Thursday, January 31, 2013. Section B.

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â JANUARY Â 31, Â 2013

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

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A  pursuit  of  trout in  surprising  spots If  I  had  been  asked  a  few  months  ago  to  name  the  state  with  the  largest  FKDSWHU RI 7URXW 8QOLPLWHG P\ ÂżUVW few  guesses  would  have  been  the  FODVVLF Ă€\ ÂżVKLQJ DQG WURXW VWDWHV RI Montana,  Idaho  or  Wyoming.  If  I  had  been  reminded  of  the  low  population  densities  of  those  states,  I  might  have  instead  guessed  Colorado  (and  some  river  in  the  Denver  area)  or  Michigan  (with  its  famous  trout  streams  not  too  far  north  of  Detroit)  or  even  California  or  Or-­ egon.  Or  perhaps  Maine.  Or  New  York.  Indeed,  there  are  many  other  states  I  would  have  guessed  before  I  landed  on  Texas.  But  the  largest  chapter  of  Trout  Unlimited,  with  roughly  5,000  mem-­ bers,  is  the  Guadalupe  River  chap-­ ter  in  Texas.  This  January  I  had  the  opportunity  to  pursue  trout  in  the  Guadalupe  over  two  mornings  with  WZR GLIIHUHQW RIÂżFHUV LQ WKH *578 7KRVH IHZ KRXUV RI FDVWLQJ Ă€LHV IRU trout  left  me  with  considerable  ap-­ preciation  for  the  Guadalupe  River,  for  the  passion  and  knowledge  of  the  anglers  who  pursue  trout  there,  and  for  the  efforts  of  the  GRTU  to  pro-­ GXFH DQ H[FHOOHQW ÂżVKHU\ LQ D UDWKHU unexpected  place.  The  Guadalupe  River  carves  its  way  through  limestone  out  of  the  Texas  Hill  Country  northwest  of  San  $QWRQLR ,WV IDPRXV QDWLYH ÂżVK DUH the  Guadalupe  bass:  the  Texas  state  ¿VK ZKLFK FDQ RQO\ EH IRXQG LQ WKH Hill  Country.  Upper  portions  of  the  river  still  provide  some  excellent  EDVV ÂżVKLQJ %XW LQ WKH $UP\ Corps  of  Engineer  completed  the  world’s  largest  earthen-­works  dam,  impounding  the  Guadalupe  and  cre-­ ating  the  roughly  8,000-­acre  Canyon  Lake.  At  125  feet  deep,  the  dam  also  created  a  nice  tailwater:  a  stretch  of  river  where  the  water  coming  from  the  bottom  of  the  lake  remains  cold  year  round.  Cold  enough  that  it  now  SURYLGHV WKH VRXWKHUQPRVW WURXW ÂżVK-­ ery  in  the  United  States. In  winter  months,  there  are  more  than  15  miles  of  trout  water  below  the  dam.  In  the  summer,  the  amount  of  trout  habitat  varies  depending  on  Ă€RZV 7KH XSSHU ÂżYH PLOHV FRQVLV-­ tently  provides  year-­round  habitat  HYHQ LQ GU\ \HDUV ZKHQ WKH Ă€RZV DUH below  90  cubic  feed  per  second,  or  (See  Dickerson,  Page  3B)

COMMODORE  CODY  QUATTROCCI  bumps  into  Bobwhite  Caleb  McLane  on  his  way  to  the  basket  Tuesday  night  in  Vergennes.  Quat-­ trocci  scored  a  game-­high  21  points  in  the  Vergennes  win. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

VUHS,  MUHS  win  big  in  boys’  hoop  VUHS  tops  BFA;Íž  Tigers  ground  Eagles By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  In  lo-­ cal  high  school  boys’  hoop  action  on  Tuesday,  Vergennes  won  big  at  home  to  remain  unbeaten  while  Mid-­ dlebury  prevailed  for  the  seventh  straight  outing,  this  time  at  Mount  Abraham,  to  keep  momentum  head-­ ing  into  Friday’s  big  home  match-­up  with  the  Commodores.  Otter  Valley  (2-­10)  had  been  scheduled  to  play  at  Bellows  Falls Â

(3-­7),  but  that  contest  was  postponed  until  Feb.  12.  COMMODORES The  Commodores  hit  visiting  %)$ 6W $OEDQV ZLWK D EOLW] LQ WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU RQ WKH ZD\ WR DQ easy,  76-­52  win  over  the  Division  I  Bobwhites  (6-­6).  VUHS  coach  Peter  Quinn  said  KLV WHDP ¿UHG RQ DOO F\OLQGHUV LQ WKH opening  period.  ³:H NLQG RI H[SORGHG LQ WKH ¿UVW

