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21-05-2025
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21 local teams moving on to Section III softball tournament
SYRACUSE, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — Section III softball reached the end of its season on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, the section convened its seeding meeting to see who would continue on the road to a banner. In all, 21 local teams over all six classes will be continuing their seasons for at least one more game. Three local teams also received top seeds in their respective classes after the section's seeding meeting on Wednesday, May 21. The top two classes — Class AAA and AA — each had one local entrant, with 11-2 Whitesboro picking up the top seed in Class AA. Despite six cancelled games across the season, Whitesboro finished winning five of their last six, their only loss coming against fellow top seed New Hartford. Led by junior pitcher Addison Cook and sophomore infielder Emma Zyskowski, Whitesboro racked up four shutouts — all of them double-digit victories. Whitesboro earned a bye into the Class AA semifinals, where they will await the winner of the first round game on Saturday between Central Square and Oswego. In Class AAA, despite a 6-4 record to begin the month of May — which included losses to New Hartford and Fayetteville-Manlius, the Rome Free Academy Black Knights came roaring back into the playoff picture, winning five of their last six games by a combined score of 59-16. Their only loss came to Class AA top seed Whitesboro on Tuesday, May 20 by just one run. RFA is led by junior Haylee Bostwick, who is tied with fellow junior Madison Safin and senior Alexa Thompson in extra-base hits — all of them have seven. The Black Knights will play those same Hornets from Fayetteville-Manlius on Saturday, May 24 at Onondaga Community College. First pitch is set for 1:30 pm. The New Hartford Spartans picked up the top seed in Class A, despite being two and a half games behind 13-3 Camden in the standings. The Spartans did not start too well, however, splitting a Class AA series with Proctor and RFA and finishing 1-2 on a road trip to Myrtle Beach. Nobody has been able to stop New Hartford in the last week of the season, though: the Spartans went 3-0 over their last three games, outscoring Proctor, VVS, and Whitesboro by a combined 41-2. Despite their 5-3 finish to the month of May, the Spartans' 11-6 record was good enough to earn them the top seed in the Class A Tournament. They will face the winner of Central Valley Academy and Homer, which will start at 5 pm on Friday in Ilion. New Hartford's game against the winner is scheduled for 1 pm at Accelerate Sports in Whitesboro. In Class B, the top local seed was Utica-Notre Dame, who are looking to avenge their last-inning loss to Marcellus in the final last season. Led by the Trinkaus sisters — Erin, Ella and Maggie — once again, the Jugglers started out the season with four straight wins, but hit a snag when the calendar turned over to May. Notre Dame went 3-4 at one point of the season before ending with a bang. The Jugglers won three of their last four games, including a 23-6 destruction of the last Class B school to make it in — 16th seeded Holland Patent. The Jugglers only played two games against Class B competition, but weren't playing lightweights either: all the rest of their 15-game season were against Class A opponents and above, and even splitting two games with Class AAA Rome Free Academy and Proctor. The Jugglers' performance this season was good enough to earn them the fourth seed and a possible redemption game against top-seeded Marcellus in the semifinals. First, they will have to play the 13th-seeded Adirondack Wildcats on Friday, May 23. The last time these two teams met will have been three years to the day, with the Jugglers coming out on top, 5-1. In Class C, despite an 11-2 season, the Cooperstown Hawkeyes picked up the highest local seed at number seven. The Hawkeyes tore through the Class C competition this season, even though they only having four games under their belt by May 1. When they hit the field, however, the Hawkeyes hit it hard, not scoring less than three runs in any game this season. Junior Katie Crippen led the way for Cooperstown with a scorching .824 batting average. Crippen also led the team in runs (14) and was second on the team in RBIs (11). She also led the team with 15 stolen bases. No other Cooperstown player had more than five. The Hawkeyes will begin their road to Carrier Park on Friday, May 23 when they host 10th seeded Cincinnatus. First pitch is scheduled for 5 PM at Cooperstown High School. In Class D, the Hamilton Emerald Knights earned the top seed in the class with an impressive 13-2 record. Despite two losses in the middle of the season to Class C's Cooperstown and Sauquoit Valley — both of whom made their respective playoffs, the Knights have bookended those with win streaks of six and seven. Both streaks include a 20-run game (against Waterville and New York Mills, respectively) and at least one shutout