Thursday, April 4, 2013. Section B

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â APRIL Â 4, Â 2013

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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How  good  are WKH\ 7HUULÂżF Whenever  Middlebury  hosts  an  NCAA  men’s  basketball  tournament  game,  I  buy  extra  tickets  and  wait  for  the  phone  call  that  always  comes:  â€œKarl,  can  you  get  me  a  ticket  to  the  Middlebury  basketball  game?â€? “Why,  yes  I  can.â€? This  is  a  call,  not  so  long  ago,  I  never  imagined  getting.  I  love  it.  In  the  past,  even  when  the  Panthers  were  pretty  good,  the  team  played  before  mostly  empty  seats.  There  was  a  basketball  culture  in  Addison  Coun-­ ty,  waiting  to  be  invigorated.  Who  knew?  Now  big  games  in  the  post-­ season,  or  in  the  regular  season,  are  played  in  a  wonderful  positive  rau-­ cous  atmosphere.  Middlebury  led  the  entire  NES-­ CAC  conference  in  regular-­season  attendance  for  men’s  games,  averag-­ ing  nearly  800  fans  a  game.  And  why  not?  The  team  has  been  among  the  few  very  best  in  the  country  in  recent  years.  7KH 3DQWKHUV KDYH TXDOLÂżHG IRU WKH NCAA  postseason  tournament  for  the  past  six  seasons,  and  have  played  nine  home  NCAA  tournament  bas-­ ketball  games,  full  houses  all.  On  the  door  to  my  study  at  home  is  a  sign  that  was  posted  at  the  entrance  of  Pe-­ pin  Gym  three  weeks  ago:  â€œNCAA  Tournament  Game  Middlebury-­Itha-­ ca  SOLD  OUT.â€? After  three  victories  this  year  in  the  NCAA  Tournament,  the  Pan-­ thers’  loss  to  North  Central  College  (Illinois)  last  week  in  the  round  of  16  was  a  tough  one.  We  should  be  con-­ soled  by  the  fact  that  every  team  that  TXDOLÂżHV IRU SRVWVHDVRQ SOD\ H[FHSW one,  ends  its  season  with  a  loss.  7KH 3DQWKHUV KDYH KDG ÂżYH FRQ-­ secutive  seasons  with  20  wins  or  more:  in  fact,  they  have  averaged  over  25  wins  a  season  in  that  time  with  a  record  of  128-­18,  an  87.5  win-­ ning  percentage. Only  one  school  in  the  country  KDV EHHQ PRUH VXFFHVVIXO LQ WKLV ÂżYH year  period,  St.  Thomas  of  Minne-­ sota,  who  defeated  Middlebury  in  WKH VHPL ÂżQDOV RI WKH )LQDO )RXU LQ Salem,  Va.,  in  2011,  before  winning  the  national  championship.  They  are  LQ WKH ODVW ÂżYH \HDUV ZLQQLQJ about  89  percent  of  the  time.  There  are  405  college  teams  in  Lindholm,  Page  3B)

ScoreBOARD

COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Stevens   .........................16-­5 3/30  Midd.  vs.  Bowdoin   .....................  15-­10 Men’s Lacrosse 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   .........................  6-­5 3/30  Bowdoin  vs.  Midd.   ..........................7-­6 4/2  Midd.  vs.  N.E.C.  ...............................16-­8 Baseball 3/26  Midd.  vs.  Lewis  &  Clark   ...............  13-­6 3/27  Carleton  vs.  Midd.   .........................14-­3 3/29  Midd.  vs.  Williams  ............................9-­3 3/30  Williams  vs.  Midd.  ...........................  5-­2 3/30  Williams  vs.  Midd.  .........................  11-­2 Softball 3/27  Midd.  vs.  Elmhurst   .......................  11-­3 3/27  Wis.-­Whitewater  vs.  Midd.   ..............9-­0 3/29  Amherst  vs.  Midd.   ...........................4-­3 3/30  Midd.  vs.  Amherst   ........................  10-­4 3/30  Midd.  vs.  Amherst   ........................  11-­3 4/2  Midd.  vs.  Castleton   .........................10-­2 4/2  Midd.  vs.  Castleton   ...........................7-­0

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Lacrosse 4/10  Rutland  at  MUHS  Girls   ........  4:30  p.m. 08+6 %R\V DW 0W 0DQV¿HOG  ....  4  p.m. :RRGVWRFN DW 08+6 *LUOV  ........  4  p.m. 4/12  Lamoille  at  Mt.  Abe  Boys   ..........  4  p.m. 4/13  MUHS  Boys  at  St.  Albans   .......  11  a.m. 4/13  Randolph  at  OV  Boys   ..............11  a.m. Baseball 4/10  Green  Mt.  at  OV   ..................  4:30  p.m. 6SULQJ¿HOG DW 29  .................  4:30  p.m. Softball 4/8  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV   ..................4:30  p.m. 4/12  Fair  Haven  at  OV   .................  4:30  p.m. Tennis 5LFH DW 08+6 *LUOV  ...............  3:30  p.m. 4/8  OV  Girls  at  Burr  &  Burton   ......  4:30  p.m. 08+6 %R\V DW 5LFH  ...............  3:30  p.m. 4/10  Hartford  at  OV  Girls   ..............4:30  p.m. 4/12  Brattleboro  at  OV  Girls   .............  5  p.m. 4/13  Lake  Region  at  MUHS  Girls   .....  3  p.m. Track & Field 4/9  MUHS  at  Burlington   ...............  3:30  p.m. 98+6 DW &ROFKHVWHU  ...............3:30  p.m. 4/11  Mt.  Abe  at  CVU   ....................  3:30  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  2B)

