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High school boys lacrosse: Frontier League MVPs Adams, Spaziani kept Watertown at the top
Jun. 20—WATERTOWN — Jack Adams and Nico Spaziani have forged both chemistry and a bond over the years through lacrosse. After all, the two have been playing together in the sport since about when both picked up a lacrosse stick for the first time. Advertisement Fast forward to the present to their current success as Adams and Spaziani have helped lead the Watertown boys lacrosse program to new heights over the past two years. For their efforts, Adams and Spaziani, who are both senior midfielders, have been selected Times All-North co-MVPs from the Frontier League in boys lacrosse. "We both when we were younger kind of had the same kind of game," Spaziani said. "But then as you get older, we kind of went separate paths, he's more of like a passer and I'm more of a scorer." The duo also holds the distinction of being selected as All-Americans, a first for the Cyclones program in a single season. Advertisement Spaziani is one of six lacrosse players from Section 3 selected as a USA Lacrosse All-American, while Adams was chosen as one of six players in the sport from the section as a USA Lacrosse Academic All-American. "The chemistry is phenomenal," Watertown coach Brian Navarra said of the two. "And again, that's what made it that much more fun to coach, too. They knew where each other was going to be, they knew how to help each other, they knew how to communicate with each other, because they've done that on and off the field. It's a tight-knit group off the field as well." "It's a great compliment and it's definitely something to look back on," Adams said, "This whole senior class have had great careers and definitely left their mark on the program." Adams and Spaziani also shared All-North MVP recognition in the sport for the second straight season. Advertisement "It's a good feeling to be recognized like that," Spaziani said. "Jack and I have been playing together since we first started playing lacrosse." Their statistics from this season show how both complement each other on the field as the high-scoring Spaziani generated a league-leading 63 goals while assisting on 33 others for a league-best 96 points. Meanwhile as more of a distributor on offense, Adams totaled 51 assists and 38 goals to produce 89 points on the season. "(Watertown's players have) been such great examples, especially these two guys and all the seniors," Navarra said. "We trust them to come into practice and there's not a ton of teaching. It's just coaching the X's and O's and strategies which has been a ton of fun for us." Advertisement "All the way back since we started," Adams said of the team's chemistry. "Most of the senior class since we started, kindergarten and all the way through we've been playing together and developing our skills, and it's kind of led to our success over the last couple years." The pair's impact on Watertown lacrosse has been such that they have been referred to by Navarra as "program changers." "This year there were 12 of them, totally changing the outlook of the program," Navarra said of the team's seniors. "They've started young, like in third or fourth grade. I thank their parents, especially their fathers who helped coach them in that youth lacrosse level and kept them all together. There's so much club-team action and participation that goes on and there's nothing wrong with that. "But nothing truly beats keeping your group together of high school kids and their success has proven that. When you stay together, your high school team's definitely going to be more successful." Advertisement "All the way back since we started," Adams said. "Most of the senior class since we started, kindergarten and all the way through we've been playing together and developing our skills and it's kind of led to our success over the last couple years." As team leaders Adams and Spaziani helped guide the Cyclones to even more success this season. "In so many ways the expectations have just risen," Navarra said. "Definitely, our goals have gone from wanting to win a Frontier League championship to getting to and sectional finals and winning in the sectional finals. It's an expectation that we should be there every year, and these guys have kind of set that path moving forward." Watertown won its sixth consecutive Frontier League title, a feat that dates back to 2019, also becoming the first team in the program to record three consecutive unbeaten seasons in the circuit. Advertisement It has also won its last 25 games in league play dating back to the 2022 season. "A few years back it was like Carthage was the talk," Spaziani said. "A lot more than a few years ago they had like the Powells and such. It's changed, it's all about like every team just wants to beat us now in the Frontier League," Spaziani said. "And I mean this year it showed because we had couple Syracuse schools call to play us, like (Jamesville-DeWitt), which just went to the state championship, so it's a good feeling." In the postseason, Watertown