of 12 runs or more. The Knights are led by sophomore ace Ellie Freeth, who holds a 2.69 ERA and 150 strikeouts this season while only allowing 47 hits and 32 runs. At the plate, senior Adriana Catania leads the team in both batting average (.444), RBIs (19) and home runs (two). Hamilton's performance has earned them a bye, where they will await the winner of Friday's game between eighth-seeded Oriskany and ninth-seeded LaFargeville. First pitch on Saturday in Hamilton is scheduled for 1 pm. The full schedule for this year's Section III Football Tournaments are listed below (local teams in bold italics, times and dates are subject to change): Class AAA Thursday, May 22#5 Baldwinsville @ #4 Liverpool, 5 pm– Winner will play #1 Cicero-North Syracuse, Saturday, May 24 @ 11 am @ Onondaga CC Saturday, May 24 Finals: Saturday, May 31 @ 2 pm @ Carrier Park — East Field Class AA Saturday, May 24#5 Oswego @ #4 Central Square, 1 pm @ Brewerton Elementary#7 Auburn @ #2 Fulton, 1 pm#6 East Syracuse Minoa @ #3 West Genesee, 1 pm Semifinals: Wednesday, May 28 @ 7 pm @ Carrier Park — East FieldFinals: Saturday, May 31 @ 1:30 pm @ Carrier Park — East Field Class A Friday, May 23#10 Indian River @ #7 Westhill, 5 pm Saturday, May 24#6 South Jefferson @ #3 Jamesville-DeWitt, 1 pm#5 Syracuse CBA @ #4 Chittenango, 1 pm Semifinals: Tuesday, May 27, 4:30 pm @ Carrier Park — East FieldFinals: Friday, May 30, 5 pm @ Carrier Park — East Field Class B Friday, May 23#12 Phoenix @ #5 Lowville, 5 pm#14 Canastota @ #3 General Brown, 5 pm @ Brownville-Glen Park Elementary School Semifinals: Tuesday, May 27 @ 4:30 and 7 pm @ Onondaga Community CollegeFinals: Friday, May 30 @ 5:30 pm @ Carrier Park — East Field Class C Thursday, May 22#17 Bishop Grimes @ #16 Tully, 5 pm– Winner will play @ #1 Sandy Creek, Friday, May 23, 5 pm– Winner will play @ #2 Port Byron, Friday, May 23, 5 pm#19 Bishop Ludden @ #14 Weedsport, 5 pm– Winner will play @ #3 Thousand Islands, Friday, May 23, 5 pmFriday, May 23Bishop Grimes/Tully @ #1 Sandy Creek, 5 pm#13 Fabius-Pompey @ #4 Beaver River, 5 pm#10 Cincinnatus @ #7 Cooperstown, 5 pmBishop Ludden/Weedsport @ #3 Thousand Islands, 5 pm#11 South Lewis @ #6 Cato-Meridian, 5 pm Semifinals: Tuesday, May 27 @ 7 pm @ Carrier Park — East FieldFinals: Saturday, May 31 @ 11:30 am @ Carrier Park — East Field Class D Friday, May 23#10 Belleville-Henderson @ #7 Copenhagen, 5 pm– Winner will play @ #2 McGraw, Saturday, May 24 @ 1 pm Saturday, May 24#5 Alexandria @ #4 Sackets Harbor, 1 pmBelleville-Henderson/Copenhagen @ #2 McGraw, 1 pm Semifinals: Wednesday, May 28 @ 4:30 pm @ Carrier Park — East FieldFinals: Saturday, May 31 @ 11 am @ Carrier Park — East Field Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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30-03-2025
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3-Class Shootout features double-OT thriller
SALEM, S.D. (KELO) — The 37th Annual 3-Class Shootout high school basketball all-star games were held Saturday at McCook Central/Montrose High School. The boys games were a couple of high-scoring affairs as Class A defeated Class AA 131-128 in double overtime. Dakota Valley's Logan Collette scored 26 points. Fellow Panther Luke Bruns tallied a triple-double with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists. Tommy Hoffman from Washington led Class AA with 28 points and 12 boards. In the second game, the Class A all-stars topped Class B 122-101. Collette tallied 32 points. Benson Keiffer, of Rapid City Christian, posted 25. Castlewood's Brian Laue had 21 points and 12 boards for Class B. On the girls side, Class AA beat Class A 83-79 to begin the day's action. Washington's Grace Peterson posted 15 points and nine rebounds. Sloane Keszler, from St. Thomas More, led Class A with 13 points and six assists. Class AA then went on to edge Class B 80-79 in the second game. Mya Kochuten, of Spearfish, had 19 points. Colman-Egan's Kaylee Voelker posted 23 points for Class B. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
20-03-2025
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- Boston Globe
High school notebook: Duane Sigsbury steps down as Billerica football coach after 11 seasons
Sigsbury has coached basketball at Manchester Essex and Austin Prep, and coached softball at Woburn for eight seasons, retiring from that post in 2023 along with his wife, Courtney , who was the head coach of the Tanners for 24 seasons. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Before he was hired at Billerica in 2014, Sigsbury led Cathedral to a 31-6 record with a Division 4A Super Bowl title in 2012. The Reading native served as offensive coordinator for the Rockets and for Woburn over the previous decade, with a one-year stint as an assistant at Merrimack College Advertisement ▪ David Clay is stepping down after three seasons as the basketball coach at St. John's Prep. A 2003 Newburyport graduate, Clay led his alma mater to a 74-26 record over five seasons before becoming Prep's fourth basketball coach of the 21st century when he was hired in 2022. The Eagles struggled this past season with a 2-18 record after going 13-30 over the previous two seasons. 