Archive: Sports

Lansing bowler Joel Teitelbaum's team came home with a silver medal and a $600 team scholarship last Saturday when they won second place in the New York State USBC Youth 40th Anniversary Team Championship Tournament.  Teitelbaum, who also bowls on Lansing's Varsity Bowling team,  bowled a 480 scratch.

The Ithaca Ditch Drivers took second place with a total score of 3001, second only to the Hudson Valley Showtime team.  They competed against teams from Buffalo, Syracuse, Hornell, Long Island, Tonawanda, Troy, Staten Island, Genesee, Mohawk Valley, Glens Falls, Northern Adiron, Moira, and Catskill Mountains.

The Town of Lansing Parks and Recreation hosted a free Pitch, Hit, & Run competition sponsored by Aquafina and MLB.  This event was coordinated by Jim Strait and was overseen by many volunteers from the Lansing community.  This national skills program provides boys and girls, ages 7-14, the opportunity to showcase their pitching, hitting & running abilities.  PH&R is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball.

The four age groups are 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 with boys and girls competing together (age is determined as of July 17, 2009).  All participants must provide a copy of a valid birth certificate or baptismal record for age verification.  Children may participate in one, two, or all three events.

The golf team improved to 12-0 on the season with recent wins over Trumansburg (twice), Watkins Glen and Waverly. Highlights/Results from the two most recent matches are as follows:

May 4th - Lansing 214, Trumansburg 246

Craig Esposito had a birdie on the eighth hole at Cornell and led the way for the bobcats.  Jess Esposito chipped in for birdie on the seventh hole and shot a 40.  Austin Moore and Conor Stanhope also had nice rounds for the team with a 42 and 43 respectively.

The Lansing Golf Team improves to 8-0 on the season with a win over Union Springs on Monday, April 27th.  Team totals for the match at Cornell were Lansing 200 and Union Springs 222.  Austin Moore led the way for the bobcats with a season low 36.  Jess Esposito also had a great round for the team with a 37 and Tim Carlson carded a career low 43 at the Robert Trent Jones Course.  Upcoming matches for the week include a visit to Trumansburg and a home match versus Watkins Glen.

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The Lansing tennis team prevailed through a grueling week of weather that ranged from gusty winds, rain and near freezing temperatures on Thursday to record high heat and blistering sun on Monday. The Bobcats, now 8-1, gave up only six of 28 matches in 4 contests as they continued with regular season play.

On Thursday, April 23, the Bobcats defeated Watkins Glen 5-2 at home in a match rescheduled from earlier in the month. In singles, Lydia Warkentin came from behind to knock off her opponent in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2 while Jesse Ingalls was victorious at second singles, winning 6-0, 4-0. Dan Zarate succumbed to his opponent at third singles after a battle that ended with a Watkins Glen victory at 7-6, 7-5, while Tyler Engels fell in the first singles match 6-1, 6-2. Lansing swept the doubles competitions with solid performances by Nicolo Gentile and Mary Bacorn, Keenan Hughes and Jonathan Sun, and Ashley Schuster and Ashley Fleming. All pairs won in two straight sets.

The Varsity Baseball teams record dropped to 5-2 on the season. On Tuesday they lost at Newark Valley 5-4, in a game where all 5 of Newark Valley's runs were unearned. On Wednesday the Bobcats rebounded with a 25-1 five inning victory over Elmira Notre Dame.

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The Lansing tennis squad split a pair of matches this week, dropping their first contest of the season to Elmira-Notre Dame 7-0 on Tuesday, and returning with a decisive 7-0 win over Southern Cayuga on Wednesday.

The Bobcats’ performance at Elmira on Tuesday reflected a week’s hiatus from tennis for most of the players due to spring break and inclement weather which kept them from court practice on Monday.  Singles players Tyler Engels, Dan Zarate, Jesse Ingalls, and Jonathan Sun were all defeated in two sets.  The doubles teams of Lydia Warkentin and Nicolo Gentile, Ashley Schuster and Keenan Hughes, and Ashley Fleming and Josh McGiff also dropped their matches in two straight sets. 

On the morning Sat. April 4th Matt Scheffler and is band of runners venture out over the snow covered valleys for their first meet, the NY/PA Invitational in Windsor, NY. In spite of the uncooperative weather the Bobcats turned some exciting performances. The boys placed 18th out of 31 teams while the girls placed 6th.

 One of the highlights of the day was Robin Hicks 1st place finish in his heat of the 800 Meter run. Robin led right off the line and left the rest of the pack behind. He held a commanding lead throughout the race finishing well ahead of the second place runner.

On Thursday, April 2nd, Lansing opened up the 2009 golf season with a victory over Union Springs at Indian Head golf course.  Jess Esposito led the way for the bobcats with scintillating round of 4 under par (32), while brother Craig shot a one under 35.  Austin Moore and Conor Stanhope also had decent rounds of 43.  Team totals for the match were:  Lansing 200, Union Springs 215.

On Monday, April 6th, the golf team traveled to a soggy Watkins Glen golf course.  Craig Esposito led the way with an even round of 36.  His round was highlighted by an eagle on the par 5 fourth hole.  Senior Jess Esposito shot a 2 over (38), while Austin Moore and Conor Stanhope shot a 42 and 43 respectively.  The team takes on Newark Valley and Dryden in a dual-match on April 9th at Cornell. 

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Lansing's Varsity Softball Team played another complete game on Thursday by defeating Watkins Glen 5-4 in the bottom of the 7th inning. Winning pitcher Kristi Sullivan went the distance only giving up 4 hits w/5 strikeouts. Although the game was won on Brittany French's 2 RBI single in the bottom of the 7th,it was the entire teams performance that made them successful.

The combination of the pinch running efforts of Nina Lindberg&Kristin LaRock and the timely hits of Sarah Eisenhut, Chelsea Tucker, Kari Fenner, Nicole Arcangeli, Cayla Halton,Kelsey Quigley, Lauri Bush and French plus the defensive efforts by Arcangeli at 1st base,Sullivan's pitching and Eisenhut behind the plate. Coach Randy Randall says, "Composure and patience has been the key to the teams success."  The team is anxious to play games and will travel to Moravia Monday.

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The Lansing tennis team has gotten off to a very strong start this season, winning all three of their opening matches. In the team's first effort against Waverly, Lansing swept the singles with wins from returning seniors Dan Zarate, Tyler Engels, and Jesse Ingalls. Eight-grader Jonathan Sun won forth singles to complete the shutout. Returning doubles players Nicolo Gentile and Lydia Warkentin, both juniors, and new-comers Keenan Hughes, Mary Bacorn, Ashley Schuster, and Ashley Fleming, helped the team defeat Waverly 6-1 in a match that made use of Lansing's lighted courts.

The Varsity Baseball team defeated Watkins Glen 15-2 in their home opener to improve their record to 2-0. Josh Rodgers picked up the win, pitching 5 shutout innings, striking out 7 while giving up just 2 hits. Harrison Herzog pitched a scoreless 6th inning, and scored 2 runs. At the plate Justin Payne hit a solo home run, in addition to scoring 3 runs, Matt Ford had a 2 RBI triple and scored 2 runs, and Nolan Milliman had 2 hits.

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