ VHPLÂżQDO SOD\HG DW 6RXWK as a team. I talking  and  working  as  a  WKH IRXUWK TXDUWHU DQG %XUOLQJWRQ +LJK 6FKRRO think all the WHDP ´ %DFKDQG VDLG Âł, %XW 3DQWKHU EDFNXS TXDUWHUEDFN -DU The  Eagles  got  oppor pieces really think  all  the  pieces  really  HG /HERZLW] LFHG WKH ZLQ ZLWK D tunistic  goals  from  soph Ă€W WRJHWKHU ÂżW WRJHWKHU WRGD\ ´ \DUG WRXFKGRZQ UXQ RQ D UHDG RSWLRQ omore  forwards  Chloe  Stetson  said,  as  always,  play  with  3:38  left. today.â€? Lyons  and  Jackie  Reiss;Íž  WKH (DJOHVÂś WRXJK 0HWUR 0LODQR ZDV LQWHUFHSWHG WKUHH WLPHV — Danielle steady  defense  from  a  Conference  schedule  â€”  (See  Football,  Page  2B) Bachand back  line  led  by  Emily  that  loss  to  the  Raiders  Aldrich,  Ellie  Gevry  and  ZDV WKHLU RQO\ ' ,, JDPH 0DFH\ 5RVV SOXV D SDLU RI GHIHQVLYH before  the  postseason  â€”  prepared  saves  from  sophomore  Robyn  Arena  WKHP IRU WKH SOD\RII SUHVVXUH FRRNHU DV 8 SUHVVHG HDUO\ VHYHQ VDYHV 7KHLU IRXU ÂżQDO UHJXODU VHDVRQ JDPHV from  senior  goalie  Danielle  Ross,  were  all  ties,  including  against  top  0,''/(%85< ² 7KH WULR RI 02817 $%5$+$0 81,21 +LJK 6FKRRO MXQLRU -DFNLH 5HLVV FDUULHV WKH LQFOXGLQJ D IXOO RXW GLYLQJ VWRS DQG ' , VHHGV 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ &KDP 7RP 0D[ZHOO 0DUVGHQ 9DQ 2UGHU EDOO XS WKH ÂżHOG DJDLQVW 8 0RQGD\ 7KH (DJOHV ZRQ WKH JDPH DQG VROLG WZR ZD\ PLGÂżHOG SOD\ IURP VH (See  Eagles,  Page  3B) ZLOO SOD\ 2WWHU 9DOOH\ IRU WKH 'LYLVLRQ ,, WLWOH 6DWXUGD\ DW 890 DQG %HUW 3KLQQH\ SUHYDLOHG LQ %LOO Davidson  Thursday  Afternoon  Golf  RQ 2FW DW 5DOSK 0\KUH *ROI Course.  Taking  second  was  the  threesome  By  ANDY  KIRKALDY tleton  State  University.  morning  in  a  conference  call  with  SOD\HG DW 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ 29 DQG RI (G 6RPPHUV 'D\WRQ :DNHÂżHOG and  John  Davis. CASTLETON  â€”  The  No.  2  Ot 7KH 2WWHUV LPSURYHG WR the  Vermont  Principals’  Association. 0RXQW $EH KDYH QRW PHW WKLV IDOO Joe  Thilbourg  earned  the  day’s  low  WHU 9DOOH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG DQG DGYDQFHG WR D ÂżQDO WKDW ZLOO EH OV’s  opponent  will  be  No.  4  29 ZLOO EH PDNLQJ LWV ÂżUVW DSSHDU KRFNH\ WHDP EODQNHG 1R %XUU played  at  the  University  of  Vermont  0RXQW $EUDKDP ZKLFK DQFH LQ D ' ,, ÂżQDO VLQFH ZKHQ net  score,  and  the  Closest  to  the  Pin  %XUWRQ RQ 0RQGD\ QLJKW LQ D on  Saturday.  The  time  of  that  game  NQRFNHG RII 1R 8 LQ LW VXIIHUHG D ORVV WR +DUZRRG winners  were  George  Ramsayer  and  0D[ZHOO 'LYLVLRQ ,, VHPLÂżQDO SOD\HG DW &DV will  be  determined  on  Thursday  0RQGD\ÂśV RWKHU ' ,, VHPLÂżQDO (See  OVUHS,  Page  2B)

