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High school lacrosse: Canton girls lacrosse team's run ends in loss to Cold Spring Harbor in state final
Jun. 14—CORTLAND — This year proved to be a breakthrough season for Sage Blevins and her Canton girls lacrosse teammates. Yet competing in the school's first state final in the sport, the Golden Bears simply met their match in perennial power Cold Spring Harbor of Section 8. Advertisement Ryan Reynolds scored five goals and assisted on two others and Ruby Spielberger supplied four goals to spark the Seahawks to a 19-6 victory in the Class D title game on Saturday morning at SUNY Cortland. With the win, Cold Spring Harbor claimed its second consecutive state championship. Canton, also the first team from Section 10 to reach a final four in girls lacrosse, finishes its season at 17-2. "We did as much as we could and fought and left it all on the field," Canton co-captain Sage Blevins said. "That's all we can ask for." Cold Spring Harbor (17-3) seized the initiative from the start and quickly took control. Advertisement "It was tough," Blevins said of the Seahawks' defensive pressure. "You've just got to work around it and move it (the ball) to the open people." After Cold Spring Harbor jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a goal each from Spielberger and Olivia Maluda within the first two minutes of the game, Blevins scored to draw Canton within a goal. Following an unassisted goal by Maluda for the Seahawks, Elena Abplanalp scored a goal, with Olivia Francey assisting, to draw the Golden Bears within 3-2. But Cold Spring Harbor would respond by generating a five-goal surge to close the opening quarter on two goals from Kelly Callaghan and single tallies from Spielberger, Sienna Koke and Maggie Spehr to build an 8-2 advantage. Advertisement Reynolds opened the second quarter by scoring 46 seconds in and after Blevins scored a goal 37 seconds later, with Vivian Coburn assisting, Reynolds struck again in just 10 seconds by winning the faceoff and scoring an unassisted goal to restore a six-goal lead at 9-3. Canton would close within eight goals at 12-4 later in the quarter, but would get no closer and Cold Spring Harbor would go on to build a 14-4 advantage through the first half. "It was hard-fought game, we knew they were going to be good," Canton coach Murphy Liggio said of Cold Spring Harbor. "We set a couple team goals that we kept to ourselves, we just went in thinking that and we said 'have fun today.' We never made it this far before and we're excited to be here and we wanted to be competitive, but we wanted the girls to have fun, too. So I'm proud of what they did." Reynolds, who also dominated on the faceoff circle, would produce two more goals in the third quarter to forge a 16-6 lead, with Mamie Coburn and Olivia Francey each scoring a goal for Canton. Advertisement Overall, Reynolds won 21 of 28 draw controls on the day to set the tone for Cold Spring Harbor. "It definitely unfolded the way we wanted it to," Reynolds said of the game. "Again, winning this (title) again is not something I could have even dreamed about at the start of training camp." Maluda scored two goals and assisted on five others for the Seahawks and Spehr and Callaghan contributed three goals each. Blevins finished with two goals and an assist for the Golden Bears, while Francey scored a goal and assisted on two others. Canton, which won the Northern Athletic Conference's Central Division title, went on to repeat as Section 10 champion by besting Malone. Advertisement After opening its state playoff run with a 14-1 win over Section 7's Plattsburgh in the first round, the Golden Bears defeated Albany Academy for Girls, 16-3, in a state quarterfinal. Canton advanced to the final by downing Section 4 champion Waverly, 15-8, on Friday. "Absolutely, it was a huge breakthrough season for us, our seniors led the way," Liggio said. "We've had them for four or five years, so we've just been chipping away every year and we've been lucky to bring that same group back and just keep making progress. "And this year we started and you don't know what you're going to have going into the season. But we went with it, we came out strong at the beginning of the season and we just kind of kept rolling and they kept the momentum going." Advertisement The 17 wins is also the most recorded in Canton program history. "Yes, very special to me, I'll never forget it," Blevins said of the season. Blevins, one of eight seniors on the team, attends Heuvelton, but decided to play lacrosse at Canton this season. "It was great," Blevins said. "For my first time being on this team it was such an awesome experience and everybody on the team is just so amazing. It was just awesome." Liggio hopes the experience of making a memorable run through the state playoffs to reach the state final four will resonate and prove valuable not only for the team, but for the program as well. Advertisement "Huge, those girls are going to be hard to replace," Liggio said. "They're eight very strong leaders, you know we look to some more than others, but they all have a very special spot on our team and they lead in different ways, whether it be on the field or off the field. Whether on defense or attack, they're strong personalities and they just mesh well together, and they're really good at including the younger girls, which is huge." "They show the younger girls what to strive for and that's huge for us, too. So hopefully they've paved that way and showed the younger girls what to do and we can capitalize on it."
