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27-05-2025
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Section III titles on the line as first-round games begin Tuesday
CENTRAL NEW YORK (WUTR/WFXV?WPNY) — After several Memorial Day play-in games on Monday, the Section III Baseball Tournament begins in earnest on Tuesday. Looking to defend their Section III title will be Class D's Oriskany and Class B's Little Falls. The Skyhawks made it all the way to the state final last year before being shut out in the state final against Arkport-Canaseraga. The Mounties made it to the state semi-finals before losing to Section II's Taconic Hills. The Skyhawks only suffered one loss this season by one run to Waterville on April 11. That earned them the top seed and a bye to the second round, where they will face the winner of an all-local matchup between New York Mills and Hamilton. That quarterfinal game will be played on Thursday, May 29 at 4:30 in Oriskany. Little Falls earned the number five seed in Class B, going 11-5 this year. They suffered two losses to Oriskany this season, as well as a state quarterfinal rematch with Oneonta — which they lost 8-2. They finished out the 2025 season on a tear, winning six of their last seven by a combined 92 to 14, including a 24-0 win over Dolgeville and a 23-1 win over Clinton. The Mounties will face off with 12th seeded Mount Markham, whom they defeated 9-8 on April 23. The Mounties and Mustangs will face off at 6 pm on Tuesday, May 27. In Class AAA, Proctor was dominant this season despite going 1-2 to start. Six of the Raiders' 11 wins this season were double-digit wins, including wins over Watertown and Oneida where they scored more than 20 runs. That 11-5 record gave Proctor the number-two seed in the tournament, and will host a game on Tuesday against Syracuse. First pitch in that game is set for 5 pm in Utica. In Class AA, Whitesboro's only loss within their class came on May 19 in a 2-1 loss at Oswego — their other two losses came to Class A top seed Jamesville-DeWitt and AAA's Proctor. Luke Slatton's Whitesboro squad have torn through the Tri-Valley League, going 4-1 and taking the Colonial Division, with a 5-1 record at home. They will host seventh-seeded Watertown, who broke a nine-game winless streak — with one tie — on the last day of the season with a 3-2 win over Indian River. First pitch on Tuesday between Whitesboro and the Cyclones is set for 4:30 pm in Whitesboro. In Class A, New Hartford earned the number two seed, thanks to winning all eight of their games at Don Edick Field. The Spartans won their last six games — four of those at home — including a 2-1 over Class AAA Proctor on May 19. An 8-0 record at home was not enough to come home with the Tri-Valley Colonial title, which went to Whitesboro thanks to a 2-2 record in the division. It was, however, good enough to earn New Hartford a bye into the quarterfinal round, where they will face the winner of Tuesday afternoon's game between Central Valley Academy and Carthage. First pitch in Ilion is set for 7 pm. In Class C, Frankfort-Schuyler started out the season 4-3 before racking up six straight wins to earn the class' fifth seed. During their six-game winning streak, the Maroon Knights scored more than ten runs in four of them, including a 14-5 win over fellow playoff team Herkimer. Their streak was snapped on the last day of the season with a 10-5 loss to Sauquoit Valley, thanks to a six-run first inning. That loss earned the Maroon Knights a rematch with the 12th-seeded Red Hawks at Ferraro Field on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 4:30 pm. The full Section III Schedule can be found below (local games in bold italics): Class AAA Tuesday, May 27#8 Fayetteville-Manlius vs. #1 Baldwinsville, 4:30 pm @ Onondaga Community College#6 Liverpool @ #3 Syracuse CBA, 5 pm Semifinals: Friday, May 30, 4 and 7 PM @ Falcon Park, AuburnFinals: Sunday, June 1, 6 PM @ Onondaga Community College Class AA Tuesday, May 27#8 Fulton @ #1 West Genesee, 4:30 PM#5 Oswego @ #4 Central Square, 4:30 PM#6 East Syracuse Minoa @ #3 Auburn, 5 PM Semifinals: Friday, May 30, 4 and 7 PM @ Onondaga Community CollegeFinals: Sunday, June 1, 3 PM @ Onondaga Community