hosted a sectional semifinal, defeating East Syracuse-Minoa for the second straight year in Class B. The Cyclones advanced to their second consecutive Section 3 final after reaching the title game for the first time last year. Advertisement They were beaten in a sectional final once again, in a 9-6 decision to Christian Brothers Academy after Watertown built a two-goal lead through the first half. "The last game it was sad," Spaziani said. "We knew we should have won that game, but didn't really show up like we should have." "It's super disappointing that we didn't get it done," Adams said. "Unfortunately I was pretty injured and couldn't do much and did the best I could. But my team did good considering and kept it close, not our best games, but it was definitely a good effort." Yet this outcome didn't diminish from the team's accomplishments this year. Advertisement "It's too bad we couldn't get it done," Adams said, "But we've really accomplished every other goal we had, like again, undefeated in the league. Really we thought we could have pulled it off this year and unfortunately we couldn't, but hopefully we set the bar high for others to come up through the program and hopefully they can build on what we accomplished this year." Statistically, Spaziani finished with 183 goals and 106 assists for 289 points in his career, ranking him third on the school's all-time scoring list, trailing only Greg Niewieroski and Kenny Nims. Meanwhile, Adams compiled 127 goals and 125 assists to total 252 points, ranking him fourth on the school's all-time scoring list. "We had a lot of great players around me, so that helps, for sure," Adams said. Advertisement In addition, Adams has accumulated a 94.0 grade point average, ranking him in the top 10 percent of his class, is a member of many clubs at school, and participates in several community service opportunities throughout the year, according to Navarra. While possessing different styles of play, Spaziani and Adams continued to play well off each other's games. With a dangerous shot, Spaziani continued to generate goals even while being covered defensively even more this season. "It makes me a lot better with harder competition," Spaziani said. "Making it harder for me to get the ball on offense and stuff." Advertisement "Great shooter and a great scorer," Adams said of Spaziani. "We're both midfielders and both have different strengths that help each out and help each other get open and create." Adams helped to direct and set up the team offensively, distributing the ball as well as generating goals of his own. "Definitely his ability to dodge and his ability to feed the ball," Spaziani said of Adams' attributes. "I like getting my teammates involved and making the right play," Adams said. "I like to score goals, too, but I like to get my teammates involved to do whatever's best for the team." Advertisement Both Adams and Spaziani are now headed to the Division I ranks in college lacrosse. Adams will attend Le Moyne College, where he hopes to study finance, while Spaziani is headed to Binghamton University, hopes to pursue studies in management and work in the pharmaceutical field one day. "These guys have set the bar really high," Navarra said. "Losing 12 seniors and I think four or five of our top leading scorers, that's a lot to replace. But our JV and modified programs have done very well, along with our youth programs, and I thank those coaches and those parents who have kept the kids in these programs as well. "Our coaches at those levels have done fantastic to prepare these kids for the next step. "So guys are going to have to step up, no doubt, big shoes to fill. But we're definitely very confident about next year and in the next few years, no doubt."
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27-05-2025
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Otter center fielder Graham Brown named player of the week
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Evansville Otters center fielder Graham Brown has been named the Frontier League player of the week. Brown batted 12-22 this week including a home run and four doubles. He slashed for .545/.600/.955 including a one homer, three RBI game against Schaumburg. The Otters are off to a 7-8 start to the season and will battle the Schaumburg Boomers on May 27 at 6:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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26-05-2025
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High school baseball: Alexandria pounces early, celebrates long-awaited Frontier League title