COMMODORE  ZACH  OUELLETTE  puts  up  two  of  his  11  points  against  BFA-­St.  Albans  Tuesday  night.  Ver-­ gennes  won  the  game,  76-­52.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

quarter.  It  was  great.  We  shot  70  per-­ cent,â€?  Quinn  said. The  Commodores  then  allowed  only  10  points  in  each  of  the  second  and  third  periods  as  the  stretched  their  lead  to  46-­23  at  the  half  and  60-­ 33  after  three.  â€œWe’re  playing  great  offensively,  and  for  at  least  half  the  game  tonight  we  had  great  defensive  intensity,â€?  Quinn  said.  98+6 KDG IRXU GRXEOH ÂżJXUH

ScoreBOARD Tiger  wrestlers  reach  N.Y.  podium  HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Basketball 1/29  MUHS  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ......................73-­46 1/29  VUHS  vs.  St.  Albans   ..................  76-­52 Girls’ Basketball 1/28  Mt.  Anthony  at  OV   ............  Ppd.  to  2/2 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball 1/29  Midd.  vs.  Keene  ..........................  81-­53

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 2/1  N.  Country  at  MUHS   ..............  4:45  p.m. 2/6  Brattleboro  at  MUHS   .............  4:45  p.m. 2/9  Rutland  at  MUHS   ....................6:45  p.m. Boys’ Hockey 2/1  Stowe  at  MUHS   ...........................7  p.m. 2/6  Rutland  at  MUHS   ........................  7  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 2/1  VUHS  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/1  Missisquoi  at  Mt.  Abe   ..................  7  p.m. 2/2  OV  at  Poultney   ......................  2:30  p.m. 2/4  MUHS  at  St.  Albans   ...............  7:30  p.m. 2/4  OV  at  Leland  &  Gray   .............  7:30  p.m. 2/5  Mt.  Abe  at  Milton   .........................  7  p.m. 2/5  Missisquoi  at  VUHS   ....................  7  p.m. 2/7  Woodstock  at  OV   ...................  7:30  p.m. 2/8  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   ........................  7  p.m. 2/8  Milton  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/9  Proctor  at  OV   .........................  2:30  p.m. Girls’ Basketball 1/31  OV  at  Brattleboro   .................  7:30  p.m. 0W 0DQVÂżHOG DW 0W $EH  ..............  7  p.m. 2/4  MUHS  at  VUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 2/5  Rutland  at  OV   ........................  7:30  p.m. 2/7  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   .........................7  p.m. 2/7  S.  Burlington  at  VUHS   ................  7  p.m. 2/8  Leland  &  Gray  at  OV   .............  7:30  p.m. Wrestling 2/2  .........  VUHS  &  Mt.  Abe  at  MMU  Tourney 2/2  ..................................  OV  at  Mt.  Anthony 2/5  VUHS  &  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ....  5:30  p.m. 2/6  MUHS  at  Mill  River   .....................  6  p.m.

(See  Schedule,  Page  4B)

CORINTH,  N.Y.  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  Union  High  School  wrestling  team  placed  four  wrestlers  on  the  podium  on  Saturday  in  a  tourna-­ ment  in  Corinth,  N.Y.,  topped  by  VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQLVKHV E\ VHQLRUV 7\-­ ler  LaPlant  at  220  pounds  and  Gabe  LaBerge  at  195. Also  reaching  the  podium  for  the  Tigers,  who  were  eighth  overall  at  the  12-­team  event,  were  senior  Chris  Wright,  third  at  285,  and  sophomore  Chris  Gobbi,  fourth  at  195. Â

LaPlant  went  2-­1  on  his  way  to  second  place,  and  LaBerge  went  3-­1.  Wright  compiled  a  4-­1  mark,  and  Gobbi  enjoyed  a  3-­1  tournament.  Also  winning  one  match  apiece  for  the  Tigers  were  Nate  Gebo  at  99  pounds,  James  Whitley  at  126,  Nick  Beauchamp  at  160,  and  Jakob  Traut-­ wein  at  182.  DUAL  MEETS On  Jan.  23,  the  Tigers  defeated  host  Mount  Abraham,  42-­27,  but  lost  dual  meets  in  Bristol  to  Mill  River, Â

42-­30,  and  Champlain  Valley,  52-­24.  Many  matches  were  determined  by  forfeit,  and  the  Tigers’  only  dou-­ ble  winner  on  the  evening  was  Traut-­ wein  at  182,  who  pinned  both  his  opponents.  TIGERS,  42-­27 In  contested  matches  between  the  Eagles  and  Tigers:  Â‡ $W SRXQGV -RVK 5R\ 0$8 defeated  Kyle  Desabrais,  MUHS,  8-­1. ‡ $W -DPHV :KLWOH\ 08+6 (See  Wrestling,  Page  2B)

scorers,  shot  60  percent  for  the  game,  and  racked  up  20  assists  on  30  baskets  thanks  to  what  Quinn  called  XQVHO¿VK EDOO PRYHPHQW Cody  Quattrocci  led  the  way  with  21  points,  four  steals;͞  Stanley  Salley  contributed  20  points  and  a  team-­ KLJK ¿YH UHERXQGV =DFK 2XHOOHWWH chipped  in  11  points,  a  team-­high  seven  assists,  and  four  rebounds;͞  and  Charlie  Stapleford  added  14  points  DQG ¿YH DVVLVWV