College Class A Tuesday, May 27#11 Mexico @ #6 South Jefferson, 5 PM– Winner will play @ #3 Cortland, Thursday, May 29, 5 PM @ Gutchess Sports Complex Semifinals: Saturday, May 31, 4 and 7 PM @ Onondaga Community CollegeFinals: Monday, June 2, 7 PM @ Onondaga Community College Class B Tuesday, May 27#9 Jordan-Elbridge @ #8 Altmar-Parish-Williamstown, 4:30 PM#13 Canastota @ #4 Solvay, 5 PM#14 General Brown @ #3 Lowville, 6:30 PM#10 Cazenovia @ #7 Skaneateles, 4:30 PM#15 Hannibal @ #2 Phoenix, 4:30 PM Semifinals: Saturday, May 31, 10 AM and 1 PM @ Onondaga Community CollegeFinals: Monday, June 2, 4 PM @ Onondaga Community College Class C Tuesday, May 27#17 Cato-Meridian @ #1 Beaver River, 4:30 PM#14 Thousand Islands @ #3 South Lewis, 4:30 PM#10 Sandy Creek @ #7 Tully, 4:30 PM Semifinals: Saturday, May 31, 10 AM and 1 PM @ Camden High SchoolFinals: Tuesday, June 3, 7 PM @ Onondaga Community College Class D Tuesday, May 27#13 Copenhagen @ #4 Madison, 4:30 PM#11 Belleville-Henderson @ #6 Alexandria, 4:30 PM– Winner will play @ #3 Stockbridge Valley, Thursday, May 29, 4:30 PM#10 Sackets Harbor @ #7 Mater Dei Academy, 4:30 PM @ LaFayette High School– Winner will play #2 McGraw, 5 PM @ Gutchess Sports Complex Semifinals: Saturday, May 31, 4 and 7 pm @ Camden High SchoolFinals: Tuesday, June 3, 4 PM @ Onondaga Community College Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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Boston Globe
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. boys' lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for May 6-13
Brendan and Jack Peno , Nauset — Coach Jesse Peno steered his Warriors to key wins over Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Waltham goalie Jack Ouligian stopped 58 shots in three games. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Advertisement Ryan Mullin and Jack Ouligian , Waltham — Ouligian, a senior goalie, was immense in net with 58 combined saves in three wins. Mullin, a senior LSM, totaled 31 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers, and won over two-thirds of his faceoffs in those wins against Jack Roycroft , Westwood — The senior compiled 5 goals, 3 assists, and 9 ground balls in Tri-Valley League wins over Advertisement Nathan Tremlett , Medford — Capping his week with a program-record performance (5 goals, 12 assists) Tuesday, the senior captain finished with 10 goals and 19 assists over three wins. Nate Weitzer can be reached at
Los Angeles Times
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Pacifica Christian rides ‘electric' second-set run to sweep Rancho Cucamonga
Pacifica Christian had to wait a while to assemble its full roster, so while it isn't seeded for its boys' volleyball playoff run, it might also be a relative unknown. The Tritons capitalized on a chance to show what they were capable of Saturday in front of their home crowd. Senior outside hitter Hudson Reynolds had 26 kills to lead Pacifica Christian to a 25-21, 26-24, 25-21 sweep of third-seeded Rancho Cucamonga in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs. Pacifica Christian's Ryan Pearson (21) spikes the ball against Rancho Cucamonga's Ethan Lee (14). Facing three set points in the second game, the Tritons received four kills in a span of five points from Reynolds during the momentum-shifting run. Junior middle blocker Grayson Baker's kill off an overpass by the Cougars evened the score at 24-24. Reynolds landed the next two kills and stalked back to his team's bench, shouting in celebration all the way. 'I've been very competitive growing up,' Reynolds said of letting his emotions show on the court. 'My family, we're very competitive, so winning means a lot to me. Going out there, I know how much energy shifts can mean for a game, like a turnaround. I know the bench was there today, helped us get a lot of energy. … The more energy I bring to the table, the better we seem to play, so that's why I always try to bring as much energy as possible.' Pacifica Christian (14-15) advanced to the quarterfinals, and it was scheduled to play at Tri-Valley League runner-up Santa Barbara Laguna Blanca (12-7) on Wednesday evening. The result had not been reported as of The Pilot's print deadline. Pacifica Christian's Joaquin Rigdon (35) reaches to keep the ball in play against Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday. Regarding the latter stages of the second set, Pacifica Christian coach Cory Swartzbaugh described the five-point run as 'electric.' 