Thursday, May 9, 2013 - B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â MAY Â 9, Â 2013

MATT DICKERSON

SPORTS

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Lacrosse 5/6  MUHS  vs.  Woodstock   ......................  8-­6 5/7  Rice  vs.  VUHS   ...............................  14-­4 Girls’ Lacrosse 08+6 YV 0W 0DQV¿HOG  .................  12-­7 Baseball 98+6 YV 6W $OEDQV  .........................  5-­3 6W - YV 0W $EH  ...............................  4-­3 08+6 YV 6SDXOGLQJ  .......................  2-­1 29 YV 0LOO 5LYHU  ..............................  6-­4 Softball 98+6 YV 6W $OEDQV  .........................  6-­3 6W - YV 0W $EH  .............................  12-­6 6SDXOGLQJ YV 08+6  .......................  7-­6 29 YV 0LOO 5LYHU  ............................  17-­0 Tennis :RRGVWRFN YV 29 *LUOV  ...................  6-­1 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse NCAA D-­III Tournament &DVWOHWRQ DW 0LGG  ..........................Late

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Baseball:  OV  reaches  8-­0;;  VUHS,  MUHS  also  winners  $'',621 &2817< ² ,Q OR FDO KLJK VFKRRO EDVHEDOO DFWLRQ DOO RQ 7XHVGD\ 9HUJHQQHV 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG 2WWHU 9DOOH\ DOO ZRQ EXW 0RXQW $EUDKDP ZDV HGJHG RQ WKH URDG OTTERS 7KH 2WWHUV RXWODVWHG KRVW 0LOO 5LYHU WR LPSURYH WR %RWK 29 DQG %XUU %XUWRQ DUH EXW WKH %XOOGRJV DUH LQ ¿UVW SODFH LQ 'L YLVLRQ ,, ZLWK PRUH TXDOLW\ SRLQWV GXH WR KDYLQJ SLFNHG XS VHYHUDO ' , ZLQV DORQJ WKH ZD\ 29 EROWHG WR D OHDG EHIRUH KDQJLQJ RQ IRU WKH YLFWRU\ EHKLQG D

FRPSOHWH JDPH ¿YH KLWWHU IURP Jus-­ tin  Owen.  Jim  Winslow’s WULSOH DQG Ryan  Kelley’s GRXEOH ZHUH DPRQJ the  key  hits  for  the  Otters.  COMMODORES 7KH &RPPRGRUHV VFRUHG WZLFH LQ WKH ERWWRP RI WKH VL[WK WR WDNH D ZLQ RYHU YLVLWLQJ %)$ 6W $OEDQV Charlie  Stapleford VWUXFN RXW QLQH ZKLOH HDUQLQJ WKH SLWFKLQJ ZLQ ZKLOH Tommy  Lee  Hodsden FHOHEUDWHG KLV UHFHQW UHWXUQ WR WKH OLQHXS IURP DQ LQ MXU\ ZLWK WZR KLWV DQG WZR UXQV %)$ WRRN MXVW LWV VHFRQG ORVV DQG GURSSHG (See  Baseball,  Page  3B)

MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Julia  Cluss  scores  one  of  her  two  goals  in  the  Tigers’  12-­7  win  RYHU 0RXQW 0DQV¿HOG 7XHVGD\ Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Girls’  lax  balance,  defense  top  MMU Improving  young  Tiger  team  is  4-­2 By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH EXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO JLUOV¶ OD FURVVH WHDP SLFNHG XS D NH\ 'LYLVLRQ , YLFWRU\ DW KRPH RQ 7XHVGD\ XVLQJ SUREDEO\ LWV EHVW GHIHQVLYH HIIRUW RI WKH VHDVRQ DQG EDODQFHG VFRULQJ WR NQRFN RII 0RXQW 0DQV¿HOG 7KH 7LJHUV ZKR LPSURYHG WR ZLWK WKH ORVVHV WR XQGHIHDWHG 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ DQG %XUU %XUWRQ ZKLFK KDV RQO\ ORVW WR 6%+6 DUH VZLWFKLQJ IURP PDQ WR PDQ WR ZKDW LV FDOOHG D ³EDFNHU ]RQH´ GHIHQVH WKLV VHDVRQ 2Q 7XHVGD\ WKH\ KHOG D &RX JDU WHDP LQ FKHFN WKDW KDG VFRUHG LQ GRXEOH GLJLWV LQ WKUHH RI LWV SDVW IRXU RXWLQJV *RDOLH %DLO\ 5\DQ GLG KDYH WR VWRS VKRWV LQFOXGLQJ VRPH WRXJK VDYHV EXW DOVR KDG VRPH HDVLHU VWRSV DV WKH 7LJHUV DQJOHG VKRRWHUV DZD\ IURP KHU JRDO 6HQLRU GHIHQGHU 7LIIDQ\ 'DQ\RZ ² ZKR LV MRLQHG LQ WKH EDFN E\ MX TIGER  SENIOR  CAPTAIN  Tiffany  Danyow  tries  to  block  a  pass  during  QLRUV +DQQDK +REEV DQG 2OLYLD &DU 7XHVGD\¶V JDPH DJDLQVW 0RXQW 0DQV¿HOG (See  Lacrosse,  Page  3B) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

TODD  STONE  WON  his  opening  races  of  the  season  at  both  Air-­ borne  Park  and  Devil’s  Bowl  speedways  this  last  weekend. Â

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