Archive: Sports

Kyle Dake stepped up an age group and is now two matches shy of a World Team dream. Kyle won the FILA Junior Greco Nationals at 60k this past week in Las Vegas going 4-0 and only yielding a single point in the event.

Kyle will travel to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on May 18-25 where he will await the winner of the mini tourney, whom he will wrestle in a best of 3 series for the right to represent his country in the World Games in Istanbul, Turkey in August. Dake also won the Western Regionals in Freestyle which qualified him for the National Junior Tournament in Fargo, ND in July.

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The Varsity Golf team won its second match of the year on Wednesday, April 9th over Moravia.  Team totals were as follows:  Lansing - 226, Moravia - 277.  Conditions at Cornell were tough with strong winds and a wet golf course.  Sophomores Craig Esposito and Austin Moore shared Medalist honors with a 5 over par 41.  Jess Esposito carded a 42, followed by Conor Stanhope with a 48.  Seventh Grader Josh Randall shot a career low 54 at RTJ, knocking 21 strokes off his previous match score.

The team has 12 days off before it begins a busy week which includes back-to-back matches with a strong Elmira-Notre Dame team.  In total, the team with have 5 matches in five days and play in a tournament on Saturday, April 26th in Auburn.

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Sophomore Chloe Ryan and Junior Jeff Swayze had huge days on the track and in the field for Lansing this past Saturday, with both taking home meet MVP honors.

Ryan won the 100m, placed 2nd in the 200m and long jump and was a member of the winning Lansing girls 4 x 100m relay team (Chloe Ryan, Anna Mapes, Lindsay Petry, Kathryn Hornibrook) which missed the track record of 51.2 set by Ithaca HS in 2005.  They were .1 off the mark with a 51.3.  This was extremely impressive for this early in the season.

The Lansing Varsity Track team ran well at Saturday's Windsor NY/PA Invite considering the conditions and the fact that it was only April 5th.  Some of these kids have only been working out with the coaching staff for 3 weeks.  The weather played a huge role.  Just a miserable day for a track meet.  Cold, wet, gloomy conditions all day.

Due to the fact we ran this meet from an individual performance perspective rather than a team perspective I thought we ran great!  To run against 34 schools (of all sizes) from New York and Pennsylvania and place the girls 3rd and the boys 7th, was nice to see.

The Lansing Varsity Golf Team opened its 2008 season with a win over Watkins Glen on Monday.  Conditions were wet and windy at Cornell where the teams played under a "lift and place" format.

Team totals for this match were as follows:  Lansing - 247, Watkins Glen - 273.  The Bobcats were led by Jess Esposito who medaled with a 40.  Jess recorded the only birdie of the day with a 4 on the par 5 eighth hole at RTJ.  Other team members who posted solid scores included Craig Esposito (44), Austin Moore (46) and Conor Stanhope (47).  Bruce Wells led Moravia with a 48. 

Lansing with host another home match on Wednesday against Moravia.

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On Monday, April 7th the Lansing Varsity tennis team traveled to Watkins Glen. Lansing won the match 5-2.

The results are Jordan Niver-Johnson (W) def. Tomas Bobovsky 6-4,6-1; Phillip Kellogg(W) def. Tyler Engels 7-6 (8-6),6-4; Dan Zarate def Matt Fitch 6-0,6-3; Jesse Ingall def Ashley Savard 6-3,6-1; Ryan Mallinson/Lydia Warkentin def. J. Geyer/K. Kuznezow 6-2,6-3; Nick Mallinson/Nick Urbany def. N/Phoenix/J.Roth 6-1,6-2 and Nicolo Gentile/Jonathon Sun def. K.Martin/C. Fitch 6-0,6-2.

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The Lansing Varsity baseball team is off to a 4-0 start this spring. This past week on Saturday they hosted Susquehanna Valley and swept a doubleheader by scores of 14-2 and 13-2. Kyle Sweazey pitched game 1 with relief from T.J. French. They combined on a 3 hitter.