'Being down 24-21 right there and having people step up and make plays and kind of grow into roles that they've been showing flashes of, that's been kind of a defining moment for our team recently because we didn't have our full roster for half, two-thirds of the season,' Swartzbaugh said. 'We're still building that chemistry. We're still figuring out whose value is where, what we can grow into, and how we can mold and shape and puzzle together. It really feels like we're catching steam and momentum at the perfect time.' Junior setter Joaquin Rigdon had 36 assists, two service aces and two kills. Rigdon was at the service line during the key rally late in the second set, and he also connected well with Reynolds, finding him on top of the net and in the back row when the Tritons had to have a point. Pacifica Christian's Jack Ferrell (26) blocks the ball against Rancho Cucamonga in a CIF Division 6 playoff game on Saturday. There's room for improvement, Swartzbaugh said, especially with passing. 'That serve-receive performance was the dark side of the moon compared to last week,' Swartzbaugh said. 'Last week, we were locked in. We were in system out of every single serve, and we were able to run anything we wanted. This match, it was brutal. It was very tough seeing them let nervousness and just general emotions, it seemed like, kind of phase them in passing. It obviously wasn't too bad of a detriment. We still won, but it was a big sore spot.' Reynolds and Rigdon both played on the boys' basketball team, too, which advanced to the CIF Division 2AA final in the winter. Pacifica Christian's Hudson Reynolds (10) celebrates with Jedidiah Darrow (23), Ryan Pearson (21) and Atticus Graham (11). Junior opposite Ryan Pearson had six kills, two aces and a solo block for Pacifica Christian. Junior outside hitter Atticus Graham had four kills and two aces, and Baker finished with six kills. Freshman libero Jedidiah Darrow added seven digs. Senior outside hitter Ethan Lee had 11 kills and three block assists for Rancho Cucamonga (19-14), which was an at-large qualifier from the Baseline League. Sophomore middle blocker Evan Lee had four total blocks. The Pacifica Christian boys' volleyball team celebrates after winning a set against Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday. Also in the CIF Southern Section boys' volleyball playoffs: Huntington Beach 3, Redondo Union 0: Sophomore outside hitter Logan Hutnick's 18 kills paced the Oilers in a 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 win at home on Tuesday in the second of three pool-play matches in the Division 1 playoffs. Junior outside hitter Colin Choi had 15 kills, and junior opposite Ben Arguello added 11 kills for second-seeded Huntington Beach (33-3), which plays host to Los Angeles Loyola (27-5) on Friday at 6 p.m. Newport Harbor (24-11) was scheduled to play at Loyola on Wednesday, each side looking to notch its first win of the postseason. Corona del Mar 3, Beckman 1: Junior outside hitter Ben Brown had 18 kills and two aces to lead the host Sea Kings to a 26-24, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17 win on Tuesday in the Division 1 playoffs. Corona del Mar (23-5) plays at top-seeded Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (30-2) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a spot in the CIF championship match on the line. Junior opposite Brady Gant and sophomore middle blocker Daniel Booker each had 10 kills for CdM. Junior outside hitter Hunter Hannemann added nine kills, junior setter Drake Foley had 48 assists, and senior libero Brogan Glenn contributed 14 digs. Sage Hill 3, Pasadena Poly 0: The visiting Lightning advanced to the Division 4 quarterfinals with Saturday's win. Sage Hill (16-11), the reigning Division 5 champion, has not dropped a set in its first two playoff matches. The Lightning were scheduled to travel to second-seeded Simi Valley Royal (20-7) on Wednesday.
