JC flattens NHS wrestlers, Norwich swims past Greene
Wrestling
Johnson City 49, Norwich 30
JOHNSON CITY – Johnson City earned two pins and a forfeit in the three lightest weight classes to dispatch Norwich in a dual meet Wednesday at Johnson City High School.
The Wildcats’ pins at 99, 106, along with a forfeit at 113 gave the host grapplers an insurmountable 49-11 lead with four matches left to wrestle. “I told the guys we had some tough matchups tonight,” said Norwich coach Joe Downey. “I don’t think we are wrestling to our full ability right now. I know we can wrestle better. We’re just not seeing what is working in the practice room transition to the matches.”
In a spotlight matchup of top 195-pound wrestlers, Johnson City’s Reggie Williams, a Section IV, Division One champion, edged the Tornado’s Kegan Levesque, 7-4. Levesque scored a late takedown in the final stanza, and he turned Williams with less than 10 seconds to go. Levesque was not awarded the necessary back points that would have forced overtime. “Williams is one of the toughest guys in the state,” Downey said. “It was a good learning experience for Kegan. It shows where he is at, and where he needs to be.”
Cody Thompson (120) had the lone pin for Norwich sticking Nick Seymour in 1:26. Tanner Cummings cruised to a technical fall victory at 152 pounds, while two-time Section IV champion, Tristan Rifanburg (132) rolled to a 15-3 major decision. Frank Garcia closed the match with an 8-3 win at 138 pounds.
Norwich competes in the Owego Duals on Friday and Saturday.
Results
145: Ben Fay (JC) won by fft. 152: Tanner Cummings (N) tech fall over Dom Taylor, 3:33. 160: Greg Kleinsmith (JC) dec. Anthony Vitello, 10-2. 170: Zach Colgan (JC) pinned Dan Conant, 1:29. 182: Cody Bradbury (N) pinned Jason Martinez, 2:35. 195: Reggie Williams (JC) dec. Kegan Levesque, 7-4. 220: Nicola Cegjic (JC) pinned Chandler Rifanburg, 1:55. 285: Josh Demver (JC) won by fft. 99: Nolan Rigat (JC) pinned Cole Rifanburg, 3:12. 106: Isaiah Colgan (JC) pinned Trey Muserallo, 3:42. 113: Cory McCormick (JC) won by fft. 120: Cody Thompson (N) pinned Nick Seymour, 1:26. 126: Josh Meyers (N) won by fft. 132: Tristan Rifanburg (N) dec. Nick Bidwell, 15-3. 138: Frank Garcia (N) dec. Joe Hamden, 8-3.
Boys’ Swimming
Norwich 106, Greene 75
NORWICH – In a non-league matchup of local rivals, Norwich claimed victories in nine out of 12 events to earn a victory over Greene on Wednesday.
Norwich’s Greg Todd and Curtis Woodard had two individual wins, and each swimmer also swam a leg in the victorious 200-yard medley relay.
“I am just getting to know the boys and the times they had last year,” said Norwich coach Kevin Diefenbacher. “They’re putting in high yardage, but we’ve had a lot of personal-best times, and most of them are right where they left off at the end of last year. I think they should have some really good time drops when we taper at the end of the year.”
Dakota Armondi (diving), Dan Zieno (500 free), Nick Mooney (100 breaststroke), and Killian Benedict (100 backstroke) earned victories. For Benedict and Armondi, it was their first wins this season.
Norwich hosts Susquehanna Valley Friday.
Results
200 medley relay: (N) 1:57.38, Curtis Woodard, Nick Mooney, Scott Cihocki, Joe Stagliano. 200 free: (N) Greg Todd, 2:04.04. 200 IM: (N) Woodard, 2:20.05. 50 free: (G) Chris Bay, 24.89. Diving: (N) Dakota Armondi, 141.60. 100 fly: (N) Woodard, 1:01.38. 100 free: (N) Todd, 55.43. 500 free: (N) Dan Zieno, 5:53.60 200 free relay: (G) 1:43.00, Colton Lynn, Armand DiRosa, Tommy Delgado, Chris Bay. 100 back: (N) Killian Benedict, 1:10.81. 100 breaststroke: (N) Mooney, 1:11.44. 400 free relay: (G), 4:03.85, Lynn, Bay, Delgado, Ryan Hastings.