May 23—COPENHAGEN — A determined pitching effort and a quick start at the plate proved to be beneficial for the Alexandria baseball team Friday in claiming an elusive league title. Battling through the elements, pitcher Nathan Hoffmann kept the opposition at bay and received plenty of early run support to propel the Purple Ghosts to an 11-2 triumph over Sackets Harbor and win the Frontier League's "D" Division playoff title on a rainy evening at Copenhagen High School. Advertisement Top-seeded Alexandria improves to 12-5 on the season and claimed its first division playoff championship in what is believed to be at least two decades. "It's awesome," Hoffmann said. "It's great, we've been working all season for this, I've been ready for this." "Ever since we were young we were a team together and we were pretty good then and we developed into the team we are now," Sanford said. The Purple Ghosts wasted no time in striking offensively, in a game played in a steady rain, by scoring nine runs in the first inning to take command. Evan Sanford led the way at the plate by reaching base twice in the opening inning, driving in two runs and scoring a pair of runs. Advertisement Hoffman and Sanford combined on a four-hitter, with Hoffman pitching 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, with only one of them earned, while walking five and striking out 14 to record the win. "I felt amazing, I felt great off the bump today," Hoffmann said. "We all did a good job in the field and keeping the lead in the game, we just played our game." "I think Nate pitched great," Sanford said. "I call him gas station. He was throwing heat, he was putting it in there. That's what I'm going to start calling him from now on." Alexandria didn't waste any time in setting the tone in the first inning as it sent 13 batters to the plate, generating the nine runs on five hits, a walk, a hit batsman and three errors. Advertisement "The first inning, we came out hot, we did our thing, the boys did it all together," Hoffmann said. "We did it as a team and as a family." After Sanford reached on an error in the outfield, he scored when Troy Newberry reached on an infield single, Later after Charlie Gorman walked to load the bases, Newberry came home when Hoffmann reached on an error and another run scored on a throwing miscue, and the Purple Ghosts led 3-0. Bradley Robbins followed with an RBI single and Sanford them belted a two-run double to left field for a 6-0 advantage. Mason Savage then hit a two-run single, and Newberry stroked an RBI double to center for the 9-0 lead. Advertisement "A great first inning," Alexandria coach Benton Kessler said. "Evan is a great leadoff hitter, so we had him originally at cleanup and then moved him to the one-hole. He found his spark, went 4-for-4 against Copenhagen one game and he's been there for the rest of the season." "Just hammering it to them, early and often," Sanford said. The Purple Ghosts plated two more runs in the second as Gorman singled and after Hoffmann singled, Gorman scored from first base on a miscue. Hoffmann later scored on a wild pitch for an 11-0 advantage. Sackets Harbor got two runs back in the third as Will Virkler drew a leadoff walk and after Jake Peters doubled, Virkler scored on Ethan Shi's groundout, and Damon Serow followed with an RBI double. Advertisement Hoffmann worked out of trouble in the second inning and the sixth innings, striking out the side both times, after the Patriots had loaded the bases in the sixth. "It was great, his last game against General Brown was a little rough, we took him out in the first inning," Kessler said of Hoffmann's effort. "He was able to stay within himself, bounce back and he pitched a great game." "My two-seam fastball is going and when I got the slider going, it was going," Hoffmann said. After throwing 126 pitches, including a strikeout in the top of the sixth inning, Hoffman was relieved by Sanford, who struck out the two batters he faced to close out the win. Advertisement "When he's trusting his fastball, no one can touch it," Kessler said of Hoffmann. "He's got a God-given arm and if he's on, nobody's going to touch him. Just making sure he finds the strike zone and getting ahead of hitters." Serow finished 3-for-3 on the day, including his double, and drove in a run for second-seeded Sackets Harbor (7-9). Hoffmann and Sanford, both seniors, have played together since the peewee baseball level in Alexandria Bay, so both truly appreciate their team's breakout season. "Ever since peewees we were a team together and we were pretty good then and we developed into the team we are now," Sanford said. Advertisement After winning only six games last season, Alexandria claimed the league's "D" Division regular-season title en route to the postseason. "It feels amazing, actually," Hoffman said. "It's the first time in 26 years I believe that we've been to the championship for the "D" Division, it's just amazing, we're ready to go." "This is really great for these boys because it's a great group of seniors," Kessler said. "They work really hard, they're skilled and they're dedicated. We kind of had to get over a mental hump, but we finally put everything together, we were able to go undefeated in the league and this is a great way to cap it off." Said Sanford: "It feels good, we got a new gym recently, so we'll be hanging some new banners in there." Advertisement Now the Purple Ghosts are anticipating a favorable seeding in the Section 3 Class D playoffs and perhaps even a home playoff game. "This is real nice, but the job's not finished," Hoffman added.
