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Random Thoughts
An Orange Milestone
Posted by pblackwell | 05/17/08
Maybe it took too long for Syracuse University's women's lacrosse team to get to an NCAA Final Four, and maybe it took Gary Gait and his good-looking sideline suits to get a bit more attention.
But the bottom line remains the same - SU is in new territory, bound for Towson, in suburban Baltimore, after beating North Carolina 13-11 in Saturday's NCAA quarterfinal at the Carrier Dome...
CNS boys track topples Liverpool 05/15/08 Mainly by taking over the field events, the Cicero-North Syracuse boys track and field team secured the CNY Counties League National division title in last Wednesday’s battle with archrival Liverpool at Bragman Stadium,... More
Solvay boys track beats Westhill, claims league title 05/15/08 Fueled by star turns and record performances from Mike Acchione and Greg Manning, the Solvay boys track and field team extended its reign the OHSL Liberty division at the expense of its neighbors from Westhill.
In a... More
Track Hornets sweep through Oswego 05/15/08 Just before it hit the post-season, the Fayetteville-Manlius track and field teams cast aside one more CNY Counties League American division foe.
The Hornets completed a sweep of Wednesday’s meet against Oswego,... More
B’ville softball shocks Liverpool, 3-2 05/15/08 With a 5-10 record, and having struggled all season to put together runs, the Baldwinsville softball team was not given much of a chance against defending Section III Class AA champion Liverpool Wednesday... More
Caz girls bounce back, get big win over Cortland 05/15/08 Fresh from a trio of humbling defeats, the Cazenovia girls lacrosse team reclaimed its winning form – and needed to, with the post-season looming.
In fact, the Lakers secured a huge momentum-boosting victory Wednesday... More
WG girls lacrosse fights off F-M 05/14/08 West Genesee girls lacrosse head coach Bob Elmer knew his team was going to have to play a solid all-around game to get past league contender Fayetteville-Manlius on Tuesday night.
“With F-M you know it’s going to be a... More
Lacrosse Wildcats rip F-M with whole lineup back 05/14/08 Everyone on the West Genesee boys lacrosse team was in uniform last Tuesday night when it took on long-time rival Fayetteville-Manlius at Coyne Field.
And that was a big deal.
Ever since Ryan Barber broke his foot in... More
Northstars edge Bees in OT; Ianzito lost for season 05/14/08 Within a matter of hours, the Cicero-North Syracuse boys lacrosse team’s collective spirits sank – then rose again.
When they popped Stephen Ianzito’s right kneecap back into place on the night of May 9 after the... More
Softball Wildcats rally for landmark win over CNS 05/14/08 This was exactly the kind of signature win the West Genesee softball team was searching for – and in a manner that made it even more valuable.
Hosting long-time power Cicero-North Syracuse last Tuesday afternoon, the... More
Skaneateles boys edge Caz, J-E 05/14/08 Though it keeps getting involved in close games, the Skaneateles boys lacrosse team still finds the will and desire to prevail in them, too, doing so on back-to-back days early last week.
First, Skaneateles ventured to... More
Girls lacrosse Lakers take out Westhill, 11-5 05/13/08 For nearly a month, the Skaneateles girls lacrosse team had, burned within its collective memory, the way Westhill had toyed with them in an April 15 home loss.
The Lakers would not let that happen again in last... More
Ludden baseball gets big win over Mexico 05/13/08 At its best, the Bishop Ludden baseball team is capable of taking down any Class A foe, a knowledge that could prove very powerful come playoff time.
When the Gaelic Knights went to OHSL Freedom National division... More
Lacrosse Northstars beat F-M in OT thriller 05/13/08 Even though his knee was taped up and he hobbled, Stephen Ianzito ran out to the field and joined his Cicero-North Syracuse boys lacrosse teammates in celebration of a huge victory last Friday at Archie Hall... More
Softball Warriors edge CNS in eight-inning classic 05/13/08 Two big hits – one of them powerful, the other well-placed – served as the main reason why the Liverpool softball team toppled archrival Cicero-North Syracuse once again.
From Emily Dumas’ home run in the first inning... More
F-M girls lacrosse splits with B’ville 05/13/08 Properly tested throughout the spring, the Fayetteville-Manlius girls lacrosse team was ready to see where it stood through a course of four big contests in an eight-day span, two of them against Baldwinsville.