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OV’s  Owen  picked  for  Shrine  team By  ANDY  KIRKALDY BRANDON  â€”  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  senior  Justin  Owen  has  been  added  to  the  Vermont  roster  for  the  Shrine  Maple  Sugar  Bowl  foot-­ ball  game,  said  OV  activities  director  Steve  Keith  this  week. Owen  saw  action  for  OV  as  a  de-­ fensive  back,  running  back  and  quar-­ terback  this  past  fall.  He  joins  Mount  Abraham’s  Wade  Steele,  a  lineman  who  attends  Vergennes,  and  Middle-­ bury  lineman  Walter  Odell  as  local  representatives  on  Vermont’s  Shrine  football  team.  Also  expected  to  play  is  Burr  &  Burton  quarterback  Jake  Stalcup,  who  has  announced  he  will  attend  Middlebury  College  this  fall.  Burr  &  Burton  head  coach  Jason  Thomas,  a  former  Middlebury  College  assis-­ tant,  will  coach  the  Vermont  team.  The  annual  game  vs.  New  Hamp-­ shire  will  be  played  this  year  at  Dart-­ mouth  College’s  Memorial  Field  on  Saturday,  Aug.  3,  at  5:30  p.m.

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Panther  lacrosse  bouncing  back Middlebury  now  7-­1  after  down  year By  ANDY  KIRKALDY on  Saturday  in  which  a  furious  three-­ MIDDLEBURY  â€”  In  2012,  the  JRDO UDOO\ GLHG DW WKH ÂżQDO KRUQ LQ WKH Middlebury  College  men’s  lacrosse  Polar  Bear  goalie’s  stick,  are  4-­1  in  WHDP ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK D UHFRUG DQG WKH OHDJXH D KDOI JDPH RXW RI ÂżUVW missed  not  only  the  NCAA  Divi-­ place.  And  they  have  won  two  NES-­ VLRQ ,,, WRXUQDPHQW IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH CAC  games  by  one  goal  and  one  by  LQ \HDUV EXW DOVR IDLOHG IRU WKH ÂżUVW two  goals. time  to  qualify  for  the  NE-­ Campbell  said  a  number  SCAC  playoffs.  of  things  have  gone  right.  â€œThe But  it  might  be  fair  to  He  credits  his  team’s  mo-­ call  that  record  a  little  mis-­ preparation tivated  seniors,  notably  its  leading:  The  Panthers  lost  we’ve had captains  â€”  defenders  Bil-­ ÂżYH 1(6&$& JDPHV E\ on a daily ly  Chapman  and  Johnny  one  goal,  and  another  by  Duvnjak  and  attacker  Stew  basis has two  goals. Kerr  â€”  for  setting  the  tone  â€œI  don’t  think  we  were  kicked up a in  offseason  workouts  and  very  far  off  last  year,â€?  said  notch over during  practices.  Coach  Dave  Campbell  on  last year.â€? “Our  senior  leadership  Tuesday. is  excellent.  Our  captains,  â€” Coach Campbell  was  speaking  Dave Campbell our  seniors,  top  to  bottom,  after  a  comfortable  16-­8  they’re  all  doing  a  phe-­ non-­league  win  over  visit-­ nomenal  job,  and  I  think  ing  New  England  College,  one  that  it  starts  with  them,  just  the  mental  pushed  the  Panthers’  2013  record  to  toughness  they’ve  shown  and  how  7-­1.  They  are  also  ranked  No.  13  in  we’ve  prepared,  the  energy  we’ve  NCAA  Division  III. brought  to  practice  consistently.  I  Those  close  NESCAC  losses  of  think  that’s  shown  in  those  close  0,''/(%85< &2//(*( )5(6+0$1 7LP *LDUUXVVR VSLQV DZD\ IURP 2012,  at  least  so  far,  are  mostly  close  games,â€?  Campbell  said.  â€œThe  prepa-­ D 1HZ (QJODQG &ROOHJH GHIHQGHU 7XHVGD\ DIWHUQRRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ ZRQ wins  in  2013.  The  Panthers,  despite  ration  we’ve  had  on  a  daily  basis  has  WKH JDPH a  tough,  7-­6  home  loss  to  Bowdoin  ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO (See  Panthers,  Page  3B)