Volleyball
Sherburne-Earlville 3, Clinton 1
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville’s Dana Stapleton had a strong game at the net to help Sherburne-Earlville close out the match in the fourth game in a 25-20, 25-23 20-25, 25-13 win ovr Clinton Wednesday.
Stapleton had 13 kills and two stuff blocks for S-E (2-2). Destinie Holmquist added seven assists and six digs, and Shelby Scheffler had a team-high seven digs. “It was a close match to start. The longer volleys kept the score close in the first three games,” said S-E coach Lora Valentine. “Dana really stepped it up in the last game to clinch the victory. There was a lot of action at the net.”
Statistics
S-E: Brooke Wright, 5 kills, 3 assists, 3 Digs; Shelby Scheffler, 2 aces, 1 assist, 7 digs; Tamara Sines, 6 Kills, 1 ace, 1 assist, 2 digs; Destinie Holmquist, 2 kills, 1 ace, 7 assists, 6 Digs; Dana Stapleton, 13 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 3 digs.
Clinton: Jessica Sprague, 2 kills, 1 block; Samantha Malak, 5 aces, 6 assists; Tori Zuranski, 6 kills, 3 Aces, 1 Asst, 1 block, 3 digs; Kate Richerson: 3 kills, 4 Digs.
JV: S-E won 2-1.
Bowling
Norwich boys win
NORWICH – Despite an off night, Norwich’s boys easily took all five team points from Oneonta.
Ben Barnes topped the Tornado with a 599 series, and Adam Bonnot tossed a high game of 245.
Norwich’s girls also gained a 5-0 victory.
Varsity honor scores
Boys
Norwich (2,669): Ben Barnes, 227; Adam Bonnot. 245’ Darrel Humphrey, 215.
Oneonta (2,2245: Cameron Critti, 203, 247, 630.
JV: Oneonta won 5-0.
Girls
Norwich (1,792): no honor scores
Oneonta (1,573) no honor scores.
Johnson City 49, Norwich 30
JOHNSON CITY – Johnson City earned two pins and a forfeit in the three lightest weight classes to dispatch Norwich in a dual meet Wednesday at Johnson City High School.
The Wildcats’ pins at 99, 106, along with a forfeit at 113 gave the host grapplers an insurmountable 49-11 lead with four matches left to wrestle. “I told the guys we had some tough matchups tonight,” said Norwich coach Joe Downey. “I don’t think we are wrestling to our full ability right now. I know we can wrestle better. We’re just not seeing what is working in the practice room transition to the matches.”
In a spotlight matchup of top 195-pound wrestlers, Johnson City’s Reggie Williams, a Section IV, Division One champion, edged the Tornado’s Kegan Levesque, 7-4. Levesque scored a late takedown in the final stanza, and he turned Williams with less than 10 seconds to go. Levesque was not awarded the necessary back points that would have forced overtime. “Williams is one of the toughest guys in the state,” Downey said. “It was a good learning experience for Kegan. It shows where he is at, and where he needs to be.”
Cody Thompson (120) had the lone pin for Norwich sticking Nick Seymour in 1:26. Tanner Cummings cruised to a technical fall victory at 152 pounds, while two-time Section IV champion, Tristan Rifanburg (132) rolled to a 15-3 major decision. Frank Garcia closed the match with an 8-3 win at 138 pounds.
Norwich competes in the Owego Duals on Friday and Saturday.
Results
145: Ben Fay (JC) won by fft. 152: Tanner Cummings (N) tech fall over Dom Taylor, 3:33. 160: Greg Kleinsmith (JC) dec. Anthony Vitello, 10-2. 170: Zach Colgan (JC) pinned Dan Conant, 1:29. 182: Cody Bradbury (N) pinned Jason Martinez, 2:35. 195: Reggie Williams (JC) dec. Kegan Levesque, 7-4. 220: Nicola Cegjic (JC) pinned Chandler Rifanburg, 1:55. 285: Josh Demver (JC) won by fft. 99: Nolan Rigat (JC) pinned Cole Rifanburg, 3:12. 106: Isaiah Colgan (JC) pinned Trey Muserallo, 3:42. 113: Cory McCormick (JC) won by fft. 120: Cody Thompson (N) pinned Nick Seymour, 1:26. 126: Josh Meyers (N) won by fft. 132: Tristan Rifanburg (N) dec. Nick Bidwell, 15-3. 138: Frank Garcia (N) dec. Joe Hamden, 8-3.
