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Ellis breaks, ties records on track

Monday May 7, 2012

BURLINGTON — Brattleboro’s Jacob Ellis was named the Outstanding Male Track Athlete at Saturday’s Burlington Invitational after he broke one record and tied another.

Ellis won the 1500 in 4:04.39, which broke the record of 4:05.03 that was set by Ken Bunnell in 2008. he also prevailed in the 800 in 1:59.02, which tied John Breukner’s meet record that he set in 2007.

Three different Colonels finished seventh in the prestigious meet that gives a good indication of what to expect in the states according to Brattleboro coach John Dimick, including Helen Manning (high jump), Colin Owen (javelin) and Andy Hale (discus).

At Thursday’s track meet in Chester, the BUHS boys and girls placed first and third respectively. Striking gold for the Colonels were: Sam Kochinskas (110 hurdles, high jump), Jonathon Burdo (300 hurdles), Andy Hale (discus), Halie Lange (800), Helen Manning (high jump).

At the freshman/sophomore meet on Saturday in Keene, N.H., Burdo led the way with a victory in the 110 hurdles. Josh Parro (long jump) and Miles Goldenbird (discus) each took silvers.

Baseball

Brattleboro 2, fair Haven 1

FAIR HAVEN — Tommy Heydinger fanned 11 and earned a complete-game victory as the Colonels improved to 7-1 overall. he walked four and scattered three hits.

Both of Brattleboro’s runs came in the second inning. Kevin Paciulli, Sawyer Olson and Soren Pelz-Walsh all had a hit during the rally, with RBIs going to Olson and Pelz-Walsh. the Slaters scored in the seventh.

Pelz-Walsh went 2-for-3 to lead the winners offensively. Travis Beeman-Nesbitt, Heydinger, Paciulli and Olson all finished with one hit.

“We’re scoring so few runs, it’s putting a lot of pressure on our pitchers,” said BUHS coach Chris Groeger, who is serving a two-game suspension after being ejected during the game in Keene, N.H. David Zolnoski guided the Colonels to the victory on Saturday.

Brattleboro will host rival MAU today at 5 p.m.

Leland & Gray 10,

Twin Valley 3

WILMINGTON — Drew Barnum, Corey Nystrom and Robbie Litchfield all drove in two runs for the Rebels, who opened up a 7-0 lead over the Wildcats.

Caleb Bristol and Zach Wilkins took turns on the hill for the winners. They combined for 11 K’s.

“We were patient at the plate and I thought our two pitchers did excellent work on the mound,” said Rebels coach Eric Durocher, whose team improved to 7-2.

Twin Valley’s Craig Green took the loss.

Softball

Brattleboro 6, fair Haven 2

FAIR HAVEN — Kayla Wood went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs to help herself versus the Slaters. In the circle, Wood fanned 10, walked one and gave up six hits.

“Defensively, we have to hold them,” said BUHS coach Kelly Markol, whose team took a 2-0 lead into the sixth, scored once in that inning and added three more runs in the seventh. fair Haven scored once in the sixth and another run in the seventh.

After managing just one hit against Hartford on Thursday, the Colonels got a hit from Kalee Graham, McKinlie Carpenter and Haley Struthers on Saturday. Graham and McKenzie Bover each drove in one run.

The 7-2 Colonels will host rival MAU today.

Leland & Gray 8, Twin Valley 4

BRATTLEBORO — Nicole Sherman struck out 13, allowed just three hits and pitched out of a couple of bases-loaded jams to help the Rebels up their record to 8-1.

Leland & Gray trailed 3-1 early on, but used a five-run fifth to take command. Summer Bills doubled twice to lead the attack, while Sherman added a solo home run and Kiara Wilhite delivered with an RBI double.

Twin Valley hurler Kate Corey sat down seven and walked five.

Black River 8, Bellows Falls 5

BELLOWS FALLS — the Terriers had their best offensive game of the season and racked up 11 total hits, but still dropped to 0-8.

Stephanie Green led the way with three hits, while Emma Shaw, Chelsea Wilder and Morgan Finnel had two apiece. Shaw, who suffered the loss, struck out seven.

The Terriers will play at Fall Mountain today.

Boys Lacrosse

Brattleboro 9, Rutland 8

RUTLAND — Romello Lindsey made 21 saves, Mac Paige was strong on the faceoffs and Aaron Prue had a team-high 10 ground balls for the Colonels, who took an 8-2 lead to the break and held on.

“Fifteen penalties in the second half changed the game,” said BUHS coach Chris Sawyer. “We didn’t take advantage of their penalties and we couldn’t get our offense untracked when we could play 6-on-6 so it was a difficult half for us. But we had the opportunity to experience some things that we can grow from and we got out of Rutland with a win.”

Sam Siegel finished with a hat trick and two assists to lead the Colonels up front. Colin Campbell and Nik Rancourt each buried two shots.

