Archive: Sports

The Ark that was built was not needed after all.  The rains have cleared, for the most part, and the Lansing Modified team has been able to get three more games in.  The Modified league has had to squeeze several games in over the last few weeks due to the rain.  This has caused the Bobcats to play four games in seven days and has put a strain on the pitching of their team.  A little tired, a little humbled but still having fun they made it through in great shape, changing their record at 4 and 1.

With four first place finishes the Lansing Tennis Team grabbed the IAC crown for the second year in a row.

Placing in every category the 2011 Lansing tennis team won the championship with a little more breathing room than last year's tight contest. Trumansburg placed second finishing ten points behind with excellent performances by number two singles Alec Bartisevich and their number one doubles team of Van Delden and Swartz.

The Lansing baseball team defeated Waverly Wednesday 7-0, behind the one hit pitching of Senior Harrison Herzog. Lansing scored a run in the first inning without the benefit of a hit as Ellington Hopkins walked, stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice fly and scored on a Harrison Herzog ground out.

Waverly got their only hit of the game in the bottom half of the first inning on an infield hit by Tyler Bauman, a slow chopper to third base that Bauman just beat out. From that point forward it was the pitching of Herzog and solid defense, highlighted by the play of shortstop Sean Streb, that kept the Wolverines off the scoreboard.

As summer 2011 approaches, competitive swimmers across America are intensifying their training with the goal of reaching the U.S. Olympic Trials held in Omaha during June 2012. A talented group of young athletes from the Lansing Community Aquatic Team (LCATs) recently traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan for national competition in a Grand Prix meet with Olympic Trial qualifying times in sight.

One LCAT swimmer, Erin McElfresh (16), will receive an invitation to try out for the U.S. Olympic team next summer and other team members inched closer to the coveted 'Trials' qualifying times.

The 2011 Lansing Tennis team finished the regular season with two solid wins over Trumansburg and Elmira Notre Dame. Both victories came by the team score of 6-1 pushing Lansing to a perfect 10-0 for the season and clinching the IAC regular season title for the second year in a row.

The Lansing-Trumansburg match featured the two cross-town rivals as unbeaten teams vying for first place in the IAC with the eventual winner virtually guaranteed the crown.

Taughannock Media, owners of WPIE-1160 ESPN Ithaca, announced the addition of award-winning sports journalist Brian Delaney to its staff as Reporter and Account Manager.

Delaney joins WPIE after five and a half years at The Ithaca Journal, where the past three years he was Sports Editor of an award-winning section. At The Journal, Delaney orchestrated the daily coverage of three colleges, nearly 20 high schools and such high-profile stories as New York Jets Training Camp at SUNY Cortland. His beat coverage of Ivy League men’s basketball and lacrosse since 2005 garnered multiple individual awards.

The cold, the rain, and the flooded fields kept most modified baseball teams from starting the season on time but nothing could keep these boys from starting the season off in true Lansing form with two away wins. The team jelled together for an 11 - 5 win over Trumansburg, and then blanked Southern Cayuga 9 - 0. The senior boys are stepping up as leaders and setting the standards, while the younger players are being encouraged, challenged, and guided into their positions. Coach Cheatham is doing a great job at finding positions and playing time for all twenty on the roster, and at the same time ensuring they all have the opportunity to be successful.

Team Score: Lansing 7 - TAE 0

#1 Singles: Keenan Hughes (L) def. Justin Umana (TAE): 6-0; 6-0

#2 Singles: Andy Parkes (L) def. Ryan Willard (TAE): 6-0; 6-1

#3 Singles: Jonathan Sun (L) def. James Goodwin (TAE): 6-2; 6-0

The Lansing Varsity Baseball team improved their record to 12-0 on the season following wins over Marathon, Whitney Point, Moravia and Union Springs last week. They defeated Marathon 27-4 with JD McKane picking up the win.

Harrison Herzog went 5 for 5 at the plate with 2 triples and 2 doubles and 8 RBI's, while Benji Parkes was 2 for 2 with a double and 3 RBI's, Damien Landon was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI's, Ryan Tood was 2 for 3, and Sean Streb was 2 for 5.

Team Score: Lansing 7 - Southern Cayuga 0

#1 Singles: Keenan Hughes (L) def. Phillipp Littlejohn (SC): 6-2; 4-6; 7-6

#2 Singles: Andy Parkes (L) def. Emmett Diz (SC): 6-2; 6-0

#3 Singles: Jonathan Sun (L) def. Joe Marshall (SC): 6-1; 6-0

Hillendale Golf Course Director of Golf Mary Novickas LPGA member has appointed Travis Moore as the Club's Assistant Golf Professional. Travis will oversee the daily operations of the pro shop and club house facilities. In addition, he will be on site to give lessons and teach clinics.

Travis lives in Marathon, New York where he grew up and attended school. After he graduated high school in 2003, Travis attended Tompkins Community College where he played on the Men's golf team and earned an Associate's Degree in Accounting. Following community college, Travis attended SUNY Delhi where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Business and Professional Golf Management. Travis is currently furthering his golf education through the PGA of America Apprenticeship program, working on becoming a Class A PGA Professional.

Spring break is upon us, and that means that young softball and baseball players have an opportunity to be coached by varsity softball and baseball players.  The Lansing Recreation Department offers baseball and softball clinics every year as part of the warm up to the baseball/softball season.  This year the baseball clinic is scheduled for next Tuesday, April 19th from 10 to Noon, and the softball clinic for Thursday the 21st, also from 10 to noon.

"It gives them a little jump start," says Lansing Recreation Director Steve Colt.  It's all about repetitions no matter what you're doing, whether it's reading, a physical activity, or whatever.  Repetitions make you better.  This is another place to get more reps in a different and fun setting with your friends over the vacation for a couple of hours.  It's a neat thing to do."