Commodore  track  team  tunes  up  for  state  meet By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 1257+),(/' ² $QRWKHU ÂżUVW SODFH ÂżQLVK IRU VHQLRU KXUGOHU -RQ Welch  highlighted  the  efforts  of  a  small  contingent  from  the  Ver-­ gennes  Union  High  School  indoor  WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG WHDP RQ 6DWXUGD\ DW Norwich  University.  Welch  won  the  55-­meter  hurdles  in  8.24,  and  was  joined  in  scoring Â

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Great  group THE  MIDDLEBURY  AMATEUR  Hockey  Association  Pee  Wee  B’s  competed  in  the  Chazy  Youth  tourna-­ ment  in  Chazy,  N.Y.,  last  month.  In  true  Middlebury  spirit,  they  were  awarded  the  Best  Sportsmanship  Award  and  goalie  Jeffrey  Stearns  was  awarded  the  Best  Goalie  Award.  Family  members  said  the  kids  are  all  hard  working,  dedicated  and  fun.  Shown  at  the  tournament  are,  left  to  right,  front  row,  Austin  Goodell,  Kolby  Farnsworth,  Cooper  O’Brien,  Jeffrey  Stearns  and  Eli  Billings;Íž  second  row,  Max  Carson,  Wills  Hun-­ tington,  Aaron  Larocque,  Connor  Harris,  Wyatt  Galipeau,  Danny  Wiles,  Shane  Adkins  and  James  Jette;Íž  back  row,  Head  Coach  Brian  Wiles  and  Assistant  Coach  Mark  Harris.

For  the  Bobwhites,  who  will  get  a  home  rematch  with  the  Commodores  and  will  play  MUHS  twice  down  the  stretch,  Caleb  McLane  scored  13,  Dylan  Callan  had  nine,  and  Darren  Callan  added  eight.  TIGERS  VS.  EAGLES At  Mount  Abe  on  Tuesday,  the  1-­12  Eagles  kept  the  Tigers  in  range  for  one  period,  trailing  by  just  six,  14-­8,  after  eight  minutes.  (See  Basketball,  Page  2B)

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  College  men’s  hockey  team  will  look  to  raise  money  and  aware-­ ness  for  the  Wounded  Warrior  Proj-­ ect  during  its  home  games  on  Feb.  1  and  2. The  Panthers  will  be  wearing  cam-­ RXĂ€DJH MHUVH\V DJDLQVW :HVOH\DQ RQ Friday  at  7  p.m.  and  Trinity  on  Satur-­ day  at  4  p.m.  The  game-­worn  jerseys  will  be  auctioned  off  via  silent  auc-­ tion  throughout  the  games  and  can  be  picked  up  following  Saturday’s  game.  The  team  has  also  been  and  will  continue  to  sell  other  apparel  at  WKH JDPHV WR KHOS EHQHÂżW WKH SURMHFW Middlebury  is  working  with  â€œHockey  Helpersâ€?  (www.hockey-­ helpers.org)  to  help  raise  money  for  this  cause.  The  Wounded  Warrior  3URMHFW LV D QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ whose  stated  mission  is  to  â€œhonor  and  empower  wounded  warriorsâ€?  of  the  United  States  Armed  Forces.  The  Wounded  Warrior  Project  works  to  raise  awareness  and  enlist  the  pub-­ lic’s  aid  for  the  needs  of  severely  injured  service  men  and  women,  to  help  members  aid  and  assist  each  other,  and  to  provide  unique,  direct  programs  and  services  to  meet  their  needs.â€?

points  in  the  event  by  teammate  $XVWLQ %HDPLVK ZKR ¿QLVKHG sixth  in  9.24.  Those  were  the  only  points  the  Commodores  scored  on  the  day,  as  they  did  not  compete  in  the  relay  races  that  have  been  productive  for  them  in  recent  weeks.  Sophomore  Ally  Stearns,  who  has  enjoyed  a  (See  Track,  Page  2B)

Sports BRIEFS County  cousins  on  U.S.  ski  team PARK  CITY,  Utah  â€”  The  U.S.  Ski  and  Snowboard  Association  on  Monday  named  Starksboro  resi-­ dents  and  cousins  Ryan  Cochran-­ Siegle,  20,  and  Robby  Kelley,  22,  to  compete  for  the  U.S.  at  the  2013  FIS  Alpine  Ski  World  Champion-­ ships,  which  will  be  held  Feb.  4  to  17  in  Schladming,  Austria. Cochran-­Siegle  and  Kelley  are  the  only  Vermonters  among  the  19  athletes  named  to  the  World  Cup  team,  which  includes  World  Cup  champions  Lindsey  Vonn  and  Ted  Ligety.  According  to  the  U.S.  Ski  and  Snowboard  Association,  NBC  plans  to  air  three  hours  of  program-­ ming  from  Schladming,  while  the  Universal  Sports  Network  will  broadcast  the  entire  champion-­ ships. Competitors  for  each  event  will  be  chosen  during  captains’  meet-­ ings  held  beforehand.


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