In game two, Teagen Barresi picked up the win, taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning before needing relief from Brad Bartlett. At the plate, Barresi, Vincent Redmond, Brian Milliman and Matt Ford all had good days. Monday the team defeated Watkins Glen 16-1. Redmond and Ford combined on the two-hit victory. They each also had key contributions at the plate. Barresi and Simeon Parks each hit home runs.

Next action is Wednesday home vs Moravia.

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Lansing Cats coaches, Reed Dewey and Bob Terry, have named Jake Sangren as the latest LCAT 'Spotlight Swimmer.'  At the NCSA Junior National Swim Meet in Orlando, Florida, Jake recorded a meet record in the 50-yard backstroke with the time of 23.20.  The previous record time of 23.28 was set in 2004.

In the 100 backstroke, Sangren swam in a short course (25-yard pool) during morning prelims and recorded a time of 50.23.  Each day of the meet the competition pool was converted for long course (50-meter, Olympic-size) competition for evening finals. At finals, Sangren swam the 100-meter backstroke in 59.87 seconds placing 7th in the nation.  Sangren also competed in the 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 200 backstroke at Junior Nationals.

It seemed like an April fool's joke when the tennis team warmed up the sun was shining and it was warm. When Trumansburg arrived it rained but we were able to start the match late, however the weather changed drastically and by the end of competition under the lights it was very windy and cold.

Trumansburg won 4-3 in an exciting match. T-burg's singles players won and Lansing's doubles teams won. The results are Jay Bartishevich def. Tomas Bobovsky 6-0,6-4; Eric Irish def. Tyler Engels 6-3,6-1; Charlie Woodward def. Dan Zarate 6-3,7-6 (5); and Noah Seifert def Jesse Ingall 7-5,6-4. Doubles teams of Brian Streb/Nick Urbany def. K.VanDelden/S.Lutter 6-4,5-7, 7-5; Lydia Warkentin/Ryan Mallinson def J.Seifert/L.Sutcliffe 6-2,7-6(5); and Keenan Hughes/Mary Bacorn def J.Zussman-Dobbins/A.Messenger 6-2,6-2.

But Wednesday's match with Moravia was a clean sweep for Lansing. Tomas Bobovsky def. Pablo Lage 6-2,6-4; Tyler Engels def. Nicole Lefever 6-0,6-0;Dan Zarate def Josh Swan 6-0,6-0; Lydia Warkentin def Mike Santana 6-2,6-1; Brian Streb/Nick Mallinson def Marci Welch/Kate Davis 6-0,6-0; Nicolo Gentile/Ryan Mallinson def. Maria Heffernan/Chris Gorman 6-0,6-0 ; and Nick Urbany/Jonathon Sun def. Matt & Dave Richards 6-1,6-0 and in an exhibition match Mary Bacorn/Keenan Hughes won 6-0,6-3.

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Two Ithaca women's hockey players, Lansing's Michelle Harman Coates and Torrey Dennis Jacobs, were among the scoring leaders for the Syracuse Warriors team that won the USA Hockey National Championship at the Senior B level on March 30 after four days of competition in West Chester, PA.
 
In the final game vs. Michigan O'Leary Hawks, the undefeated Syracuse Warriors won 2-0. Jacobs had an assist.  She tallied one goal and five others assists during the tournament.  Coates and Jacobs each recorded assists in the semi-final win (3-2) over the Minnesota Blue J Hawks.  Coates finished with one goal and four other assists.  They defeated the Palm Beach Bredators, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Freeze, and finalist Michigan team during the preliminary round.

During the March 29-30 weekend, the 13U Ithaca Shooting Stars girls hockey team played in the Don Vetter Memorial Tournament in Canandaigua. They finished in second place behind the Binghamton Blizzard and ahead of the host Canandaigua Knights.

Lansing Baseball opened the season Wednesday at home with a 5-3 win over Athens, Pa. Justin Payne and Brian Milliman combined on a three-hit shutout. Simeon Parks delivered the big hit in the fourth inning a bases clearing double to put the Bobcats up 5-0. Teagen Barresi and Matt Ford each had a hit. Defensively Vincnen Redmond had a solid night with seven assists.

Next action is Thursday at Union Springs.

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