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13-05-2025
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High school roundup: Sandy Creek's Soluri gains 200th career strikeout during first perfect game
May 13—SANDY CREEK — Junior Madden Soluri tossed her first career perfect game, recording her 200th career strikeout in the process as undefeated Sandy Creek blanked Watertown 13-0 in a Frontier League softball game Monday. Soluri struck out 13 against Watertown (0-10). Advertisement Baylee Williams went 2-for-3 with a home run and a triple, drove in three runs and scored three for Sandy Creek (9-0). Madison Darling reached base three times with a single and two walks, scored twice and drove in a run. LOWVILLE 5, CARTHAGE 3 Samantha Jock struck out 10 batters without a walk on a three-hitter for the Red Raiders for a Frontier League win against the Comets (3-9) in Carthage. Kara Macaulay singled, walked twice and knocked in two runs for Lowville (7-3). Alyssa Millard also singled and drove in a run. SOUTH JEFFERSON 17, INDIAN RIVER 1 (5) Natalie Vancoughnett pitched a three-hitter to lead the Spartans to the five-inning Frontier League win against the Wolves (4-8) in Adams. Advertisement Riley Monroe and Elizabeth Hobbs each supplied three hits for South Jefferson (7-6). THOUSAND ISLANDS 9, ALEXANDRIA 4 Melanie Wiley struck out 15 en route to a three-hit complete game as the Vikings topped the Purple Ghosts in a Frontier League game in Alexandria Bay. Ami Robbins doubled, singled and drove in three runs for Thousand Islands (10-1), and Tatum Wiley had two hits, including a triple, and scored twice. Olivia Chavoustie added a single and knocked in two runs. Sierra Fasshauer hit a home run and drove in two runs for Alexandria (8-3). Abbey Edgar and Madison Bradley each added a double. Advertisement BELLEVILLE HENDERSON 21, LYME 2 Eily Vaughn socked a grand slam during an 18-run fourth inning as the Panthers sealed the five-inning Frontier League victory against the Lakers (0-8) in Belleville. Hannah Eastman went 2-for-3 with a home run and drove in three runs for Belleville Henderson (3-7). Ella Eastman added two doubles and scored twice. Kadence Millard struck out six in four innings for the victory. BEAVER RIVER 16, SACKETS HARBOR 5 The Beavers (9-1) scored four runs in three different innings to claim the Frontier League victory over the Patriots in Sackets Harbor. Kaelynd Brouillette and Peyton Britton each finished with two hits for Sackets Harbor (6-4). Brooke McCargar contributed a double. Advertisement LAFARGEVILLE 8, SOUTH LEWIS 7 The Red Knights (3-6) scored four runs in the fifth inning to pull away from the Falcons (3-9) in a Frontier League game in LaFargeville. BRUSHTON-MOIRA 33-23, PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON 25-6 Addisyn Mitchell received the win in relief in the first game, striking out nine, and hit a triple and drove in three runs at the plate as Brushton-Moira swept Parishville-Hopkinton in an NAC East Division doubleheader in Brushton. In the second game, Mitchell hit a home run for Brushton-Moira. Aryiah Clark also hit a home run in Game 2 after driving in six runs in the first game. Mallory Dabiew tripled and knocked in four runs in the second game. Fionah LaVigne, Rylee Traynor and Sophie DeBeer each drove in two runs. Advertisement In the first game, Kennedy Yette and Ava Smith knocked in three runs apiece for Parishville-Hopkinton. HAMMOND 12, HEUVELTON 8 Scarlett Ritchie hit a grand slam in a five-run fifth inning to snap a 5-5 tie as the Red Devils beat the Bulldogs in an NAC West Division game in Hammond. Ritchie and Hailey Simmons each caught line drives at third and second base, respectively, to silence Heuvelton rallies. Kayla Vaugh also robbed an extra base hit in right field. Mikayla Jones added a single and scored three runs. Blaire Reynolds hit a double and a single for the Bulldogs. HERMON-DEKALB 6, LISBON 1 Lauren Bishop tossed a four-hitter, striking out 14 as the Green Demons beat the Golden Knights in an NAC West Division game in DeKalb Junction. Advertisement Lauren Holland hit a home run for Hermon-DeKalb. Adia Richards singled twice and drove in the lone