ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â SEPTEMBER Â 10, Â 2015
KARL LINDHOLM
SPORTS
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'RQ -HUU\ &XUW *RZG\ Âľ%DOHH %DORR Âś DQG P\ 0RP My  mother  almost  ruined  me  for  sports. When  I  was  just  a  kid,  eight  or  ten  or  so,  I  was  listening  to  a  Red  Sox  game  on  the  radio  at  home,  and  the  Red  Sox  unloaded  on  an  opposing  pitcher,  scoring  a  bunch  of  runs,  and  driving  the  poor  guy  from  the  game. I  exulted,  casting  aspersions  no  doubt  on  the  other  team  and  its  woe- ful  pitcher:  “Hit  the  showers,  you  bum!â€?  I  said,  or  some  other  such  churlish  comment.  So  my  mother  asked  me,  “How  do  you  think  his  little  boy  feels,  lis- tening  to  the  game  at  home  like  you?  Or  maybe  he’s  at  the  game,  hearing  what  Red  Sox  fans  are  saying  about  his  dad?â€? Mothers!  , ZDV UHĂ€HFWLQJ RQ WKLV VHQWLPHQW a  couple  Fridays  ago,  watching  the  Red  Sox  play  the  Mets  on  TV.  The  Sox  had  a  comfortable  lead  going  into  the  bottom  of  the  eighth  inning,  EXW ÂżUVW 2JDQGR WKHQ 7D]DZD WULHG to  give  the  game  away,  unable  to  throw  a  strike  when  we  needed  one.   Tazawa  came  unglued  and  walked  four  batters  in  a  row,  before  Breslow  FDPH LQ DQG LQGXFHG WKH ÂżQDO RXW RQ D IRRW Ă€\ WR FHQWHU 'XULQJ 7D]ÂśV unraveling,  I  got  a  text  from  a  Red  Sox  pal  excoriating  him  for  his  wild- ness.  But  I  felt  bad  for  him  and  thought  of  his  loved  ones  agonizing  on  the  sidelines.  We  were  in  Auburn,  Maine,  at  the  time,  celebrating  my  mother’s  100th  birthday  the  next  day  with  my  ex- tensive  Maine  family.  She  couldn’t  make  this  celebration,  but  would  have  had  a  good  time  had  she  been  able  to  come.  She  died  about  eight  months  ago.  At  Bates  College,  my  mother  mar- ried  the  football  captain,  my  dad,  who  loved  sports,  and  believed  to  his  core  that  they  were  an  unmitigated  good  for  young  people.  Born  in  Bos- ton,  he  was  a  lifelong  Red  Sox  fan.  Virtually  from  the  cradle,  I  too  loved  baseball  and  obsessively  fol- lowed  the  fortunes  of  the  Sox.  My  mother  loved  her  men,  and  she  adapted,  becoming  a  keen  baseball  fan  herself,  eventually. Her  support  of  my  play  was  un- (See  Lindholm,  Page  4B)
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 0W 0DQVÂżHOG YV 0W $EH  ......... 3-Â2  (OT) 08+6 YV +DUWIRUG  ............................2-Â1  (VVH[ YV 0W $EH  ..............................3-Â0 5LFH YV 08+6  ..................................3-Â2 Football %HOORZV )DOOV YV 0W $EH  .................31-Â6 08+6 YV 6W $OEDQV  .......................20-Â7 29 YV )DLUID[  ..................................54-Â0 Girls’ Soccer 29 YV %HOORZV )DOOV  ........................10-Â0 8 YV 0W $EH  ................................1-Â0 0RQWSHOLHU YV 98+6  .........................3-Â2 08+6 YV )DLU +DYHQ  ........................7-Â0 0W $EH YV )DLUID[  .............................2-Â1 98+6 YV )DLU +DYHQ  ........................5-Â2 0LOO 5LYHU YV 08+6  ...........................4-Â3 Boys’ Soccer &ROFKHVWHU YV 08+6  ........................1-Â1 0RQWSHOLHU YV 98+6  ................ 4-Â3  (OT) 29 YV ) +DYHQ DW 3URFWRU  ................0-Â0
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 0W $EH DW 8  ........................... S P &ROFKHVWHU DW 0W $EH  ................. S P 29 DW %HOORZV )DOOV  .................... S P %XUOLQJWRQ DW 08+6  .................... S P 0W $EH DW 6 %XUOLQJWRQ  .............. S P :RRGVWRFN DW 29  ...................... D P 9/19  MUHS  at  CVU  ....................... S P Football 08+6 DW %UDWWOHERUR  ................... S P 29 DW 3RXOWQH\  ........................... S P )DLU +DYHQ DW 0W $EH  ................. S P 08+6 DW &ROFKHVWHU  ................... S P :RRGVWRFN DW 29  ........................ S P 1 &RXQWU\ DW 0W $EH  ................. S P Girls’ Soccer :RRGVWRFN DW 08+6  ............. S P 5DQGROSK DW 98+6  ................ S P 29 DW %ODFN 5LYHU 7RXUQH\  .......... S P
(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)
OTTER  JUNIOR  BRENT  Nickerson  scored  three  touchdowns  in  Saturday’s  game  against  BFA-ÂFairfax.  Otter  Valley  won  the  game,  54-Â0.