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04-06-2025
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HF-L, Penn Yan girls take home titles
A four-goal second quarter powered HF-L to the Class C title, taking down Pal-Mac 9-6. Pal-Mac took an early lead as its first three goals all came from Teagan Hudak. The Red Raiders led 3-1 early in the second quarter. HF-L responded with four-straight goals to pull ahead 5-3 and never lost the lead from there. Up 6-3 at the half, the Cougars added on three more goals in the third. Shaye Angelo scored HF-L's lone goal of the fourth, securing the three-goal win. Harper Jacob led the way for the Cougars with three goals. Angelo, Jenna Lawrence and Mackinley Buckley each added two. Hudak led Pal-Mac with five goals. HF-L (14-5) advances to face Lake Shore of Section VI in the first round of the state tournament. Pal-Mac ends its season 15-4. Bailey Cooper notched five goals to pace Penn Yan's dominant win in the Class D championship, defeating Waterloo 17-5 for its third sectional title in a row. Miley Andersen and Makenna Mullins each scored three goals in the win. Kinsley Bree led Waterloo with two. Penn Yann (9-8) advances to the Far West Regional where it will face Eden of Section VI on Thursday, June 5th. Waterloo ends its season 10-7. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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03-06-2025
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High school lacrosse: South Jefferson, Watertown girls claim Section 3 titles
Jun. 3—CORTLAND — Monday proved to be a banner night for the Frontier League in girls lacrosse. One team successfully defended their sectional title and another returned to the championship ranks. South Jefferson defeated Westhill, 13-7, in the Class D final at SUNY Cortland. Advertisement In Class B, Watertown rallied to beat Auburn, also 13-7, at the same venue. With the win, the Spartans repeated as sectional champion. Meanwhile, the Cyclones prevailed to claim their first Section 3 title in nearly a decade. SOUTH JEFFERSON 13, WESTHILL 7 The top-seeded Spartans rode a surge in the fourth quarter to turn back the third-seeded Warriors and prevail in the Class D final. Amalia Netto scored three goals and assisted on two others, and Lily Morrison supplied three goals and an assist for South Jefferson (18-1). "It's amazing to be back here and get a two-peat again," Spartans senior Chloe Elmer said. "We're excited to be here obviously and excited for states." Advertisement Lydia Tremont tallied two goals and two assists, including the go-ahead goal in the fourth quarter, and Emma Kelley contributed two goals and an assist. The Spartans dominated in the possession game as Elmer won 16 draw controls. "Defensively we played well, but Chloe was dominant on the draw and we didn't have to play much defense," South Jefferson coach Jen Williams said. "Later on, we were winning ground balls at that point and we were possessing the ball, we were getting better looks and the girls came through." In an encounter which was close nearly throughout until the fourth quarter, South Jefferson finished with a flourish by generating the last six goals of the game. Advertisement "We knew they were going to give us a fight, there were matchups that are pretty consistent," Elmer said of Westhill. "But we knew we had the heart and we knew we had the confidence to go in and win and we executed, which is really important." "I think just our intensity was up, we were excited, we knew we had one goal and we wanted to do it as a team," Morrison, a senior midfielder, said. "And I think we all just kind of came together, like we put it together and got it done." After Westhill tied the game at 7-7 on a goal from Kara Rosenberger with 9:24 left in regulation, Tremont scored the go-ahead goal with 7:41 remaining, while the Spartans were a player up after a Westhill player was assessed a two-minute penalty. "The draws obviously helped, but the execution our offense had, we had good opportunities, we were man up for most of the game," Elmer, a senior defender, said. "And later on when were able to execute when we were a man up, that execution was important." Advertisement Kelley then followed with back-to-back goals, the first an unassisted effort and the second set up by Tremont with 4:58 left to build an 10-7 advantage. Netto would score 57 seconds later after Elmer won yet another faceoff and Morrison followed with a goal to extend the scoring run to five. Hodges would then add a goal to complete the scoring. "We had our last-minute push, the draws started clicking, the defense started clicking, the offense started clicking and we just really ran with it," Elmer said. Also with the triumph, South Jefferson also claimed back-to-back sectional titles for the first time in program history. Advertisement "It's something every team wants to do once, but we wanted to do it twice," Morrison said. "We really wanted this and we were excited to come back and get the opportunity to do it again and go as far as we can." "I never had a doubt, I was just anticipating it would have been a little bit easier," Williams said of the win. "But at the same time, I just think that, it's a championship-style game, this is a big stage for kids. And they handled it and they did well, they've earned it and I'm glad they came through with it." The Spartans now advance to a state quarterfinal when they'll face an opponent to be determined at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Christian Brothers Academy. Last year, the Spartans defeated Westhill in the final and went on to reach the state final in Class D. Advertisement WATERTOWN 13, AUBURN 7 Olivia Macutek and Alena Clough each