Archive: Sports

In the sport of track and field, championship season always comes up fast. Coming off a sub-par divisional season, Lansing Track and Field was a bit optimistic about taking home team title honors this year.

That all changed, Thursday and Friday at the IAC Track and Field Championships, held at Dryden HS in which it proved individual talent can always beat "numbers" in this sport (referring to teams with a large amount of kids).

Lansing finished the tennis season with a 7-3 record, second place at IAC tournament and 5th at sectionals.  The team had tough competition at sectionals and didn't play their best tennis, but it was another successful year.

Coach Cindy Wright is now inviting recent grads to play on Wednesday nights during June- August. "We'll play 4 person team format with everyone getting to play singles and doubles 8 game pro-sets. Call or e-mail me if interested in joining this teen league."

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The Varsity Golf team finished off its regular season on May 14th with a win over Waverly at Sheppard Hills Golf Course.  Sophomore Craig Esposito led the way with a 36 on the par 37 course layout.  Other scores from this match included:  Conor Stanhope 48, Josh Randall 55, Tim Carlson 60, and Justin Kirkwood 63.  Team totals for the match were Lansing 262 and Waverly 273.  Lansing finished the regular season with a record of 9-5.

On Thursday, May 15th, three bobcat golfers competed in the Section IV Medalist Tournament.  In order to qualify for this tournament, players needed to have a regular season average of +5 or below.  Results from the first round of play on Thursday were as follows:  Jess Esposito - 78, Craig Esposito 80, and Austin Moore 85.  All three golfers made the first cut and advanced to the second round on Saturday.  Results from the second round of the Section IV Medalist Tournament were as follows:  Jess Esposito - 81, Craig Esposito 87, and Austin Moore 89.  With a two day total of 159, Jess Esposito qualified for the State Tournament.

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Cortland, NY - The Cortland community will host the 2008 New York State West State Cup Final Four Soccer Championships next month, an event that over three days will bring in more than 60 teams and pump an estimated $500,000 into the local economy.

Sponsored by the Cortland Regional Sports Council in partnership with the Cortland County Youth Soccer Association, the tournament is set for May 30-June1. Teams from Buffalo to Rochester, Corning, and Syracuse will be participating in eight age brackets. New York West has committed to Cortland for next year's event, as well.

Last Friday Lansing had a tough loss to Trumansburg. The team was up until the bottom of the 7th when they had a base hit to win the game.

From Trumansburg, Lansing caught a bus up to Herkimer, NY for the annual Mudville Tournament. In the first game the Bobcats beat Hammond 15-1 in 6 innnings. The second game saw a tough team in St. Lawrence. They were ahead 5-2 in the bottom of the 7th when Lansing came back and tied the game 5-5. In the top of the 8th they scored two runs.

The Lansing varsity baseball team has had a very successful season to date. They stand at 17-3 overall and will play Waverly Saturday for the IAC Divsion I champioship. The team has shown a balanced attack this season receiving quality pitching performances consistently and timely hitting.

The team graduates eight seniors this spring. They are Teagen Barresi, Ross Conlon, T.J. French, Brian Milliman, Will Opperman, Simeon Parks, Vincent Redmond and Kyle Sweazey. All eight have contributed to the overall success program.

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The chance to compete against top notch competition came early this year for Lansing Boys and Girls track and field teams at the always competitive Ithaca Relays.

Nineteen quality programs from around Central New York, including Section 3 powerhouses Tully and Westhill High School came out to run last Friday with the best in Section 4.

Leading the way for the Lansing Boys was the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) comprised of Henry Potter (800m) Ken Tillapaugh (400m) Josh Barber (1200m) and Eddy Potter (1600m)  They teamed up to finish 4th in 10:54.6.  Their time is believed to be the fastest DMR run since 2003 and the 2nd fastest ever in Lansing history.  The three teams ahead of them (Binghamton, Tully, Corning) all placed highly at the NYS Cross Country Championships this fall.  Lansing continues to gain ground on the best of the best which is a sure sign that their hard work is starting to pay off.

In what has been an up and down past few weeks for Lansing Track and Field, a stellar performance was soon to happen to regain some confidence.  They got just that, Friday night at the “Legends of the Night” Invitational, hosted by Odessa-Montour High School.

Lansing Girls easily outdistanced 9 other IAC and Section 5 teams including rivals Elmira Notre Dame and Trumansburg, scoring 132 points and doing it with authority.  Every single Lansing athlete turned in a huge scoring day or a personal best on the track or in the field.

Coming into the May 6th the dual meet vs. Elmira Notre Dame we knew our girls were going to have a tough meet on their hands.  Our depth in the middle distance and distance program is what carried us to victory today.  Senior Ryann Cretney was a triple winner in the 1500m, 800m and 3000m.  She ran her races from more of a workout perspective than a race perspective today in a final tune-up for the Ithaca Relay’s this Friday.

Freshman Kathryn Shaw and Sophomore Katy Bland teamed up with Cretney in the 1500m for a 1-2-3 sweep in the event with Shaw (5:30) and Bland (5:23) running personal bests.  They continue to improve meet by meet and show strong promise for the future of the Lansing Girls distance program.

Lansing Varsity Softball is off to a 4-4 start this season. The team is playing well and growing every step of the way. We have a pretty young squad with only 4 Seniors. So far, Lansing has beat Watkins Glen 19-18 (9innings with a game winning hit by Kassie Hartz), Moravia 10-6, Harpursville 3-2, and most recently Dryden 5-4 (8 innings).

We have had solid pitching from both Nicole Arcangeli (freshman) and Kristi Sullivan (junior). Cassandra Smith (Senior), Brittany French (Junior), Lauri Lynne Bush (Junior), and Cayla Halton (Junior) have really led the offense with a lot of power. One through nine in the line up hit the ball very well. As the head coach, I am very happy with the way the team is progressing and growing.

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Junior’s Jeff Swayze and Matt Hartz had solid days in the field for Lansing HS this past Saturday at the Waverly Invitational, held Saturday, April 26th, at Waverly High School.

In a meet compiled mostly of Class A and AA schools, the duo tossed personal best marks in the Discus, with Swayze outdistancing Hartz by one inch.  Both heaving personal best attempts of 130’ 4” and 130’ 3” respectively.  They placed 2nd and 3rd in the event.  They will be heavily relied upon in the Disc during league competition.

Lansing played very well on Tuesday in cold, windy conditions to beat TAE 6-1. Cody Church (TAE) defeated Dan Zarate 7-5,5-7,6-4; Tyler Engels (L) def. Brian Donahue 6-3,6-2; Jesse Ingall (L) defeated Nate Pollack 6-2,6-2; Jonathon Sun(L) defeated Claire Schlickbernd 6-4,6-0.

Lansing's three doubles teams were consistent. Brian Streb/Ryan Mallinson defeated G.Pesesky/E.Yang 6-2,6-0; Lydia Warkentin/Nick Mallinson def S.Pine/K. Faulkner 6-1,6-2; Nick Urbany/Nicolo Gentile defeated W.Carstens/Z. Overstrom 6-1,6-2.