Photo  by  Lee  Kahrs/Brandon  Reporter
Otters  make  statement  vs.  Bullets OV  scores  eight  straight  TDs  in  win By  ANDY  KIRKALDY %5$1'21 ² 2Q WKH ÂżUVW SOD\ from  scrimmage  in  Saturday’s  Di- vision  III  football  game  vs.  visiting  BFA-ÂFairfax,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  quarterback  Carson  Leary  bobbled  a  snap  that  was  a  lit- tle  off  target,  and  the  Otters  lost  six  yards. That  was  about  all  that  went  wrong  for  OV  in  what  was  a  rematch  of  the  2014  state  championship  game,  won  by  the  Bullets. The  Otters  were  undeterred  by  that  second-Âand-Â16:  Leary  soon  after  ran  for  12  yards  on  fourth-Âand-Âone  from  the  BFA  45,  and  two  plays  later  tossed  a  30-Âyard  touchdown  pass  to  Will  Ross  at  9:53  of  the  opening  quarter.  7KDW ZDV WKH ÂżUVW RI HLJKW VWUDLJKW Otter  touchdowns  in  what  turned  into  a  54-Â0  rout.  They  were  never  stopped.  Late  in  the  second  half,  all  of  which  was  played  in  running  time  after  OV  led  at  the  break,  42-Â0,  OV  backup  quarterback  Colby  McKay  took  a  knee  three  times  after  the  Ot- OTTER  VALLEY  UNION  High  School  junior  Collin  Parker  ran  for  68  yards  and  one  touchdown  against  BFA- ters  reached  the  Bullets’  42.  Fairfax  Saturday  in  Brandon. (See  OVUHS,  Page  2B) Photo  by  Lee  Kahrs/Brandon  Reporter
OV  wins  big;Íž  other  teams  split ADDISON  COUN- scoring  parade.  Lexi  TY  —  In  recent  lo- On this past Hedding  and  Isa- cal  high  school  girls’  Friday, the Otters belle  Kingsley   each  soccer  action,  Ot- thumped visiting recorded  a  goal  and  ter  Valley  posted  the  two  assists,  Colby  Bellows Falls, most  one-Âsided  win  Reynolds  found  the  in  program  history,  10-0, easily the net  once,  and  Amy  while  Middlebury,  program’s biggest Jones,  Emily  Fox  and  Mount  Abraham  and  scoring margin in Julia  Lee  chipped  in  Vergennes  each  split  a  its decade-and-awith  an  assist  apiece.   pair  of  games.  Goalkeeper  Gabby  half history, and OTTERS Poalino  stopped  sev- On  this  past  Friday,  improved to 2-1 in en  shots  to  earn  the  the  Otters  thumped  the process. shutout.   visiting  Bellows  Falls,  The  Otters  will  play  10-Â0,  easily  the  program’s  biggest  in  the  Black  River  tournament  this  scoring  margin  in  its  decade-Âand-Âa- Friday  and  Saturday.  EAGLE  CASEY  OBER  scored  half  history,  and  improved  to  2-Â1  in  TIGERS both  goals  in  Mount  Abraham  the  process.  On  Saturday,  the  Tigers  also  piled  Union  High  School’s  2-Â1  win  over  Olivia  Drew  (four  goals)  and  Ab- up  goals,  defeating  visiting  Fair  Ha- BFA-ÂFairfax  Tuesday  afternoon. Photo  by  Josh  Kaufmann/St.  Albans  bie  Pinkowski  (three  goals)  led  the  ven,  7-Â0.  Payton  Buxton  led  the  at-Â