The 8-1 Colonels will host Burr and Burton (7-2) on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Girls Tennis

Amherst, Mass. 7,

Brattleboro 0

BRATTLEBORO — Maya Hart and Nicole McCann, both top-ranked players in the Bay State, cruised to 6-0, 6-0 victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches.

The other three singles matches were competitive, with Brattleboro’s Katie Tsukamoto and Aiden Earley each losing their second set 6-4. at No. 5 singles, Jennifer Hutton was edged 7-6 (7-1) in the first set.

“Jen Hutton played fantastic today. I’m amazed how she is improving this year. As is Aiden Earley. she was very disappointed today by losing, but she played great too. You can see improvement every day,” said BUHS coach Tom Weber. “All the kids are improving, but today Jen and Aiden really stood out.”

Track

JAFFREY, N.H. — Shannon Cole (javelin), Melanie Smith (300 hurdles, long jump) and Roxy Toussaint (high jump) combined for four gold medals as the Hinsdale girls placed second with 127 points in a six-team meet. Cole, Smith and Toussaint also teamed up with Taryn Fisk to win the 4×400 relay.

The Hinsdale boys wound up fourth with 74 points, as Conant dominated both meets. William Latvis won the 110 hurdles and took second in the 300 hurdles to lead the Pacers. Tanner Nichols was the runnerup in the javelin and took fourth in the 400 meters, while Nick Dowley earned silver in the triple jump.

“The boys and girls combined for over 33 personal bests. the girls have an 8-2 record in their last two meets with both losses coming to bigger schools. Melanie Smith had been close to a state qualifier in five different individual events, so it was extremely exciting to see her reach her goal of getting a standard,” stated Hinsdale coach Glenn Hammett, who is assisted by Rocky Stone.

Hinsdale will compete at Newfound Regional on Tuesday.

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KEENE, N.H. — Anna Clark of Bellows Falls won the 800 and teamed up with Mariah Barnett, Sarah Wells and Chloe Boyce to win the 4×800 relay during the freshman/sophomore meet. Chapin Reis won the 400 for the Terriers and also helped Nieva Schemm, Claudia Serrano and Boyce to a bronze in the 4×100.

Tim Jones and Jamie Moore each struck gold for the Bellows Falls boys. Jones won the 3200 in 11:05, while Moore claimed the 1600 and 800.

Jones, Moore, Ian McKeen and Lucas Clark took the 4×800 relay in 9:20. the foursome of Jake Mead, Brian McAnuff, Clark and McKeen finished third in the 4×100 for the Tim Eno coached Terriers.

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Australia bobsleigh team pilot Heath Spence just has to find innovative ways to train for the Winter Olympics while back at home in Hallam.

The 32-year-old has gathered an Australian team and is preparing to compete in the Olympics in Sochi in Russia.

“It’s rare to have an Australian team,” he said.

“We’ve recently completed our most successful season by any Australian bobsleigh team in the history of the sport.”

Despite not having a coach and competing in a secondhand sled worth about $3000, the team finished 20th in the two-man event at the world championships this year and 14th in the four-man event in 2010.

“Physically there’s no difference between us and the professionals.

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Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, was suspended for the first half of the 16-game season; Saints defensive end will Smith was barred for the opening four games; and linebacker Scott Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, will miss the first three games. like Vilma, they were suspended without pay, costing each hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Add the losses of Vilma and Smith to the previously announced suspension of head coach Sean Payton for all of 2012, along with shorter penalties for general manager Mickey Loomis and assistant coach Joe Vitt, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell came down hard on the Saints ahead of a season that will end with New Orleans hosting the Super Bowl.

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If Goodell aims to move on from the bounty case, the NFL Players Association might not let him: the suspended players have three days to appeal, and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith said the union would fight the ruling.

Fujita is a member of the NFLPA’s executive committee who has spoken out in the past about the need for the league to do a better job of protecting players.

Through his agent, Vilma issued a statement saying he is “shocked and extremely disappointed” by the punishment and denying he was a bounty ringleader.

“I never set out to intentionally hurt any player and never enticed any teammate to intentionally hurt another player. I also never put any money into a bounty pool or helped to create a bounty pool intended to pay out money for injuring other players,” Vilma said.

“I intend to fight this injustice, to defend my reputation, to stand up for my team and my profession, and to send a clear signal to the Commissioner that the process has failed, to the detriment of me, my teammates, the New Orleans Saints and the game.”

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“I am interested in discovering who is making these specific and false accusations, and as well as why a decision was made without speaking with me and giving me the opportunity to review the facts.”

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The film had the biggest opening weekend ever in Mexico, Barzil, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Central America, Bolivia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, New Zealand and the Philippines, according to Hollywood.com.

The Marvel Comics-inspired blockbuster’s cast includes Robert Downey Jr. Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson.

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