Archive: Sports

The Lansing Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for their youth baseball (LBP) and softball (LSP) programs.  Programs are offered for students in grades K-6.  Each program is divided by grade level into 4 leagues, with most games played evenings during the week and some on Saturday.  "It's been a long standing, very successful, well attended program for years," says Recreation Director Steve Colt.  So much so, he says, that other towns emulate Lansing's programs.

"We've got some really great Moms and Dads that coach for us, and we hope they'll be able to make the commitment to return this year," Colt says.  Last year there were 17 or 18 boys teams and 12 to 14 girls teams, not counting T-ball.  Colt says he hopes to maintain those levels even with lower enrollment this year in the Elementary School.

During the Feb. 25-26 weekend, the 14U and 19U Ithaca Shooting Stars girls hockey teams competed in the Central Sectionals and each came in second place securing their positions in the upcoming New York State Tier 2 Girls Hockey Championship Tournaments next weekend, March 10-12. The 12U team lost a close game on Sunday as they prepare for the 12U States in Buffalo this weekend, March 3-5.

The Ithaca 19Us started the 19U Tier 2 Central Section tournament with a tough 2-1 loss to eventual champion Camillus Cougars 19Us on Saturday morning. Emily McPherson scored assisted by Emily Grippin and Megan Nervina. The Stars put 34 shots on goal including 16 in the third period but could only score once. Maegan Mikula made 23 saves in goal for Ithaca. In the second game the girls rebounded with a convincing 11-2 win over Oswego.

Saturday March 4 - Wrapping up the season, the Lansing Recreation Department Girls Travel Basketball teams played three games, with the fifth graders playing in between the two sixth graders teams.  The sixth graders played against against Homer and Dryden, winning both games.

Lansing swimmers completed an undefeated season, sending to of their team mates to the State championship meet.  Sophomore Jake Sangren and Junio Hans Roser clocked qualifying times during the season that sent them to the State meet in Buffalo last weekend (3/3-3/4).  "Hans hit his breast stroke time pretty early on, then he hit his 200 Individual Medley (IM) time at the Sectional meet," says Varsity coach Reed Dewey.  "Jake hit his time during the season.  He was 2/100ths off the school record."

The varsity team was undefeated in the dual meets, won the IAC championship, and the Sectional championship.  They also won the IAC diving championship, winning every meet it was possible to win.  "They had a great season and have a fantastic team history," says Dewey.  "The best in school history, in fact."

02/25  -- This past weekend the Lansing boys' team went to Vestal's Midway Lanes to be one of ten teams trying to win a spot in next weekends State Finals in Syracuse. Going up against the power house teams of Elmira Southside & UE I knew we had our work cut out for us.

Bowling against Greene in the morning we finished third and were seeded against Watkins Glen for the afternoon session. We just seemed to bowl average all day long as we'd have an off game and then come back the next with a better game. When the day ended we were fourth behind Elmira Southside, UE & SV finishing best of all the IAC schools and MAC division schools. We have had a great season and look towards next year as we'll bring this same team back so with another year of practice and experience we'll see what we can do then.

Friday 2/18 --  The Girls Varsity Bowling team competed in the Section IV finals at Midway lanes in Vestal.  They came in 12th out of 15 teams there.  Not the best of days but it was a learning experience for some of the younger ones which will help in the years to come.

2/19 --  On Saturday Lansing boys competed and were third out of 14 teams.  Kyle Christopher 641 and Ricky Newton 621 bowled the high scores. Bryant Moore replaced Phil Kulis for the second and third games and shot about 450 for a two game total.

2/11/06 Waverly, NY -- Lansing Boys & Waverly Girls capped a fine season with an IAC Championship Tournament Victory.

The Lansing Boys behind Phil Kulis 256-715 and Ricky Newton 220-916 rolled 3051 total pins to out score the rest of the league by over 100 pins. Lukas Buckman 249-684 & Christian Thompson 235-631 paced Watkins Glen, Zack Smith (TAE) 620 and Damian LaRue (Wav) 614 were other high scores. With a packed house the competition was a great start of the playoff reason as Sectionals will be next weekend in Midway Lanes in Vestal.

2/11/06  Broome County Arena  --  Kyle Dake accomplished what only two other Lansing wrestlers had ever done, winning a Section IV wrestling title.

"Dakey" beat Chenango Valley's Nick Troutman 17-2 in Friday's quarter- final match. He then beat Cody Dill of Unatego in a Class "C" final rematch with a major decision 11-0 in the semi-final. Dake then beat Waverly's Devin Soper 3-1 to capture the 96 pound crown. Although the score didn't reflect Dake's dominance of the match.

2/14/06 -- Lansing Varsity Boys Basketball team lost to Newfield in a 55-47 game.  Treyson Barresi IAC Division III MVP led Lansing with 19 points.

Newfield was just a bit better in all areas -- they were more composed an got us in the third quarter.  We came back to cut it to 5 but ran out of time.  They are a very good team.  I think it will help us for sectionals.

On January 28th, several hundred swimmers competed in a swim meet at the Webster Aquatic Center in the Rochester area. 12-and-under swimmers competed in the Go-The-Distance meet, a challenge meet for swimmers wishing to compete in longer distance events in all four competitive strokes. 13-and-older swimmers competed in the Senior Junior Olympics the same weekend.

The high school boys also won IACs this past weekend and finished the regular season undefeated. This is their 3rd consecutive undefeated season. This coming weekend, the team will shoot for their 11th consecutive sectional title.

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The 10th Anniversary of the Cub Club during the Cornell Women's Hockey game vs. #3 ranked St. Lawrence University at 4:00 p.m. at Lynah Rink on February 1.  The anniversary of the nationally recognized mentorship program that matches Cornell players with Tompkins Girls Hockey Association beginners will be commemorated during the two intermissions between periods.  In addition, a reception will follow the game giving past and current members of the Cub Club, both Cornell players and TGHA members, a chance to socialize.
 
During the program's first ten years, four Cornell players have been recognized by the National Hockey Humanitarian Award Committee for their involvement in the Cub Club. Erin Schmalz ’98 was one of 5 national finalists for that award.  Colette Bredin ’00, Danielle Bilodeau ’01 and Kelly Pike ‘03 also received awards for their work with the Cub Club. Bredin, who is an assistant coach at University of New Hampshire, is still in contact with her “little sister” Chelsea Traunstein, who is a college sophomore.