run for Lisbon. BASEBALL BEAVER RIVER 9, CARTHAGE 6 Kade Schneider and Chris Evan each connected for two hits and two RBIs and scored twice as the Beavers scored six runs in the first inning en route to the Frontier League victory against the Comets (6-7) in Carthage. Schneider delivered a home run among Beaver River's seven hits. Mason Farney also finished with two hits and drove in a run. Carter Rice added a hit and an RBI for the Beavers (10-2). LOWVILLE 3, INDIAN RIVER 1 Dominick Swiernik limited the Wolves to five hits and one unearned run en route to the Frontier League complete-game victory for the Red Raiders in Philadelphia. Advertisement Deken Makuch recorded two hits and an RBI for Lowville (8-4). Ayden Weaver added a hit and an RBI. SOUTH JEFFERSON 12, GENERAL BROWN 0 (5) Nate Mattson drove in four runs on two hits, including a triple, and David Lohrmann pitched a five-inning one-hitter, striking out 12 in the Spartans' victory over the Lions in a Frontier League in Adams. Ryker Pennock homered as part of his two hits and drove in three runs, and Grant Clark also homered and drove in two for South Jefferson (7-7), which had 12 hits. Billy Winchester doubled, singled, knocked in two and scored three times. Lucas Doldo supplied the lone hit for General Brown (2-11). Advertisement SANDY CREEK 12, SACKETS HARBOR 3 Grady Soluri doubled, singled twice and drove in three runs in the Comets' Frontier League win against the Patriots in Sackets Harbor. Blake Tennant went 2-for-3 and Cole Zehr was 2-for-4 and each drove in a run for Sandy Creek (3-4). Tyler Trumble supplied a hit and two RBIs. Adam Trudell pitched five innings of three-hit ball, struck out 10 and walked five in the win. Connor Brown doubled for Sackets Harbor (6-4). THOUSAND ISLANDS 4, ALEXANDRIA 3 Ray Peters fired a complete-game one-hitter, striking out 12 as the Vikings held off the Purple Ghosts (8-4) in a Frontier League game in Alexandria Bay. Advertisement Peters, who walked two and hit two batters, added two hits at the plate for Thousand Islands (6-3), including a double, drove in a run and stole three bases. COPENHAGEN 17, LAFARGEVILLE 1 (5) Devon Patchen and Logan L'Huillier each delivered two hits and batted in two runs in the Golden Knights' romp against the Red Knights (0-8) in a Frontier League game at LaFargeville. Patchen scored three times and L'Huillier twice. Cort Nevills doubled for Copenhagen (4-9), and Ayden Sheitz added a hit, two walks, two RBIs and three runs. Conner Powis added a hit and two RBIs. SOUTH LEWIS 5, HERKIMER 1 Advertisement Varick LaVan scattered six hits, allowing one unearned run and striking out seven in the Falcons' nonleague win against the Magicians (5-4) in Turin. Noah Dailey went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for South Lewis (9-2). Jackson McCall also knocked in two and had a hit. Maddox Morrison doubled. CANTON 5, GOUVERNEUR 0 (5) Zadok Roiger fanned 11 batters en route to a two-hit shutout as the Golden Bears used a four-run fourth inning to power to a Northern Athletic Conference Central Division victory in Gouverneur. Morgan Holbrook supplied two hits and an RBI for Canton, and Mathew Bradish-Hayes also had two hits. Thomas Creurer had a hit and knocked in two runs. John Ahlfeld and Jackson Ames each doubled. Advertisement Tucker Mussaw doubled for the Wildcats. HEUVELTON 14, HERMON-DEKALB 4 The Bulldogs played a doubleheader against two different opponents, starting with a victory over the Green Demons in an NAC West Division game in Heuvelton. Jude Spooner and Ryley Liscum combined on a two-hitter on the mound for the Bulldogs. Liscum and Parker Felt each provided three hits with Liscum doubling twice. Larry Young added a double. HEUVELTON 17, MORRISTOWN 3 In the second game, Levin Biller struck out 10 in a four-hitter to power the Bulldogs' victory over the Green Rockets in an NAC West game. Biller also doubled and singles, and Parker Felt singled three times. Ryley Liscum added a two-run double and Larry Young doubled and drove in three runs. Advertisement BRUSHTON-MOIRA 10, PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON 5 Dustin Barse gained the victory on the mound and Zyren