Middlebury  track  team  looks  good  out  West SAN  DIEGO  â€”  The  Middlebury  WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG WHDPV RSHQHG WKHLU spring  seasons  with  a  pair  of  meets  last  week  hosted  by  Pointe  Loma  Nazarene  University  in  California. ,Q WKH ÂżUVW PHHW RQ 0DUFK junior  Kevin  Chu  of  Burlington  picked  up  a  win  in  the  110  meter Â

hurdles  (15.31),  while  placing  third  in  the  400  hurdles  (56.05).  Also  winning  men’s  events  were  junior  Bryan  Holtzman  in  the  100  (10.88)  and  junior  Diego  Galan  Donlo  in  the  high  jump  (6’3â€?).  The  4x800  relay  team  comprised  of  seniors  Jack  Davies  and  Patrick Â

Hebble  and  juniors  Sam  Craft  and  Wilder  Schaaf  picked  up  a  win  in  7:50.44.  Davies  placed  second  in  the  1,500  (3:59.59),  while  fresh-­ men  Mark  Perry  and  Aaron  de  7ROHGR ÂżQLVKHG VHFRQG and  third  (16:05.80),  respectively,  in  the  5,000. Â

Holtzman,  Chu,  and  sophomores  Fritz  Parker  and  Sam  Rives  earned  second  in  43.13  in  the  4x100  re-­ lay.  Peter  Hetzler  placed  third  in  the  400  (50.52),  while  junior  Jason  0F&DOOXP DQG &RQRU 6LPRQV ÂżQ-­ ished  2-­3  in  the  pole  vault  (13’6â€?  (See  Track,  Page  3B)

Sports BRIEFS

Locals  named  as  girls’  hoop  all-­stars

ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  Nine  lo-­ cal  high  school  girls’  basketball  play-­ ers  received  postseason  recognition  from  either  the  Lake  Division  or  the  Marble  Valley  League  B  Division,  four  of  them  from  the  Lake  Division  champion  Mount  Abraham  Eagles. Eagle  junior  Ashlie  Fay  was  named  the  Lake  Division  player  of  the  year,  and  classmate  Meghan  Liv-­ ingston  joined  Fay  as  a  Lake  First  Team  All-­Star.  Middlebury  senior  Tiffany  Dan-­ yow  and  Eagle  junior  Sam  Driscoll  earned  recognition  as  Lake  Division  Second  Team  members,  and  Ver-­ gennes  senior  Caitlin  Chaput  and  Eagle  senior  Lizzie  Huizenga  earned  honorable  mention.  Mount  Abe  coach  Connie  LaRose  was  also  named  the  Lake  Division  Coach  of  the  Year.  Three  Otter  Valley  juniors  were  named  MVL  all-­stars:  Jessica  Frazier,  Taylor  Aines  and  Olivia  Bloomer. Â

Women’s  tennis  compiles  3-­2  trip CALIFORNIA  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  College  women’s  tennis  team  compiled  a  3-­2  record  against  top  teams  last  week  in  a  spring  break  trip  to  California.  The  Panthers  were  ranked  No.  9  in  NCAA  Divi-­ sion  III  last  week.  The  Panthers  opened  with  a  loss  to  Division  I  Cal.  State  Northridge,  with  only  Lok-­Sze  Leung  earning  a  6-­4,  6-­1  win  at  No.  1  singles.  The  following  day,  the  Panthers  fell,  7-­2,  to  second-­ranked  Claremont.  The  Panthers  earned  two  doubles  wins  in  the  match:  Ria  Gerger  and  Leung  won,  8-­6,  at  No.  2,  and  Lau-­ ren  Amos  and  Margot  Marchese  (See  Tennis,  Page  2B)

Local  youth  Nordic  skiers  fare  well  in  major  meet By  ANDY  KIRKALDY RIPTON  â€”  On  March  23  and  24,  Ripton’s  Frost  Mountain  Nordic  Club  and  Middlebury  College’s  Rik-­ ert  Nordic  Center  hosted  the  â€œGrand  Prix,â€?  a  championship  youth  Nor-­ dic  skiing  event  that  culminated  a  winter-­long  race  series  for  athletes  between  the  ages  of  10  and  13  from  Canada  and  the  Northeastern  states. The  event  was  held  in  conjunc-­ tion  with  the  Championnat  Jeunesse  NorAM  of  Joliet,  Quebec,  and  at  the  conclusion  North  American  Youth  Champions  were  crowned,  accord-­ ing  to  Frost  Mountain  organizer  Cameron  MacKugler.  None  of  the  local  Frost  Mountain  skiers  were  so  honored,  but  seven  boys  and  two  girls  from  the  club  raced  in  three  events  apiece. Ripton’s  Thomas  Hussey,  compet-­ (/, (332/,72 5,*+7 RI :HVW 5LYHU 1RUGLF MXVW EHDWV )URVW 0RXQWDLQ 1RUGLFÂśV 7KRPDV +XVVH\ DW WKH ÂżQLVK OLQH GXULQJ WKH *UDQG 3UL[ 1RUGLF ing  with  other  boys  born  in  2000,  had  PHHW KHOG DW WKH 5LNHUW 1RUGLF &HQWHU LQ 5LSWRQ ODWH ODVW PRQWK (See  Rikert,  Page  3B) 3KRWR E\ 0DWW 7UXHKHDUW


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