The... More
J-D lacrosse fights past CBA, 12-9 05/13/08 Most of the time, the Jamesville-DeWitt and Chrisitian Brothers Academy boys lacrosse teams act as courteous neighbors – maybe watching each other, but not colliding on the field.
That changed on Saturday afternoon,... More
Baseball Warriors win twice, fall to Auburn 05/13/08 Continuing to establish itself as, perhaps, the Section III Class AA championship favorite, the Liverpool baseball team earned a pair of key weekend victories – but then took a hit against a possible post-season... More
Westhill baseball falls to CBA, wins epic over F-M 05/13/08 What had been a smooth, calm ride for the Westhill baseball team through the OHSL Liberty division is now a genuine fight for top league honors.
Christian Brothers Academy made this possible, containing the Warriors’... More
Making ice nice - 05/09/08 Everyone loves the Zamboni. Yet Zamboni is but a brand name for an ice re-surfacer - like Windex is for window clearner.
Gary Ritchie is one of seven mechanics at the OnCenter complex, who operate and also keep the... More
F-M track sweeps past Central Square 05/08/08 Coming off its sweep of the titles at the Chittenango Coaches Invitational, the Fayetteville-Manlius track and field teams just kept on winning.
The Hornets witnessed some record-shattering efforts in last Wednesday’s... More
CNS track sweeps B’ville, gets Liverpool next 05/08/08 With the last big obstacle out of the way, the stage is clear for the Cicero-North Syracuse track and field team’s pair of clashes with Liverpool this week.
In separate events last Wednesday afternoon, the girls... More
Marcellus boys track rips Skaneateles; girls Lakers prevail 05/08/08 With the trio of Chris Stogsdill, Matt Weeks and Mike Quercia on hand, the Marcellus boys track and field team took charge in its rivalry against Skaneateles.
All Stogsdill, Weeks and Quercia did was win nine events... More
-D girls lax drop defensive battle to Cortland 05/07/08 Ever since getting whacked by Cortland in April, the Jamesville-DeWitt girls lacrosse looked forward to its rematch with the Purple Tigers with first place in the Freedom League at stake.
Sure enough, the sequel was... More
Croglio pitches CBA baseball past Westhill 05/07/08 When it got moved into Class B and the OHSL Liberty division this spring, the Christian Brothers Academy baseball team looked forward to trying to knock off perennial league champion Westhill.
And in the first attempt... More
Lacrosse Lakers fight off Marcellus again 05/07/08 When it comes to the Skaneateles and Marcellus boys lacrosse teams, every one of their head-to-head encounters turns into a grinding, physical contest worthy of a fierce local rivalry.
That was again the case last... More
Short-handed Warriors still rip Cazenovia 05/06/08 For any team aiming at a championship, how it fares without key players in the fold might say as much as what takes place when everyone is around.
When the Westhill girls lacrosse team went to Cazenovia last Monday and... More
Liverpool softball wins trio of home tests 05/06/08 Through a stretch of home games that, in total, would cover just 10 days, the Liverpool softball team would play four big games against potential post-season foes – and won the first three in that sequence.
The closest... More
F-M girls lax fights past Skaneateles 05/06/08 At the tail end of a winning and productive week, the Fayetteville-Manlius girls lacrosse team saved its best effort for its toughest opponent.
Skaneateles, winner of the last five Section III Class C titles and a... More
Liverpool track teams win big at weekend meets 05/06/08 Topping an elite field with some of the best athletes in Central New York, the Liverpool boys track and field team emerged with the championship at last Friday’s New Hartford Invitational.
In all, 23 teams competed at... More
Westhill softball blanks Solvay, 7-0 05/06/08 Barely three weeks after a memorable first clash, the Solvay and Westhill softball teams were at it again Friday afternoon, hoping it would be just as memorable as the 2-1, eight-inning battle won by the Bearcats on... More
WG girls go 3-0, hold off Brighton 05/06/08 Expected to fly through the transition from April to May, the West Genesee girls lacrosse team did so with lots of style.
Hosting Corcoran last Monday night, the Wildcats tore up the Cougars on the offensive front in... More
Track Raiders sweep to titles at Madison County meet 05/06/08 Canastota’s track and field teams both came out on top during last Friday’s rain-soaked Madison County Championships, where the Raiders served as hosts.
All told, Canastota finished with 217 points on the girls side,... More
Girls lacrosse Lakers topple CBA in overtime 05/02/08 Before it could state its case as a Section III Class C championship contender, the Cazenovia girls lacrosse had to beat someone big, somewhere, to prove that it could do later on when it counted more.
