Archive: Sports

The Lansing Junior Varsity Baseball team improved their record to four and zero as they pulled out a couple more assertive wins.  Last Tuesday the cats journeyed down to Greene and snatched a 14 – 6 win from the hands of the Trojans.  After several rainouts, this past Monday the team voyaged down to Whitney Point and clipped the wings of the Eagles in an 11 – 3 victory.

After an hour long bus ride through the countryside the boys landed in Greene.  They came out a little sluggish in the first three innings finding themselves down five runs to naught.  The bats finally woke up and the boys put some of their own runs on the board in the fourth.  Ben Kutler hit a two RBI single scoring Owen Davis and Jared Strait who got on base from an error and a walk, respectively.  Bryce Stanhope drove in Brandon Mikula on a well-placed single.  Kutler then scored on Jesse Richardson’s sacrifice fly to center field.  This brought the game back into range at 5 – 4.

The Lansing Junior Varsity Baseball team started their season off with chilly weather but, they played hot and won their first two games of the season.  Thanks to the Lansing Baseball Program, Kyle Rizzo (Modified Baseball Coach) and Dan Cheatham (JV Baseball Coach) the team is filled with utility players, solid hitters and a committee of quality pitchers.  Cheatham coaches the skilled team of players with good leadership, an original sense of humor and a great knowledge of the game.  The team operates as a disciplined machine, but keeps fun in the front of their minds.

The boys faced Candor in a season opening, home game that ended in a confidence boosting score of 23-5.  Discipline and confidence at the plate along with some aggressiveness on the bases allowed for 12 hits, 13 walks and only 5 strikeouts.  Corbin Atkins led the team’s offense, going two for two with a double, four RBI (Runs Batted In) and a stolen base.  Jesse Richardson helped the team by getting on base and scoring five runs out of his six plate appearances.    Greg Lee grabbed the win with four hitless innings of pitching.  Lee retired seven batters on K’s (strikeouts) and only walked two.  Brandon Mikula took the mound for the fifth and sixth inning, tacking on five K’s of his own.  Ben Kutler closed the game with three K’s.

The Lansing Boy's and Girl's Varsity Track teams had their first Dual meets this past Monday against Groton and Moravia at Groton. The boy's and girl's both beat Groton and Moravia.

Boys scores: Lansing 93 Groton 30
Lansing 95 Moravia 30

Girls scores: Lansing 97 Groton 38
Lansing 95 Moravia 42

The Town of Lansing plans to name April 18th as Kyle Dake Day in Lansing at its regular monthly meeting on April 17th (6pm at the Lansing Town Hall).  The Town Board will vote on a proclamation officially declaring the day and honoring Dake.

Dake is a Lansing native who began wrestling in the town's Recreation Youth Wrestling Program.  As a Lansing High School student he became the first Lansing wrestler to win the state championship, and earned the title of state champion twice before he graduated.  Now a Cornell student he is the third wrestler to win four NCAA titles, and the first to do so at four different weights.  He won his fourth NCAA championship March 20 in the 165 weight class.  He finished his college wrestling career with a 137-4 record.

Led by #1 singles Andy Parkes, #2 singles Nick Zarate and #3 singles Jonathan Sun the Bobcats are shooting for their 3rd straight Sectionals championship. Returning seniors Andrew Bertonica, Luke Mehringer, Spencer Warkentin, Ben Calhoun and Woojin Richardson add to a deep squad that also seeks it's 4th straight IAC conference championship.

The Lansing Bobcats tennis team opened the 2013 season with a 7-0 victory at Moravia. This marked the 23rd consecutive conference win for the Bobcats dating back to 2010.

The Tompkins Girls Hockey Association (TGHA) 12-and-under team went undefeated in 3 games March 5 at the 3rd annual FLAG (Finger Lakes Area Girls) League Tournament on March 1-3rd in Baldwinsville NY.

Ithaca's first game was Friday afternoon against Oswego’s 10-and-under girls team which ended in a 1-1 tie with a goal by Dori Shipman, assisted by Blute Moo Soe Paw.

V Girls BB
Rachel Pronti- MIP
Shea McCartney-MVP

V Indoor Track BOYS
Ben Eisenhut-Coaches Award
Max Jordan-MIP

V Indoor Track GIRLS
Maddi McDonald-Coaches Award
Haley Wigsten-Coaches Award

A game of inches, a game of seconds. Three Lansing players were ready to get the offensive rebound and put back as the final buzzer sounded. Thomas Towner was one of those in position and could only slap his hands  in frustration as the  Lansing squad found themselves on the short end of a 47-45 decision to Elmira Notre Dame in the Class C Sectional quarterfinals.

The exciting fourth quarter saw the Bobcats rally back from a nine point deficit with just over six minutes remaining. Ellington Hopkins made two big threes and the Crusaders  couldn't make the front end of some one and one opportunities. Hopkins had a game high 16 points in his final basketball game for the Cats. Darius Garvin continued being the main threat for Elmira Notre Dame scoring 15 and providing some key rebounds and blocks during the game.

The Lansing Varsity Indoor Track and Field team competed at the State Qualifier meet on Saturday, February 23rd at Cornell's Barton Hall. The team had 4 athletes qualify for the State Meet.

Sophmore Ben Eisenhut Finished 2nd overall in the 1000m with a time of 2:35.99. Sophmore Max Jordan finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 12' 6" jump. Junior Dylan Bland finished first in the pole vault with a 13' 0" jump, and Sophmore Hayley Wigsten finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 9' 0" jump.

Lansing Athletic Director Adam Heck reported on the state of athletics at Monday's Board Of Education Meeting.  The board is reviewing all school programs while making budget decisions.  Six Lansing Athletes will be competing in the State Championships this weekend.  Last week William Koll won the Division II Wrestling State Championship and Connor Lapresi was a runner-up.

Heck reported on Lansing's achievements during te winter season.  Bowling had 23 participants under Coach Lee Christopher.  Five bowlers had their best PRs in the last half of the season.

On a blustery February 20th evening, one thing was for certain, the Bobcats were going to be victorious this evening, you could bet on it!   The #11 seed Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guildford (BG) were making their hour and a half long trip to take on the #6 seed Bobcats of Lansing. This first round contest had all the beginnings of a first round upset. Down 24-13 after the quarter one and 32-15 at one point in the second, the home town Bobcats rallied for some long awaited sustained momentum.

Brooks Harmon and Austin Bauerle (nearly 19PPG average) literally couldn't miss early on for BG. Lansing began to establish its inside presence and a much needed dose of optimism with help of Center Jack Stevens in the second quarter. As quick as the lead was beginning to seem insurmountable, the halftime deficit for Lansing was cut to 35-32.

On Saturday February 9, 2013 the Lansing High School Girls finished their bowling season at Midway lanes in Vestal. They tossed a 1885 total pin fall to finish 7th in the Section IV "C" Tournament. Carli Teitelbaum was top bowler for the team tossing games of (153, 144, 137 for a 434 series). Keisha Lee (153 game), Kaela Teitelbaum (145 game) other members of the team Kennedy Pratt, Amanda Seymour and Melissa Seymour.

The Boys didn't finish without a fight!   On Monday February 11,2013 only the top 2 teams will advance in Section IV class 'C' to State Qualifiers. The Bobcats had a 1 pin lead over Thomas Edison for second place going into the third game.  In short, missed 10 pins and splits cost the Lansing bowlers from continuing their season.