'Coach Clay was a great representation of St. John's Prep, leading our basketball program with the utmost respect and humility,' said Prep athletic director Jameson Pelkey. 'His impact was felt beyond the court, as game officials, opposing coaches, and players alike consistently praised his professionalism and character. He has been a respected leader.' Harrell nets Gatorade honor, again CATS Academy senior Jaylen Harrell has repeated as the state's Gatorade Boys' Basketball Player of Year. The 6-foot-6-inch, 200-pound wing led the Griffins to a 28-7 record and a runner-up finish in the NEPSAC Class AA tournament. Committed to Providence College, Harrell averaged 22.1 points. 8.5 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. He was a two-time first team Class AA selection and a first team All-New England Basketball League selection this winter. Advertisement Harrell has volunteered locally at the Tobin Community Center in Roxbury. 'He had them playing at a high level,' said Brewster Academy coach Jeff Gore . 'He reminds me of (former Celtics player) Antoine Walker . He can go inside, outside, has a good body and plays a physical style. He has performed well against the best teams, and that's what I look at.' Harrell has maintained a B average in the classroom.
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16-03-2025
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Roundball Roundup: Far West Regionals
Double-digit points from Russell Ellis and I'zick Reaves helped Athena hold off Health Sciences to advance to the Class AA final four. Ellis scored nine points in the first quarter to lift Athena to a 19-13 lead after one. Health Sciences closed the gap to just three in the second quarter with Athena still out front 32-29. After a back-and-forth battle in the third, it was tied 44-44 with the final eight minutes to play. Athena opened up the fourth-quarter scoring with five-straight points. I'zayah Reaves hit a three followed by a layup from Ne'Sean Fowlks to put the Trojans out front 49-44 with six minutes to play. Health Sciences responded with a run of its own and took the lead with an and-one bucket from Zayvion Hawkins. Health Sciences led by two with four minutes remaining. After two made free throws from Athena, it was tied 54-54 with a minute to play. A reverse layup from Dominic Lamar gave Athena the lead right back, 56-54. Health Sciences knocked down a free throw to bring it back within one. With just four seconds left, a missed free throw from Athena gave Health Sciences a shot at the game-winner. Nahsaan Young heaved it up from half court, but it wasn't enough, and Athena escaped with the one-point victory. Ellis paced Athena (22-2) with 17 points. I'zick Reaves finished with 13. Hawkins led Health Sciences with a game-high 20 points. Young added 15. The win sends Athena to the Class AA semifinals in Binghamton on Thursday, March 20th, where it will face Niskayuna. Cam Blankenberg's 32 points lifted Wayne to the win over Williamsville South to advance to the Class A semifinals. Blankenberg started strong and put up eight points in the first quarter to help give Wayne a 12-7 heading to the second. Williamsville South opened the second quarter with a 9-0 run to take the lead, but the Eagles responded with a 16-4 run to lead by nine at the half. Richie Miles made the difference in the third quarter for Wayne, knocking down three three-point jumpers and tallying 13 points to give Wayne a 10-point lead. Wayne maintained the lead in the fourth to secure the win, earning a spot in the semifinals where it will take on Glen Falls on Saturday, March 22nd. The two teams met in the title game last year, with Glens Falls winning 50-37. The Black Bears have won 52 straight games. Aidan Twist's 19 points helped Wayne (23-2) get the win. Miles added 16. Carter Lampke led Williamsville South with 23 points, while Noah Redd tallied 13. Landon Washburn dropped 32 points to give Honeoye the edge over Westfield in the Class C regionals. After ending the first quarter tied 16-16, Honeoye pulled ahead by two at the half to lead 30-28. In the third, Honeoye extended the lead to six as Washburn led the way with 11 in the frame. Honeoye pulled out front by 10 with just under five minutes to play, but a 12-1 run from Westfield gave it the one-point lead with less than two minutes remaining. A free throw from Honeoye brought the game back to a tie, 58-58, with just over a minute remaining. With 50 seconds left on the clock, Washburn was fouled and made one at the charity stripe to give Honeoye the lead back, 59-58. It was free throws the rest of the way for Honeoye, sealing it at the line to hold off Westfield and come away with the win. Braiden Schneider added 13 points for Honeoye, while Dylan Washburn finished with 10. Carson Swanson led Westfield with 23. Zach Maguire brought in 13, and Braylon Swanson finished with 10. The victory sends Honeoye to the Class C semifinals where it will face the winner of Cooperstown and Moravia in Binghamton on Friday, March 21st. Fillmore's