That moment... More
Solvay boys track rips Ludden, Marcellus 05/02/08 As it stands right now, the Solvay boys track and field team is on a path toward a showdown with archrival Westhill May 14 with the OHSL Liberty division regular-season championship on the line.
The Bearcats took a... More
J-E track splits with Westhill, sweeps CBA 05/02/08 Taking a big step right into the heated OHSL Liberty division race, the Jordan-Elbridge girls track and field team knocked off Westhill as part of a three-way meet last Wednesday that also involved Christian Brothers... More
ESM, J-D split track showdown 05/02/08 Each side in the neighborhood track and field feud between East Syracuse-Minoa and Jamesville-DeWitt left last Wednesday’s showdown with some satisfaction.
On the boys side, the Spartans came out on top by a narrow... More
Liverpool boys lacrosse shocks B’ville 05/01/08 Mired at 3-7, finding it difficult to generate any kind of offense, and with its season close to collapse, the Liverpool boys lacrosse team rose again.
And it did so in the most unlikely of settings, dominating large... More
Lacrosse Wildcats suffer first-ever loss to Auburn 04/30/08 It took them more than 30 years, but the 49th time was the charm for the Auburn boys lacrosse team as they ended a losing streak against state powerhouse West Genesee that dated all the way back to their first meeting,... More
Westhill girls lax gets payback on CBA 04/30/08 What has become abundantly clear in the first half of the 2008 regular season is that, to beat the Westhill girls lacrosse team, one must slow them down – or put a lot of gaudy numbers on the scoreboard.
Using what... More
Ludden boys lacrosse edged by Skaneateles 04/29/08 While plenty of improvement still needs to be made, the Bishop Ludden boys lacrosse team has taken all kinds of strides improving upon its 4-13 mark of a season ago.
As an example of this, the 2-6 Gaelic Knights nearly... More
Chittenago girls lax edged by Cortland 04/29/08 In a high-pressure situation, the Chittenango girls lacrosse team would find out if it had any chance of tracking down the Freedom division regular-season crown.
Entering Monday night’s game against Cortland, the Bears... More
CNS track sweeps Henninger; Roberts stars again 04/29/08 Even though lead concerns have closed the turf at Cicero-North Syracuse High School’s Bragman Stadium, the track oval and its surrounding facilities are still open for business.
And the boys Northstars took full... More
Liverpool track teams battle past B’ville 04/29/08 Depth and versatility were the traits that helped the Liverpool girls track and field team control last Wednesday’s meet against Baldwinsville at Pelcher-Arcaro Stadium.
Even without winning any of the three relay... More
F-M baseball splits quartet of games 04/29/08 Through a wildly varying set of games, both in and out of league play, the Fayetteville-Manlius baseball team ended up with a 2-2 mark.
The Hornets actually did a good job getting to Liverpool pitching ace Aaron... More
-D girls lax sweeps past ESM, Fulton 04/29/08 As part of the annual Freedom League challenge, the Jamesville-DeWitt and East Syracuse-Minoa girls lacrosse teams moved its second match-up of 2008 south, to Homer High School’s turf.
Yet this contest ended just like... More
Baseball Mustangs take out Lakers, crush CBA 04/29/08 To say that the Marcellus and Skaneateles baseball teams had a busy time in the week after returning from spring break would be a slight understatement.
At the end of that week, the Mustangs and Lakers faced each other... More
Westhill girls lax outscores Marcellus, OCS 04/29/08 In order to have a full amount of success, the Westhill girls lacrosse team will need to make consistent defensive stands.
Until then, though, the Warriors would be wise to keep on attacking, as it did last Tuesday... More
WG boys take second loss to Saint Albans 04/29/08 After plunging to the depths of its injury situation, the West Genesee boys lacrosse team began to welcome back key players into the fold and won a pair of games along the way – but the good feelings did not last for... More
Ludden baseball beats J-D, ESM 04/29/08 Through a daunting late-week stretch of road games, the Bishop Ludden baseball team had a chance to move up the OHSL Freedom division standings.
By far, the biggest step the Gaelic Knights took came in Thursday’s game... More
CNS softball rips Liverpool 8-0 04/25/08 For nearly 11 months, the Cicero-North Syracuse softball team waited, with obvious hunger, for another shot at Liverpool.
And when the two bitter rivals got together last Thursday at Gillette Field in their first... More
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