Boys’ Swimming
Norwich 106, Greene 75
NORWICH – In a non-league matchup of local rivals, Norwich claimed victories in nine out of 12 events to earn a victory over Greene on Wednesday.
Norwich’s Greg Todd and Curtis Woodard had two individual wins, and each swimmer also swam a leg in the victorious 200-yard medley relay.
“I am just getting to know the boys and the times they had last year,” said Norwich coach Kevin Diefenbacher. “They’re putting in high yardage, but we’ve had a lot of personal-best times, and most of them are right where they left off at the end of last year. I think they should have some really good time drops when we taper at the end of the year.”
Dakota Armondi (diving), Dan Zieno (500 free), Nick Mooney (100 breaststroke), and Killian Benedict (100 backstroke) earned victories. For Benedict and Armondi, it was their first wins this season.
Norwich hosts Susquehanna Valley Friday.
Results
200 medley relay: (N) 1:57.38, Curtis Woodard, Nick Mooney, Scott Cihocki, Joe Stagliano. 200 free: (N) Greg Todd, 2:04.04. 200 IM: (N) Woodard, 2:20.05. 50 free: (G) Chris Bay, 24.89. Diving: (N) Dakota Armondi, 141.60. 100 fly: (N) Woodard, 1:01.38. 100 free: (N) Todd, 55.43. 500 free: (N) Dan Zieno, 5:53.60 200 free relay: (G) 1:43.00, Colton Lynn, Armand DiRosa, Tommy Delgado, Chris Bay. 100 back: (N) Killian Benedict, 1:10.81. 100 breaststroke: (N) Mooney, 1:11.44. 400 free relay: (G), 4:03.85, Lynn, Bay, Delgado, Ryan Hastings.
Volleyball
Sherburne-Earlville 3, Clinton 1
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville’s Dana Stapleton had a strong game at the net to help Sherburne-Earlville close out the match in the fourth game in a 25-20, 25-23 20-25, 25-13 win ovr Clinton Wednesday.
Stapleton had 13 kills and two stuff blocks for S-E (2-2). Destinie Holmquist added seven assists and six digs, and Shelby Scheffler had a team-high seven digs. “It was a close match to start. The longer volleys kept the score close in the first three games,” said S-E coach Lora Valentine. “Dana really stepped it up in the last game to clinch the victory. There was a lot of action at the net.”
Statistics
S-E: Brooke Wright, 5 kills, 3 assists, 3 Digs; Shelby Scheffler, 2 aces, 1 assist, 7 digs; Tamara Sines, 6 Kills, 1 ace, 1 assist, 2 digs; Destinie Holmquist, 2 kills, 1 ace, 7 assists, 6 Digs; Dana Stapleton, 13 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 3 digs.
Clinton: Jessica Sprague, 2 kills, 1 block; Samantha Malak, 5 aces, 6 assists; Tori Zuranski, 6 kills, 3 Aces, 1 Asst, 1 block, 3 digs; Kate Richerson: 3 kills, 4 Digs.
JV: S-E won 2-1.
Bowling
Norwich boys win
NORWICH – Despite an off night, Norwich’s boys easily took all five team points from Oneonta.
Ben Barnes topped the Tornado with a 599 series, and Adam Bonnot tossed a high game of 245.
Norwich’s girls also gained a 5-0 victory.
Varsity honor scores
Boys
Norwich (2,669): Ben Barnes, 227; Adam Bonnot. 245’ Darrel Humphrey, 215.
Oneonta (2,2245: Cameron Critti, 203, 247, 630.
JV: Oneonta won 5-0.
Girls
Norwich (1,792): no honor scores
Oneonta (1,573) no honor scores.
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