Boys’  soccer  teams  see  tightly  contested  games ADDISON  COUNTY  —  In  re- BFA-ÂFairfax.  cent  local  high  school  boys’  soc- TIGERS cer  action,  Middlebury  On  this  past  Friday,  and  Otter  Valley  settled  the  Tigers  battled  visit- for  ties,  while  Vergennes  SOCCER ing  Colchester  (1-Â0-Â1)  took  an  overtime  set- to  a  1-Â1  tie.  Jacob  Blow  back.  scored  for  the  Lakers  in  All  four  local  squads  the  29th  minute,  and  Jon- were  also  set  to  play  on  Wednes- athan  Fitzcharles  equalized  for  the  day  after  the  deadline  for  this  issue:  0-Â1-Â1  Tigers  before  the  half  ended.  OV  was  scheduled  to  visit  VUHS,  Tiger  goalie  Wilder  Perera  MUHS  to  visit  Rice,  and  Mount  stopped  nine  shots,  while  Laker  (See  Soccer,  Page  3B) Abraham  (2-Â0)  to  head  north  to Â
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tack  with  a  pair  of  strikes,  both  in  the  ¿UVW HLJKW PLQXWHV Kess  Moulton,  Jessie  Hounchell,  Lauren  Turner,  Hannah  Lawrence  and  Helen  An- derson  also  scored,  and  Lawrence  and  Hannah  Buttolph  picked  up  assists.  Slater  goalies  Bekah  Parent  and  Kyra  Trombley  combined  for  11  saves,  while  Tiger  keeper  Molly  Campbell  did  not  have  to  make  a  stop  in  earning  the  shutout. On  Tuesday,  host  Mill  River  edged  the  Tigers,  4-Â3.  Andi  Boe  scored  WZLFH RQ ÂżUVW KDOI EUHDNDZD\V RQ feeds  from  Lawrence  and  Anderson,  and  the  score  was  2-Â2  at  the  break.  But  the  Minutemen  took  advantage  of  two  defensive  mistakes  to  take  a  4-Â2  lead  in  the  second.  Anderson  (See  Wrap,  Page  3B)
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Area  runners  fare  well  at  major  early  invitational By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ESSEX  —  Runners  from  the  Mid- dlebury  and  Mount  Abraham  union  high  school  cross  country  teams  submitted  some  promising  early- season  results  in  Saturday’s  Essex  Invitational,  with  seven  Tiger  boys,  three  Tiger  girls  and  two  Eagle  girls  SRVWLQJ WRS ÂżQLVKHV LQ 'LYLVLRQ ,, competition.  Overall,  the  Tiger  boys  and  girls  HDFK ÂżQLVKHG VHFRQG DQG WKH (DJOH teams  third  behind  Montpelier.  Other  D-ÂII  teams  competing  did  not  send  enough  runners  to  score.  On  the  boys’  side,  the  scores  were  Montpelier,  24;Íž  MUHS,  33;Íž  and  Mount  Abe,  82.  On  the  girls’  side,  the  scores  were  Montpelier,  16;Íž  MUHS,  45;Íž  and  Mount  Abe,  61. Tiger  David  Dregallo  posted  the  WRS ORFDO ÂżQLVK RYHUDOO HDUQLQJ WKLUG in  the  D-ÂII  boys’  race  in  17:44.2,  breaking  up  Montpelier’s  monopoly  RI WKH WRS ÂżYH 6RORQV ÂżQLVKHG ÂżUVW VHFRQG IRXUWK DQG ÂżIWK OHG E\ ,VDDF 0HDUV LQ LQ ÂżUVW -XGH %XQFK led  the  Eagle  boys,  all  of  whom  are  underclassmen,  by  taking  14th  in  19:56.9. Isabelle  Welker  led  the  MUHS  JLUOV LQ ÂżIWK LQ ' ,, ZKLOH Delaynah  Leavitt  paced  the  Eagle  girls  in  seventh  (24:04.5).  Rice’s  Charlotte  Boyden  streaked  to  the  win  LQ EXW GLG QRW RIÂżFLDOO\ SODFH in  the  team  scoring,  leaving  the  So- ORQV WR VFRUH LQ ÂżUVW WKURXJK IRXUWK in  the  standings. (See  Cross  country,  Page  4B)