Boston Globe
27-01-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Gymnastics notebook: On MADS co-op, a winning culture has resulted in a consistently high compete level
'We've just created a really great culture,' said longtime coach Jen Wrenn . 'An example: over Christmas I actually had about 20 of them, ranging from graduating in 2012 to 2022, who all came back and got together. It was like a reunion of all the kids. It was so much fun and they loved to come back. They promote the culture themselves.' That strong culture has continued this season. MADS has recorded 140-plus points in each of its last three meets and is destined for another trip to the sectional meet. (In high school gymnastics, the best teams in the state will score in the 140s.) Much of that success is due to senior co-captains and all-arounders Allison Hom (Medfield) and Emma Marden (Dover-Sherborn). Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Allison has been a very consistent competitor for MADS for the last four years,' said Wrenn. 'She has gained quite a lot of skills, which is really impressive. There's not a ton of time in high school to learn new skills, but she's certainly done that.' Advertisement Hom, the reigning Tri-Valley League champion on the bars, hasn't slowed down her learning in her senior season. 'She actually flipped her first Tsukahara [vault] last week,' said Wrenn. Marden has qualified for the state individual meet each season and competed in the all-around at the New England Championships last season. 'She is a superstar,' said Wrenn. 'She's also gained so many new skills. She's one of the hardest workers I've ever seen. She's the kid that I always have to tell her to do less because she just works so hard.' Hom and Marden lead by example, which has been useful with the makeup of this year's team. 'There's actually more new kids than there are veterans on the team,' said Wrenn. 'We got a lot of new kids, but they've done very well.' One of those new kids is freshman Brooke Postulka (Medfield), who is in the second act of her gymnastics career. Advertisement 'She was a former club gymnast who had a lot of injuries and had to quit,' said Wrenn. 'But she has come to high school gymnastics. Her leaps are beautiful. She makes it look easy and she's so fun to watch.' Junior Bridget Wyers (Dover-Sherborn) can contribute on all four events, making her especially useful this time of year when lineups are ever-changing due to illness and injury. Last year, the team leaped from a sixth-place seeding to a third-place finish in the South, qualifying for the All-State championship. This year, given the high scores of teams such as Norton, Medway/Holliston/Millis/Milford, Mansfield, and Bridgewater-Raynham/West Bridgewater, the seeding may be similar. Given its history and consistency, MADS can never be counted out when the postseason comes. 'They haven't even peaked yet,' said Wrenn. The MADS co-op team had a beach day Sunday at the Jacqui Invitational, honoring late judge Jacqui Rossini at Elite Gymnastics in Ashland. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Pressure points ▪ Undefeated in Patriot League meets, Hingham/Hull is having a strong season thanks to all-arounders who are opposite points in their careers. Freshman Grace Whiting is second in the Patriot League in the all-around (35.09). Right behind is senior Sienna Besser (34.77), a two-time state individuals qualifier. Whiting and Besser also give the co-op at least one gymnast in the top three of every apparatus. Most impressive has been Hingham/Hull's two wins over reigning league champion Marshfield, which still has the league's best all-arounder, Annie Spencer . 'Both meets were very close, but we were able to perform under pressure and won both competitions,' said Hingham/Hull coach Alexandra Boyd . Also contributing key routines are Jessica Scipione on bars and Charlotte Passeggio on beam. 'The talent on the team has really grown over the last few years,' said Boyd. Advertisement Senior salute ▪ Danvers/Lynnfield continues to be one of the North's best, thanks to senior Camryn Donovan taking a leading role. The Lynnfield senior juggles her Level 10 club career with a significant role on her high school team, and she is grateful to have both. 'I have really loved the team aspect to it, as club is a lot more individualized,' said Donovan, who was fourth in the all-around at last year's state meet. 'My team has a lot of fun and has made it memorable for me.' Third at states a year ago, Danvers/Lynnfield appears headed back to the postseason, with consistent 140s, including a stunning season-opening 147.95 score against Masconomet. Donovan is known for her 2½ twist on floor exercise, and points to the apparatus as the team's best. 'We have a lot of difficulty in our lineup, as well as some really fun routines,' said Donovan. Kat Cornetta can be reached at