season came to an end in the Class D Far West Regional, falling to Section VI's Panama. Fillmore started the game on a 12-3 run, but Panama rallied back to trail by just two at the end of the quarter. It was just a three-point game at halftime as Panama pulled ahead 47-44. Panama extended its lead in the third, taking a 66-59 advantage into the fourth quarter. In the fourth, Panama outscored Fillmore 20-10 to hold on to the win and bring Fillmore's season to an end. Cam Mucher led Fillmore with 26 points. Jonah Bialek followed with 17, and Jameson Rhett added 12. Bryce Hinsdale scored 25 for Panama, while Carter Brink brought in 24. Tate Catanese tallied 18, and Alex Barmore added 10. In a back-and-forth affair, it was Williamsville South who stood tall at the conclusion, ending Sutherland's season. Sutherland led 13-12 after the first quarter, with Williamsville South answering in the second. They ended the quarter on a 7-0 run to lead 30-26 at the half. The game kept close, with Will South leading 51-48 heading into the fourth. With 6:19 left in the game, Williamsville South led 55-50. Sutherland answered with nine straight points to take a four-point lead. Petra Hunt hit a pair of free throws, then made a three-pointer. Maddie Littlefield made a bucket, followed by another by Hunt to give the Knights a 59-55 lead with 4:26 to play. Williamsville South called timeout, and whatever was said in the huddle seemed to work. Down 59-56, Holy Cross commit Kimora Berry grabbed an offensive rebound and made the putback to cut the lead to one. She then fired off a pair of assists to give Williamsville South a 62-59 lead with 1:08 to play. Sutherland had a chance to tie the game down three with ten seconds to play, but their three-point attempt did not fall. Sutherland (18-7) was led by Hunt, who had 23 points, making a trio of three-pointers. Lucy Bush scored 16 points and Littlefield had 9. Berry led Will South with 17 points. Hornell dominated the opening minutes and kept that pressure going the rest of the game to roll into the state semis. Hornell led 21-3 after the first quarter and 37-17 at the half. The second half was all but a formality, with Hornell reaching the final four for the first time in program history. Jordyn Dyring led the way for the Red Raiders, scoring 32 points with a trio of three-pointers. Selena Maldonado added 17 points. Hornell (21-3) advances to the Class B semifinals where it will face the winner of Yonkers Montessori and Chenango Forks on Friday, March 21st at Hudson Valley Community College. An early deficit proved to be too much for Keshequa to overcome, falling in the state semifinals. Frewsburg used a 10-0 run in the first quarter to take a 19-10 lead heading to the second. The Bears continue their charge, leading 34-17 at the half and 47-27 after the third quarter. Keshequa was able to chip into the lead in the fourth, but they were never able to get it back to single digits. Braelyn Isaman led Keshequa with 17 points, with six in the third quarter. Teghan Trocki led Frewsburg with a game-high 18 points. The game was delayed for about five minutes in the third quarter when the fire alarm went off due to burnt popcorn at the concession stands. Fans briefly left the gym before returning to their seats. Keshequa (23-1) had a 21-game winning streak snapped with the loss. Elba kept its perfect season alive on Saturday, winning a thrilling game that featured several momentum shifts in the final minutes. The Lancers were down 24-19 at the half and trailed 38-30 heading into the fourth quarter. Then, their defense stepped up to the plate. Sherman scored just one point in the first 7:55 of the fourth quarter, allowing Elba to start the quarter on a 12-1 run. Brea Smith had 11 points in the fourth quarter and made a three-pointer in the charge, the only bucket for Elba in the frame. The Lancers went 11-for-16 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. With 11 seconds to play, Sherman was down 42-39. They tried to make a three-pointer, but Carlie Gable corraled the miss for a putback to make it 42-41. Elba's Madalyn Hall made a pair of free throws with three seconds left to increase the lead to 44-41. Sherman called a timeout to advance the ball. The inbound went to Kelsey Wagner, who took one dribble and heaved up a three-pointer from her hip. The ball flew into the net, tying the game as the buzzer rang. Elba was not phased by the dramatics, starting the overtime session with quick buckets by Smith and Hall to take a four-point lead. Sherman would cut it to a two-point game, but Elba remained in front until the clock struck zero. Smith, who played through an apparent ankle injury in the final minutes of regulation and overtime, had a game-high 20 points for Elba. Sydney Reilly had 14 points, Mariah Ognibene scored 11, and Hall had eight. Sherman was led by Emmersen Crawford's 18 points. Elba (23-0) will play Northville (2) in the state semifinals on Thursday, March 20th at 4:15 p.m. The two teams met in the state semis last year, with Northville winning 42-34. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
