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Emily Georgia, Ethan Calupca, Brandon Drake, Cole Quigley and Ryan Seymour all placed within top 20 bowlers in their divisions, between the IACs and Section IV Class Tournaments.  The five Lansing High School bowlers won 8 total medals at the IAC Bowling Tournament February at Valley Lanes in Waverly.  The Waverly Girls bowling team won the IACs with 2702 pin fall, while the Lansing girls bowling team finished in 8th place with a total 1940 pin fall.

Waverly's boys won the division with 3126 pin fall. The Lansing boys team finished in 3rd place with 2933 pin fall. Three Lansing boys won awards being in the top 15. Ethan Calupca, Cole Quigley and Brandon Drake.

Basketball season winded down for the Lansing JV team in their final game against Whitney Point on February 9th.   Coming into this final game, both teams stood at 14-2 and Lansing won both regular season battles but given the IAC by-laws a play-in was required to go to championship.  The Bobcats lost in overtime putting an end to the JV season.  During this game Joe Miller-LaBar topped the points with 25 with additional points by Luke Winslow and Matt Rebera with 10 and 8 respectively.

For the Varsity team, they are hosting sectional play with Elmira Notre-Dame on Tuesday, February 16th.  With a record of 10-9 for the Lansing Bobcats and 9-10 for the END Crusaders, this will be an exciting game.  They last faced off on February 5th at home which was also Senior Night for Tyler Ayers, Zach Detrick, Nate Fleishman, Justin Larkin, Josh Miller-LaBar and Chris Robinson.  While the Bobcats lost 45-50 against END, Zack Walker topped the points at 18 and had 10 rebounds.  Additional points were Josh Miller-LaBar with 11, and more by Detrick, Eastman, Zuidema, and Robinson.  "Hard work pays off" was advice given by Fleishman, while Ayers reminded "Patience is the key to victory".    This advice will be key for the players when they face off with END again next week.

Cazenovia, N.Y. – The Wells College women’s basketball team set the single-game program record for point scoring on Sunday against Cazenovia College, defeating the host Wildcats by a 95-70 margin. Wells moves to 11-7 overall and to 7-4 within the North Eastern Athletic Conference – Cazenovia drops to 4-11 on the year and to 1-8 against conference foes.

Wells poured home 95 points, eclipsing the previous team record of 93 points scored on Feb. 14, 2015 against Penn College at home. Before Sunday’s offensive output, the previous record for points scored by the Express on the road was 88 against the SUNY Polytechnic Institute on Feb. 10, 2013.

Delhi, NY – Freshman Arthur Brooks (Morristown, N.J.) registered two career-low times for the Wells College men’s swimming team as the Express captured a second place finish at the SUNY Delhi Spring Invitational on Saturday. Earning 238 points on the afternoon, Wells edged the host Broncos from SUNY Delhi by only one point for second place.
 
Brooks competed in four events on the day, posting personal bests in the 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:15.94) and the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:47.69) – the latter time was the ninth-fastest in the team’s history. He also joined teammates Jordan Johnson (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Keith Davenport (Weedsport, N.Y.) and Austin Heil (Medina, N.Y.) in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, posting a time of 9:20.00 to capture second place.
 

The Lansing Boys' basketball team is hitting their stride with JV at 11-2 and Varsity at 7-7 for the season.  Of where they are in the season Varsity captain Zach Detrick says, "It's the little things, we're right there. If we make the strides we need to make coming up, we should be playing our best basketball come sectionals, which is the goal."  The JV team has only lost two games this season and is currently on a 9 game winning streak.  Scores include:  Candor 46-20, Spencer Van-Etten 50-36, Watkins Glen 37-32, Groton 52-30, Dryden 55-34 and Whitney Point 35-34 and 43-42.

December was a busy month for both the JV and Varsity teams.  After suffering a 40-55 loss to Whitney Point (class B) on 12/18/15, the Varsity players came to the next game against Trumansburg on 12/22/15 with only victory in their minds.  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said "You can't win unless you learn how to lose".  It was clear the Varsity players learned a lesson and pulled together for their next win.

The Lansing Athletics Hall of Fame inducted three new members and a team into the 'Class of 2015'.  Steve Colt, Melissa Usack, Zacc Guaragno, and the 2002 Men’s Cross Country Team were honored at a ceremony and dinner at the Lakewatch Inn.

Coach Stuart Dean nominated Colt.  Head Coach and Hall of Fame member, Jason Eade nominated Usack, and Lansing Athletic Director Adam Heck nominated Zacc.  Hall of Fame member Steve Colt presented the plaque for the team.