Clark delivered three singles for Brushton-Moira in the NAC East Division win at home. Broc Allen slammed a triple and a double for Brushton-Moira. Dorbin Cox also doubled. Wade Caskinette doubled twice for Parishville-Hopkinton and Jude TenEyck singled twice. BOYS LACROSSE WATERTOWN 18, THOUSAND ISLANDS 7 Owen O'Donnell registered four goals and an assist as the Cyclones scored half of its goals in the first quarter en route to the Frontier League win over the Vikings in Clayton. Nico Spaziani added three goals and an assist, Nick Netto and Kage Loftus each scored three times, and Jack Adams provided a goal and three assists for Watertown (11-2). Michael Lumbis added two goals, and Cooper Hunter and Jack Converse added a goal apiece. Norman Cushman and Jacob Moore made six saves apiece in goal. Advertisement Nolan Doxtater led Thousand Islands (5-8) with five goals. Thomas Bernhardt added a goal and two assists and Grady Symenow also scored. GENERAL BROWN 14, INDIAN RIVER 8 Luke Dupee accounted for eight points on four goals and four assists as the Lions topped the Wolves (5-9) in a Frontier League game in Philadelphia. Cam Thomas also scored four times and added two assists for General Brown (8-5). Dom Morgia scored three goals and assisted on another. Dom Wisner scored twice and assisted twice. Dawson Foley added a goal and Cooper Donaldson assisted on three goals. Dash Pauley made eight saves in goal.
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08-05-2025
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High school roundup: Carthage claims boys lacrosse win against Immaculate Heart
May 7—WATERTOWN — Evan Dicob and Trent Gardner each scored three goals to pace the Carthage offense in a 10-1 victory over Immaculate Heart Central in Frontier League boys lacrosse Tuesday. Dicob also assisted on two goals for the Comets (4-6), who pulled away with four goals in the final quarter. Advertisement Michael Ventiquattro scored twice and contributed an assist for Carthage. Karson Cullen and Gavin Hall added a goal each. Conor Hickey stopped 14 shots in goal. Jameson Lettiere scored on an assist from Isaac Curtis for the Cavaliers (0-6). WATERTOWN 20, INDIAN RIVER 2 Jack Adams and Kage Loftus provided four goals and an assist each as the Cyclones struck for nine first-quarter goals en route to the Frontier League win over the Wolves in Watertown. Cooper Hunter finished with two goals and two assists for WHS (9-1), and Michael Lumbis had two goals and an assist. Jack Converse scored twice, and Owen McDonnell added a goal and two assists. Nick Netto and Blake Gregory also scored. Advertisement Cyclones goalie Norman Cushman made nine stops and Jacob Moore added two saves. Jack Countryman and Caiden Elliot each scored for Indian River (4-7). GENERAL BROWN 21, THOUSAND ISLANDS 1 Dom Wisner paced the offense with six goals and three assists in the Lions' Frontier League win over the Vikings (4-5) in Dexter. Dawson Foley and Hayden Moody added two goals and an assist apiece, and Cam Thomas, Julian Dupee and Nahjeed Abel also scored twice for General Brown (5-5). Aiden Trimper supplied a goal and an assist. Noah Thompson, Dom Morgia, Cooper Donaldson and Jayden Oatridge also scored. Luke Dupee assisted on three goals. Advertisement GIRLS LACROSSE INDIAN RIVER 18, NEW HARTFORD 7 Kallie Delles scored seven times as the Wolves connected nine times in each half for the nonleague victory over the Spartans in Philadelphia. Brylee Amato and Allison LaMora each scored four goals with Amato added two assists for Indian River (5-6). Keera Lalonde contributed a goal and three assists. Abby Fults and Lillian Walsh chipped in a goal each, and Walsh led with seven draw control wins and five ground balls. Natalia Viola and Samantha Payne scored two goals each for New Hartford (7-3). SOFTBALL CHATEAUGAY 7, BRUSHTON-MOIRA 5 Avery McDonald fanned 13 batters en route to the pitching victory and hit a double as the Bulldogs defeated the Panthers in an NAC East Division game in Chateaugay. Gwyneth Campbell, Allisyn Cassavaw, Victoria Stubbs and Hanna Jeror each drove in a run for Chateaugay. Aryiah Clark doubled and stole two bases for Brushton-Moira.