7KUHHVRPH ZLQV DW 5DOSK 0\KUH

ScoreBOARD 29 ÂżHOG KRFNH\ UHDFKHV ' ,, FKDPSLRQVKLS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey Playoffs Division II 10/26  #4  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #1  U-­32  ..................2-­1 10/26  #2  OV  vs.  #3  Burr  &  Burton  ...........2-­0 Girls’ Soccer Playoffs Division II 10/28  #4  Mt.  Abe  at  #1  U-­32  ..................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 10/27  Midd.  vs.  Williams  ..........................2-­0

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey Playoffs Division II Final at UVM 10/31  #2  OV  vs.  #4  Mt.  Abe  .......... Time  TBA Girls’ Soccer Playoffs Division II Final at S. Burlington 10/31............................................. Time  TBA Football Playoffs Division I 10/30  #3  Hartford  at  #2  MUHS   ..........7  p.m. 11/7  Final  at  Rutland  ..............................TBD Division III 10/31  #4  Mill  River  at  #1  OV   ..............1  p.m. 11/7  Final  at  Rutland  ..............................TBD COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 10/28  Williams  at  Midd.  ......................6  p.m. 1(6&$& 4XDUWHUÂżQDO DW 0LGG  ....TBD Men’s Soccer 10/28  Williams  at  Midd.  .................2:30  p.m. 1(6&$& 4XDUWHUÂżQDO DW 0LGG  ....TBD Women’s Soccer 10/27  Williams  at  Midd.  ......................3  p.m. 1(6&$& 4XDUWHUÂżQDO  ..................TBD Football 10/31  Trinity  at  Midd.  ...................12:30  p.m. 11/7  Hamilton  at  Midd.  .................12:30  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

7LJHU ER\V JLUOV UDFH WR VZHHS DW 19$& PHHW By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 6:$1721 ² 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ Union  High  School  boys’  and  girls’  FURVV FRXQWU\ WHDPV ZRQ WKH VPDOO school  championships  at  Saturday’s  Northern  Vermont  Athletic  Confer ence  championship  meet,  hosted  by  0LVVLVTXRL 9DOOH\ Tiger  David  Dregallo  won  the  ER\VÂś UDFH DQG OHG ÂżYH 08+6 UXQ ners  in  the  top  10  as  the  Tiger  boys  scored  23  points  to  easily  outdis WDQFH UXQQHU XS 0LOWRQ $QGUHZ 5D\PRQG ÂżQLVKHG WK WR OHDG WKH 0RXQW $EUDKDP ER\V ZKR ÂżQLVKHG IRXUWK DPRQJ WKH VL[ VFRU ing  teams  with  100  points.  Quinn  'Âś$QGUHD OHG D QRQ VFRULQJ FRQWLQ gent  of  four  Vergennes  boys  by  tak ing  32nd. The  Tiger  girls  won  a  closer  FRPSHWLWLRQ ZLWK %)$ )DLUID[ 48,  with  two  runners  in  the  top  10,  &DUROLQH .LPEOH ÂżIWK DQG ,VDEHOOH :HONHU QLQWK 5LFHÂśV &KDUORWWH %R\GHQ ZRQ WKH JLUOVÂś UDFH EXW KHU 7+( 0,''/(%85< 81,21 +LJK 6FKRRO ER\VÂś DQG JLUOVÂś FURVV FRXQWU\ WHDPV ERWK ZRQ WKH VPDOO VFKRRO UDFHV DW 6DWXUGD\ÂśV 19$& FURVV FRXQWU\ team  did  not  score.  FKDPSLRQVKLSV KHOG DW 0LVVLVTXRL (See  Cross  Country,  Page  2B) 3KRWR E\ +ROO\ )HUJXVRQ

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.