High School basketball is fascinating to follow from season to season.  The athletes grow in height, some hone their skills attending summer basketball camps or playing in travel or AAU leagues and then the senior class graduates and new players move up from Modified or JV.  There is a 'new' team feel at the beginning of every season and coaches rely on the leadership of the team Captain's to help individual players synergize as a new team.  "Commit to the Process" can be found on the back of the new Varsity shirts which signifies the expectation of all the players this season.

For the Lansing Varsity Boys' basketball team, there are not only new athletes on the Varsity team this year, but the former Lansing Girls' Basketball Varsity coach, Stuart Dean is now Head Coach for the boys. In January of 2013, Coach Dean celebrated his 500th win and the Varsity Boys have already added to his coaching legacy.  The 2015/16 Varsity players are Tyler Ayers, Zach Detrick (Captain), Eric Eastman, Nate Fleishman, Matt Gonyea, Josh Miller-LaBar (Captain), Justin Larkin, Chris Robinson, Zack Walker, Tanner Winslow, and Karsten Zuidema.

Led by Coaches John Winslow, Tim Boothe, Jordan Smith with assistance from Jeff Boles, Greg Lee, Peter Walker, Jim Strait and John Sterle, the Lansing Varsity football closed its' season this year in Section 4, Division 5 having competed against Watkins-Glen/Odessa Montour for the Division title.  According to the Ithaca Journal "Junior back Tim Kelley led Lansing with 157 yards on 26 carries and the first four Bobcat touchdowns. Mason Boothe, Lansing's freshman quarterback, was 4-for-12 passing for 58 yards and an interception. Zach Detrick capped the game's scoring with a 5-yard TD run in the fourth."

The highlight of the season was their divisional win against Dryden in early October.  Offensively, Tim Kelley rushed for 107 yards on 27 carries and had 1 reception for 21 yards. Senior captain, Zach Detrick had 10 carries for 87 yards, and one rushing TD.  He also had one reception for an eight yard TD. Combined they rushed for 195 yards, 23 more than the Dryden team. Senior TE, Nate Fleishman had one reception for 10 yards and a huge fourth down conversion that put momentum in Lansing favor. Lansing's offensive line was solid, allowing Mason Boothe to spray the ball across the field, passing for 108 yards while utilizing six different receivers.  Brad Lapar, Zack Walker, and Josh Miller- LaBar each had 1 reception. Lansing had zero fumbles.  Dryden had three and Lansing recovered two.

The Bobcats kicked off their 2015-16 Varsity Swimming Season with 2 home wins this past week at the Lansing Natatorium.

The first victory was against Odessa-Montour on Thursday December 3^rd, followed by a victory against Dryden on Tuesday December 8.

Scoring for Lansing vs. OM by event was as follows.

The Finger Lakes Regional Central Outlaw Squirt Hockey Team came home with a hard fought 2nd place finish in the International Silver Stick Qualifier. The team started off with a tough 1-2 loss to Rome-R but never gave up and moved onto get 3 shutout wins against Bethlehem, Troy-Albany Titans and Rome (W).

With those wins it was onto the Championship game for a rematch against Rome-R. The Outlaws jumped on the scoreboard first and never gave up keeping the pressure on throughout all 3 periods.

Aurora, NY – Despite a 25-point performance by freshman Rich Ross (Bronx, N.Y.), the Wells College men's basketball team posted an 84-76 loss to the visiting Mustangs from Morrisville State College on Wednesday at the Farenthold Athletic Wing. With the loss, Wells falls to 1-3 overall on the year and to 0-1 within the North Eastern Athletic Conference. Morrisville State moves to 4-3 overall and to 1-0 against league opponents.

Ross poured home 25 points and 10 rebounds for Wells, securing his first collegiate double-double in the process. Junior Vaughndell Brantley (Syracuse, N.Y.) also collected his first double-double in a Wells uniform, scoring 14 points and hauling in 10 rebounds. Junior Chris Courtney (Auburn, N.Y.) and senior Jordan Bishop (Arlington, Texas) each recorded 12 points to round out the double-digit scorers for the Express.

Aurora, NY – The Wells College women’s basketball team posted a come-from-behind 69-58 victory over Morrisville State College on Wednesday at the Farenthold Athletic Wing. With the win, Wells moves to 4-3 overall on the year and to 1-0 within the North Eastern Athletic Conference. The visiting Mustangs drop to 3-3 on the season and to 0-1 against league opponents.
 
Playing in only 24 minutes due to early foul trouble, junior Ashida Cooper (Bensalem, Pa.) scored a team-leading 18 points and added four steals for Wells. Freshman Shelby Medovich (Harpursville, N.Y.) added 14 points while classmate Carley Ryan (Middleburgh, N.Y.) dropped 13 points in the game.