Sports BRIEFS
Course  crowns  club  champions
MIDDLEBURY  —  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  crowned  three  club  champions  this  past  weekend:  Dale  White  is  the  2015  course  men’s  champion,  Pete  Mulgrew  is  the  se- nior  men’s  champion,  and  Carson  Sanchez  is  the  junior  champion.  Mulgrew  was  also  twice  a  winner  in  regular  Bill  Davidson  Thursday  Afternoon  Golf  on  Sept.  3.  First,  he  teamed  up  with  Deem  Schoenfeld,  Jim  Twitchell  and  Paul  Butt  to  claim  ¿UVW SODFH Taking  second  was  the  threesome  of  Greg  Humphrey,  John  Davis  and  Fred  Belanger,  while  the  trio  of  Jim  Dayton,  Jim  Rubright  and  Mike  Da- YLV ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG Davis  and  Ed  Sommers  tied  for  the  low  net  score  for  the  afternoon,  and  the  Closest  to  the  Pin  winners  were  Joe  Thilbourgh  and,  once  again,  Mulgrew. Â
MAHA  schedules  winter  registration MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middle- bury  Amateur  Hockey  Association  will  hold  registration  for  the  2015- 2016  youth  season  on  Saturday,  Sept.  19,  from  9  a.m.  to  noon  and  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  23,  from  6  to  8  p.m.  at  the  Memorial  Sports  Center  in  Middlebury.  The  sports  center  is  at  296  Buttolph  Drive  in  Middlebury. For  a  complete  listing  of  all  youth  hockey  programs,  including  Learn  to  Skate  for  4-  to  7-Âyear-Âolds  and  Learn  to  Play  Hockey  for  Girls  up  to  age  14,  visit  www.middleburyhockey. org.
Terriers  take  down  Mount  Abe BELLOWS  FALLS  —  Host  Bellows  Falls  on  Friday  defeated  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  football  team,  31-Â6,  a  Di- vision  II  result  that  let  the  Terriers  improve  to  2-Â0  and  dropped  the  Eagles  to  0-Â2.  The  Terriers  opened  the  game  with  Chris  McKeen’s  85-Âyard  kick  return.  BF  quarterback  Zac  Street- er  ran  76  yards  on  16  carries  with  two  touchdowns,  and  McKeen  tacked  on  a  two-Âyard  TD  run.
Mount  Abe  coach  Lee  Hodsden  said  the  Eagles  were  able  to  move  the  ball  offensively,  and  senior  tailback  Ryan  Paquin  picked  up  165  yards  on  22  attempts,  includ- ing  a  late  23-Âyard  touchdown. However,  Hodsden  said,  the  Ea- gles  continue  to  hurt  themselves  with  miscues,  including  commit- ting  penalties,  lining  up  incor- rectly,  missing  assignments  and  turning  the  ball  over.  He  said  the  Eagles,  promoted Â
this  year  up  to  D-ÂII  from  D-ÂIII,  must  cut  down  on  those  errors.   “We  cannot  make  these  mis- takes  at  this  level  and  expect  to  be  successful,â€?  Hodsden  said. On  the  bright  side,  he  said,  “kids  played  their  hearts  out  and  gave  a  great  effort,â€?  and  he  was  particu- larly  pleased  with  the  work  of  of- fensive  linemen  Broc  Clark,  Kyle  Pearsall,  Matt  Mullin,  Jack  Eisen- hower,  Josh  Roscoe  and  Bradley  (See  Eagles,  Page  3B)