scored four times to propel the top-seeded Cyclones past the second-seeded Maroons in the Class B title game. "This is so awesome, we have no words to describe it," Macutek said. Julia Covey and Delaney Callahan each contributed two goals to propel Watertown, which improves to 10-8 on the season. "I'm speechless, like genuinely speechless, it's like the greatest feeling ever," Clough said. Goalie Lilah Bieri made seven saves, including several clutch saves in the second half, to record the win. She was supported by a strong defensive effort as the Cyclones yielded only one goal in the second half. Advertisement Watertown trailed by two goals at halftime, but mounted a determined rally to take command. "I think we handled that well and we were just like 'who wants it?" Clough said of the team being down at halftime. "And we were like, 'we want it more,' so we went out there and we had to prove it." "I think after the first half, after we were able to kind of take it all in, this is a different atmosphere for us, obviously," Watertown coach Taylor Purvis said. "And we knew we had adjustments to make and we did a really good job of coming out in the second half and playing more confidently." Callahan and Adriana Arthur each scored a goal within a span of two minutes to draw the Cyclones even at 6-6. Advertisement Clough then struck for back-to-back goals, scoring twice within a span of 24 seconds. First, she converted on a free-position attempt with six minutes left in the quarter to provide Watertown with its first lead of the game at 7-6, then followed with an unassisted tally. Macutek followed by generating two quick goals within 48 seconds, first scoring 1:21 into the final period. After Auburn's Anna LeFevre scored just 12 seconds later, Macutek responded with tally set up by Clough to extend the lead to 10-7 and the Cyclones never looked back. "She (Clough) assisted one of mine and our teammates did a great job opening up lanes for us and we all just played together as one unit and really fed the ball well," Macutek said. Advertisement "Alena is one of our seniors so that was really awesome to see her perform the way she did and be successful with it," Purvis said. "Olivia, everyone knows she's one of our go-to (players), she's all over the field, she never gives up, her tenacity is something I hope all of our girls strive for all the time." In the meantime, Auburn went scoreless for nearly 15 minutes since their last goal in the second quarter. "I think energy, everyone was communicating and defense did a phenomenal job on really stopping the ball," Clough said of the team's success in the second half. "And heads up to our goalie Lilah Bieri, she had an amazing second half, had some key saves that really helped us translate to the offensive end and get those quick goals." "We knew that possession in the midfield was probably going to be where we struggled," Purvis said. "So being able to adjust to that in the second half and come up with the ball. Even when the times we didn't come up with it, the defense knew it was their job to stop them, and our goalie Lilah did great, she had a really great second half for us." Advertisement The Cyclones also secured their fourth sectional title and their first since the 2016 season. "We've had an up and down season, so for us to come out with a sectional title really means a lot to all the girls and us as coaches," Purvis said. "Just to know that we were working towards that and capable of achieving that goal is great." Watertown advances to a state quarterfinal to play Columbia of Section 2 at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Queensbury High School in the Glens Falls area.
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03-06-2025
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HF-L three-peats, Penn Yan takes home sectional title
Pal-Mac's hunt for an undefeated season was quickly in jeopardy, as HF-L started this one with a 5-0 run and never looked back. For the Red Raiders, Jackson Dennie would lead the scoring with three goals. Brandon Dennie added a goal of his own, paired with two assists. Reid Diehl dishes out two assists as well. For HF-L, Grady Goodberlet would continue his great season, putting in six goals. Marco Vengoechea tied him for leading scorer with six goals of his own. Jackson followed with a hat trick. Quinn Kailbourne led both teams with four assists. This marks HF-L's third straight section title. The Cougar will now face Hamburg, the Section VI Class C champion. That game is scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m., in Canandaigua. Pal-Mac finishes their season 17-1. This one stayed close through the first quarter, but the likes of Teagan Fingar and Tukker Fisher would help put this one away for Penn Yan. Fingar and Fisher would put in five goals each. Branden Fingar and Miles Ditzell followed with three goals each. Teagan Fingar led both teams with five assists. For the Pride, Tylder Bruder led the team with two goals, while John Blair would pass out three assists. Penn Yan will now face the Section VI Class D champions, Akron. That game will be played in Canandaigua, set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bloomfield-Honeoye ends its season at 13-5. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-05-2025
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#2 Chenango Valley Boy's Lacrosse tops #3 Whitney Point to head to Final
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Chenango Valley Warriors hosted the Whitney Point Eagles to see who would make it to the Class D finals for Section IV. The Warriors would spring out in front and not look back as they won, 16-11. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
